The museum, in Searsport, Maine, consists of thirteen buildings on Church Street and the admissions building one block west on Knox Brothers Ave. Searsport is the second largest deep-water port in Maine and was a center of shipbuilding in the 19th century. Products shipped to and from the town included potatoes, coal, lumber, fertilizer, and newsprint. It's still an active port today transporting oil, coke, coal, salt, sand, and other commodities. The buildings and exhibits portray a 19th-century seafaring village. Three or four of the buildings house different types of working and pleasure boats.
A halfhearted attempt has been made at wheelchair accessibility. Even the buildings with ramps have obstacles such as high thresholds or grass and gravel that must be navigated through. The admissions building and the education center which has games and fun activities for children are the most accessible. Two accessible parking spaces are located on Church Street.
The parking lot is large enough for RVs.
Museum 44.45948, -68.92482
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