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Culture Tours |
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Crafts & Local Industry |
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Marshall
Islands Mariculture
Farm |
| Visit Ocean Reefs and Aquariums (ORA)
coral
and
giant-clam
holding
and
raising
facility,
which
features
a number
of
different
species
and
sizes of
giant
clams
(for the
aquarium
market).
Visitors
are
welcome
for
tours
three
times
each
week for
$5/person.
Telephone:
Tom -
455-4545
or 247-2526
for
information.
Email:
ultraclam@yahoo.com |
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| Canoes of the
Marshall Islands (Waan
Aelon in Majol) |
Learn about Marshallese canoe construction and sailing at the Waan Aelon in Majol canoe house, located near the
Marshall
Islands
Resort. Visit the canoe house during normal working hours (M-F) and you’ll find several canoe builders working on various canoe types. Ask for Alson for a quick bwebwenato (chat) 625-6123.
Email:
alson@wamprogram.org |
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Website:
Waan
Aelon in
Majel -
"Canoes
of the
Marshall
Islands" |
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| Tobolar Copra
Processing Plant |
| The first real economic mainstay of most Pacific Islanders, including Marshallese, was copra production (copra is the dried out meat of coconuts). Today, copra production remains an important source of income for locals and at the Tobolar Copra Processing Plant, you can see copra made into coconut oil, soaps, body oil, and coconut feed.
For a quick tour, call 625-3116.
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Email:
wpcandilas@ntamar.net |
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| Museums & Memorials |
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| Alele Museum |
| Learn more about Marshallese tradition and history at Alele, which features authentic tools and artifacts, traditional canoe displays, original photos from the Joachim deBrum collection and more. Located in downtown Majuro |
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Hours: Monday-Friday,
9AM-12PM
and
1PM-4PM |
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Telephone:
625-3372
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| Peace Park
Memorial |
| Located just past the airport towards Laura, this memorial park constructed by the Japanese government commemorates the soldiers who fought and died in the Pacific during WWII.
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| 1918 Typhoon
Monument |
| Typhoons are quite rare in the Marshalls, but in 1918 a big one struck the southern atolls and Majuro was especially damaged. The typhoon caused over 200 casualties and widespread destruction. The 1918 Typhoon Monument, a large sandstone upright on the lagoon-side dirt road at the end of Laura, commemorates the victims of the typhoon and pays homage to the Japanese Emperor for his generous contribution of private funds for rebuilding
Majuro. |
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Activities |
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Escorted Day Trips to
Jaluit, Mili, Maloelap, and
Wotje (former Japanese bases and
areas of heavy fighting) are now
available.
For information, contact |
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Marshall Islands
Aquatics at
625-3669/6267. Ask
for Matt Holly; |
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Jaluit Tours at
625-3035,
rmiepa@ntamar.net.
Ask for John
Bungitak |
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