Museum & Visitor Centers

Wyoming Masts Dedication & Open House

Maine Maine Museum in Bath will host a free open house on June 1, from…

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Beyond the Breakers: Lighthouses, Life-Saving, and the U.S. Coast Guard

Exhibit on view at Maine Maritime Museum from Saturday, June 8, 2013 to October 14,…

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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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Wyoming Masts Soar

Six 120-foot tall “masts” representing the masts of the schooner Wyoming, the largest wooden sailing…

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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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Yarmouth Historical Society

Yarmouth, Maine
www.yarmouthmehistory.org/
207-846-6259

The gallery at the Yarmouth Historical Society is closed. The office will remain open during…

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