Open May-October
​Wed-Sat, 10am-3:30pm
Open for private tours (scheduled in advance)
Sunday Music Jams 1:30-4pm (year round)

Check out our Music, Events & Calendar Page for Upcoming Events

Welcome to SPSM!

Museums today are more interactive, and the Sail, Power, and Steam Museum is jumping on board. Here's what you can look forward to on your next visit:
  • A museum full of fascinating collections of our maritime and local industrial heritage
  • A fleet of in-water vessels for classes, day sails, and private charters (in season, by reservation)
  • Sailing and seamanship classes (by reservation)
  • Glorious day sails on the bay (by reservation)
  • Working boat models and a functioning scale model of a lime kiln
  • Steam engines that "puff" along just like they did in their heyday.
  • Volunteer opportunities to work with boats, to help in the museum, to help with events, and more.

We invite you to join us on the historic site of the Old Snow Shipyard on the waterfront in Rockland, Maine, as we live our mission of celebrating, honoring, experiencing, and sharing the story of Maine's maritime heritage.  

SO come on down, grab a Sextant off the shelf of our Navigation Display, bring the North Star down to the horizon -- you'll get Latitude 42° 7' 50.3652"' ... just like the early navigators did when they first discovered this special spot on the shores of Rockland Harbor.

An Enriching Museum

The Sail, Power, and Steam Museum is home to a unique collection of marine and industrial photographs, exhibits, demonstrations, and artifacts. Click Here to learn more about our collections and the programs we run on the shore and in the waters of Rockland's working waterfront.

An Exciting Sailing School 

The Midcoast Sailing Center, a program of the Sail, Power, and Steam Museum, was created to introduce folks to the lure of the sea and Maine's maritime history. Click Here to learn more about our fleet, our staff, and our programs.

Our Sail Kids For Free (SKFF) program has concluded for the summer. We are so grateful to our sponsors for their generous support that enables us to provide weeklong sailing programs to youth at no cost to them.

​2024 SKFF Sponsors include:
The Eric & Simone Lang Foundation, The Captain Raymond Thombs Memorial Foundation, The Tellumind Foundation, First National Bank, B. O. G. Balanced Bookkeeping llc., Maine State Credit Union, Schooner J & E Riggin, and Schooner Mary Day.  

A Musical Venue

From Sunday Music Jams to folk music concert series to Marine lecture series to a place to host your own events, check out our calendar of events, then click here to see a sampling of one of our Music Jams!

A Magical Event Space

Renting space at the museum is an ideal option functions, meetings, classes, weddings, and waterfront events!  Space is available in our classroom, on the dock, under our waterfront tent, or in our new Wing On Wing Boathouse. 

Program Hours

Museum Hours:      Wednesday to Saturday 10:00 am to 3:30 pm        May - October    (closed November - April)
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Music Jams:           Sundays from 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm                         Open all year
                                                                                                      
Space Rentals:       Available all year - call for availability                    Open all year

Group Tours:          By Appointment                                                 May - October     (tours possible during other months)