"The idea behind the addition and reconfiguration of the museum's collection is to generate more awareness for the history of the Life-Saving Service on Nantucket and present it in a more accessible and interactive way" (The Nantucket Independent,Peter B.Brace,writer)...

Life-Saving Museum expansion

The Egan Maritime Foundation hopes to build the addition next winter, with plans for a grand re-opening in late June or July 2008.

Judy