Weekend Fun for the Family

The San Francisco Maritime Museum may be closed until next year, but the Park Service still has many free and low-cost activities for the public to enjoy. Tomorrow, for example, your family could enjoy any one of the following:

• Join a Park Ranger on a free Historic Waterfront Walking Tour starting at the Argonaut Hotel lobby, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
• Check out the restoration progress on the Aquatic Park Bathouse Building (aka, the Maritime Museum) as well as its history in a free guided tour, 11-11:45 a.m.
• Enjoy a daysail on the scow schooner Alma, 12:30-4 p.m. $35 for adults, $30 for seniors; $20 for kids 6 and up; kids under 6 free. Tickets available tomorrow at the Hyde Street Pier ticket booth which opens at 9:30 a.m.
• Take a free tour of the the Park’s small craft collection at Hyde Street Pier, 3-3:45 p.m.
• Stop by the Eureka on Hyde Street Pier for the weekly Modelers’ Workshop for anyone interested in building ship models, 9:30 a.m. into the afternoon. $5 vessel admission.

And this is just Saturday’s schedule! The Park offers tours, events and programs throughout the year, many of which are completely free and kid-friendly. Go to their website at www.maritime.org for all the park has to offer, or check out their calendar for what’s happening on any given day.