VISIT A MUSEUM

from Experience Maine 2022

by Bangor Daily News

EXPERIENCE MAINE BERRIES

ARTS, MUSEUMS & EDUCATION

...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 33

STILLWATER ARTSAPALOOZA

ORONO

A date for this yearly celebration of community arts in the Orono area has yet to be determined. Venues across Orono typically showcase music, theater, dance, poetry and more, in an all-day, family-friendly artistic extravaganza. The event is organized by Stillwater Community Arts. Check the website for updates! STILLWATERCOMMUNITYARTS.ORG

SCHOODIC ARTS FOR ALL SUMMER FESTIVAL

WINTER HARBOR

This year marks the 24th year of the Schoodic Arts Festival, which provides visual and performing arts workshops and performances for the Schoodic Peninsula and the surrounding region. This year’s festival will take place across three weeks from July 25- August 13, including 50 workshops, 12 lunchtime events and 14 free evening performances. These exciting workshops cover topics ranging from painting to pottery, writing to dance and cooking — and everything in between! SCHOODICARTSFORALL.ORG

FIRST FRIDAYS

IN DOWNTOWN BANGOR

Celebrate the first Friday of every month in historic downtown Bangor with shopping, dining, arts, music and more! Trunk shows, restaurant discounts, jazz, theater, art receptions and more will keep visitors entertained all over downtown Bangor. Visit DOWNTOWNBANGOR.ORG for monthly updates.

MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM

BATH

Experience Maine’s seafaring history on the banks of the Kennebec River. Open year round, this 20-acre waterfront campus includes indoor galleries, the country’s only surviving historic wooden shipyard, a working boat shop, a newly restored 1906 schooner and more! Visit MAINEMARITIMEMUSEUM.ORG for upcoming events and exhibits.

CASTINE HOUSE & GARDEN TOUR

The Castine Historical Society presents the 2022 Castine House & Garden Tour on July 22, featuring ten beautiful homes and six gracious gardens all located within the town village. CASTINEHOUSETOUR.ORG

VISIT A MUSEUM

AROOSTOOK COUNTY

LITTLETON SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM 1664 US Highway 1 • 538-9300 oldplow.net

NEW SWEDEN NEW SWEDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM 116 Station Road • 896-5240 maineswedishcolony.info

OAKFIELD OAKFIELD RAILROAD MUSEUM 40 Station Street • 267-1647

PRESQUE ISLE NORTHERN MAINE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE UMaine Presque Isle 181 Main Street • 768-9482 pages.umpi.edu/nmms/museum

ST. AGATHA STE. AGATHE HISTORICAL SOCIETY & HOUSE Route 162, Main Street • 543-6911 ste-agathehistoricalsociety.com

ST. FRANCIS ST. FRANCIS HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM 872 Main Street • 398-3387

VAN BUREN ACADIAN VILLAGE U.S. Route 1 • 868-2691 connectmaine.com/acadianvillage

WOODLAND WOODLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUMS 999-1890 or 493-1376

HANCOCK COUNTY

BAR HARBOR ABBE MUSEUM 26 Mt. Desert Street • 822-3519 abbemuseum.org

BAR HARBOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM 33 Ledgelawn Avenue • 288-0000 barharborhistorical.org

GEORGE B. DORR MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 105 Eden Street • 288-5395 coamuseum.org

MOUNT DESERT OCEANARIUM & LOBSTER HATCHERY 1351 State Highway 3 • 244-7330 theoceanarium.com

SIEUR DE MONTS SPRING & NATURE CENTER Off Route 3 in Acadia National Park acadia.ws/sieur-de-monts.htm CASTINE WILSON MUSEUM 120 Perkins Street • 326-9247 wilsonmuseum.org

DEER ISLE SALOME SELLERS HOUSE 416 Sunset Road • 367-2629 dis-historicalsociety.org/the-sellers-house

ELLSWORTH BIRDSACRE-STANWOOD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY & HOMESTEAD 289 High Street • 667-8460 birdsacre.com

THE TELEPHONE MUSEUM 166 Winkumpaugh Road • 667-9491 thetelephonemuseum.org

WOODLAWN MUSEUM 19 Black House Drive • 667-8671 woodlawnmuseum.org

NORTHEAST HARBOR GREAT HARBOR MARITIME MUSEUM 124 Main Street • 276-5650 greatharbor.mainememory.net

SEAL COVE SEAL COVE AUTO MUSEUM 1414 Tremont Road • 244-9242 sealcoveautomuseum.org

SOUTHWEST HARBOR WENDELL GILLEY MUSEUM 4 Herrick Road • 244-7555 wendellgilleymuseum.org

KENNEBEC COUNTY

WATERVILLE COLBY MUSEUM OF ART 5600 Mayflower Hill • 859-5600 colby.edu/museum

KNOX COUNTY

CAMDEN CAMDEN–ROCKPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY CONWAY HOMESTEADCRAMER MUSEUM COMPLEX U.S. Route 1 • 236-2257 visitmaine.com/organization/camdenrockport-historical-society

FRIENDSHIP FRIENDSHIP MUSEUM Route 220 & Martin’s Point Road 832-4221 • friendshipmuseum.org

OWLS HEAD OWLS HEAD TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM Route 73 • 594-4418 • owlshead.org FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM & WYETH CENTER 16 Museum Street • 596-6457 farnsworthmuseum.org

MAINE LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM 1 Park Drive • 594-3301 mainelighthousemuseum.com

ROCKPORT CENTER FOR MAINE CONTEMPORARY ART 162 Russell Avenue • 701-5005 cmcanow.org

THOMASTON GENERAL HENRY KNOX MUSEUM U.S. Route 1 • 354-8062 knoxmuseum.org

THOMASTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM 80 Knox Street • 354-2295 thomastonhistoricalsociety.com

UNION MATTHEWS MUSEUM OF MAINE Heritage Union Fairgrounds matthewsmuseum.org

VINALHAVEN VINALHAVEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM High Street • 863-4410 vinalhavenhistoricalsociety.org

PENOBSCOT COUNTY

BANGOR BANGOR MUSEUM & HISTORY CENTER’S HILL HOUSE 159 Union Street • 942-1900 bangorhistoricalsociety.org

BANGOR POLICE MUSEUM 240 Main Street • 947-7384

COLE LAND TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM 405 Perry Road • 990-3600 colemuseum.org

MAINE DISCOVERY MUSEUM 74 Main Street • 262-7200 mainediscoverymuseum.org

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE MUSEUM OF ART 40 Harlow Street • Norumbega Hall 561-3350 • umma.umaine.edu

BRADLEY LEONARD’S MILLS Government Road • 974-6278 leonardsmills.com

BREWER BREWER HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S CLEWLEY MUSEUM 199 Wilson Street • 989-5013 brewerhistoricalsociety.org DEXTER DEXTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUMS 12 Church Street • 924-5721 dextermaine.info/historical-society

HAMPDEN HAMPDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S KINSLEY HOUSE MUSEUMS 83 Main Road S. Route 1A • 862-2027 hampdenhistoricalsociety.org/ kinsley-house

INDIAN ISLAND PENOBSCOT INDIAN NATION MUSEUM 12 Wabanaki Way • 827-4153 penobscotnation.org

LEE LEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM Main Street (Route 6) • 738-5014

MILLINOCKET MILLINOCKET HISTORICAL MUSEUM 80 Central St. • 723-5477 millinockethistoricalsociety.org

OLD TOWN OLD TOWN MUSEUM 353 Main St. • 827-7256 theoldtownmuseum.org

ORONO HUDSON MUSEUM University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts 581-1904 • umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum

PAGE FARM & HOME MUSEUM Portage Road • 581-4100 umaine.edu/pagefarm

PATTEN THE PATTEN LUMBERMEN’S MUSEUM 61 Shin Pond Road • 528-2650 lumbermensmuseum.org

PISCATAQUIS COUNTY

DOVER-FOXCROFT BLACKSMITH SHOP MUSEUM 100 Dawes Road • 564-8618

GREENVILLE S/S KATAHDIN & MOOSEHEAD MARINE MUSEUM N. Main Street, East Cove • 695-2716 katahdincruises.com

MONSON MONSON MUSEUM Greenville Road (Main Street) 557-7769 monsonmehistoricalsociety.com

SAGADAHOC COUNTY

BATH MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM 243 Washington Street, Bath • 443-1316 mainemaritimemuseum.org

WALDO COUNTY

BELFAST BELFAST HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM 10 Market Street • 338-9229 belfastmuseum.org

ISLESBORO ISLESBORO HISTORICAL SOCIETY 388 Main Road • 734-6733 islesborohistorical.org

LIBERTY DAVISTOWN MUSEUM 58 Main Street • 288-5126 davistownmuseum.org

LINCOLNVILLE LINCOLNVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Route 173 • 789-5445

SEARSPORT PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM 5 Church Street & Route 1 • 548-2529 penobscotmarinemuseum.org

WASHINGTON COUNTY

CHERRYFIELD CHERRYFIELD-NARRAGUAGUS HISTORICAL SOCIETY 88 River Road • 546-2076 cherryfieldhistorical.com

EASTPORT RAYE’S MUSTARD MILL MUSEUM 83 Washington Street • (800) 853-1903 rayesmustard.com

TIDES INSTITUTE & MUSEUM OF ART 43 Water Street • 853-4047 tidesinstitute.org

JONESPORT MAINE COAST SARDINE HISTORY MUSEUM 34 Mason Bay Road • 497-2961 mainesardinemuseum.tripod.com

LUBEC LUBEC HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM 135 Main Street • 733-2994 lubechistoricalsociety.com

ROBERT S. PEACOCK FIRE MUSEUM 40 School Street • 733-2341

WEST QUODDY HEAD VISITOR CENTER & MUSEUM South Lubec Road • 733-2180 westquoddy.com MACHIAS BURNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM Route 192 • 733-4577 burnhamtavern.com

MILBRIDGE MILBRIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM 83 Main Street • 546-4471 milbridgehistoricalsociety.org

Step back in time to 1900’s Maine.

So much more than a spectacular train ride— come explore early village life in Maine and all the unique museum collections

KEEPSAKES HEIRLOOMS HANDMADES GIFTS • TOYS • GOODIES Open to the public

ROUTE 27, 586 Wiscasset Rd, Boothbay (207) 633-4727

RAILWAYVILLAGE.ORG

TREE-KILLING PESTS MOVE TO NEW AREAS IN AND ON FIREWOOD

COURTESY OF THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY

NEARLY 90 PERCENT of

Maine’s land is covered by trees, which not only contribute to Maine’s iconic beauty, but also support clean air and water, wildlife habitat and our way of life. People come from all over the world to enjoy Maine’s cool temperatures, fresh air and natural landscapes. Invasive forest insects and diseases are a huge threat to Maine, and firewood is the easiest way to spread them around.

Many people think that firewood is dead. In truth, firewood harbors live insects and pathogens for many years after the tree has died. Many of these insects and diseases can spread to living trees and kill them.

Firewood movement contributed to the rapid spread of the emerald ash borer, a devastating invasive insect that has killed billions of ash trees in North America (www.maine.gov/eab). Many other invasive pests can also hide on or in firewood.

HERE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES of what you may carry with you when you move firewood (maine.gov/forestpests): • OAK WILT FUNGUS that threatens our oak trees; • the colorful planthopper and expert hitchhiker, the SPOTTED LANTERNFLY, that threatens not only trees, but also important crops and certain adult beverages (e.g. wine); • the devastating ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE that can kill many of our hardwood trees, including the sugar maple (www.maine.gov/alb); and • the rash-causing, tree-defoliator, BROWNTAIL MOTH (www.maine.gov/ dacf/knockoutbtm).

These invasive pests are just a few of many forest health threats that we know can move with firewood. Tiny insect eggs or microscopic fungi may be lurking on or under the bark, waiting to be carried to a new location. Even seemingly pest-free firewood can harbor hidden hitchhikers.

So, what’s in your firewood? Maybe the next threat to Maine’s pristine lakeshores and great trout habitat, to Maine’s tourism, recreation and forest economies, to Maine’s scenic mountains and shores, to Maine’s way of life and the way life should be—to the reasons you traveled here in the first place. This is why Maine bans untreated, out-of-state firewood and urges use of local or heat-treated firewood, regardless of origin. If you have questions, check out www.maine.gov/firewood.

(Left) The Asian longhorned beetle can kill many of Maine’s hardwood trees. (Right, top) The spotted lanternfly threatens Maine’s trees and certain crops. (Right, below) The emerald ash borer is an invasive insect that has killed billions of ash trees in North America.