Fifth Maine Museum

Contact Information

45 Seashore Ave,
Peaks Island, ME

Mailing Address: PO Box 41, Peaks Island, ME 04108

 207.766-3330 Visit Website
Business Hours

From July 1 – August 31, we are open every day from 10am-3pm.

In the shoulder seasons (May 23-June 30 and Sept 1-Oct 9) we are open only on Fri, Sat, Sun, and Holidays.

We can also open by appointment

Description

The Fifth Maine Regiment Memorial Hall was built in 1888 by the civil war veterans of the Fifth Maine Volunteer Regiment as a memorial and reunion hall. As time passed, the reunions grew smaller and smaller, and the building fell into disrepair.

In 1956, The Fifth Maine Regiment building was given to the Peaks Island community by the descendants of the veterans who built it. Since then, restoration work has brought the building back to its former glory. It is an architectural gem that is now on the National Register of Historic Places.

Today, the building houses the Fifth Maine Museum, a museum that tells two intriguing and related stories: the history of Peaks Island from its days as “The Coney Island of the North” to its role in World War II, and the story of the Fifth Maine Regiment.