2023 Goldstein Lecture featuring Ira Flatow – Keeping Up With The Pace: How Are We Responding To Change?

Schoodic Institute 9 Atterbury Circle, Winter Harbor, ME, United States

When it comes to our climate, too often our focus is on what has happened in the past or what might happen in the future; however, communities across the globe are experiencing dramatic changes right now. Here in Acadia, we are dealing with hotter temperatures, rising sea level, and increasing storm frequency and intensity. On…

Works of Hand Annual Open House

Works of Hand 424 Main St. (Opposite Hammond Hall), Winter Harbor, ME, United States

Annual Open House Sunday, August 6th, 2023 4:00 ~ 6:00 pm Bring family & friends to enjoy an afternoon of music, books, food and community. Our Special Guests: Live music from area’s favorite, Diana Quinn. Book signings by Michelle Shores – Maine author of A Gathering Room, an historical novel about the documented ghost who…

Whale Culture with Brian Skerry

Schoodic Institute 9 Atterbury Circle, Winter Harbor, ME, United States

Join us (in-person or online) on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 7:00pm for a special evening lecture and elective welcome reception with photojournalist, film producer, and storyteller Brian Skerry. Brian Skerry has spent the past 25 years exploring the world’s oceans as a National Geographic magazine photographer and film producer. His most recent work focuses…

Roy Germon and James Groleau Celebration!

Littlefield Gallery 145 Main Street, Winter Harbor, ME, United States

Celebrating 15 years with Littlefield Gallery! Roy's and James's paintings and collage can be seen daily through September 10 Reception with the artists Saturday, August 26, 4-6 Please join us!  

Maine’s Bold Coast: Schoodic to Head Harbor Passage

Schoodic Institute 9 Atterbury Circle, Winter Harbor, ME, United States

Maine’s Downeast region is ideal for exploring the quieter reaches of Acadia National Park, spruce-bordered rocky headlands, nearby blueberry barrens, and diverse hotspots on the preserved lands of coastal Washington County. Join Schoodic Institute’s bird ecology director Seth Benz on this exciting bird tour and experience the excellent birding Downeast Maine has to offer! This…

The Elemental Landscape: Plein-Air Painting with Philip Frey

Schoodic Institute 9 Atterbury Circle, Winter Harbor, ME, United States

With the beautiful landscapes of Acadia National Park and Schoodic Peninsula as inspiration, artist Philip Frey presents a workshop for dedicated painters with intermediate and advanced skills. He will offer pivotal lessons designed to further develop your skill, clarify your artistic vision and enhance your creativity as a painter. This ongoing process is deepened by…

Music and Nature Reflections with Hawk Henries

Schoodic Institute 9 Atterbury Circle, Winter Harbor, ME, United States

Join us at Schoodic Institute (in-person or online) on Tuesday, September 12th at 7:00pm for a special evening conversation and musical performance with Hawk Henries. Hawk is a renowned musician and flute maker. As one of a relatively small number of Native flute makers who continue in the tradition of using only hand tools and fire, Hawk’s work embodies his commitment to the revitalization and preservation of these skills.

2024 Finding Acadia’s Early Birds: A Special Maine Birding Excursion | Schoodic Institute

Schoodic Institute 9 Atterbury Circle, Winter Harbor, ME, United States

Be among the first to see and hear colorful wood warblers returning to Acadia National Park, and enjoy a chartered boat trip to Petit Manan Island to see an active Atlantic puffin colony. We’ll visit area hotspots at a leisurely pace while learning about bird song and sight identification, bird habitats and behavior, and we’ll…

Winter Harbor Trade Day 2024

TRADE DAY 2024! Pancake Breakfast at the Winter Harbor Masonic Lodge  7-10 am! Great sales throughout the Peninsula! Saturday, May 18, 2024

2024 Katahdin Splendor: Birds and Wildlife in the Shadow of Maine’s Highest Peak | Baxter State Park

Schoodic Institute 9 Atterbury Circle, Winter Harbor, ME, United States

Join Schoodic Institute's bird ecology director Seth Benz on this exciting bird tour through Maine's North Woods! The combined scenic expanse of Baxter State Park and Katahdin Woods and Waterways National Monument is the stage for this extraordinary tour. Here, the history of nature exploration and birding is as rich and captivating as the landscape…

1890 Passamaquoddy Wax Cylinders

Sorrento-Sullivan Recreation Center 1776 US Route 1, Sullivan, ME, United States

DR. DWAYNE TOМАН Director and Curator of the Sipayik Museum Teacher of the Passamaquoddy Language and Culture Preserving Language: The 1890 Passamaquoddy Wax Cylinders Come hear the story of Dwayne Tomah, one of the youngest fluent Passamaquoddy speakers and 2024 Lunder Institute Fellow, and his mission to transcribe the historic recordings made by anthropologist Jesse…