May 14th at Noon
Free, premiering on Facebook & YouTube

Penobscot Bay’s economy in the 19th century was based on shipping, shipbuilding, and getting the lumber to build the ships. Sam Manning’s detailed illustrations take us through the basics of the shipbuilding process. We look at a couple of shipyards on Searsport Harbor- plus, one Mainer who used enslaved African Americans to enrich himself…

The Peek into Painting programs feature high resolution images of our paintings to zoom in on all the details. See our paintings and other images as never before! Learn about the artist and the history and geography behind the subject of the painting.