Mary E is returning to the Kennebec! Join us to celebrate the commissioning of Mary E as Maine Maritime Museum’s ambassador -- the oldest Maine-built wooden fishing vessel still sailing -- following a nearly year-long restoration. Built in Bath in 1906, Mary E represents the legacy of the region's shipbuilding heritage. Watch the commissioning ceremony, see traditional skills demonstrations, listen to the Bath City Band, step aboard Mary E, and see her sail once again on the mighty Kennebec River.

When: Saturday June 9, 2018 from 10 to 3 pm.

Where: Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, ME

Event Admission: $6; under 12 FREE. 

Ongoing Events and Kids Activities 10 am –3 pm:
Wood Carving Demonstration
Treenail Making Demonstration
Hand Auger & Caulking Demonstration
Whipping & Seizing Demonstration
Blacksmithing Demonstrations
Face Painting
Making Mary E Flags
Build Your Own Sloop Craft
Fisheries Game
Food Trucks: B.B's Grill, Crust, The Moody Dog

9:45-10:30 Bath Municipal Ban
10:30 Commissioning Ceremony Starts
11:00 Cannon Fire to close Ceremony
11:00-Noon Mary E Maiden Sail
11:15 -11:45 Fisheries Songs performed by Castle Bay
11:30-12:30 Sail aboard Jenny Ives
Noon -3:00 Mary E Docked and Open for Tours
Noon -2:00 Scott Davis Band Jazz Concert
12:45-1:45 Sail aboard Jenny Ivess
2:00- 3:00 Merrymeeting Cruise Shipyards and Lighthouses
2:00-3:00 Sail aboard Jenny Ives
3:15-4:15 Sail aboard Jenny Ives
3:30- 7:30 Merrymeeting Lighthouse Lovers Cruise
4:30-5:30 Sail aboard Jenny Ives

Admission is $6 for adults; FREE for kids under 12
Optional add-ons:
$25 Sail aboard Jenny Ives
$29 Shipyards and Lighthouse Cruise
$42 Lighthouse Lovers Cruise

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