Executive VP of Operations Dan Kellerd renovating a Wampanoag hut.
At Explorica, we love our historical sites. We also love giving back to the organizations that make our tours so memorable. That’s why we recently volunteered with Tourism Cares at the Plimoth Plantation, one of the most popular educational destinations in our home state of Massachusetts.
Originally settled by the Pilgrims in 1620, Plimoth Plantation is now a living museum in the modern-day town of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The museum boasts a realistic recreation of the Colonial world, equipped with a 17th-century English settlement, a Wampanoag homesite and the Mayflower II. Actors fill the roles of the English settlers dressed in period garb, but the ensemble of the Wampanoag homesite is comprised of all Native People, dressed in traditional Wampanoag attire. On your visit to Plimoth Plantation, both groups will share their historical background as well as their pastimes, traditions, and intercultural relationship at the time.
Construction on a Wampanoag hut at Plimoth Plantation.
While Plimoth Plantation is a popular site, it still relies on donations and volunteers to continue to provide these educational experiences. So that’s why we joined Tourism Cares to help contribute to the cause, contributing manual labor to renovate a Wampanoag hut, called a Wigwam or Wetu.
Overall, the event produced over $160,000 of volunteer labor for Plimoth Plantation, saving the staff at Plimoth Plantation and city crews over 2,000 hours of work. We’re grateful to Tourism Cares and Plimoth Plantation for giving us this opportunity to give back, and hope that the museum continues to receive such help in the future.
Visit Plimoth Plantation on an Explorica tour:
Boston: The Hub (optional Plymouth excursion)
Boston & New York: East Coast Rivals (optional Plymouth excursion)