After Ken Sowles purchased Skyline Farm in 1970, he envisioned creating a museum featuring his beautiful collection of horse-drawn carriages and sleighs where people could learn about the vehicles typically seen in New England during the carriage era from the late 18th century to the 1920's. After his death in the late 1990’s, a nonprofit... Learn More >

The SHS museum is located in a 19th century farmhouse. It contains displays of household goods, farm and woods equipment. Displays include the story of Katahdin and Granger, "The world's largest oxen", who were born and raised in Stetson, a wireless radio collection, weights and measures used by the Town of Stetson, and extensive axe collection.... Learn More >

When it was built in 1755, the Tate House was considered a large and elegant home situated in the Stroudwater section of what later became the city of Portland, ME. The house was constructed for Captain George Tate (1700-1794) and his family who had arrived in the Colonies around 1751. Tate was the Senior Mast Agent, overseeing the cutting and... Learn More >

Knowledgeable tour guides will entertain and educate you as they take you through this small, but fascinating Victorian era house. Tours typically last about an hour and a half. The Vera Estey House was built in 1875, and sits within the original land grant establishing Presque Isle. Vera (1894-1992) was a very unique lady for her era. She was... Learn More >

The General Henry Knox Museum, dba Knox Museum, is dedicated to Henry Knox, Revolutionary War General and Secretary of War in Washington’s cabinet. His recreated 19-room Federal period mansion, Montpelier, features original furniture, portraits, silver, and china, and opens June 1 to Labor Day on Tues. – Fri., 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., and... Learn More >

The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts (MMPA) is a nonprofit museum led by dedicated volunteers. Founded in 2010, MMPA's Mission is to inspire, engage and educate, through the exhibition, preservation and collection of photography, film, videography, installations and new media. The Museum's programs will address contemporary, historical, cultural... Learn More >

This museum is in a renovated one-room schoolhouse. The site served simultaneously as the Maysville Town Hall, Maysville School, and the Maysville Grange. The museum has four cornerstone exhibits: Presque Isle's rural one-room schoolhouses; Presque Isle and the Civil War; Agri-CULTURE; and the Aroostook War. There are several other exhibits as... Learn More >

The Stanley Museum, founded in 1981, is based in Kingfield, Maine, the birthplace of the Stanley family, best known for the Stanley Steamer automobile. The Stanley twin brothers, started their career in photography, later selling out to Eastman Kodak. After building their first prototype Stanley Steamer in 1897, the Stanleys went on to spend 20... Learn More >

The Telephone Museum focuses on the era 1876-1984 when mechanical and electro-mechanical devices provided telephonic communication. Switchboards and operators, inventions and networks, technicians and customers are featured in interactive exhibits. The evolution from historic methods of communication to current technology is established through... Learn More >

The original Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington Railway ran under various ownership from 1894 until 1933 when the railway closed due to a derailment and deferred maintenance. The railway was scrapped in 1937 and would’ve been largely forgotten. Luckily a few enthusiastic early railway preservationists stepped in at that time to save remnants... Learn More >