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Whaling Heritage Symposium
June 16-18, 2008
Sponsored by NOAA's Maritime Heritage Program, held at Mystic Seaport, New Bedford Whaling Museum and New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
NOAA's Maritime Heritage Program, along with Mystic Seaport, New Bedford Whaling Museum, and New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, will sponsor a 3-day whaling heritage symposium. The symposium will be organized along selected themes and will feature cultural practitioners, authors, archaeologists, historians, curators, marine resource managers and others...noted specialists associated within each of the selected fields. The event will offer the public and professional alike the opportunity to examine the broader cultural scope of historic whaling, the significance of specific events and geographic locations in the industry's history, and the ways we can continue to learn from our own whaling heritage. The proposed schedule includes plenary presentations, speaker panel sessions, public talks, tours, dinners and receptions. There will be a registration fee of $175.
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Hotel Information
The following hotels are all within about a mile from Mystic Seaport Museum. Please contact them to check availability and confirm rates. We cannot guarantee any rates listed here. There are more hotels and information listed on www.mystic.org.
| Hotel Name | Phone | rates listed from: |
|---|---|---|
| Best Western Mystic | 860-536-4281 | $116.99 |
| Days Inn Mystic | 860-572-0574 | $85.45 |
| Holiday Inn Express Mystic | 860-572-9065 | $147.25 |
| Howard Johnson Mystic | 860-536-2654 | $89.10 |
| Hyatt Place Mystic | 860-536-9997 | $170.00 |
| Residence Inn Mystic | 860-536-5150 | $199.00 |
| Taber Inne Mystic | 860-536-4904 | $149.00 |
| Whalers Inn Mystic | 860-536-1506 | $159.00 |