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The free admission is an effort to get more members of the local community back to the museum, according to employees. New exhibits will be on display for visitors.
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Students work in the blacksmith shop at Maine Maritime Museum last fall. Crosscurrents, a new summer program, will give kids the opportunity to try traditional skills. Courtesy of Maine Maritime Museum.
This summer Maine Maritime Museum will launch a three-week enrichment program for middle-schools students. Crosscurrents: Youth Learning & Leadership Program – open to rising seventh and eighth-graders – will run July 12-30.
Utilizing the museum’s unique resources, students will explore the cultural and environmental history of the Kennebec River. The interdisciplinary program will include unique hands-on experiences like blacksmithing, boatbuilding, sailing aboard the 1906 schooner Mary E, testing water quality in Merrymeeting Bay, and examining museum artifacts up close. Limited to just 15 participants, this immersive program is perfect for kids seeking a summer experience that is both academic and