June Monday, June 3, 7:00 pm Garden History Lecture Series “Early American Garden Design: Popular Landscaping in Colonial and Victorian America” An illustrated talk by Diana Chapin of The Heirloom Garden of Maine on how gardening has changed over the course of...
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...
Summer 2013 Activities and Events May Thursday, May 9, 7:00 pm Historic Photography Lecture Series “Union: The Postcard View” illustrated talk by PMM Photo Curator Kevin Johnson. Free. At The Old Townhouse, Town House Rd.(north of common), Union, ME. For more...
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,...
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...
