BSSC in the news

Below are recent articles about the Boothbay Sea and Science Center:

Earth Day Fest outshines April showers

The ground may have been dampened by the rainfall, but people’s spirits weren’t as they came together April 26 to celebrate Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s (BHML) 8th annual Earth Day Fest.

‘We’re living our mission’: BSSC hosts open house

On Saturday, July 27, Boothbay Sea & Science Center (BSSC) hosted an open house to mark its second year at its new shorefront location.

Boothbay Sea and Science Center founder to speak at Boothbay Region Garden Club meeting

Pauline Dion, founder and executive director of the Boothbay Sea and Science Center, will be presenting at the next monthly meeting of the Boothbay Region Garden Club.

Boothbay Sea and Science Center hosts open house

The public was treated to refreshments and encouraged to tour the new campus on Linekin Bay.

A new home for Boothbay Sea and Science

Boothbay Sea and Science Center opens the 2023 summer season at 12 Carter Road in East Boothbay. The BSSC staff arrived June 5 and June 19 is opening day.

New campus for Boothbay Sea and Science Center

After 10 years the Boothbay Sea and Science Center has a new home and will continue the tradition of working waterfront at the former estate of Mildred A. Carter on Linekin Bay, East Boothbay.

Boothbay Sea and Science Center finds new home

BSSC has entered into a purchase-and-sale agreement with the Carter family to buy 1.33 acres of shorefront property at 12 Carter Road in East Boothbay.

Lucky to have Pauline Dion on our shores

Boothbay Sea and Science President and Executive Director Pauline Dion was recognized recently by the Friends of Windjammer Days in its celebration of women working on the waterfront.

BSSC caps season

Boothbay Sea and Science Center ended a very successful 2021 season by following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control that included social distancing and mask use.

Kids learn about what happens to trash at transfer station

Boothbay Sea and Science Center students learned where all the trash goes Aug. 6 during a field trip to Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District.

Halcyon quartet inspires Boothbay Sea and Science Center supporters

Boothbay Sea and Science Center presented “Melody in Motion” by Halcyon String Quartet July 31 to supporters at Bristol Marine Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor…

BSSC summer program weathers COVID-19 storm

Boothbay Sea and Science Center could not be stopped from celebrating its eighth summer program. Though there were no family cookout Fridays or tooling around in the turnabouts, 27 children participated in BSSC’s first virtual program…

Check out Sea and Science Center online

The Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) is thrilled to share that their virtual program officially opened on Monday, June 29. This summer, youth ages 5-17 are coming together online to explore what lies between the surface and the seafloor…

Teamwork at BSSC

On Monday, June 29, the Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) will be opening its “online doors” to eight weeks of programming that’s overflowing with summer fun and adventure!

A summer of sea and science

What do you have when you explore the “World Below the Waves”, “What’s Hot in the Gulf of Maine,” “The Secret Lives of Trash,” “Tall Ships and Taller Tales,” and “Ship to Shore?”

Connecting with sea and science

The Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) Board of Directors is pleased to announce this summer’s principal instructors and waterfront director who share an abiding passion and commitment to introducing young people to all the wonders…

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