Penobscot Marine Museum’s campus is currently closed for the winter. We’ll re-open in May 2026.
40 E Main Street | P.O. Box 498
Searsport, ME 04974
Phone: 207-548-2529
Lectures, Workshops, Events
You’re invited to join us at Penobscot Marine Museum for our ongoing series of special events! For more information, contact Jeana Ganskop, Education Director, at 207-548-2529 or jganskop@pmm-maine.org.
Sunday, June 15, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Historic Photography Lecture Series
Waldo County: The Postcard View with PMM Photo Archivist Kevin Johnson
For more information contact waldocountyopenspace@gmail.com or 568-3523.
Waldo County Open Space, Mill Rd. in the Auction Hall, Thorndike Village. Admission free.
Monday, June 16
Eric Hopkins: Shells – Fish – Shellfish
Exhibit open (Artist’s reception Friday, July 25, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm)
Douglas and Margaret Carver Memorial Art Gallery, 11 Church Street
Monday, June 16, 7:00 pm
Historic Photography Lecture Series
Surry: The Postcard View with PMM Photo Archivist Kevin Johnson
For more information contact Jane Lord 667-8054.
Surry Historical Society, 1217 Rt. 172, Surry. Admission free.
Friday, June 20, 7:30 pm
Special Lecture
The Good ‘Ol Days in Rockland: Reminiscences with Rare Photographs with PMM Curator Capt. Ben Fuller
For more information go to www.sailpowersteammuseum.org or call 207-596-0200.
Sail, Power & Steam Museum, 75 Mechanic St, Rockland. Admission free.
Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Cardboard Boatbuilding Workshop
Come and learn how to build a cardboard boat that floats! Enter your creation in the Cardboard Boat Race at the Belfast Harbor Fest, August 15 - 17. Open to all ages.
PMM’s Hamilton Learning Center, 89 East Main St (Route One), Searsport. Admission free.
Sunday, June 22, 4:30 pm
Maine Sail Freight Project Pot Luck Dinner and Panel Discussion
A potluck dinner and panel discussion to explore the possibilities for a Maine Sail Freight Project. PMM is collaborating with Greenhorns, MOFGA and Maine Farmland Trust. Panelists include boat builder, sailor Lu Yoder, PMM curator Cipperly Good, and Patrick Kiley, Tianna Kennedy, and Severine Fleming, from the Vermont Sail Freight Project and the Greenhorns. The seating is limited so please email kgoldner@pmm-maine.org to reserve your seat. Tranquility Grange Hall, Upper Route 52, Lincolnville, Maine. Admission free with food.
