Volunteer docents conduct tours of the ice house museum and pond. A short DVD of the winter ice harvesting is available for viewing. Come and see how the fishermen got their fish to market with community harvested ice. Donations are gratefully accepted.

Have you visited the Frances Perkins Homestead yet? This summer, there are three opportunities to enjoy guided tours of this National Historic Landmark, home to Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve as a cabinet secretary. See her family’s 1837 Brick House with its 57 acres of fields, gardens, and trails to the Damariscotta River and learn about how this place shaped her New Deal legacy; Saturday July 21, Saturday August 4 & Saturday September 8, 2018. Two tour times are available each day. The 9:00 AM tour is 3 hours and includes the Homestead and a walk to the Damariscotta River. The 1:30 PM tour is 2 hours and includes only the Homestead. Tours will be led by Frances Perkins Center Board members, an archeologist who has conducted surveys of the site, and Perkins’ grandson, Tomlin Perkins Coggeshall.

Tickets are $22 per person. Order by writing to info@francesperkinscenter.org , calling the Center at 207-563-3374, or online at http://www.francesperkinscenter.org

Led by the mysterious “Lady in the Red Cloak” with her lantern, you will see buildings that once seemed ordinary but will take on eerie new dimensions as she relives their history, and that of the ghosts that are said to still reside there. Wind through the back streets and learn the early history of Damariscotta, visit the site of countless seances, experience the haunted Maine Hotel, take a trip by the river to hear about the Mystery Ship, and more.

The moderate walk, suitable for all ages, lasts approximately 90 minutes and is by reservation only; $15 for adults, $7 for children under 12, free for children under 5. redcloakhauntedhistorytours.com, 207-380-3806.