Fowler-True-Ross House on PMM’s Campus
Saturday, August 6th, Penobscot Marine Museum will join in with the town of Searsport to celebrate Maritime Heritage Days with a temporary campus-wide exhibit and a house tour featuring Searsport sea captains’ homes.
Saturday, August 6th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., PMM will host a campus-wide exhibit on the past, present and future of the port of Searsport. In addition to our traditional indoor exhibits celebrating Searsport built ships and captains, outdoor exhibits will highlight the ports of calls of outbound Searsport ships and inbound foreign cargo vessels from the 1790s to the present and the role of Mack Point during World War II. On special loan from the Maine State Museum, artifacts from the 1779 Penobscot Expedition will be on display. The Museum will host our sister historical organizations on campus, with some old sea captains and families who went to sea, rising from their graves to tell their tales. Regular admission prices apply.
As a benefit to PMM, nine historic Searsport Sea Captain’s properties will be open for tours on Saturday, August 6th, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Participants will get a sense of Searsport’s rich seafaring history as they tour five private residences, two inns and two museum buildings throughout Searsport. The cost is $10.00 per person; tickets can be purchased at PMM’s Visitors Center at 2 Church Street in Searsport. To reserve tickets prior to August 6, please call 207-548-0334.