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GALLERY EXHIBIT quackery The Age of Questionable Medical Marvels

Step right up! See this exhibit of some of the so-called medical marvels of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Many of these “curatives” were not just ineffective, they were downright dangerous. Learn about the societal and economic forces that unleashed these questionable treatments on the public, driven by hucksterism, false advertising and get-rich-quick schemes.

The Carriage House is fully accessible For more information, call 609-884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org

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Cape May’s Maritime COMBO TOUR

Thursdays: 9:30am

Ordertickets online at www.capemaymac.org

Whaling, wartime and wild weather. The remarkable maritime history of our seaside town has long defined the Cape May story. Board the trolley and rediscover the important places and natural phenomena that have shaped, literally and figuratively, the Cape May we know today. The trolley then stops at Fisherman’s Wharf for an up-close walking tour about Cape May’s commercial fishing industry on the docks at The Lobster House. Tour begins and ends at Washington Street Mall Information Booth. Tour is not accessible.

Adults $33, Children (ages 3-12) $25

Purchase tickets online or at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth or the Carriage House Visitors Center or Hill House Office at the Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St.

Sponsored by Cape May MAC

For more information, call 609-884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org

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