July 2010 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 11.
PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM NEWS Waterfront News
MUSEUM SUMMER CAMP HAS WORKBOAT THEME
Kids Will Ride, Learn About Ships and Boats at Penobscot Marine Museum
“Boats that Work” is the theme of this year’s Downeaster Days summer camp at Penobscot Marine Museum. Children from 5 through 11 years will visit a working port, go on boat rides, and learn about working ves- sels during one-week day camp sessions. Now in its fifth year, Downeaster Days is held on the museum grounds in Searsport, with field trips, arts and crafts, special guests, and games. Children will visit the Sprague Energy marine terminal at Mack Point to see the cranes and cargo ships, and will ride the ferry to Islesboro for a picnic. Other trips will vary from week to week, but will include a ride on a tugboat, a harbormaster’s boat, or a
lobster boat.
Openings are available for 5 to 7 year olds during July 5-9 and July 12-16, and for 8 to 11 year olds during July 19-23. Program hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, visit
www.PenobscotMarineMuseum.org and click “Fun and Education for Kids” or call camp director Betty Schopmeyer at 207-548- 2529, ext. 206.
PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM HONORS CLARK NICHOLS Former Board President, Treasurer Holds Museum’s Longest Membership Status A ceremony to honor Clark Nichols of Searsport was held on the grounds of Penobscot Marine Museum on Friday, June 11. A plaque was unveiled in appreciation of Mr. Nichols, who is retiring from the
museum’s board of directors after nearly 40 years of service. Speakers included retired Superior Court Justice Francis Marsano; Renny Stackpole, the museum’s former ex- ecutive director; and board president Mary R. “Polly” Saltonstall.
Nichols has been a Life Member of the museum since its founding in 1936. In addi- tion to serving in a general capacity on the board, he served terms as its president and treasurer.
The commemorative plaque was in- stalled in the museum’s Old Vestry building in recognition of the leading role Mr. Nichols played in the museum’s acquisition of the property. The plaque reads: “In appreciation of Clark Nichols and his four decades of service to the Penobscot Marine Museum. Board member, Treasurer, President, Life
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MMA PROFESSOR IS NAMED A FULBRIGHT SPECIALIST
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Dr. Potoker’s other work time was spent
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Maritime Academy’s Loeb-Sullivan School of International Business and Logistics, teaches in the graduate and undergraduate divisions of the School. Originally appointed to the college faculty in 1997, Potoker holds a B.A. degree from State University College, Potsdam, N.Y., an M.A.T degree from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. with focus in public policy and management, interna- tional business, and anthropology from The Ohio State University. She is the author of Managing Diverse Working Styles: The Leadership Competitive Advantage, 2005, Southwest Publishing. The 2nd edition of the book will be published in September, 2010 by Routledge Publishing (UK) with a new focus and entitled, International Human Resource Development: A Leadership Perspective. Dr. Potoker is a member of the Bangor Rotary International club.
Member since 1936. June 11, 2010.” STUDENTS EXPLORE SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES IN MUSEUM EXHIBIT Students in After School Programs at Searsport, Frankfort and Stockton Springs elementary schools learned about Maine’s commercial fisheries from Penobscot Marine Museum educators during the school year that just ended. Now their final projects — posters that explain the concept of sustainability — are on display at the mu- seum.
“Sustainability is a complex issue which our students in grades one through five mas- tered,” said Betty Schopmeyer, the museum’s education director. Presented as a series of “messages” throughout the year, concepts of sustainability were introduced gradually and reinforced by hands on-activi- ties, reading, writing, vocabulary instruction, and games. Students’ posters illustrate mes- sages such as “If there are lots of fish avail- able, then many fishermen can make a living, more boats can go out fishing, and fishermen can afford to buy bigger fishing boats and more equipment,” and “If too many boats are catching fish, then it is hard for the fish stock to keep up its numbers.” The final message defines sustainability as “finding a balance between catching fish and allowing enough fish to continue to live and breed in the ocean.”
The posters are on display through Oc- tober 24 in the Gone Fishing exhibit in the museum’s Old Town Hall and in the Marine Science Lab in the Old Vestry building. Learning about fisheries is part of Penobscot Marine Museum’s Maritime His- tory and Literacy Curriculum, which is taught weekly in After School Programs in RSU #20. The After School Program supports students who are at risk for academic difficulty.
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