The Egan Maritime Institute announces "Storm Stories! 1991: An Island Remembers" May 27- October 10, 2011 at the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum

NANTUCKET ISLAND, Mass., May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Egan Maritime Institute announces ''Storm Stories! 1991: An Island Remembers,'' an exhibition commemorating the 20th anniversaries of Hurricane Bob and The No-Name Storm, at the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum from May 27 – October 10, 2011.  A heart wrenching exhibition, "Storm Stories!" revisits a time of extreme devastation on Nantucket Island by recalling the photographs and stories of those who lived and worked on the island at that time.

A two-month period on Nantucket Island, the exhibit showcases the havoc wreaked by both Hurricane Bob and The No-Name Storm as presented through the eyes of those who experienced it first hand. Hurricane Bob attacked in mid-August, tearing over 2,000 trees from their ancient roots, eliminating the entire island of power, and destroying all forms of vegetation with its heavy salty residue. Then, as the island began to catch its breath, on Halloween the No-Name Storm, or the "Perfect Storm," as many know it, showed its strength by battering the Nantucket Coast to little more than rubble.  The storm flooded the island, shattered homes, beached and sunk over 60 boats, swept away the North Wharf and town pier, and crumbled chunks of Nantucket's shorelines.

The Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum shares the fascinating stories of yesterday's maritime heroes through permanent and changing interpretive exhibits and special events. The Museum houses a collection of over 5,000 objects, including surfboats, beach carts, vintage photographs and more, a silver medal awarded to Marcus W. Dunham for his role in several rescues during the Great Gale of 1879; the incorporation of oral histories into their "Madaket Millie" retrospective; an interactive shipwreck map; and a whimsical Newfoundland dog chair created by 'Sconset' artist, Clara Urbahn.

The Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum is located at 158 Polpis Road, just 3.5 miles from Nantucket Town. The museum exhibition opens Friday, May 27 and runs through Monday, October 10, 2011. Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. daily.  Admission: $5 adults,  $3 children ages 5 – 18, free for children under 5, includes admission to the museum and the historic Coffin School, located at 4 Winter Street. For more information, call (508) 228-1885, or visit www.nantucketshipwreck.org or www.eganmaritime.org.

Contact: Lori Moretti or Meghan Fitzgerald
(617) 536-3400
CM Communications
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SOURCE Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum

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