Create Your Own Museum in the Streets of Stonington

with Linda Nelson and Kathleen Billings from Town of Stonington and Stonington Main Street

Saturday, May 6 at 11:30 AM

Estimated duration: 90 minutes

Get the inside scoop on Maine's #1 Port! The Streets of Stonington are a living museum with a vibrant present that embody the major principles of Jane Jacobs and the global challenges of our times. Join a diverse group of six official speakers and walk participants as we create a living "Museum in the Streets" of information and stories in a 90-minute walk. We'll start with the ghost of Stonington's last sardine factory and describe the many important buildings no longer with us, as well as the histories and futures of five additional points along Main Street and Maine's most productive fishing harbor. Gain new insight on the Town's history of granite and immigration at its newly revived Granite Museum; discuss the strengths and challenges of mixed use development at the Tewksbury Building, home to the Harbor Cafe and multiple workforce apartments; learn about the powerful charitable legacy of the International Order of Odd Fellows and the future for its waterfront building; and finish the walk at the 1912 Stonington Opera House, a fully restored, functioning theater on the National Register of Historic Places with refreshments and an expansive view back across Stonington harbor. Added bonus: a possible film on Jane Jacobs at the Opera House! Your stories, questions, and ideas are encouraged as we bring history to life in these vital intersections of past and future.

Accessibility: The route is accessible. Access to the Opera House is accessible via special vehicle parking.

Starting point: Between 13 Atlantic Avenue and Stonington Lobster Coop #2

Ending point: Stonington Opera House

For questions about this walk, please email janeswalkme@gmail.com.