Celebrate The Sea Day

Celebrate the Sea Day marks the start of the summer season for the Bonne Bay Marine Station. This annual event celebrates the importance of oceans in our lives. We'll be posting the 2011 schedule in January.

Schedule of Events - 2010
Saturday, May 22nd - Norris Point Waterfront

Time Activity Location
10am-4pm Aquarium Open / Scavenger Hunt
Register in lobby for scavenger hunt
Bonne Bay Marine Station
10am-12 noon Sea Kayak Rides for Children
Register at Gros Morne Adventures 9:45 onwards; ages 8-14
Gros Morne Adventures
10am-4pm Moon Walk for Children
$ TBA - Gros Morne Games & Rides
BBMS Lawn
12pm-1pm CURRA Wolf Fish Presentation
Jennifer Dawe, MUN Biologist & Researcher
BBMS Theatre
10am-11am Discovery Boat Tour for Youth
Bontours & Bonne Bay Marine Station
$5; tickets available from 9am at Cat Stop; ages 8-14
Cat Stop wharf
10am, 11am
1:30pm
Working with Knots
David Shaw
Three 45minute sessions - 15 people max.
Cat Stop
Afternoon Cape Fox
Visit from Canadian Coast Guard Fast Rescue Boat
(pending any emergency calls!)
Main Wharf
12pm-4pm Musical Performance
Daniel Payne, Delf Hohmann, & others
Catstop
1pm-1:30pm Story Telling for Children
Elinor Benjamin
BBMS Library
2pm-3pm Songs and Serenades
Jim Fidler, Karla Pilgrim, Jim Payne
BBMS Theatre
2pm-4pm Craft Time for Children
Make Yarn Octopus & Sea Shell Wind Chimes
Barbara Bellows
BBMS Labs
2pm Bonne Bay Boat Tour
BonTours
$15, family $45; tickets available from 9am at Cat Stop
Cat Stop Wharf
3pm Aquatic Animal Charades for Children
BBMS Interpreters
BBMS Deck
11am-4pm Face Painting
$1; Paige and Friends
BBMS Lobby
10am-4pm Meet Pukta
Office of Boating Safety Mascot
BBMS Parking Lot
TBA Seniors Dancing
Join the seniors on the wharf for some traditional dancing
Main Wharf
10am-4pm Cat Stop Pub & Grub
Serving hot and cold beverages, BBQ’d Hamburgers and Hotdogs, Sandwiches & Lobster
Cat Stop
8am-4pm Kayak Cafe
Serving fair-trade organic coffee, home-baked muffins, sandwiches & soup.
Gros Morne Adventures