To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1947 Fire and to honor all our first responders past and present, the Museum is hosting a Fire, Rescue & Public Safety Appreciation Night on Tuesday, October 23rd with special extended hours until 7:30PM. Admission is FREE for all fire, rescue, and public safety personnel and their families, with half-price Museum memberships offered if joining that night. There'll be door prizes, scavenger hunts for kids, and a special appearance by Joyce Butler, historian and author of Wildfire Loose: The Week Maine Burned. She'll be signing copies of her book and answering questions in the Burned into our Memories exhibition from 6 to 7:30PM.

In a few weeks, the 2007 major league baseball season will be over and the World Series decided.  Here's a way to extend the baseball season for one more Saturday: come take in the Kennebunk's Big Leaguers exhibition at the Museum! A further enticement to "round the bases" and learn about the Coombs boys in our exhibition, Coombs family relatives will be on hand on Saturday, November 3 from 11AM to 1PM to give informal tours of the exhibition, reminisce, and answer your questions.  This is nostalgia for America's favorite pastime at its finest!