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Aug 16 Saturday
The Jonathan Fisher House of Blue Hill will hold its annual Antiques Show for the general public at the Blue Hill Fairgrounds on Saturday, August 16th from 9 AM until 2 PM. This popular fundraiser is an old-fashioned country outdoor show, featuring over 30 antiques dealers from around Maine and northern New England with specialties for every taste, from early American to mid-century modern, including art and decorative objects. General Admission is $10.00, or Early Buyer’s Admission is $15 to enter at 8 AM (not before please, as the dealers will be setting up).
All admission proceeds benefit the Jonathan Fisher House, a historic house museum in Blue Hill. Fisher’s famed collection of folk art, surveying instruments, woodworking tools, furniture, and farming implements that he designed and personally made are housed at the historic homestead located at 44 Mines Road, (U.S. 15 S), open throughout the summer Wednesday-Saturday from 1:00-4:00 PM. For more information, call the Fisher House at 374-2459 or email antiques@jonathanfisherhouse.org.
Most people know that museums collect objects, put on exhibits and present programs, but just how do the staff go about doing those things? Saco Museum will feature some of its oldest collections dating from the late19th century, as well as recent acquisitions, to illustrate how the secrets are unveiled. Staff will be available most weekdays to answer questions. Exhibit hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, noon to 4 p.m.; Thursday, 4-8 p.m. (free admission); Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
One of Yankee Magazine's top five cemetery tours in New England! Walk Portland's Old Burying Ground with a trained guide. Hallowed? Not officially. Historic? Absolutely. Haunted? You decide. Visit the cemetery's unique field of underground tombs, the oldest gravemarker from 1717, the final resting place of the famed Captains of the 1813 battle between the Boxer and the Enterprise, and the interesting carvings of Portland's first stone-cutter, Bartlett Adams. Tours include early gravestone art, important local historic figures, Portland's historic events, and the landscape of this National Historic Landmark, including segregated sections for Black people, Catholics, Quakers, and strangers. Wear comfortable walking shoes, as the ground is uneven once we leave the main pathway. Tours are held unless the weather is stormy.
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