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Summer Class
Kayak Building Course

Back by popular demand! This summer, instuctor Rick Eliot will be teaching a one week kayak building course at the Museum. The kayak design is based on traditional skin covered kayaks used by the Inuit Eskimos.

Students will build their own kayaks, custom-designed to meet their particular interests. The finished kayak is a work of art, ultra light (30 lbs or less), durable, and beautiful.

Class runs July 14 - July 19, 2008
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Waterline Center
Essex Shipbuilding Museum
66 Main Street
Essex, MA
(978) 768-7541

Tuition: $1,200
Class size limited to 6 students
Advance registration required prior to July 1st

All tools and materials are provided; no prior carpentry skills required. Please call the Museum at 978-768-7541 to register or for more information.

These photographs were taken to illustrate the essence of the Essex Shipbuilding Museum. The photographs are printed on archival quality paper with the highest quality ink. A portion of all sales from this collection will be donated to the Museum. The exhibit will run through August 31, 2008

In an exclusive offer, photographs ordered at the opening will be signed by the artist.

Sunday, June 29, 2008
Fortune Palace II Restaurant
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Appetizers and cash bar

Tickets may be purchased at the door - $15

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