Special Events at PMM

Celebrating Searsport’s rich Maritime tradition, volunteers will bring local history to life with dramatic readings or reenactments of newspaper stories of bravery, shipwrecks, daring rescues, and other adventures on the high seas! Bring your family and come take a deep dive into the sea-goers life as we travel through time. Volunteer actors will be stationed […]

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 Junior Adventurers programming. Get a little more out of your visit to Penobscot Marine Museum when you stop by during Junior Adventurers! These weekly drop-in programs are designed for children […]

Visit Penobscot Marine Museum for free when you come to Searsport’s Independence Day festivities on Saturday, July 6! Free admission all day!

Each day will be focused on a theme and will include a variety of activities that get participants active and engaged. Sessions will include crafts, games, exhibit visits, music, and more. Campers will also assist in Penobscot Marine Museum’s daily Set Sail demonstrations. Camps will be held the weeks of July 8-12, July 15-19, July […]

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 Junior 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 […]

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 afternoon celebrating the author. Visit the FAINT ENDEAVOR, a sailing dinghy once owned by White, and enjoy the museum’s […]