Community Calendar

Blue Hill’s fourth annual “History Hunt” will take place this year from July 1-29, co-sponsored and hosted by the Jonathan Fisher House, Blue Hill Historical Society, First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, Blue Hill Public Library, and the Blue Hill Town Hall. Throughout the month of July, visit any of the participating locations to pick up a checklist of fun historical items to locate and activities to do. Turn in your completed checklist by July 29 to be entered into a drawing for a prize! Prizes for both kids and adults will be available and winners will be contacted after the drawing at the end of July.

From scouring stained glass windows to sleuthing for old books, each location will offer a way to learn about and connect with Blue Hill’s history. July hours for the locations are as follows:
Fisher House, Wed-Sat, 1-4 PM (beginning July 5)
Holt House (Blue Hill Historical Society), Thurs-Sun, 12-4 PM
Congregational Church, Wed & Sat, 1-3 PM (except 7/16 & 7/19)
Blue Hill Public Library, MTWF 9 AM-6 PM, Th 9 AM-8 PM, Sat 9 AM-5 PM
Blue Hill Town Hall, Mon. 8 AM-5:30 PM; Tues-Fri, 8 AM-3 PM

Post photos from your Hunt on social media using #HistoryHunt or send them to contact@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.

The 2025 Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail Festival runs July 23-28, in a series of indoor and outdoor programs held in and around Greenville, Maine. The Fest celebrates Maine's North Woods unique cultural and natural heritage, commemorating naturalist writer Henry David Thoreau's three trips into the wilds, two of which were launched with Penobscot guides from Moosehead Lake, made famous in his book "The Maine Woods". Showcasing this year's Fest: a gathering of some 32-Birch Bark Canoes Exhibit & Flotilla, Penobscot Drumming/Singing group, Thoreau-inspired ecological Nature Walks, Penobscot Ways in Woods & Water cultural trip. Presentations include Dark Sky/Aurora Borealis photography tips; Thoreau Historian "The Tonic of Wildness"; Maine's Moose Population; The Art of River Traveling; "Moosehead's Native Influences"; and "Wabanaki, Thoreau & The Power of Place". For details, see: thoreauwabanaki.org. NOTE ~ times, locations depend on day.

Blue Hill’s fourth annual “History Hunt” will take place this year from July 1-29, co-sponsored and hosted by the Jonathan Fisher House, Blue Hill Historical Society, First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, Blue Hill Public Library, and the Blue Hill Town Hall. Throughout the month of July, visit any of the participating locations to pick up a checklist of fun historical items to locate and activities to do. Turn in your completed checklist by July 29 to be entered into a drawing for a prize! Prizes for both kids and adults will be available and winners will be contacted after the drawing at the end of July.

From scouring stained glass windows to sleuthing for old books, each location will offer a way to learn about and connect with Blue Hill’s history. July hours for the locations are as follows:
Fisher House, Wed-Sat, 1-4 PM (beginning July 5)
Holt House (Blue Hill Historical Society), Thurs-Sun, 12-4 PM
Congregational Church, Wed & Sat, 1-3 PM (except 7/16 & 7/19)
Blue Hill Public Library, MTWF 9 AM-6 PM, Th 9 AM-8 PM, Sat 9 AM-5 PM
Blue Hill Town Hall, Mon. 8 AM-5:30 PM; Tues-Fri, 8 AM-3 PM

Post photos from your Hunt on social media using #HistoryHunt or send them to contact@jonathanfisherhouse.org.

Enjoy a day of fun activities with your family at Penobscot Marine Museum including a craft, exhibits, sea chanteys, scavenger hunt, and Set Sail demonstration! Activities will be led by PMM staff and participants will also have time for free exploration. Picnic lunches are encouraged. Registration required: https://form.jotform.com/250225175684054.

Family Fun Days have been generously sponsored by Camden National Wealth Management.

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.

The 2025 Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail Festival runs July 23-28, in a series of indoor and outdoor programs held in and around Greenville, Maine. The Fest celebrates Maine's North Woods unique cultural and natural heritage, commemorating naturalist writer Henry David Thoreau's three trips into the wilds, two of which were launched with Penobscot guides from Moosehead Lake, made famous in his book "The Maine Woods". Showcasing this year's Fest: a gathering of some 32-Birch Bark Canoes Exhibit & Flotilla, Penobscot Drumming/Singing group, Thoreau-inspired ecological Nature Walks, Penobscot Ways in Woods & Water cultural trip. Presentations include Dark Sky/Aurora Borealis photography tips; Thoreau Historian "The Tonic of Wildness"; Maine's Moose Population; The Art of River Traveling; "Moosehead's Native Influences"; and "Wabanaki, Thoreau & The Power of Place". For details, see: thoreauwabanaki.org. NOTE ~ times, locations depend on day.

Blue Hill’s fourth annual “History Hunt” will take place this year from July 1-29, co-sponsored and hosted by the Jonathan Fisher House, Blue Hill Historical Society, First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, Blue Hill Public Library, and the Blue Hill Town Hall. Throughout the month of July, visit any of the participating locations to pick up a checklist of fun historical items to locate and activities to do. Turn in your completed checklist by July 29 to be entered into a drawing for a prize! Prizes for both kids and adults will be available and winners will be contacted after the drawing at the end of July.

From scouring stained glass windows to sleuthing for old books, each location will offer a way to learn about and connect with Blue Hill’s history. July hours for the locations are as follows:
Fisher House, Wed-Sat, 1-4 PM (beginning July 5)
Holt House (Blue Hill Historical Society), Thurs-Sun, 12-4 PM
Congregational Church, Wed & Sat, 1-3 PM (except 7/16 & 7/19)
Blue Hill Public Library, MTWF 9 AM-6 PM, Th 9 AM-8 PM, Sat 9 AM-5 PM
Blue Hill Town Hall, Mon. 8 AM-5:30 PM; Tues-Fri, 8 AM-3 PM

Post photos from your Hunt on social media using #HistoryHunt or send them to contact@jonathanfisherhouse.org.