History of Ports and the Maritime Industry in Maine

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Maine Maritime Academy in Castine is a college specializing in ocean and marine-oriented programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and continuing education for mariners. Each year they place better than 95% of their graduates in professional employment, a figure unsurpassed by any other college in New England and by few others in the entire nation.

Founded in 1962, Maine Maritime Museum in Bath collects, preserves and interprets materials relating to the maritime history of Maine. Maine's maritime heritage is told through gallery exhibits, an historic shipyard site, adult and children's educational programs, special events and narrated excursions along the rivers and coast to points of historic significance and scenic beauty.

Visit the Penobscot Maritime Museum in Searsport to discover your maritime past at Maine's Oldest Maritime Museum.