Yesterday, I went to the Maritime Museum for one of the workshops they put on.
They provide all the materials needed, and have one of their staff show the group how to make the item.
The last time I took a class with them I learnt to make sea-glass jewelry. Yesterday, I learnt how to make a sea lantern out of a mansion jar.
Ray, the instructor, not only told us how to make the lanterns, but also regained us with maritime stories from the area. For example, along the coast of Vancouver Island and even part of the Strait of Juan de Fuca was once known as the graveyard of the Pacific, because of the dangerous coastline.
In this day and age, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that there are still 28 staffed lighthouses in BC.
The one take away I have about making a mason jar sea- lantern…don’t wear black. I was covered in jute fibres from the rope.
The Maritime museum has a number of workshops they put on throughout the year.
Link to the museum:
The events are also listed on their Facebook page.
I found out about this event from the “What’s Up Downtown?” Email I signed up for:
KotsuKotsuLife 
I’m glad you were able to have such an interesting experience. I really admire your efforts to find new places to visit every week.
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Thank you
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