Students from Searsport District High School V-Alt program have spent the past two semesters creating an exhibit in the Penobscot Marine Museum's Merithew House. The exhibit features seven paintings and […]

Join us and Ben Martens, Executive Director of the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, for an engaging presentation and conversation about Maine's fisheries. Learn about how Maine's fisheries are managed, the […]

Make a monkey’s fist keychain or Turk’s head bracelet! Led by Penobscot Marine Museum education director Jeana Ganskop, learn how to make a fancy sailors’ knot. After the craft, we […]

Did you know Penobscot Marine Museum has a world-class marine art collection including pieces by renowned painters such as the Buttersworths, Robert Salmon, and Fitz Henry Lane. Meet at Carver […]

Interested in local history or storytelling? Consider joining the cast of Penobscot Marine Museums Ripped from the Headlines: Tales of Bravery, Shipwrecks, and Courage at Sea 2023! You can help […]

As a 2023 spring semester intern, Delilah O’Heidhin’s project was to locate, create a bibliography of, and create a finding aid for Wabanaki items within the Penobscot Marine Museum.  This […]

In conjunction with his photography exhibit, In Extremis: Historic Ships in America, photographer Pim Van Hemmen will give an illustrated talk. His photographs, printed very large on aluminum, are stunning […]

We often hear stories about the Searsport captains who went to sea. But what about the women who joined their husbands on long voyages or spent months or years at […]

Stop by our booth while enjoying the longest day of the year!

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 […]