• Salem Maritime National Historic Site

    Salem Maritime

    National Historic Site Massachusetts

  • Friendship of Salem away for repairs

    The park's tall ship, Friendship of Salem, is away for repairs. We currently anticipate a May 2012 return. More »

Ranger Guided Education Programs

a school group learning about sailor's lives in the fo'c'sle of Friendship
Learning about sailor's lives in the early 19th century in the fo'c'sle of Friendship.
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Salem Maritime offers a number of different ranger-guided programs to meet a range of curricula and levels of interest.

Our tour of the Custom House and tall ship Friendship lasts about one hour, and is great for groups that are visiting multiple sites in Salem in a single day.

The hands-on activities last about 45 minutes and can be used to reinforce or introduce subjects in mathematics, physics, astronomy, history, economics, among many other disciplines.

For 5th grade teachers looking for an immersive experience, the three-hour Salem Sets Sail program gets students into the lower decks of Friendship to explore the lives of sailors in early America, and out on the water in a reproduction schooner to learn how to navigate Salem harbor on a traditional sailing vessel.

Use the links above to explore more about our program offerings.

Did You Know?

A view of the rigging of Friendship, looking up through the spiderweb of lines attached to the horizontal yards and vertical masts.

Over 17 miles of line makes up the rigging of the tall ship Friendship at Salem Maritime. That's about the distance from Salem to Boston! More...