Continuing its exploration of the history of summer tourism on Penobscot Bay, Penobscot Marine Museum will hold Summer Folk Game Days on three Saturdays this summer: June 23, July 14 and August 25. Game Days will include lawn games such as croquet, badminton and bocce, and indoor games like cribbage, ...

Penobscot Marine Museum Sponsors Dance as Part of “Summer Folk” Activities A contra dance is scheduled on Saturday, June 16, at 7 p.m. in Union Hall, Searsport. Dances will be called by Chrissy Fowler, with music by the Belfast Bay Fiddlers. The event is sponsored by Penobscot Marine Museum as ...

Maine Maritime Academy will be honored for its role as the state’s foremost educator of maritime professionals at Penobscot Marine Museum’s Gala & Auction, July 28 at Point Lookout Resort & Conference Center in Northport. The event will feature live music, fine dining, and live and silent auctions. “Maine Maritime ...

Photo archivist, Kevin Johnson, will share old photos of Belfast from Eastern Illustrating & Publishing that PMM recently acquired. At Belfast Free Library, 107 High St. Free

Kevin Johnson, photo archivist at Penobscot Marine Museum, will present old photos of the St. George Peninsula at the St. George Grange Hall, Wiley’s Corner Road, on Thursday, May 31, at 7:30 p.m. The presentation, “Greetings From St. George: Selections from the Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co. Collection,” will include ...

A slide talk featuring old photographs of Brooks, Maine, and nearby communities will illustrate the area’s past, spur memories and generate historical input from the audience, says Kevin Johnson, photo archivist at Penobscot Marine Museum. Johnson will present “Greetings From Brooks: Selections from the Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co. Collection,” ...

SUMMER FOLK, SEA BATTLES FEATURED AT PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM New Exhibits Open May 25 With Free Reception Penobscot Marine Museum will open for the 2012 season with two new exhibits featuring regional tourism and marine art. Summer Folk: The Tourists of Penobscot Bay is a campus-wide exhibit exploring the history ...

Penobscot Marine Museum has scheduled Spring Cleanup & Volunteer Day on May 12. Volunteers will spend the day working alongside other friendly, energetic people while helping prepare the museum for the opening of its 2012 exhibit season. Breakfast and lunch will be served, and participants will learn about long-term volunteer ...

Photo archivist Kevin Johnson, will tell the story of Eastern Illustrating & Publishing and show photos from the collection of Vassalboro and surrounding towns. Free.

Harold Burnham, a 14th-generation shipwright from Essex, Massachusetts, will discuss the construction of the pinky schooner Ardelle in a talk at Penobscot Marine Museum. Burnham’s presentation will be illustrated with photographs by Dan Tobyne, author and photographer of Thoreau’s Maine Woods, published by Down East Books. The free event will ...

ARTS & CRAFTS, FREE TOURS, EXHIBITS AT PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM Penobscot Marine Museum hosts Nor’easter Days, a series of arts and crafts classes for adults, led by locally-known experts. Held on the last Saturday of the month, January through April, the classes run 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 28: ...

ARTS & CRAFTS, FREE TOURS, EXHIBITS AT PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM Penobscot Marine Museum hosts Nor’easter Days, a series of arts and crafts classes for adults, led by locally-known experts. Held on the last Saturday of the month, January through April, the classes run 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 31: ...

Illustrated talk by Penobscot Marine Museum Curator Ben Fuller, elaborating on the “Elmer Montgomery” exhibit which now on view. The collection of Elmer Montgomery, born in South Thomaston in 1912, contains hundreds of finely-crafted photographs of boats, ships and waterfront scenes in Rockland and other midcoast communities prior to World ...

Through April 30, 2012. Two exhibits with boats and the sea as their subjects from photography collections of Penobscot Marine Museum. The collection of Elmer Montgomery, born in South Thomaston in 1912, contains hundreds of finely-crafted photographs of boats, ships and waterfront scenes in Rockland and other midcoast communities prior ...