MOOSEHEAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUMS
SUMMER 2022!
Dates, Times, Locations are Subject to Change
Call 207-695-2909 to Check Schedules
Wednesday, June 22
Eveleth-Crafts-Sheridan Historical House
Moosehead Outdoor Heritage Museum
Docent Guided Tours Wednesday thru Friday 1 – 4 pm thru Mid October
Moosehead Lumbermen Museum
Rockwood Retrospective
Kineo Hotel Exhibit
Research Archival Collection & Office
Open Year Round Tuesday thru Friday 9:00 to 4:00 pm
444 Pritham Avenue, Greenville Junction
Thursday, June 23
Annual Members Meeting
Special Guests and Presentation
Celebrating Our History & Heritage!
6 o’clock p.m.
Thursday, June 30
The Moosehead Cultural Heritage Center
Aviation and B-52 Museum
Moosehead Native American History
6 Lakeview Street, East Cove, Downtown Greenville
11 am – 4 pm . Thursdays through Saturdays
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
Vintage & Modern Quilts, Antique Sewing Machines
Crafts Community Hall
The Moosehead Cultural Heritage Center . 6 Lakeview St. downtown Greenville
Thursdays to Saturdays 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
June 30 to July 2
July 7 to 9
July 14 to 16
Special Opening July 4
$5 admission
Wednesday to Monday, July 20 to 25
Wednesday July 20
Heaven Beneath Our Feet: Mindful Exploration of the Maine Woods
with Naturalist Wendy Weiger, 6:30 pm
Thursday July 21
Nature Walk with Wildlands Expert Alexandra Conover Bennett, 9:00 am
Ungava Trek with Alexandra Conover Bennett, 1:00 pm
Penobscot Sense of Place with Tribal Historian James E. Francis, Sr., 6:30 pm
Friday July 22
Tracing Thoreau’s Trip into the Maine Woods with Maine Woods Forever’s Paul Johnson, 1:00 pm
All About Honey Bees ~ Our Native Pollinators with Bee Botanist Matthew Scott, 4:00 pm
Please Note: All the above programs are $5.
The cultural immersion canoe trip detailed below is $325
Saturday – Monday, July 23-25
Last Leg of Thoreau’s Trip with Penobscot Guides
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
Moosehead Cultural Heritage Center, 6 Lakeview Street, Greenville
$12 In Advance, $15 Cash At Door
To purchase tickets, call 207-695-2909
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
Lumbermen’s Breakfast
$12 Admission . American Legion, 218 Pritham Avenue . 7 am – 10 am
Game of Logging Competition
Forestry Exhibitors
Craft Fair
$10 Donation Suggested . Greenville School, 130 Pritham Avenue . 10 am to 3 pm
Woodland Ties ~ Lumbermen & Native American Heritage
Moosehead Cultural Heritage Center . 6 Lakeview Street, Greenville . 11 am – 4 pm
Jamos Pizza and Wicked Maine Pops Outdoor Family Supper
Town of Greenville Gazebo . downtown Greenville . 5 pm – 7 pm
Back Woods Road Bluegrass Band – FREE!
Good weather: at downtown Gazebo, East Cove, Greenville
Inclement Weather: in Crafts Community Hall
Moosehead Cultural Heritage Center . 6 Lakeview Street, East Cove, Greenville . 6:30 – 8:30 pm
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
Train Depot, Greenville Junction
Thursday thru Saturday, September 8-10
Moosehead Aviation Museum and B-52 Crash Tragedy
Moosehead Cultural Heritage Center . 6 Lakeview Street, Greenville . 11 am – 4 pm
Moosehead’s Outdoor Heritage Museum . 444 Pritham Avenue . Greenville Junction
Thursday and Friday 1 – 4 pm
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
Woodland Ties ~ Moosehead Native American Families
The Moosehead Cultural Heritage Center . 6 Lakeview Street, Greenville . 11 am – 4 pm
Saturday, November 26
Eveleth-Crafts-Sheridan Historical House
Decorated in Traditional Moosehead style
Open House . Time to be determined
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