Bequia Maritime Museum is great place to visit if you want to learn about Bequia’s maritime history. Besides artifacts from the island’s past, the museum hosts a unique collection of model boats made by local artist Lawson Sargeant, including a model of a traditional Bequia Whaler the island is famous for. The museum docents, and often Lawson himself, offer guided tours and tell the story of the island’s Scottish ancestors who brought the art and craft of boat building to the island, as well the whaling tradition that continues to contemporary times. There is also a nice display of old, faded black and white photos of the Bequia oldest schooners built from the 1930s to 1985 and photos of the 1985 Queen of England’s visit to the island.

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