Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum is back up and running

Like the industries the museum embodies, the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum has faced its challenges and snags over the years.

Like the industries the museum- embodies, the - maritime & seafood industry - museum has faced its- challenges and snags over the - years from hurricanes to- covid-19, but as news 25's toni- miles reports this south- mississippi museum is back- up-and-running to show and tell- stories our coast was founded - upon.

- - visitors from near and far- have been trickiling in the - maritime & seafood- industry museum since it- reopened last thursday.

- corey christy, maritime & - seafood industry museum outreac- coordinator:- " we're slowly letting, getting- people back in here.

Of course,- we're following every - precaution we can to make it- safe.

We have a big space, so - social distancing is very easy- here.

We also have bay pest com- and spray once a week with thei- covid-19- treatment.

We have sanitizer- available.

We're doing- everything we can to- make it a safe environment for- - - - people."

Walking through the- museum is like sailing through- time -- going back hundreds of years, - - - - getting a true taste of the - characters and industries our - mississippi gulf coast was buil- upon-and much more.

- corey christy, maritime & - seafood industry museum outreac- coordinator:- " you can learn a lot.

We're no- just seafood and maritime.

We'r- - - - the entire history of the coast- kids love these boats.

You can- see this one behind me here.

We- have- plenty of them here.

Kids just- love looking at the boats."

- toni miles, news 25: " and the- museum isn't all that's open.

- you can also catch a ride - on one of the historic biloxi - schooners."

- corey christy, maritime & - seafood industry museum outreac- coordinator:- " they're exact replicas of wha- would have been used in they- heyday of the - pre-1930s here on the coast.

Ou- captain does a great job of - giving explanations,- tells you have everything was - used.

You actually go on a sail- we do have a motor on the boat,- but we sail you south of deer - island.

It's a great- - - - experience."

Whether you decide- to explore by land or sea - - history - is waiting in the wings - and - open for all who would like to- take a stroll back in time to - learn more about the- different threads that make up- the overall history - of our