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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.
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
Due to increasing COVID-19 rates in Maine, we will be closing the Jane Stevens Visitor Center for the winter. We can arrange for private toursRead More
The Jane Stevens Visitor Center is changing to fall hours from Labor Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The Visitor Center is now open Friday andRead More
Maine’s First Ship website: mfship.org has been redesigned to enhance the visual appearance, and to provide a better base to add new features. Some ofRead More
The Maine’s First Ship Visitor Center is reopening. It will be open Summer hours of 11am to 3pm Wednesday to Saturday, and 12pm to 4pmRead More
The boat shed has started to come back to life as a limited number of volunteers have returned to restart work on the Virginia. InRead More