Learn with your child all about the leading edge wind power technology being developed at University of Maine in Orono. On Wednesday, July 30th from 11:00 to noon, an educator from the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center will lead Build a Wind Platform, ahands-on program for childrenin which you will learn to design, build, implement and test wind power technology components similar to those being used in an extensive University of Maine research program in deep water offshore wind power. This Penobscot Marine Museum children’s program is free with museum admission.
Penobscot Marine Museum has family activities, seven new exhibits and over fifty programs and events this season. Its three acre, ten building campus is on Route One in Searsport, Maine and is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and on Sunday, noon to 5:00 pm. The museum is open through Sunday, October 19. Admission is free to Searsport residents.