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Festival Memories
Hear maritime music and stories, view videos, and see photos from the 2004 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Water Ways Program 
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Teacher Resources         
Visit Kids' Coast for maritime lesson plans, background information and fun stuff for kids
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Maritime Music from Folkways Recordings GO



Online Exhibitions
 

 
Navigate:
About the Water Ways Exhibit Site
Ports of Call
From Water to Table
Coastal Cooking & Recipes
Recreational Boating & Fishing
Marsh Life
Boat Yard
Keeping the Waters Safe
Shore Memories
Kids' Coast

 

 
Keeping the Waters Safe:
Weather and the Water
Hear firsthand accounts of storms at sea and find out how fishermen stay safe during squalls.
 
Lighthouses and Lightships
The heritage and heroism of America's protective beacons.
 

Lifesaving Stations and the Coast Guard                                                 Who were the "surfmen"?

 
Agencies that Keep the Water Safe
Learn about the various groups and agencies working to keep America's waterways safe.
 




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