Special Events at PMM

Click here to see available time slots and register Celebrating Searsport’s rich Maritime tradition, volunteers will bring local history to life, dramatically reading or reenacting newspaper stories! This year’s event will feature tales relating to life on Penobscot Bay and the people who come in the summer to enjoy our beautiful part of the Maine […]

FREE admission all day Whether on land or at sea in the late 1800s, Searsport locals always celebrated Independence Day with decorations and entertainment. From 10am-1pm, enjoy traditional activities like croquet, bean bag toss, and children’s crafts on the museum’s crescent. Please start your visit at the Visitors Center, 40 E. Main Street. Tours of […]

Maine is known for its lobsters, but do you really know about lobsters? Learn some fun facts about lobsters and how they are caught during this drop-in Jr. Adventurers programming. Get a little more out of your visit to Penobscot Marine Museum when you stop by during Jr. Adventurers! These weekly drop-in programs are designed […]

July 11th, 5:30-8:00 pm After visiting Maine during childhood summers, writer and children’s author E.B. White eventually settled in Brooklin, Maine. On the 124th anniversary of E.B. White’s birth, join the Penobscot Marine Museum and Carver Memorial Library for an evening celebrating the author. Visit the FAINT ENDEAVOR, a sailing dinghy once owned by White, […]

Do you row your boat? Sail it? Does it have a motor? Young visitors will enjoy learning about boat basics with their families during this Jr. Adventurers program, including making a paper boat and floating in it in our washtub. Get a little more out of your visit to Penobscot Marine Museum when you stop […]

July 19th, 11am-3pm How would you talk to someone far away if you didn’t have a telephone? This Jr. Adventurers programming is all about signal flags. When Maine ships and sailors saw other sailing vessels on the ocean in the 1800s, they relied on signal flags to communicate. Get a little more out of your […]

Click here to see available times and to register. What does the way a building looks say about when it was built, how it was used, and what people at that time thought was stylish? This tour uses buildings on the Penobscot Marine Museum campus to examine local architecture and the growth of the town […]

What little animals get trapped in puddles as the tide goes out? You and your family can find out about how tides work and tide pool animals during this Jr. Adventurers drop-in programming. Get a little more out of your visit to Penobscot Marine Museum when you stop by during Jr. Adventurers! These weekly drop-in […]

In the 19th century, Searsport was bustling with people who filled the busy streets. At Penobscot Marine Museum, we often have exhibits and share stories about the experiences of middle and upper-class male ship captains and shipwrights. What about the women who lived in this vibrant coastal town, who sailed the ocean, and who grew […]

We are excited to partner with Anodyne Book Shop to celebrate the release of Susan Tobey White’s new book, Lobstering Women of Maine: Paintings and Stories of Women and Girls Who Fish the Maine Coast. Copies of the book will be available for purchase, and Susan will be on hand to sign copies. Susan is […]