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FEATURED – “Rockin’ the Boat”
PROGRAMS
MARITIME HISTORY
SUPPORT THE MUSEUM
DIRECTIONS
- SAVE THE DATE Rum Runner 2013
- Navigation Through The Ages
- Check It Out!!
- Model Anchor Society
- National Safe Boating Week
- Summer Camps
- Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
Boats and Our Boating History
From the skiffs rowed by Ais Indians to the nineteenth century
Sharpie Schooners that delivered goods and people and contemporary fishing and pleasure boats, boating has been integral to the history of the Treasure Coast. The stories have a romantic aspect as well as a tragic one during the era that gave the Treasure Coast its name, as sixteenth century boats sunk or went aground in the waters along South Florida, leaving their treasure and their occupants beneath the sea. By the time that Henry Flagler was developing the railroad that opened South Florida to development, travelers were already well aware of this part of Florida because of the boats that plied both the ocean and the rivers, bringing tourists and ultimately settlers to an area of extraordinary natural beauty.
Fishing in Treasure Coast waters is legendary. The ones that got away really were “that big,” and the ones that were caught were huge. While for centuries, the residents of the Treasure Coast fished in order to eat and used boats for basic transportation, boating and sport fishing, gradually became both a passion and an economic engine for the area.
Mission
The Maritime and Classic Boat Museum was established in 1993 as a non-profit community organization and opened its doors to the public in 1995. It is devoted to the collection, preservation, restoration and interpretation of the maritime and boating history on the Treasure Coast.
Contact Information
MARITIME & CLASSIC
BOAT MUSEUM
1707 NE Indian River Drive
Jensen Beach, Florida 34957
MAILING ADDRESS
PO Box 275
Jensen Beach, FL 34958
Phone: 772-692-1234
Fax: 772-463-3204
Email: [email protected]
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