Hull Lifesaving Museum — Attraction in Hull

If only one could bottle the fascination and energy of our tour guide, DJ! His passion for the Hull Lifesaving Museum, rowing, and local history was absolutely infectious. He must tell these stories hundreds of times, yet it felt like he was sharing them for the first time—just for us.

We ended up staying much longer than expected, completely captivated. I’m a Hull resident and brought out-of-town guests, and we all walked away amazed at what we learned—so many pieces of Hull’s history we never knew existed.

What a treat, and what a treasure this place is....

Well what a lovely bit of history we ran into when visiting Hull on a spontaneous ferry ride courtesy of our dollars and MBTA's boat crew. We hadn't much time to catch the ferry back when we arrived at the museum, after a recommendation from the librarian, so we asked for the expedited tour. We were shown the history and artifacts quickly by a guide who had been working there for 10 years and we were on our way - back in time for the boat. Recommended place to stop in. It...

I took the MBTA ferry to Hull this morning and walked all the way to this museum. I arrived half an hour after the listed opening time, and some lovely folks were already congregating outside, remarking that the museum still hadn't opened. I rung the doorbell twice and called their phone number posted on the door six times, each time trying to contact a different extension line—to no avail. I really hope there wasn't an emergency of some kind, but yeah, pretty...