On Thursday, August 21st at 7:00 pm, Peter Neill, director of the World Ocean Observatory will present The Sea Connects All Things, an illustrated talk on the ocean as an integrated global social system. Neill will suggest actions, beyond the predictable conventions,...
Penobscot Marine Museum’s historic photography exhibit Hancock County Through Eastern’s Eye is now at the Island Heritage Trust barn, in Deer Isle, Maine. The photographs in Hancock County Through Eastern’s Eye are of places people loved a century ago,...
Knotted netting, or fishnetting, is one of the oldest human crafts, and is still used in Third World countries to make fishing nets, hammocks and bags. Many Mainers remember when lobstermen made their own bait bags using knotted netting. Stephanie Crossman, whose...
EXHIBIT: “Do It Your Way”: Gee’s Bend Quilts & Quilters in Maine Exhibit Penobscot Marine Museum, Main Street Gallery, 40 East Main Street, Searsport, Maine, from August 2nd through September 7th, 2014. Sponsored by Fiber College of Maine and the Emily and...
This August, Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine is offering programs for children on Wednesdays and Fridays, and Artisan Days: Demonstrations of 19th Century Crafts on Thursdays from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. On Mondays and Saturdays the Schooner Guildive is...