THE FAMED CAPTAINS and Shipbuilders tours are scheduled for Thursday afternoons through Oct. 26.
A visit to the final resting places of historic Bath area sea captains and shipbuilders will be the focus of trolley tours hosted by Maine Maritime Museum and led by Red Cloak Haunted History Tours during the fall season.
The Famed Captains and Shipbuilders tours begin at Maine Maritime Museum, where participants will board a trolley that will take them past the former homes of Bath’s leading families. The journey stops at Oak Grove Cemetery, where guests will be guided through the lush grounds by Sally Lobkowicz, The Lady in the Red Cloak from Red Cloak Haunted History Tours. Participants will visit the headstones and memorials marking the grave sites of Bath’s most historic seafaring captains and shore-based shipbuilders.
Tales will be told of area seafarers, as well as the shipbuilders who built the oceangoing vessels that brought Bath much of its early wealth.
The stories won’t be limited to the masculine side of seafaring and shipbuilding. Women, often in leadership roles, were important participants in the nautical history of Bath, and their stories will be told as well.
The Famed Captains and Shipbuilders tours are scheduled for Thursday afternoons through Oct. 26. All of the tours depart from Maine Maritime Museum at 4 p.m. Seating is limited and early reservations are recommended.
Reservations can be made by calling (207) 443-1316 or visiting mainemaritimemuseum.org.
For information on Red Cloak Haunted History Tours, call (207) 380-3806 or go to redcloakhauntedhistorytours.com. Evening walking tours in Bath, Wiscasset, Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Hallowell, Rockland, Camden and Bar Harbor are available as well.
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