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40 E Main Street | P.O. Box 498
Searsport, ME 04974
Phone: 207-548-2529

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

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Speaker: Where in the World with John Worth

PMM Old Vestry 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States

Thursday, June 20, 6pm
$8/person, $5/PMM member

Where in the World is John Worth? John Worth spent his life driving tugs, windjammers, and other workboats on Penobscot Bay. This past year, he took off on a retirement trip, "The Kite" by water; come hear about the ports he visited and the adventures he had traveling up the Hudson, Erie Canal, St. Lawrence, and down the Chambly Canal, through Lake Champlain, and back out the Hudson. Presented in conjunction with the Maine Retired Skippers.

Sponsored by Hamilton Marine

Knot Your Ordinary Weekend

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

June 22 and June 23, 12pm-4pm
Free with Museum admission.

Discover all about knots and their uses in maritime Maine. Enjoy demonstrations, vendors, and special hands-on activities. Check website or Facebook page for more information and a complete schedule.

Knot Your Ordinary Weekend

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

June 22 and June 23, 12pm-4pm
Free with Museum admission.

Discover all about knots and their uses in maritime Maine. Enjoy demonstrations, vendors, and special hands-on activities. Check website or Facebook page for more information and a complete schedule.

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.

Speaker: Weather with Capt. Daniel S. Parrott

PMM Old Vestry 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States

Thursday, June 27, 6pm
$8/person, $5/PMM member

Capt. Daniel S. Parrott, Professor of Marine Transportation at Maine Maritime Academy will discuss weather phenomena relating to the operation of tall ships, both from a historical perspective and from personal experience.

Sponsored by Hamilton Marine

Shadowbox Workshop

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

Saturday, June 29, 10am-Noon
$20/person, $5 PMM members
All ages, children under age 8 must have an adult helper.

Make your own maritime shadowbox to take home! Inspired by shadowboxes and other maritime art in the PMM collection. Participants will create their own work of art. All materials are all provided. Participants are welcome to bring their own wood, glass, etc. box if desired. Includes Museum admission.

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.

4th of July at PMM

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

Thursday, July 4, 10am-1pm
Free Museum admission

Whether on land or at sea in the late 1800s, Searsport locals always celebrated Independence Day with decorations and entertainment. Enjoy traditional activities like croquet, bean bag toss, and children’s crafts on the Museum’s crescent.

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.