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419 Hendricks Hill Road, Southport, Maine
During July and
August
Telephone (207)-633-1102
Follow Route 27 south from US 1 in Wiscasset through Boothbay Harbor.
Go over the drawbridge to Southport Island.
The Museum is 2 miles beyond the bridge on Route 27 just past Ebenecook Road on the right.
The building pictured above is an 1810 house
with eight rooms: kitchen, parlor, map room, marine room, pantry and three
upstairs bedrooms. We also have a boatshop and an addition to the original
building which houses three exhibit rooms and a reference room with various
archival and genealogical materials.
The
purpose of the Museum is to preserve items relating to life on
Seagoing
tools of the schooner and fishing trades
Ice
harvesting tools
Several
wooden boats
Navigational
instruments and charts
Carpenters’
tools
Kitchen
and household items
Furniture
and clothing
Pictures
of Hotels and Boarding Houses
Built
by John Cameron circa 1810, the central building remained in the Cameron family
for 100 years. They were a family of fishermen. One year their vessels flew the
“high line”, signifying that they had taken more fish than any other
There
is no admission fee, but donations are gratefully accepted either at the Museum
or through
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