MOOSEHEAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUMS
2022!
Dates, Times, Locations are Subject to Change
Call 207-695-2909 to Check Schedules

SATURDAY, OCT. 15, at 6:30 p.m.
DEFENDERS of the DARK
Film by Tara Roberts Zabriskie, a screening about the rare and important designation of Maine’s dark skies, the brilliant, amazing northern night skies devoid of light pollution. Question & Answer following program. At the Moosehead Cultural Heritage Center, 6 Lakeview St., downtown Greenville. $7.

MONDAY, OCT. 10, at 1 p.m. Indigenous Peoples’ Day
“Who Was Chief Henry Red Eagle?” celebrating the life of Greenville’s Henry Perley,
presented by Moosehead Historical Society Executive Director Suzanne M. AuClair,
in the Moosehead Cultural Heritage Center, 6 Lakeview St., downtown Greenville.
Woodland Ties Exhibit is also opened for Indigenous Day from 12-4 p.m. $3 admission.

Wednesday, June 22

Thursday, June 23

Thursday, June 30

WOODLAND TIES ~ DARK SKIES
A new exhibit opens on June 30. The Moosehead Lake Region’s brilliant night skies just became famous. Come see why!
This exhibit is made in collaboration with the Appalachian Mountain Club, whose land along the 100-Mile Wilderness was recently designated as an International Dark Sky Park, the first one east of the Mississippi River. This fascinating exhibit joins the rare Woodland Ties Native American presentation by the Moosehead Historical Society, made in partnership with Kim and Brenda Cartwright.

Thursday, June 30

Wednesday to Monday, July 20 to 25

Last Leg follows the last section of Thoreau’s 1857 canoe trip on the Penobscot River, made famous in his book The Maine Woods. Like Thoreau, paddlers will learn under the wing of Penobscot guides about Wabanaki heritage and Penobscot connection to the landscape.
Saturday and Sunday are spent immersed in cultural activities on the Penobscot’s Sugar Island. Days include making your own basket, paddling a birch bark canoe, nature & plant exploratory walks, flint knapping, or wood carving; evenings in a talking circle around the campfire, with drumming & singing demonstrations. Monday after breakfast, paddlers move downstream from Sugar Island to Indian Island, load out, have lunch together & visit the Penobscot Nation Museum before saying goodbyes. Registration is limited, advanced sign-up required. Cost is $325/person; includes all but personal gear. To register, contact the Moosehead Historical Society, 207-695-2909 . mooseheadhistory@myfairpoint.net.

The Thoreau Wabanaki Festival is made in partnership by
The Moosehead Historical Society, the Penobscot Nation Cultural & Historic Preservation Dept.,
Maine Woods Forever, MHS Member Donor

Saturday, July 23

Friday, August 12
Forest Heritage Days
Colby College Woodsman’s Demonstration at the Greenville Consolidated School Front Lawn, 130 Pritham Avenue, 3 pm – 5 pm.
Mason’s Hall Woodsman’s Dinner at the Masonic Temple, 271 Pritham Avenue, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $12 per person.

Saturday, August 13

Wednesday, August 17
The Story of Deer Island on Moosehead Lake
with Greenville Historians Eric Ward and Candy Canders Russell, 6:30 p.m.
Moosehead Cultural Heritage Center, 6 Lakeview Street, Greenville

Saturday, August 20

Thursday thru Saturday, September 8-10

Friday, September 9
Final Mission ~ The North Woods, at 6 p.m.
with author Joseph R. Wax
Mr. Wax recounts the ‘perfect storm’ of events that resulted in the devastating crash of the B-52 on Elephant Mountain the winter of 1963 and pays homage to the crew members and their families.
Moosehead Cultural Heritage Center, 6 Lakeview St., downtown Greenville.

Monday, October 10

Saturday, November 26