Maine’s flagship museum, located in the state capitol, hosts permanent and changing exhibits about all aspects of life in Maine. Objects related to Maine’s Arctic connections include, among others, Josephine Peary’s beautiful tourmaline necklace in the Maine Gems permanent exhibit, as well as a silver vase commemorating the Peary’s 21st wedding anniversary and a baseball Robert E. Peary threw 316 feet! In the exhibit 12,000 Years in Maine look for a walrus skull and bearded seal bones from when Maine had an Arctic climate, as well as stone tools made from Ramah chert, a highly prized stone from Labrador that was widely traded into Maine by indigenous groups thousands of years ago and used to make a variety of stone tools.Address: 230 State St., Auguste ME 04330
Website: http://www.mainestatemuseum.org
Image courtesy to the Maine State Museum, Augusta.