Penobscot Marine Museum opens for the season on Saturday, May 28th and is inaugurating a new program to offer residents of each town in Waldo County free admission to the museum for a week. Each town’s free week is listed below. Residents of Lincolnville and Islesboro will kick off the program with free admission to Penobscot Marine Museum from Sunday, May 29 through Saturday, June 4.
“We want to give back to the community,” says Liz Lodge, Penobscot Marine Museum’s Executive Director. “We are a great place to bring your children, your summer guests, or to do research. We are a community resource, and wanted to make sure all of our neighbors in Waldo County had an opportunity to visit.”
Kathy Goldner discusses the Free Admission for Waldo County Program with Joy Hollowell for WBAI
The museum’s theme this summer is Wish You Were Here: Communicating Maine, celebrates a hundred years of images which have been used to communicate the unique qualities of Maine to the outside world. The public is invited to the opening reception on Friday, May 27, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
Do you live in Waldo County? Find your free week!
Museum admission is free for residents, with proof of residency:
| Belfast | October 9- October 15 |
| Belmont | July 24- July 30 |
| Brooks | July 17- July 23 |
| Burnham | July 31- August 6 |
| Frankfort | June 19- June 25 |
| Freedom | June 12-June 18 |
| Islesboro | May 29- June 4 |
| Jackson | June 5- June 11 |
| Knox | June 26- July 2 |
| Liberty | June 12-June 18 |
| Lincolnville | May 29- June 4 |
| Monroe | June 5- June 11 |
| Montville | August 7- August 13 |
| Morrill | July 10- July 16 |
| Northport | August 21- August 27 |
| Palermo | August 28- Sept 3 |
| Prospect | June 19- June 25 |
| Searsmont | Sept 4- Sept 10 |
| Stockton Springs | Sept 11- Sept 17 |
| Swanville | Sept 18- Sept 24 |
| Thorndike | June 26- July 2 |
| Troy | August 14- August 20 |
| Unity | Sept 25- October |
| Waldo | July 10- July 16 |
| Winterport | October 2- October 8 |