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Penobscot Marine Museum’s campus is currently closed for the winter. We’ll re-open in May 2026.

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The Waterspout

This first-hand account of an 1869 shipwreck and the waterspout that caused it was originally published in the Iowa Register around 1890, and later in the Belfast, Maine Republican Journal. It was dictated by Oliver Winslow Park, second mate on the bark TROVATORE,...

For Those in Peril: Fire and Wooden Ships

As one can imagine, wooden ships and fire do not make for a good day at sea. Cargoes of case oil, charcoal, guano, and lime were prone to catching fire, spontaneously combusting or smoldering. Numerous vessels met their demise carrying these cargos. The ship...