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Wilson Museum, Castine, ME

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Wilson Museum

A Castine museum founded in 1921 that offers fossils, early tools, regional history, and hands-on learning on Penobscot Bay.

107 Perkins Street, Castine, Maine 04421 · Castine, ME

About Wilson Museum

The Wilson Museum sits in Castine on the Maine coast and was started in 1921 by a geologist who spent summers in town. Its displays cover very old fossils, including a trilobite, along with ancient stone tools and Indigenous cultures from around the world. Visitors can also learn about local history, including horseshoe crabs from the Bagaduce River area. An early Castine home, the Perkins House, can be toured during summer, and craftspeople sometimes demonstrate traditional skills. The museum also runs programs, events, and hands-on activities for visitors of all ages.

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