SEARSPORT – The story of an incredible ocean rescue was the topic Thursday night at the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport. Captain Skip Strong rehashed that historic rescue and salvage which happened almost twenty years ago. “It was sort of the pinnacle...
SEARSPORT, Maine — Nearly 20 years ago, Capt. Skip Strong responded to a distress call from an ocean-going tugboat that was in trouble off the coast of Florida during Tropical Storm Gordon. As it turned out, his decision to help the five men aboard the distressed...
Tim Garrold never planned on a life of adventure at sea when he graduated from Searsport High School. Even when he mowed the lawn at the Penobscot Marine Museum, never did he imagine one day he would be a featured speaker there, sharing tales of maritime rescues in...
The Penobscot Marine Museum recently received two grants to make the job of archiving these pictures online a lot easier, and quicker. “We came up with the idea of using a high end 35 mm SLR camera to do that so it would be an instant capture. The grant allowed...
Inside Penobscot Marine Museum from George Kerper on Vimeo. Thursday Night Lecture Series presents University of Maine archaeologist Warren Riess speaking about his new discoveries and his exciting work as a national expert in marine archaeology of the New England and...
