LIVE AUCTION ITEM: An incredible opportunity to enjoy the history, flavors, sights, and sounds along the lower part of the Mississippi River aboard a paddle wheeler! This cruise for two includes a stateroom aboard either the American Heritage or American Splendor. Winner’s choice of either:

Subject to availability. Trip must be booked and taken before July 7, 2024. Donated by American Cruise Lines. This is a live auction package; if you would like to bid and are not attending the gala, please contact Chief Advancement Officer Rebecca Roche at roche@maritimeme.org or 207-443-1316 ext. 327.

LIVE AUCTION ITEM: The lucky winner of this live auction item will have their choice of any of the four trips below! This item has a reserve price.

Donated by Maine Maritime Museum. This is a live auction package; if you would like to bid and are not attending the gala, please contact Director of Development Rebecca Roche at roche@maritimeme.org or 207-443-1316 ext. 327.

Spend one night in the custom-designed tree house by Seguin Tree Dwellings in Georgetown! Enjoy the views from the wood-fired cedar hot tub up among the trees, and sleep on a king size bed opposite a wall of windows with stunning views. 

Subject to availability. Donated by Seguin Tree Dwellings. 

Enjoy two rounds of the finest golf in Maine at Boothbay Harbor Country Club and a two-night stay at the beautiful coastal Boothbay Harbor Oceanside Golf Resort.

Subject to availability, no cash value. Expires October 14, 2023. Donated by Boothbay Harbor Oceanside Golf Resort.

Enjoy exclusive access to rarely seen spaces on this tour with Bowdoin College Associate Professor Tess Chakkalakal. A widely published author on nineteenth-century African American and American literature, Tess is the founder and faculty director of the Stowe Writers Collective at Bowdoin. Under her expert guidance, your group of up to 10 will begin your tour in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Writing Room at the Stowe House in Brunswick, where Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written and one of only two stops on Maine’s underground railroad. After a discussion about the novel and its connections to Maine, head a few blocks away to the historic First Parish Church, where Stowe had her vision of Uncle Tom. Finally, your tour will conclude with a visit to Bowdoin’s Special Collections, where guests can engage directly with rare books and historic memorabilia.

Must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance on a mutually agreeable date. Donated by Tess Chakkalakal.