Discover Maine’s connection to the Caribbean chocolate trade with an exclusive behind-the-scenes Bixby & Co. chocolate factory tour, tasting and panel discussion featuring Bixby & Co. and Maine Maritime Museum staff. Bixby & Co.’s factory, located in a 125-year-old ice plant in one of Rockland’s working marinas, is the first bean-to-bar chocolate confectionary in the state of Maine. After the tour, sample some of the state’s best chocolate as you learn more about Bixby & Co.’s fair-trade connections to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Advance registration is required.  Participants will meet in Rockland; transportation is not provided.