Theaters:

Camden Civic Theatre
Camden Opera House
Main Street, Camden
(207) 236-2281

Carousel Music Theatre
Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538
SEASON: May - October (Cabaret)
(207) 633-5297

Center for the Arts at the Chocolate Church
804 Washington Street, Bath
(207) 442-8455

Lincoln Theater
Maine Street, Damariscotta
(207) 563-3424

Maine State Music Theatre
14 Maine St., Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 725-8769
Season: May - August (Musicals)
Web site

The Playhouse
Assembled Players
Church Street, Belfast
(207) 338-5777

Round Top Center for the Arts
Upper Main Street
Damariscotta
(207) 563-1507

Studio Theatre of Bath
Bath
(207) 442-7493

Theater Project of Brunswick
14 School Street
(207) 729-8584

Waldo Theatre
Main Street, Waldoboro
(207) 832-6060

Forts:

Fort Edgecomb (1808). Edgecomb.
Octagon blockhouse and restored fortification built to protect Wiscasset, then the most important shipping center north of Boston. Memorial Day through Labor Day. Fee charged. 882-7777.
State web site.

Fort Knox (1844). Prospect.
Constructed of granite from nearby Mt. Waldo, one of first granite forts in Maine. Designed along the Penobscot River to protect Bangor. Boasts two of five granite spiral staircases in country. Officers' quarters and parade grounds still intact. Only Maine fort with some of its original cannon emplaced. Open May 1 through Oct. 30. Fee charged. 459-7719.
State web site.
Friends of Fort Knox web site.

Fort Popham (1861), Phippsburg.
Semi-circular granite fort. Designed to protect Bath shipyards and state capital further along the Kennebec River. The fort was garrisoned during the Spanish American War and World War I. Open Memorial Day through Sept. 30. Free. 389-1335.
State web site.

Colonial Pemaquid (Fort William Henry, 1692). Bristol.
A replica of the 1692 fort that, when built, was the largest and strongest in America. Artifacts found in archeological digs of ancient Pemaquid on display in museum. Memorial Day through Labor Day. Fee. 677-2423.
State web site.
Friends of Colonial Pemaquid web site.

Castle Tucker (1807)
Lee Street at High Street, Wiscasset
(207) 882-7364
A SPNEA, this home overlooks the Sheepscot River.
Web site

Nickels-Sortwell House (1807)
Corner of Main and Federal Streets Route 1, Wiscasset
(207) 882-6218
Built by a wealthy ship owner and trader, the home is now owned by SPNEA.
Web site

Museums:

Belfast Museum
Local area artifacts and displays. Includes paintings by Percy Sanborn.
10 Market St., Belfast
338-2078/1875.

Boothbay Railway Village
Turn-of-the-century village containing historical exhibits, including the Thorndike (1870) and Freeport (1911) Railroad Stations.
Route 27, Boothbay
633-4727
Website

Boothbay Region Historical Society
Italianate house (1874), local historical artifacts, photographs, papers.
70 Oak St., Boothbay
633-3462

Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Housed in a Charles Follin McKim-designed building of 1891-94, the collectionnumbers more than 12,000 objects and represents the art of ancient Assyria, Greece, Rome, Asia, Africa, Europe and America.
Upper Park Row, Walker Art Building, Bowdoin Campus, Brunswick
725-3275
Web site

Bryant Stove & Music Museum
Routes 139 & 220, Rich Road, Thorndike
568-3665

CHTJ Southard House Museum, ca. 1870
Local history, tools, toys & housewares , built by shipping magnate T. J. Southard as a wedding gift.
75 Main Street, Richmond
737-8202.

Curtis Memorial Library
23 Pleasant St., Brunswick
725-5242
Web site

Dinsmore Grain Co. Mill
Main Street, Branch Mills Village, Palermo
993-2496.

Department of Marine Resources
Operates the Marine Resources Aquarium. Educational programs, presentations and tours offered daily.
West Boothbay Harbor
633-9542 or 862-5894
E-mail

Farnsworth Art Museum
Permanent and changing exhibits of American art focusing on the role of Maine, 18th-20th centuries.
352 Main St., Rockland
596-6457
E-mail
Web site

First Parish Church (1846)
Inspiration place for Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Death of Uncle Tom."
Maine & Bath Road, Brunswick
729-7331

Fishermen's Museum
Located in former lighthouse keeper's house. Artifacts connected with Maine's fishing industry.
Route 130, Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
677-2726/2494
Web site

Harrington Meeting House & Museum (1772)
Old Harrington Road, Bristol.
Web site

Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
Home of Joshua Chamberlain, past governor of Maine, president of Bowdoin College, Civil War general and hero of Little Round Top. Artifacts of the Civil War.
226 Maine St., Brunswick
729-6606
Web site

Kenneth E. Stoddard Shell Museum
Hardwick Road and Route 27, Boothbay
633-4828

Knox Building (1789-1793)
Original farmhouse of the Gen. Henry Knox estate, later used as a railroad station. Currently restored as a meeting place and museum for collections of local memorabilia.
Lower Knox Street, Thomaston
354-2295

Lincoln County Museum (1839) and Old Jail (1811)
Early 19th century prison houses artifacts of Lincoln County.
Lincoln County Historical Association, Federal Street, Wiscasset
882-6817

Musical Wonder House, Music Museum (1852)
Restored antique music boxes.
18 High St., Wiscasset
882-7163

Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage and "Hodge" One Room School
Fairgrounds, Union
785-3281
Web site

Maine Tribal Museum
Unity College, Unity
948-3131.

Monhegan Museum
Located in the former lighthouse keepers house. Island art, history, flora, fauna, and more. With a separate art museum displaying the extensive collection aquired by the museum through the years. Dedicated to Rockwell Kent who was a year-round resident of Monhegan.
next to The Lighthouse

Maine Maritime Museum
Award-winning Maritime History Building, 19th-century Percy & Small Shipyard, apprentice shop.
243 Washington St., Bath
443-1316
Web site

Montpelier, The Henry Knox Museum
Replica of original 1793 home built by General Henry Knox, U.S. Secretary of War in George Washington's cabinet.
High Street, off Route 1, Thomaston
354-8062
Web site

Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum
Port Clyde Harbor Entrance, Port Clyde
372-6450
Web site

Owls Head Transportation Museum
One of the country's outstanding collections of antique planes, automobiles, wagons, motorcycles, and bikes. With special demonstrations on weekends. And everything works!
off Route 73, Owls Head
594-4418

Old Walpole Meeting House (1772)
South Bristol Road, Route 129, South Bristol
563-5318.

Old Alna Meeting House (1789)
18th-century meeting house. Original box pews and hand-hewn pillars supporting balcony. National Register of Historic Places.
Alna Historical Society, Route 218, Alna
586-6928

Old Head Tide Church (1838)
Off Route 194, Alna
586-5643.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
Artifacts and equipment relating to Arctic explorations of Robert E. Peary and Donald B. MacMillan.
Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin Campus, Brunswick
725-3416
Web site

Pejepscot Historical Society Museum (1858)
Local history of Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell.
159 Park Row, 729-6606. Brunswick
Web site

Phippsburg Historical Museum
1859 one-room school house portraying life in Phippsburg from days of Indians through World War II.
Parker Head Road, Phippsburg
442-7606.

Penobscot Marine Museum
Housed in eight historic buildings, the museum's collection of marine paintings, photographs, art and artifacts is one of the finest in the country.
Church Street at Route 1, Searsport
548-2529
Web site

Pittsfield Historical Society
Next to Maine Central Railroad line.
Depot House Museum, Railroad Plaza, Pittsfield
487-2254

Richmond Historical Society
7 Gardiner St., Richmond
737-4166.

Skolfield-Whittier House Museum (1858)
Home of a sea captain, the house contains items from his voyages to Europe and Asia.
Owned by the Pejepscot Historical Society, 161 Park Row, Brunswick
729-6606.
Web site

Shore Village Museum, Maine's Lighthouse Museum
Largest collection of lighthouse artifacts on display in U.S. Marine exhibits.
104 Limerock St., Rockland
594-0311
Web site

Southport Historical Association
244-5856.

Searsport Historical Society
Main Street, Route 1, Searsport
548-0245

South Bristol Historial Society
Established in 1998 with achievements ensuing and continuing - newsletters, public meetings and special oral history exhibition, book published, museum activities and genealogy work, etc .
2124 State Route 129, South Bristol
644-1234
Web site

Southport Historical Society/Hendricks Hill Museum
Route 27, Southport
633-3942

S.O.J. School House
Port Clyde Road, Tenants Harbor
372-8012.

Thompson Ice House (1826)
National Register of Historic Places.
Route 129, 12 miles south of Damariscotta
644-8551, in winter: 729-1956

Vinalhaven Historical Society Museum
Exhibits highlighting island life and industries.
High Street, Vinalhaven
863-4410 or 4318
Web site

Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum
The museum is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the WW&F Railway, a 2-foot-gauge railroad that operated between Wiscasset and Albion between1894 and 1933. Come for a train ride or help restore the railroad.
Sheepscot Station, Alna
882-4193
E-mail
Web site

William A. Farnsworth Homestead (1850's)
Greek Revival home with original Victorian furnishings. National Register of Historic Places.
21 Elm St., Rockland
596-6457.
E-mail
Web site

The Wyeth Center
Union Street, Rockland
596-6457
Email
Web site

Whitefield Historical Society
549-5064.

Winterport Historical Association
760 N. Main St., Winterport
223-5556
Web site

Woolwich Historical Society and Museum
11 rooms of this circa 1810 farmstead feature antique quilts and old-fashioned clothing.
Nequasset Road, Woolwich
443-4833/6571
Web site