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Name two things people are doing for fun in the camp:

Find the parlor. Do you think a kid who lived in this house would

be allowed to play in the parlor? What makes you think so?

Try it out with your own hands! Find the chain to flush the toilet, see if you can lift the ax, crank the washing machine handle, and lift the iron!

Find the bright blue bedroom.

Who used to live here?

Dominoes

Cards

Croquet

Puzzles

Bowling

Tiddlywinks

Baseball

Hide and Seek

Can you find the Acadian Kitchen? The Acadians are French-

speaking people near Maine’s northern border. What animal is

taking a nap in the kitchen?

How old is the jar of plums in the summer kitchen?

Listen to the sounds in the camp. If you wait long enough, you might hear a loon call!

Oops!

Find the sliding doors full of old games. Make an X in the box

next to any you’ve played before!

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3rd Floor: LOGGING & LUMBERING

Scavenger Hunt

During your visit today, please: LOOK CAREFULLY—good answers need close observation. But please DON’T TOUCH. WALK when moving about the galleries, please do not run. USE INSIDE VOICES when sharing your ideas.

3rd Floor HOW DO I GET THERE? Walk straight past the train to find logging & lumbering. Shipbuilding, sail making, and the St. Mary are on the left. A ramp leads down to granite and ice. Fishing is at the back of the gallery.

3rd Floor: SHIPBUILDING & SAILMAKING

Find the boots used for logging. Why do they have such big spikes?

Find a green lion. What was her sister’s name?

Find the ship called ST. MARY. You’re standing in her hull,

which is the body of the ship. Did the St. Mary ever make it to San

Francisco? What happened?

CLUE: Watch the

video to see the

boots in action!

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3rd Floor: ICE HARVESTING & GRANITE QUARRYING

Cape Horn is the southern tip of South America. Before the Panama Canal was built, ships had to sail around “the Horn” to get from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. But it’s a dangerous trip! Ships get caught in waves, winds, currents, and even icebergs. So many ships have wrecked there, people call it a sailor’s graveyard!

Find the map that shows where granite quarries in Maine are located. Why are so many near the coast? CLUE: Maine granite was used

to build the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. How do you think they moved all that heavy granite? They didn’t have trucks and highways!

Ice Harvesting was the second largest industry in Maine in 1900. Over a million tons of ice were shipped out of Maine each year, to

places as far away as India! They packed the ice in leftover sawdust from sawmills to insulate it. It stayed colder and less ice melted!

3rd Floor: FISHING & SARDINE CANNING

Why does the woman cutting sardines have tape on her fingers?

Take a look at the display with all the sardine cans. Which can would you choose? Draw your favorite can or design your own:

Draw here

Guess what?

Guess what?

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4th Floor: At Home in Maine

People have moved to Maine from all over the world. Immigrants

bring their traditions with them—stories, music, food, clothing,

and more! This room is full of things people brought with them to

Maine. If you left your home, what is one special item you would

pack to bring with you?

What tradition would you bring to your new home? CLUE: Maybe a

food you love, a game you play, or a song your family always sings together.

HOW DO I GET THERE? From the front entrance to the museum, walk down the hallway

on your right (before you pass the train) to find stairs to the 4th floor. The exhibit starts at the top of the stairs.

Maine is the homeland of the Wabanaki, the People of the

Dawn. There are many indigenous people living in Maine today,

including the Abenaki, Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and

Penobscot Nations.

Map of the Wabanaki homeland in the 1800’s.

Find the big canoe. What is it made out of?

One of these baskets is made of the same material as the canoe. Circle it! The others

are ash and sweet grass baskets made by modern Wabanaki artists Gal Frey and Geo Neptune.

Maine citizens at a naturalization ceremony. Photo: Portland Press Herald.

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Notice how the shape of the spear points changes

as you walk up the ramp. Draw two of your favorite spear points! BONUS: Write

what time period they’re from.

When you come to the case labeled “Hunting Maine’s

Forests,” pretend to throw a spear. Use this diagram or the one in the case as an example. Why are there feathers on the end of the spear?

Draw here

Touch the petroglyphs. PETRO means rock. GLYPH means picture. Petroglyph= rock picture. These are copies of the ancient carvings found on rock walls in Maine. Can you see and feel the shapes? They show Wabanaki history and culture and are sacred to members of

Wabanaki tribes today. Petroglyphs share the stories of their ancestors who lived hundreds and thousands of years ago. What do you see in the rocks?

Draw one of the shapes you see.

Try it yourself!!

Find the big circle of rocks with meat in the center. Circle the modern appliance that shares the same purpose as these rocks.

CLUE: We’ve traveled back in time and are on the Maine tundra, so the ground is partially frozen.

Can Opener Blender Refrigerator Television

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What do you think it is?

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3rd Floor: BACK TO NATURE & MAINE MINERALS & GEMS

Read the following clues carefully and name the animal that best matches the clue: My antlers can be 7 feet across and weigh 75 pounds!

I love to play in water and slide my furry belly on the snow.

I’m the national emblem! Can you see my white head way up high in the trees?

I use my wings to fly in the air AND swim underwater.

What is Maine’s state mineral?

Press buttons to hear the sounds of work!

In the 1800s, water was the main source of power for mills, factories, and shops. Look through the windows in the rooms. Do you see the rivers and streams outside? People harnessed waterpower with simple

machines like BELTS AND PULLEYS.

HOW DO I GET THERE? Go down the stairs in the Fishing exhibit. Turn right at the bottom to enter Made in Maine. The ramps wrap around the Spear Mill and lead you down to the first floor. Some displays are tucked away in the corners, so look carefully!

1st & 2nd Floors: Made in Maine

Find the Peary Necklace. What makes it special?

On the 4th floor in the At Home in Maine exhibit, there’s a baseball that Arctic explorer Robert Peary hit

when he was a student at Bowdoin College in Brunswick.

Guess what?

Josephine Peary wearing the

necklace, 1913.

HOW DO I GET THERE? Return to the Logging and Lumbering display, walk through the doorway underneath the large moose head into the Back to Nature exhibit. This exhibit shows Maine habitats at different times of the year and includes displays on Maine’s state fossil and mineral.

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Find a machine or invention that looks interesting!

What’s it called?

What does it do?

Can you guess what it uses as a power source?

Continue down the ramp around the mill. Find the frog by the mill stream. CLUE: the best place to see it is at the bottom of the ramp.

Find the fire buckets up high in the weave shed. Look around you—do you think it would be easy to put out a fire using just these

buckets of water?

Many mills and factories had fires. Some even burned to the ground. They were full of fuel and their wooden floors were soaked in machine oil. Bigger mills had hundreds of machines and hundreds of workers in the building at a time. It was hard to fight fires and also get everyone to safety!

Guess what?

In the carding room, press the button for sound. If you worked here your whole life (12-14 hours a day, 6 days a week), do you think you might lose your hearing or even go deaf?

Do the machines in the room look dangerous?

Which shop used bamboo to create its products?

BONUS: Why bamboo?

Wool comes from sheep!

Find the wreath on the wall of the parlor. It’s made of human hair! Hair wreaths were popular in the Victorian Era (mid - late 1800’s). Sometimes they were made with hair from people who had died, as a way to mourn for them.

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HOW DO I GET THERE? From CIVIL WAR FLAGS, walk through the doorway towards the animals. Continue through CABINET OF CURIOSITIES and keep

walking to find the entrance to 12,000 YEARS IN MAINE on your left. Ramps will take you up the full exhibit.

1st & 2nd Floors: 12,000 Years in Maine

Can you find the mammoth tusk at the beginning of 12,000 Years in Maine? It was discovered in 1959 in Alfred, Maine. When they found it they thought it was from a circus elephant. After scientific testing, they knew they were wrong! The tusk belonged to a young female mammoth who died over 10,000 years ago!

Guess what?

1st Floor: CIVIL WAR FLAGS

1st Floor: CARS & BOATS

You will find five buttons to press for sound in this room. Don’t forget to toot the horn!

Look up the wall to find the “Bone Shaker”? Wow—it doesn’t have any brakes! If you were riding it, how would you stop?

Can you find two instruments that Maine Civil War soldiers used to play music?

Look for the crumbly old biscuit called “hard tack” and read the

description. How much would your friends have to pay

you to eat it?

Hard tack wasn’t just for the Civil War! This tough cracker was made with water, salt, and flour. It kept sailors, soldiers, and travelers

alive when there was no other food. It was hard to chew but you could soak it in water or milk first. Then you’d skim off any weevils or maggots that floated to the surface! They often lived in the biscuits.

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