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Flag Day Celebration at the Portland Observatory
Date/Time: Monday June 14, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Portland Observatory Museum, 138 Congress Street
Flag Day commemorates the date the Continental Congress first approved a design for a national flag, June 14, 1777. Each year we celebrate with a free community day that includes tours of the Portland Observatory and walking tours of the Munjoy Hill area, flag making and art activities for children and families, and a flag raising ceremony to call attention to the original purpose of the tower as a maritime signal station.
Come celebrate with us! All visitors will enjoy free self-guided tours of the Portland Observatory Museum (1807). The Observatory opens at 10:00 am. Flag raising ceremony at 10:30 am, and tours thereafter until closing at 5:00 pm. Docents will be available to answer questions.
Katie Clark will read from her popular children’s books Seagull Sam and Grandma Drove the Garbage Truck at 10:45 am & 1:30 pm.
David Peloquin will once again perform historical sea chanty music between 12:00 - 5:00 pm. Peloquin engages audiences of all ages with historical anecdotes about the men who sailed the high seas, and traditional songs sung on sailing vessels.
*Space is limited to 45 people in the building at any one time - tickets are available on a first-come first-serve basis on June 14th. Complimentary passes will be given out to those not able to tour on June 14th and will be valid for the 2010 season.
Also enjoy free walking tours of Munjoy Hill at 1:00 pm & 3:00 pm & free walking tours of Eastern Cemetery at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm. *Tours depart from the Observatory (approx. one hour)
Enjoy Flag-making Activities for Children from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm on the Observatory lawn, weather permitting. Facepainting for kids from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Flag Day is funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Maine Humanities Council, a private non-profit organization affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities.