40 E Main Street | P.O. Box 498
Searsport, ME 04974
Phone: 207-548-2529
Lectures, Workshops, Events
For more information, contact Jeana Ganskop, Education Director, at 207-548-2529 or [email protected].
Tonka truck repair workshops will be held at Searsport Motor Company, 315 E. Main St. in Searsport on Saturday, September 27, 9:00 am to noon as part of Searsport’s annual Fling Into Fall celebration on October 10 and 11
Tonka truck repair workshops will be held at Searsport Automotive and Tires, 357 W. Main St. on October 4, 9:00 am to noon as part of Searsport’s annual Fling Into Fall celebration on October 10 and 11
On Thursday, October 16 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., David Estey will be at the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport to discuss and sign “Whoop and Drive ’er” – Growing up in Aroostook County, Maine. “A humorous labor of love,” is how Estey describes his new illustrated memoir about colorful family members, friends, and characters he experienced while growing up in Fort Fairfield, Presque Isle, and Belfast, Maine. The memoir begins in Aroostook, but Estey attended the Rhode Island School of Design, travelled throughout Europe, was in the army, worked for the IRS, and lived in the South, before returning to Maine for a second career as an award-winning artist. Estey’s paintings will be on display for the event.
Exploring the Magic of Photography: Painting with Light
Saturday, November 1, 8:00 am to 2:30 pm
University of Maine Hutchinson Center, Belfast, Maine
80 Belmont Avenue, Belfast, Maine
Register online or call us at 207-548-2529
Conference Tickets:
Penobscot Marine Museum and Colonial Theater invite you to Salted Tales: Stories From the Sea Told Live at Colonial Theater on Sunday, March 29, 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Hear working seamen and women tell hair-raising real-life sea stories of amazing experiences on the water from fending off Somali pirates to putting out aircraft carrier fires. Each fast-paced story will be eight minutes long. Story tellers’ backgrounds range from the U.S. Navy to tug boat captain to commercial fisherman.
Join us behind the scenes at PMM!
Volunteer Day and Yale Day of Service
This Saturday, May 9, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Come volunteer at the Museum and help us get the galleries ready for opening day.
Have you ever wondered if it is possible to build a boat in four hours? On Saturday, June 6th, 10:00 am at Penobscot Marine Museum, boat builder Tom Russell will demonstrate how to build a 12-foot Passy Skiff in just four hours. This demonstration is part of the National Boatbuilding Challenge, a contest that will be held as part of the 6th Annual Belfast Harbor Fest on August 15th at Steamboat Landing. During Belfast Harbor Fest, eight to ten teams of two people each will compete to build a 12-foot rowboat in under four hours, put it in the water and successfully row it on the Passagassawaukeag. To form your own team, or for more information go to www.belfastharborfest.com or call 207‐338‐0244.
Penobscot Marine Museum historic photographs and over forty exhibitors, thousands of vintage postcards, old maps, and paper ephemera. For more information call 207-749-1717.
Come have your tintype portrait taken, or learn how a tintype is made. Tintypes are a type of photograph, popular in the 1860’s and 1870’s, taken on a piece of metal. Portraits will be made on a first come first served basis or you may reserve a time for your portrait by calling the museum at 207-548-0334 or 207-548-2529.
Artist: AgNO3 Lab is a mobile lab specializing in formal tintype portraits and event tintype photo-booth installations.
In memory of Penobscot Marine Museum’s beloved Board Member Dr. Mike Stein, and to celebrate his love of the water and boating, Jerri Finch has donated her beautiful painting West Fork to raise funds in his memory. The painting is oil on board, 9 1/2″ x 14 1/2″, and has a lovely wooden frame. Purchase your raffle tickets or make a donation in Mike’s memory online here.
