Please join us for the first Pancake Breakfast of the 2019 season, part of the PeaksFest celebrations! Pancakes, eggs, ham and more! including gluten-free pancakes. Come and enjoy great food, great company, and a great view from the scenic porch of the Fifth Maine Regiment Museum. A perfect way to start a Sunday in …
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ART WALK map 8×14 artist descriptions This year, the Fifth Maine Museum’s Art on the Porch event will be an ART WALK around beautiful Peaks Island. As your first stop on the ART WALK, visit the Fifth Maine Museum to pick up a map with all the artists’ locations. We will also have our …
Fifth Maine Museum members are cordially invited to our annual meeting. After a casual dinner, we’ll get an update on current operations and future plans from the Fifth Maine Museum officers. Not a member? Sign up today — members are the life-blood of our organization. Members should contact us at fifthmainemuseum@gmail.com to receive the …
Please join us for pancakes, eggs, ham and more! including gluten-free pancakes. Come and enjoy great food, great company, and a great view from the scenic porch of the Fifth Maine Museum. A perfect way to start a Sunday in Maine! Adults $10, kids under twelve $6, kids under three eat free (cash, checks …
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Join us for the opening of our new exhibition showcasing some of the most significant Civil War-era weapons and armaments in the Fifth Maine Museum collection. The culmination of several year’s work, the exhibit features weapons carried or collected by the soldiers of the Fifth Maine Regiment, one of the Union Army’s most celebrated …
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We’re celebrating Maine’s 200th anniversary of statehood — not with a look back, but by looking ahead to the tricentenary! Come to our Maine birthday party for a blend of past, present, and future fun. The amazing band What Cheer will play for us, we’ll fire up the grill, the kids can bounce on …
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Last year we set out to replace the entire roof of the Fifth Maine Museum…and WE DID IT!!! Now it’s time to celebrate and thank everyone for their support! Please join us for our Raise the Roof THANK YOU BAR-B-Q!! We’ll have the grill going, the music playing, and lots of time to catch …
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Friday, May 22nd is the official opening of the Fifth Maine Museum! Be sure to stop by the museum to see our new exhibits and find out about our fun-filled 2020 season!
The Fifth Maine Museum’s last day of the 2019 season is Monday, October 14th, 11am-4pm. Be sure to go to the “SUPPORT” tab on our website to sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Facebook for offseason updates! Thank you for a wonderful 2019 season!!
We are excited that The INN on Peaks Island is hosting a fundraiser to benefit the Fifth Maine Museum. The INN will donate 10% of ALL food and beverage sales from 4-8pm on Friday, October 11th to support our building repair fund and future programming. Eating? Check. Drinking? Check. Friends? Check. We can’t think of an …
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