Submitted by drleospacewoman t3_10kxq0t in Maine
I love history and want to start a bucket list…could be anything. Cemeteries, houses, museums, forts. Just want it to be worth the visit.
Comments
IamSauerKraut t1_j5tr2o9 wrote
Same with Fort Popham. Pemaquid is smaller but still one of my fave places.
SnoglinMcSmellmore t1_j63fux1 wrote
Yes, Pemaquid is quintessential Maine without throngs of people.
megamoose4 t1_j5u31jv wrote
The Norlands!
Plus they really need the support right now.
Natprk t1_j5wh5fz wrote
Grew up near it and never went.
telafee t1_j5txk4w wrote
State of Maine museum is an awesome day in Augusta!
_elisheba_ t1_j5v31wi wrote
Their website says they are closed for renovations, no reopen date. I think it's been mostly closed since covid, which is a shame. Such a fun place to explore
mainething t1_j5ujlbj wrote
It is shuttered and they are trashing the exhibits ! along with Archives and the Library...
ycleptKyara t1_j5w8kwi wrote
it's being renovated currently :/
mainething t1_j5wma2y wrote
That's not what the workers say.
injulen t1_j61a9z2 wrote
More info?
mainething t1_j61yuv1 wrote
Yup, that's what I'd like too. Probably should ask a representative for a calendar/ budget /..News sources report nothing on the disappearance of these three institutions... probably they will be only online..
telafee t1_j5ujwfe wrote
WTH??? This makes me so sad. I absolutely loved that place!
Voltron1993 t1_j5u51y4 wrote
-
Fort McClary State Historic Site. Chill place to relax and watch boats go by on a summer day.
-
B52 Crash site on Elephant Mountain
-
Coles Land Transport Museum.
-
The Major Reuben Colburn House. Benedict Arnold used this site as a launch point for invasion of Quebec during Revolutionary War
-
Bowdoin College Museum of Art. They have some nice historical pieces from Ancient Greece/Rome/Middle East.
-
Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum in Brunswick. Nice little tour.
-
Squirrel Point Light. Nice little hike and nice place to hang in the summer and watch boats and seals float by. Also there is a Revolutionary War graveyard before the trail head. One grave is of an officer who guided Arnold up the Kennebec to spot #4 above.
-
Fort Gorges. You need to charter a boat or kayak out there, but worth it!
-
2 Ammo Industrial Park, Bangor Maine. Lost my virginity here in 1992 in the back of my Buick Lesabre. Epic historical event.
KenMediocre t1_j5wcez6 wrote
Im going to start with #9 and go in reverse. Thanks!
GeeJimmy t1_j5tl4xm wrote
Castine and the Wilson Museum. And for funsies, read Redcoats at Castine by Arthur Patterson, for a fictional account of the British occupation of Castine. (Like Kenneth Roberts's Arundel, but not as good.)
Guygan t1_j5tfjhm wrote
The Maine Maritime Museum is amazing. And the Maine State Museum is also shockingly good and overlooked.
GeeJimmy t1_j5tklqx wrote
Sadly, the State Museum is likely closed until 2025. https://mainestatemuseum.org/visit/museum-updates-2/
Derstilweedndat t1_j5ttx6d wrote
Lol, didn't they start this at least a year ago?
Why does renovation take over 3 years? You could build an entirely new museum in that time.
mmaalex t1_j5va38k wrote
Because the state is doing it. Coming soon to your electric grid
TimothyOilypants t1_j5tdj24 wrote
https://www.greenway.org/native-american-sites-along-the-greenway
Abbe Museum, Acadia, Goddard Site, Katahdin Iron Works, Fort Knox, Colonial Pemaquid.
coolcalmaesop t1_j5tte3w wrote
I thought the old Katahdin Iron Works and Ore Mountain was pretty cool. I’m a nerd though so I don’t know how cool it’s considered.
Candygramformrmongo t1_j5u1ouk wrote
So many to choose from. Paris Hill with the old Oxford County jail and the Hannibal Hamlin Mansion. Beautiful views of the Whites from there too. Nearby is Snow Falls with the ruins of an old gunpowder mill.
Lady-Kat1969 t1_j5u67lw wrote
Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore. This family had a major impact on American history, and the museum is in danger of going under.
Courbet1Shakes0 t1_j5ue0le wrote
Bowdoin Museum of Art, Joshua Chamberlain House, Notlands, Blaine House, Shaker Village, Maine Maritime Museum
MaineMaritimeMuseum t1_j5zmod4 wrote
Thank you!
RatherNerdy t1_j5ulx21 wrote
- Owl's Head transportation museum
- Seashore Trolley Museum
- The Abbe Museum
_maineman t1_j5tkemq wrote
Eastern Cemetery and Evergreen Cemetery are well worth the visit. They both offered guided tours in the warmer months, and feature interesting gravestones and burials. The Portland Observatory is close to Eastern Cemetery as well. On Peaks Island, the 5th Maine Museum and Battery Steele are nice visits. I haven't been in a while, but read an interesting article about Fort Western in Augusta. Fort Knox is a cool visit, and if you're in the area the Buck Monument is more a curious roadside attraction. Joshua Chamberlain's house in Brunswick is a nice shrine museum to him and his accomplishments. I'm happy to provide any other recommendations if there are periods of time or specific areas of interest you're particularly intrigued by.
Maineguy58 t1_j5tnhs7 wrote
Calvary Cemetery in South Portland is good too. It is where the Irish were buried.
IamSauerKraut t1_j5tr6nw wrote
The blockhouse in New Gloucester on Gloucester Hill Rd just north of the cemetery. Truly unappreciated.
More-War-3964 t1_j5unw3f wrote
Pownalborough Court House! Amazing place with knowledgeable guides.
kegido t1_j5vtl7o wrote
The Victorian Mansion in Portland, Longfellow house also in Portland
Mikerm3 t1_j5tr641 wrote
battery steele on peaks island
ecco-domenica t1_j5tzto4 wrote
Hamilton House in South Berwick
Away-Reaction6061 t1_j5w1dwj wrote
Washington County has a bunch of stone statues along the coast from eastport, cutler, machiasport, jonesport, addison and millbridge and I think there's a few I'm missing. My sister wants to go see all of them and I kinda want to as well. We have seen 3 and that's it.
Another one is up in the county up north from Presque Isle to Houlton there's a bunch of planets to see along Route 1 and we tried stopping to them but missed 2 and wanna try to do it again.
KenMediocre t1_j5wdrbe wrote
-
Ft. Williams Park (Portland Head Light) - a lot of great buildings historic to the Fort and the park itself is beautiful.
-
Ft. Preble (Spring Point Ledge Light) - historic fort that is just adjacent to the jetty out to Spring Point Ledge Light. Also, walk around Southern Maine Community College that is in the property as most buildings are labeled with what they were back when Ft. Preble was in operation.
-
Cushing Point (Bug Light) - this entire area was a part of the New England Shipbuilding Corp where they built Liberty Ships during WWII.
All three are very scenic and very historic. 2 & 3 are easily walkable between the two via the Greenbelt Trail.
ImpressionNo9470 t1_j5xcf8j wrote
Governor Baxter’s Animal Graveyard on Mackworth Island in Falmouth. It’s haunting but simultaneously endearing. Dude loved his dogs.
CaptainReptyl t1_j61ujt8 wrote
Father Rastle Monument in Madison. Site of one of the worst massacres of Indigenous people in Maine.
mainething t1_j5ujdb8 wrote
The fantastic State Museum oops closed by LePage !
LordG20 t1_j5vpds6 wrote
Dolly's restaurant right on Rt. 1. If you have never eaten at Dolly's you cannot say you have been to Maine.
JustAGreenDreamer t1_j5yaarm wrote
What town? I’ve never heard of it
LordG20 t1_j5yay52 wrote
Just drive Rt 1, you will see it.
JustAGreenDreamer t1_j5ybcd8 wrote
It’s hundreds of miles long in Maine. And I’ve driven most of it. So I can assume it somewhere in Southern Maine, which I pretty much a wood like the plague. But I’m always willing to venture out for good food.
Milwaukeevibrator t1_j5xjbtm wrote
Abandoned trains and tramway by Eagle Lake.
sspif t1_j5ylkgh wrote
The Wilhelm Reich Museum in Rangeley is an interesting place. Closed in winter though.
ptowndavid t1_j5ymdpp wrote
Check out the Clio app. Great place to discover and add historical and cultural sites.
[deleted] t1_j5uq4l5 wrote
[deleted]
SnoglinMcSmellmore t1_j5tkaat wrote
Walking around the tunnels of Fort Knox is cool.