Experience Maritime Maine is a partnership of maritime-related organizations, businesses, and coastal communities working together to promote and preserve Maine’s unique maritime culture through heritage tourism efforts.

The monthly Coordinating Committee meetings and larger bi-annual meetings are open to all interested groups.

Mission statement: Experience Maritime Maine celebrates the rich heritage, culture and dramatic natural beauty of Maine’s coast through collaborative promotion of an array of experiences.

Major Funders:
Elmina B. Sewall Foundation
Maine Office of Tourism
Maine Community Foundation

Partner Funders:
Downeast Acadia Region
Maine Maritime Museum
Mid-Coast Chamber Council
Maine Windjammer Association
Penobscot Marine Museum
Tides Institute
WoodenBoat School

Coordinating Committee: Abbe Museum, Downeast Acadia Regional Tourism, Downeast Fisheries Trail, Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau, Island Institute, Maine Archives and Museums, Maine Maritime Museum, Maine Sea Grant, Maine Office of Tourism, Maine Tourism Association, Maine Windjammer Association, Penobscot Marine Museum, Washington County Council of Governments.

For more information please call:

Thierry Bonneville at editor@experiencemaritimemaine.org

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