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Seashore Trolley to celebrate 74th anniversary with Concert and Trolley Parade July 6

By Sally Bates on June 12, 2013, at 12:13 p.m.

Seashore Trolley Museum Founder’s Day Concert and Trolley Parade 11:30 AM to 1 PM, the Concert Unit of Maine’s 195th Army Band will perform. All of the Soldiers assigned to the unit are in the concert band, with about 30 members. At 1 PM Seashore Trolley Museum’s Trolley Parade will ...

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Museum Business Member Lana Wescott, owner of Lana Wescott Events, plans to visit Seashore Trolley Museum on Dog Day. Photo by Business Member CA Smith Photography

Seashore Trolley Dog Day

By Sally Bates on May 23, 2013, at 12:24 p.m.

Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport is holding its first ever “Seashore Trolley Dog Day” on June 8, 2012. “Dogs shouldn’t have to wait for August to have their special day” says Seashore’s Executive Director Sally Bates. “We can offer a unique experience for dogs and their people, so we’re Going ...

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Seashore Trolley Museum seeks community input on educational programs

By Sally Bates on Dec. 07, 2012, at 3:39 p.m.

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — As Seashore Trolley Museum approaches its 75th birthday in 2014, it is creating additional ways to reach out to the public. Museum staff is developing curricula for welding and restoration seminars to meet the interests and needs of community members. The welding and other restoration processes applied ...

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Kennebunkport Prelude Trolley Rides at Seashore Trolley Museum

By Sally Bates on Oct. 23, 2012, at 4:31 p.m.

Seashore Trolley Museum will offer holiday railway rides, shopping, and complimentary refreshments during both of Kennebunkport’s Christmas Prelude weekends, starting on Friday afternoons and continuing all day on Saturdays and Sundays. The Museum will offer railway rides on Friday afternoons from 1 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. The rides continue on ...

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Kennebunkport Prelude Trolley Rides at Seashore Trolley Museum

By Sally Bates on Oct. 23, 2012, at 4:26 p.m.

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Kennebunkport Prelude Trolley Rides at Seashore Trolley Museum

By Sally Bates on Oct. 23, 2012, at 4:12 p.m.

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Kennebunkport Prelude Trolley Rides at Seashore Trolley Museum

By Sally Bates on Oct. 23, 2012, at 4:07 p.m.

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Pumpkin Patch Trolley at Seashore Trolley Museum

By Sally Bates on Aug. 16, 2012, at 11:16 a.m.

Occurring over two weekends (Saturday Sunday-September 22 and 23 and Saturday Sunday-September 29 and 30), from 11 AM to 3 PM, Pumpkin Patch Trolley provides an uncommon blend of nostalgia, fresh air, creativity, and history. It’s fun for all ages, and occurs rain or shine. Admission Adults $10.00, Children Age ...

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Pumpkin Patch Trolley at Seashore Trolley Museum

By Sally Bates on Aug. 16, 2012, at 11:15 a.m.

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Pumpkin Patch Trolley at Seashore Trolley Museum

By Sally Bates on Aug. 16, 2012, at 11:14 a.m.

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Pumpkin Patch Trolley at Seashore Trolley Museum

By Sally Bates on Aug. 16, 2012, at 11:08 a.m.

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Seashore Trolley Museum on list of Top Ten things for families to do in Maine

By Sally Bates on June 28, 2012, at 1:48 p.m.

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Seashore Trolley Museum announced that Trekaroo has listed it on its Top 10 Things for Families to do in Maine. View the listing at: http://blog.trekaroo.com/2012/06/27/top-10-things-for-families-to-do-in-maine/. Trekaroo is a family travel website. Seashore Trolley Museum is the world’s oldest and largest museum of mass transportation. Special recurring events ...

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Car 639 was built in 1924, and is one of many restored streetcars in STM's collection.

Ice Cream and Sunset Trolley Rides

By Sally Bates on June 28, 2012, at 12:55 p.m.

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Seashore Trolley Museum, Wednesdays and Thursdays in July and August at 7:00 p.m. Join us for a special sunset trolley ride with ice cream included. Bring the whole family! * Special fare applies to this event, $5.00 per person for a streetcar ride and ice cream. 195 Log ...

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Founders’ Day Trolley Parade Seashore Trolley Museum

By Sally Bates on June 20, 2012, at 1:28 p.m.

PORTLAND, Maine — Seashore Trolley Museum Founders’ Day July 7, 2012 STM was founded in 1939 with one open trolley car from the Biddeford & Saco Railroad Company. It’s now the world’s oldest and largest museum of mass transit. The 2012 Founders’ Day Trolley Parade will run more than a ...

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Founders’ Day Trolley Parade Seashore Trolley Museum

By Sally Bates on June 18, 2012, at 4:37 p.m.

Seashore Trolley Museum Founders’ Day July 7, 2012 Trolley Parade Parade commentary history on each vehicle. More than a dozen cars with connections to Maine, Boston, Connecticut, Washington D.C.; Sydney, Australia; Chicago; Wheeling; Brooklyn. The Parade will begin at about 1 PM. Regular admission applies: Adults $10 ; Seniors $8 ...

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Trolley museum to mark Community Appreciation Day

By Sally Bates on May 10, 2012, at 1:56 p.m.

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Log Cabin Road, will celebrate Community Appreciation Day on Sunday, May 27. Arundel, Kennebunkport, Kennebunk, Biddeford and Saco residents will receive half-price admission. At midday visitors will enjoy live music offered by Just Acoustic Music, a local band whose repertoire ranges from country ...

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