Join us for an open house featuring our 2023 photo exhibit, Sam Murfitt and Maine’s Working Waterfronts and our new permanent exhibit, Rusticators on the Water. Photographer Sam Murfitt has […]

During Searsport’s annual Fling into Fall, bring your phone or camera, grab a prop or costume, and get your photo taken in front of Penobscot Marine Museum’s photo backdrop. You’ll […]

Photographer Sam Murfitt has spent most of his life connected with the water—while making photographs, building boats, and working for fishing publications. For decades, he has photographed fishermen, their work, […]

Get crafty with your fellow teens during weekly Wednesday sessions between September 20th and October 11th. We’ll have a variety of materials and instructions for sailors’ knots, friendship bracelets, and more!

Meet the spirits of those lost at sea - a ghost ship, a waterspout, Confederates, yellow fever, and a menagerie at the bottom of the ocean are just a few […]

Rescheduled — The people of Searsport and Penobscot Bay have a long history of going to sea. In letters, diaries, logbooks, photos, newspaper articles, and stories passed down through generations, […]

After returning to Maine from Peru, this summer’s Geiger Museum Exploration Intern Judson Thomas looked for connections within the Penobscot Marine Museum collection. He found four logbooks that mention Peru […]

Starting with a single piece of cotton rope, create your own sailors’ knot wreath! The first half of the workshop will be instruction and practice tying a flat Turk’s head […]

Starting with a single piece of cotton rope, create your own sailors’ knot wreath! The first half of the workshop will be instruction and practice tying a flat Turk’s head […]

Have you met Mr. Ropes? Or have you heard about Penobscot Marine Museum’s cat puppet ambassador? He visits local libraries and classrooms to share our maritime history with our youngest […]