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Maine Arctic Trail Map

Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum

  • Boothbay
    • Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
    • Boothbay Harbor
    • Hodgdon Yachts
    • Owls Head Transportation Museum
  • Brunswick
    • Bowdoin College
    • Freeport Historical Society, Freeport
    • Maine Maritime Museum
    • Peary’s Eagle Island
    • Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum
    • White Cedar Inn
  • Bucksport
    • Bucksport Historical Society
    • Buck Memorial Library
    • Cranberry Isle Historical Society and Islesford Historical Museum
    • Maine Maritime Academy
    • Verona Island
  • Fryeburg
    • Admiral Peary Inn Bed & Breakfast
    • Jockey Cap Rock
    • Poland Spring Preservation Society
  • Interior Maine
    • Maine State Museum
    • LC Bates Museum
  • Orono
    • Climate Change Institute
    • Hudson Museum
    • Jesup Memorial Library
    • Quoddy Head State Park
  • Portland
    • Eimskip
    • Home & Away Art Gallery
    • Maine Historical Society
    • Maine Women Writers Collection
    • Osher Map Library
    • Portland Company

Boothbay Region

Owls Head Transportation Museum, Rockland

Vintage vehicles of all sorts tell the transportation story through carriages, cars, motorcycles, bicycles, engines and aircraft —all still operational. For Arctic enthusiasts, the 1926 Model-T Ford converted into a snowmobile is most intriguing. Donald MacMillan used an identical vehicle and conversion kit in Labrador on his 1927-28 expedition, introducing the first snow machine to the region. The museum’s snowmobile still runs, and events featuring it and the museum’s other vehicles in action are announced on its website. Footage of MacMillan’s snowmobile in operation in Labrador can be found on the web.

Address: 117 Museum Street, Owls Head, ME 04854

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Photo courtesy to Owls Head Transportation Museum.

Filed Under: Boothbay Region

Hodgdon Yachts, East Boothbay

hodgdon yachtsHodgdon Yachts of East Boothbay (formerly Hodgdon Brothers) is a five-generation family business that has been building ships and boats for 200 years. In 1920, Donald MacMillan selected this yard to construct the Schooner Bowdoin, the only American schooner that was designed and built specifically for Arctic exploration work. The Bowdoin under MacMillan’s command sailed to the Arctic between 1921 and 1954, including three overwintering expeditions. The shipyard is not open to visitors.

Address: 14 School St., East Boothbay ME 04544

Website: http://hodgdonyachts.com/


Image courtesy of Hodgdon Yachts, East Boothbay.

Filed Under: Boothbay Region

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay

Scientists at Bigelow Laboratory are involved in Arctic research on a variety of fronts. Current research includes an ongoing inquiry into how microbes in the Arctic Ocean affect climate change in the Arctic. The lab’s capabilities span documenting and forecasting environmental changes, to assessing the ecological impacts of increased human activity in the Arctic, to developing the best scientifically based solutions for specific problems. While the labs are closed to the public, researchers host weekly gatherings in July and August to present their results to the public. These Café Scientifique gatherings offer real science in a fun, casual setting. Check their website for specific dates and locations.bigelow laboratory for ocean sciences

Address: Bigelow Laboratory Commons, 60 Bigelow Drive, East Boothbay, ME 04544


Image courtesy of the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay.

Filed Under: Boothbay Region

Boothbay Harbor

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This scenic harbor looks much as it did in the 1940s and 1950s, when Donald MacMillan’s Arctic expeditions departed from Boothbay Harbor. Large crowds gathered at the dock on departure day, and often dignitaries gave speeches before MacMillan’s vessel, the Schooner Bowdoin, departed. Celebrations continued after the Bowdoin left the dock, as many local vessels accompanied the schooner out of the harbor. With some imagination, a cruise today on one of the many vessels offering day trips can offer a similar experience!

Boothbay Harbor on Google Earth. See website for directions.


Photo courtesy of Carol M. Highsmith.

Filed Under: Boothbay Region

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Acknowledgement

The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center, Bowdoin College, is pleased to acknowledge the Oak Foundation for generously funding the development, design, and production of this project, which was originally produced as a paper map. Additional support was provided by the Arctic Museum’s Russell and Janet Doubleday Endowment. Production of the website was supported by a Gibbons Summer Research Fellowship.

We wish to thank four Bowdoin College students for their assistance. Lydia Woodward ’16 compiled many of the entries appearing in this brochure. Aidan French ’18 and William Wise ’18 did additional research on some of the Maine-Arctic connections. Xin Jiang ’20 prepared this website and did additional research.

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