Seashells (and a Murder Mystery) on Ship Island

Park Event · Gulf Islands National Seashore · May 1, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026 · 12:00 PM–12:30 PM

Join a ranger for a guided beach walk and presentation on Ship Island in Mississippi and learn about what marine life reside in your favorite seashells and help solve the murder mystery of how the empty shells you collect came to be unoccupied.

This is a walk up style event on Ship Island swim beach.

Source: National Park Service (public domain).