Love the museum? Volunteer! Posted Wednesday, March 1, 2017 by Katie MeyersinMaine Maritime Museum Did you know Maine Maritime Museum has a corps of over 250 volunteers who perform a wide range of jobs from greeting visitors, to maintaining … Read more

Posted Thursday, March 9, 2017 by Katie MeyersinMary E This spring, the historic schooner Mary E, believed to be the oldest Bath-built wooden schooner still afloat, is coming home to Maine Maritime Museum. Built in Bath in 1906 by … Read more

Big news at the museum! Our board of trustees has approved the acquisition of the historic vessel Mary E, believed to be the oldest Bath-built wooden vessel still afloat. She is also the oldest fishing schooner built in the … Read more

Posted Monday, December 12, 2016 by Katie MeyersinMaine Maritime Museum On December 12, 2016, the museum broke ground on construction of a new 600-square-foot gallery space that will house an immersive lighthouse exhibit, Into the Lantern: A Lighthouse Experience… Read more

Posted Monday, December 5, 2016 by Katie MeyersinMaine Maritime Museum Thursdays in December (December 8, 15, and 22) we will be keeping the doors to the museum open late for Magical Evenings with Santa! From 5 to 7:30 pm, … Read more

Posted Wednesday, October 26, 2016 by Katie MeyersinMaine Maritime Museum, Boatshop, wooden boat Built in Massachusetts in 1994, this 12-foot Whitehall-style pulling boat was lovingly restored in the Boatshop and is now ready for a new home! … Read more

Posted Monday, September 26, 2016 by Katie MeyersinMaine Maritime Museum This fall, Maine Maritime Museum is excited to partner with Farnsworth Art Museum, Boothbay Railway Village and Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta to introduce Maine’s Pumpkin Trail, a collaboration that … Read more

Posted Wednesday, June 15, 2016 by Katie MeyersinMaine Maritime Museum, Boatshop, boat building, wooden boat Thanks to the hard work of our seventh and eighth-grade Discovery Boatbuilders, the Boatshop has two Yankee Tender skiffs for … Read more

Posted Thursday, July 21, 2016 by Katie MeyersinMaine Maritime Museum August 1 & 2, the museum is excited to host America, a replica of the vessel that started the America’s Cup tradition in 1851, when she makes a … Read more

Posted Wednesday, August 3, 2016 by Katie MeyersinMaine Maritime Museum, Boatshop, wooden boat For sale: a beautiful 15-foot John Gardner Peapod built in the Boatshop! This boat is built of Maine cedar planking on oak frames, has … Read more