The Flagship Inn is a proud supporter of the Maine Maritime Museum. Check out some of their summer events!
Lighthouse destination:
Uninhabited Wood Island,
Thursday, July
24, 9:30am
If
seeing rarely visited places interests you, then MMM's Wood Island Light tour
is an excursion you don't want to miss. The now-uninhabited 32-acre Wood
Island, at the mouth of the Saco River, was for decades the home for
keepers and their families. It's now an active bird sanctuary, but its
42-foot stone light tower is still functioning as a beacon for
shipping and its keeper's home and buildings are still intact,
maintained by a preservation group. Your tour will be led by trained guides who
will share the stories of this island, its lighthouse and the people who lived
there. The trip departs from Vine Landing in Biddeford Pool and is subject to
weather and sea conditions.
The Civil
War through the vision of artists from
North and South,
Wednesday, July 31, 6:30pm
Stephen
May, a writer and historian with a passion for Civil War art, will present
a fully-illustrated slide lecture examining the war and its aftermath as
depicted by painters, sculptors and photographers on both sides of the
conflict. Artists featured include painters Winslow Homer and Eastman
Johnson and sculptor Franklin Simmons.