News at the Museum
To receive press releases or for more information, contact Sabrina Kettell, [email protected] or 207-548-2529 ext. 216.
July 2013 Signal Flags
Pen Bay Day! Join the party on Saturday, July 6th! Penobscot Marine Museum celebrates our wonderful community and the summer season with a gigantic celebration. Come see an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle from OceansWide, watch Revolutionary War re-enactors fire...
For Those in Peril: Confederates on the High Seas
War put civilian merchant ships at risk as the opposing side sought to disrupt commerce. The Confederate raiders terrorized Yankee shipping on the high seas. The JOSEPH PARK of Searsport was burned by the Confederate privateer SUMTER. A sister ship from Searsport,...
CLARISSA B. CARVER v. GLENMORGANSHIRE
As shipping traffic increased in the 1800s, the number of collisions between ships rose. The reason? "The other guy wasn’t paying attention and hit me" or "I had the right of way!" The rules of the road (sailing vessels with less maneuverability have right of way...
May 2013 Signal Flags
For Those in Peril: Shipwrecks, Memorials, and Rescues Celebrate Penobscot Marine Museum's 2013 season! Join us for the opening reception of this exciting exhibit, share delicious victuals and ale. Stories of "those in peril" will come alive for visitors to the...
For Those in Peril: Fire and Wooden Ships
As one can imagine, wooden ships and fire do not make for a good day at sea. Cargoes of case oil, charcoal, guano, and lime were prone to catching fire, spontaneously combusting or smoldering. Numerous vessels met their demise carrying these cargos. The ship...
Nathan Carver Award
PMM Object of the Month, March 2013 The Emperor of Japan awarded Nathan Carver of the bark Abbie Carver this beautiful medal of the red ribbon and a citation for his rescue of thirteen shipwrecked Japanese fishermen in September of 1881. The Emperor expressed his...
Volunteer Day 2013
Volunteer Day is coming Bring your oxcart, wear your best hat and... Help us clean the campus! We need you and your friends, your rake, your shovel, your paintbrush, your huddled masses yearning to clean, and weed and paint. Save the date, Saturday, May 11, 9:00 am to...
Allen Insurance and Financial and Schooner Heritage
Thank you for your Business Memberships at the Commodore Level! Allen Insurance and Financial and Schooner Heritage support Penobscot Marine Museum in its mission to preserve, interpret and celebrate the maritime culture of the Penobscot Bay Region and beyond. Allen...
For Those In Peril: Shipwrecks, Memorials, and Rescues
Join us for the Opening Reception Friday, May 24, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Saturday, May 25—Sunday, October 20, 2013 Throughout history, shipwrecks have been the subject of legends, music, books, paintings, and performance. Disasters at sea, whether from storms, collisions,...
Knox County Through the Eastern Eye
A selection of photographs from the Eastern Illustrating Collection featuring every town in Knox County with descriptive captions based on information received from the local historical societies and historians. Now-April 28 2013 Vose Library PO Box 550 Union ME 04862...
Washington County Through the Eastern Eye
A selection of photographs from the Eastern Illustrating Collection featuring every town in Washington County with descriptive captions based on information received from the local historical societies and historians. Now through April 1 2013 Cherryfield Public...
National Fisherman Photography Exhibit
From the Files of National Fisherman: A Photography Exhibit April 1 - 30 2013 A first look at the newest collection to arrive at PMM. The National Fisherman photo archive of more than 20,000 photographs and negatives cover the 1950's to the 1990's. This exhibit is...
Engine Order Telegraph Donated to the Museum!
"Full speed ahead!" Orders like these transport us to the deck of a large steamship, and the recent acquisition, donated by Charles M. Cawley, of an engine order telegraph allows our visitors to make that leap in imagination. This gorgeous Sieman's Brothers Limited,...
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Penobscot Marine Museum
40 E Main Street | P.O. Box 498 Searsport, ME 04974
Phone: 207-548-2529
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Penobscot Marine Museum will reopen in May 2025.
