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Bastille Day French Vanilla Ice Cream Social
Come get a scoop of delicious French-vanilla ice cream topped with strawberries and blueberries.
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
Castine Town Band Performance
Bring a chair and enjoy the Castine Town Band’s free outdoor concert performed along the picturesque shores of Penobscot Bay. In case of rain, the performance will be held at Emerson Hall on Court Street.
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
A journey from curiosity to preservation, with wine!
A Fundraiser to Support Historic Preservation at the Wilson Museum
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
Find us at the Blue Hill Maritime Heritage Festival!
Make boats and rope with us at the Blue Hill Maritime Heritage Festival under the big tent!
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
Artisan Market & Community Picnic
Artisan’s Market - Promoting and supporting today’s fine artisans and craftspeople on and around the Blue Hill Peninsula and beyond.
Community Picnic - A timeless, multi-sensory experience you can share with your friends and community members. Sample bread fresh from our bake oven while soaking in the beautiful view.
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
The Land Between the Rivers Book Reading with Todd R. Nelson
Join us for a reading by Todd R. Nelson from his latest book, The Land Between the Rivers, co-sponsored by the Wilson Museum and the Castine Arts Association.
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
Coming soon! Hand-building Workshop with Ellen Sedgwick
Stay tuned for program details coming soon!
Integrating Medicinal Mushrooms into your Life
Join mycologist and author Greg Marley for a medicinal mushroom talk focused on the common Northeastern wild and cultivated mushrooms providing health benefits in our lives and available in the woods or foraged in a good market.
Book Discussion - The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Winner
Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years.
“A stunning debut about love, race, brutality, and the balm of forgiveness.” —People, A Best New Book
Spooky Songs with Singer-Songwriter Gordon Thomas Ward
Get in the spooky spirit with singer-songwriter Gordon Thomas Ward as he pairs his love of history with his talent for storytelling.
We’re Morocco Bound!: A random walk through an Arab town with Larry Rosen
We’re Morocco bound with retired legal anthropologist Larry Rosen! Rosen will take us on a random walk through an Arab town where we’ll see elements of everyday life and features that paint the background to an understanding of Islam and Muslim cultures generally.
Book Discussion - Tangleroot by Kalela Williams
Noni Reid has grown up in the shadow of her mother, Dr. Radiance Castine, renowned scholar of Black literature, who is alarmingly perfect at just about everything.
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
The French Connection: The Lost Fruit and Farmers of Acadie with Todd Little-Siebold
Before the town-wide celebration for Bastille Day, learn about Castine’s surprising French connection through the genetics of apples with historian Todd Little-Siebold.
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
Mi'kmaq Storytelling & Songs
Venture through the Mi'kmaq culture with stories and songs shared by John Dennis who will bring an understanding of how stories impact the Mi'kmaq culture.
Hands-On History
See, smell, touch, and hear history in action!
A must-visit experience you’ll want to repeat year after year.
Performance on handcrafted flutes by renowned Native musician Hawk Henries
Join renowned Native artist, composer, and flute musician Hawk Henries (Nipmuc) for a performance on his handcrafted flutes.
Hands-On History Open House
Adults and kids can get their hands on some fun at our Hands-On History Open House featuring remarkable guest demonstrators!
Stories on the Water: Notable Castine Inhabitants (2 pm)
Join the Wilson Museum and Maine Maritime Academy for a unique on-the-water learning opportunity to enrich your perspective of Castine’s waterscapes through fact-based stories of some of its notable inhabitants.
Stories on the Water: Notable Castine Inhabitants (10 am)
Join the Wilson Museum and Maine Maritime Academy for a unique on-the-water learning opportunity to enrich your perspective of Castine’s waterscapes through fact-based stories of some of its notable inhabitants.
Stories on the Water: Notable Castine Inhabitants
Due to the heat index for Tuesday & Wednesday, these trips have been moved to Thursday.
Stories on the Water: Notable Castine Inhabitants
Due to the heat index for Tuesday & Wednesday, these trips have been rescheduled to Thursday.
Beautiful Blackbird: A Juneteenth Celebration
Youth from Kindergarten to Grade 4 and their grown-ups are invited to a theatrical read-aloud of Beautiful Blackbird, followed by a guided craft inspired by the book!
Beautiful Blackbird: A Juneteenth Celebration
Youth from Kindergarten to Grade 4 and their grown-ups are invited to a theatrical read-aloud of Beautiful Blackbird, followed by a guided craft inspired by the book!
Welcome in Summer! A heart-opening yoga workshop
Welcome in summer with this yoga workshop including heart-openers, reflection, and intension setting.
Live Performance of Jazz & Contemporary Music by GSA’s Ensemble Upright Expressions
Get jazzed for George Stevens Academy’s Honors Jazz Combo!
Book Discussion - The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world.
Surveying Archaeological Sites around the Globe with Brian Norris
Known around Castine as the publisher of Stroll Castine (Castine Living) magazine, throughout his surveying engineering career, Brian Norris has participated in a multitude of archaeological assignments around the globe.
Writing a Food Essay with Deborah Joy Corey
This workshop is being rescheduled.
Through reading, prompts, and discussion, Deborah will guide each participant in finding their true voice for telling their story.
Jane's Walk - Echoes in the Landscape: Uncovering Sites in Castine’s African & African American History
How do we honor what we cannot see? How can the experience of history-in-place change our perspectives on the past?
Facilitated conversation, newly recovered history, and guided imagination will all play a role in this communal exploration.
Plastic-Free Oyster Farming: Prototyping Gear for Maine's Future
Marine scientist, researcher, and oyster farmer Abby Barrows will share what she’s learned prototyping plastic-free gear with her husband Ben Jackson and the international marine biology research that inspired her to take a closer look at our use of plastic locally and globally.
40 Under 40 Waffle Bar & Coffee House
44 North Coffee, music, and waffles!
Bring a friend, bring your kids, bring a book, whatever you like to this indoor family-friendly 40 Under 40 event.
Spoon Carving Workshop
A wooden spoon carving workshop with Troy Dickens of Castine’s Tilth & Timber. Includes instruction on safety techniques, use of simple hand tools, and a hands-on carving lesson to create your very own spoon.
February Vacation Camp: Our Animal Friends
What makes a horseshoe crab a superhero? How does a beaver build her dam? How did the black bear become a constellation? Youth in grades K-4 are invited to join Miss Georgia and Miss Haley at the Wilson Museum for an exciting February Vacation Camp to find out!
February Vacation Camp: Our Animal Friends
What makes a horseshoe crab a superhero? How does a beaver build her dam? How did the black bear become a constellation? Youth in grades K-4 are invited to join Miss Georgia and Miss Haley at the Wilson Museum for an exciting February Vacation Camp to find out!
February Vacation Camp: Our Animal Friends
What makes a horseshoe crab a superhero? How does a beaver build her dam? How did the black bear become a constellation? Youth in grades K-4 are invited to join Miss Georgia and Miss Haley at the Wilson Museum for an exciting February Vacation Camp to find out!
February Vacation Camp: Our Animal Friends
What makes a horseshoe crab a superhero? How does a beaver build her dam? How did the black bear become a constellation? Youth in grades K-4 are invited to join Miss Georgia and Miss Haley at the Wilson Museum for an exciting February Vacation Camp to find out!
February Vacation Camp: Our Animal Friends
What makes a horseshoe crab a superhero? How does a beaver build her dam? How did the black bear become a constellation? Youth in grades K-4 are invited to join Miss Georgia and Miss Haley at the Wilson Museum for an exciting February Vacation Camp to find out!
RESCHEDULED - Mi'kmaq Storytelling & Songs
Venture through the Mi'kmaq culture with stories and songs shared by John Dennis who will bring an understanding of how stories impact the Mi'kmaq culture.