Virginia Homecoming

Virginia is coming home! Spring has come and Virginia is coming home. The homecoming has been delayed by a winter storm which took out oneRead More

Annual Meeting 2023

Virginia at WIscasset Town Dock Sunday March 26, 2023 – 3pm The annual meeting of Maine’s First Ship was  held on Sunday March 26, 2023Read More

Winter 2022-2023

This winter Virginia has moved to the Wiscasset Town Dock. The Kennebec is to dangerous a place due to ice flows from the 130 milesRead More

Late Summer 2022

The summer has moved moved swiftly since the launch of Virginia on June 4. The 2022 Summer Lecture Series is now complete. There have beenRead More

Launch of Virgnia

The launch of Virginia

June 4, 2022 Bath Freight Shed Join us on June 4th for a celebration to commemorate the launch of the Maine’s First Ship reconstruction ofRead More

Winter 2022

Winter has come to the boatshed at the Bath Freight Shed. This will be the last winter for the boatshed, as it will be tornRead More

Fall 2021

As fall creeps upon us, we grow ever closer to our June 4, 2022 launch date. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic we had a good summerRead More

Late summer 2021

The 2021 lecture series is now complete, but we have recordings of 4 of the lectures. See mfship.org/events to watch the videos. They are alsoRead More

2021 Lecture Series

The 2021 Maine’s First Ship summer lecture series offers five lectures available both via zoom and in-person from June 24 to August 19. Topics include geology of Casco Bay, historic cod fishing, the slave trade, historic ship building, and conservation of archeological artifacts.

Visitor Center open

The Jane Stevens Visitor Center of Maine’s First Ship is open again. Join us to see the progress in building Virginia. We are located inRead More