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Arts
At the Marion Art Center locals can attend art exhibits, theater
productions, and music concerts, as well as find creative
workshops, classes, and clubs. Activities are available for both
children and adults. The MAC also sponsors a range of events in
town, such as ArtWeek Massachusetts, Art in Bloom, Arts in the
Park, and the Marion Halloween Parade.
Culture
Sippican Historical Society has exhibitions and presentations
throughout the year. They have also developed a few historic
tours through town that include a historic bike ride for children.
Elizabeth Taber Library is a Victorian-style building that was
built for $4,000 in 1872. Today it is still home to the town’s
library collection with a renovated children’s department. On
the top floor of the library is the Natural History Museum, where
specimens from around the world are on display.
Education
Marion’s public schools are included in the Old Rochester
school district. Students in Pre-Kindergarten through grade six
attend the Sippican Elementary School. Seventh and eighth
grade students attend Old Rochester Regional Junior High and
grades nine through twelve enroll at Old Rochester Regional
High School. Tabor Academy is a private school for grades nine
through twelve.
History
Elizabeth Taber is an important part of the town’s history. Often
called the fairy godmother of Marion, she was born Elizabeth
Sprague Pitcher in 1791 on South Street. She became a teacher
at the age of 14, and then went on to marry Stephen Taber who
would later become a wealthy merchant and trader. Later in her
life, Elizabeth Taber used her money to build Marion’s first library
as well as Tabor Academy.
Bird Island Light marks the entrance to Sippican Harbor. The area
surrounding the light is protected because it is home to close to 30
percent of North America’s endangered roseate terns. The lighthouse
was constructed in 1819 and then repaired in 1997. Today, the solarpowered light shines every six seconds.
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