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Special Events at PMM


Lectures, Workshops, Events
For more information, contact Jeana Ganskop, Education Director, at 207-548-2529 or [email protected].


Junior Adventurers: Knots

PMM Visitors Center 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States

Wednesday, June 19
11am and lasts half an hour to one hour
Included with Museum admission.

Find out more about how sailors use knots and how we use knots in our daily lives. Starting with a reading of Look! I Can Tie My Shoes, participants will try out different sailors’ knots, make their own knot jewelry, and go on a scavenger hunt looking for knots around the Museum.

Sponsored by Wayne Hamilton in memory of Loraine Hamilton.

Junior Adventurers: Fish

PMM Visitors Center 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States

Wednesday, June 26
11am and lasts half an hour to one hour
Included with Museum admission

Enjoy a story time reading of The Rainbow Fish. Additional activities will include visiting the Gone Fishing exhibit, making a fish craft, and more.

Sponsored by Wayne Hamilton in memory of Loraine Hamilton.

Junior Adventurers: Lighthouses

PMM Visitors Center 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States

Wednesday, July 3
11am and lasts half an hour to one hour
Included with Museum admission

After a reading of Abbie Against the Storm, participants will take a special tour of the Ship Captain’s house, make a lighthouse craft, and conduct a lighthouse experiment.

Sponsored by Wayne Hamilton in memory of Loraine Hamilton.

Reading and Book Signing

PMM Visitors Center 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States

Cancelled
Saturday, July 6, 11am
Free with Museum admission.

Discover the fascinating true story of Abbie Burgess who, in 1856, single-handedly kept the lighthouse lamps lit during a tremendous storm off the coast of Maine.  Authors Connie and Peter Roop will read from their book, Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie, followed by a book signing.

Junior Adventurers: Life in Maine

PMM Visitors Center 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States

Wednesday, July 10
11am and lasts half an hour to one hour
Included with Museum admission

Discover the animals and daily tasks that made up life in Maine through a reading of Robert McCloskey’s One Morning in Maine, visiting the boat barns, and more!

Sponsored by Wayne Hamilton in memory of Loraine Hamilton.

Children’s Explorer Camp (Ages 5-8)

PMM Visitors Center 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States

Monday, July 15th - Friday, July 19th
9am-4pm
$195 per camper or $160 for PMM members
Registration deadline is July 8th

Junior Adventurers: Maps

PMM Visitors Center 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States

Junior Adventurers: Maps
Wednesday, July 17
11am and lasts half an hour to one hour
Included with Museum admission

Enjoy a reading of Tish Rabe’s There’s a Map on My Lap followed by a compass rose game and craft, a special visit to the Where in the World exhibit, and a pirate’s map treasure hunt.

Sponsored by Wayne Hamilton in memory of Loraine Hamilton.

Junior Adventurers: Animals at Sea

PMM Visitors Center 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States

Wednesday, July 24
11am and lasts half an hour to one hour
Included with Museum admission

Beginning with a reading of Captain’s Castaway, participants will also enjoy visiting the animals photograph exhibit, making a wildlife feeder to take home, and more.

Sponsored by Wayne Hamilton in memory of Loraine Hamilton.

Children’s Explore Camp (Ages 9-12)

PMM Visitors Center 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States

Monday, July 29th - Friday, August 2nd
9am-4pm
$195 per camper or $160 for PMM members
Registration deadline is July 8th

Junior Adventurers: Ice

PMM Visitors Center 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States

Wednesday, July 31
11am and lasts half an hour to one hour
Included with Museum admission

Discover the cool history of ice harvesting through a reading of The Ice Horse, a science experiment, a visit to the ice harvesting exhibit, and more.

Sponsored by Wayne Hamilton in memory of Loraine Hamilton.