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With over 150 working exhibits, the museum's exhibition hall covers the evolution of transportation over nearly two centuries. Highlights are a World War I bi-plane, a 1935 Stout Scarab (called the world's first minivan), and the 1963 prototype of the Ford Mustang.
Owls Head Transportation Museum
PO Box 277
117 Museum Street
Owls Head, ME 04854
Phone: 207-594-4418
Fax: 207-594-4410
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10am to 5pm - Year Round
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Top Rockland Maine Annual Events - a list of the most popular annual events in the Rockland Maine area
Festivals, shows, and fairs - the Rockland Maine region hosts several major annual events, celebrating everything from blueberries and blues to lobsters and art to boats and boat building to Christmas and winter fun. Throughout the year, Rockland Maine and its surrounding communities offer many exciting events and activities for people of all ages. Here is our list of the "top annual events" that bring flocks of tourists and sightseers as well as Maine residents and local inhabitants from miles around.
Rockland Maine Major Annual Events
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Christmas By The Sea - December
The Christmas by the Sea celebration takes place annually every first weekend in December in Camden, Rockport and Lincolnville. In the spirit of the season, community businesses and organizations sponsor free festivities all weekend long that warm the spirit even if the air turns cold. From shopping to Santa and all sorts of performances, it's a great time to celebrate as a family and socialize with friends and visitors old and new.
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U.S. National Toboggan Championships - February
The annual Toboggan Nationals boasts a field of over 400 teams and nearly 1,300 racers, with a spectator base of more than 5,000 over two days of heated competition. Without fail, the limited number of team slots annually sells out and the crowds of spectators makes the Ragged Mountain Recreation Area the most popular place to be in Camden the first weekend in February every year.
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North Atlantic Blues Festival - July
The acclaimed North Atlantic Blues Festival features over fifteen Blues artists from throughout the U.S. and abroad. Held annually in July in Harbor Park in Rockland, Maine, right at the edge of Penobscot Bay, this popular celebration of everything Blues is one of the country's best Blues festivals.
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Camden Harbor Juried Arts & Crafts Show - July & October
This huge outdoor show held annually in both the Summer and Fall celebrates the work of more than 100 artists and artisans in Camden’s dazzling Harbor Park.
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Friendship Sloop Days - July
This annual sailing event is held at the Harbor Park in Rockland Maine. The Friendship Sloop Days is a homecoming and regatta with sloop races, demonstrations and visits to historic Friendship Sloops.
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Maine Lobster Festival - August
The Maine Lobster Festival is one of New England's great summer events held annually the first weekend in August in Rockland, Maine. Tons of steamed Maine lobsters, Maine seafood, waterfront activities, maritime displays, Maine arts, naval vessels, the Maine Sea Goddess pageant, harbor cruises, entertainment and one of Maine's largest parades makes this event one of Maine's most popular festivals.
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Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show - August
The Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors Show at Harbor Park in Rockland, Maine features over 60 boats in the water and on land, marine wares, the arts, and delicious food. This 3-day event showcases Maine's top-notch boat builders, craftsmen and architects presenting all the essential elements for life on the coast. Hands-on demonstrations, historical exhibits, live music, and children's activities.
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Maine Antiques Festival - August
The Maine Antiques Festival is Maine's largest antique show with dealers from across the country offering a wide variety of antiques for sale from formal to folk art. The Maine Antiques Festival is held annually at the Union Fairgrounds in Union, Maine.
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Union Fair & State of Maine Wild Blueberry Festival - August
This classic agricultural fair celebrates the world's only blue fruit - the Maine Blueberry. It takes place each year in Union, just a little inland from Camden. A week-long extravaganza, it features everything you'd expect and then some: from pig scrambles to harness racing, antique tractors to belted galloways, blueberry pie eating contests, fireworks and yes, the mandatory crowning of the annual blueberry queen.
See Union Fair info
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Camden Windjammer Festival - September
The Camden Windjammer Festival is a community-led celebration of Camden's maritime heritage and living traditions that is held annually in Camden over Labor Day weekend. Festivities throughout the weekend include live music, nautical activities, demonstrations, boat parade and fireworks. Events occur at the Public Landing, at the Harbor and Harbor Park and Downtown Camden.
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