Downeast & Acadia

July 27, 2013

2013 Castine Plein Air Festival

Castine, Maine
Downeast & Acadia Region
www.castinearts.org

2013 Castine Plein Air Festival The coastal town of Castine is the ideal setting for…

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March 16, 2013

Candy Basketmaking Workshop

Abbe Museum, 26 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor, Maine
Downeast Region
www.abbemuseum.org
207-288-3519

Join Museum Educator George Neptune to learn how to weave your own ash basket! We…

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October 01, 2012

Traditional Beading and Ribbon Work Demonstration

26 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor
Downeast & Acadia Region
www.abbemuseum.org
207-288-3519

Traditional beading and ribbon work demonstration with Gal Frey and Leon Sockbeson, Passamaquoddy. Gal and…

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October 04, 2012

4TH Annual Native American Film Series, The Fast Runner

Abbe Museum, 26 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor
Downeast & Acadia Region
www.abbemuseum.org
207-288-3519

Released in 2001 The Fast Runner is a Canadian film directed by Zacharias Kunuk. It…

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October 13, 2012

Book signing and basket activity for children and families with Lee DeCora Francis, Penobscot

Abbe Museum, 26 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor
Downeast & Acadia Region
www.abbemuseum.org
207-288-3519

Lee is author of the recently published book Kunu’s Basket written about a boy who…

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October 15, 2012

Tea, Popovers and Archaeology: Archaeology and Exploration in the Far North

Jordan Pond House, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor
Downeast & Acadia Region
www.abbemuseum.org
207-288-3519

This annual program will feature speaker Genevieve LeMoine, Curator and Registrar for the Peary-MacMillan Arctic…

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Schoodic National Scenic Byway


Downeast & Acadia Region
www.schoodicbyway.org/

Length: 29 miles Travel Time: 1.5 hours Highlights: bicycling, canoeing, kayaking, foliage viewing, hiking trails,…

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Wooden Boat School

Brooklin, Maine
Downeast & Acadia Region
www.thewoodenboatschool.com

Located on the beautiful coast of Maine, in the small community of Brooklin, WoodenBoat School…

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Great Harbor Maritime Museum

Northeat Harbor, Maine
Downeast & Acadia Region
www.greatharbormaritimemuseum.org/Site/Welcome.html
207-276-5262

The Great Harbor Maritime Museum resides on Main Street in Northeast Harbor, Maine. The former…

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Tides Institute & Museum of Art

Eastport, Maine
Downeast & Acadia Region
www.tidesinstitute.org/
207.853.4047

The cultural collections of the Tides Institute & Museum of Art are extensive and wide…

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