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The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum (MMGM) is a geology museum located in Bethel, Maine. [1] [2] It displays a collection of rocks, minerals, and meteorites.The Maine Mineral & Gem Museum celebrates Earth and cultivates critical thinking through education, research and dynamic exhibits—all designed to inspire visitors about Maine's geologic history, pegmatite mining, and our planet's place in ...
Maine Mineral and Gem Museum: Bethel: Oxford County: Western Maine Mountains: Geology website, state rocks, mineral, and gems, as well as meteors and fossils. Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum: Portland: Cumberland: Southern Maine Coast: Railroad: Rolling stock and artifacts from the 2 ft (610 mm) gauge narrow gauge railroads: Maine Ski and ...
The Portland Exposition Building, also known as The Expo, is a sports and convention center building complex in Portland, Maine. [1] Much expanded since the original building was constructed in 1914, the complex now includes five inter-connected buildings with 24,000 square feet of exhibition space and ten meeting rooms.
The Gem Theater was destroyed by fire on September 7, 1934. [10] In a 1936 fire, the Union House Hotel burned down, as did a row of stores on the north side of Island Ave., including Augustus Carlson's Restaurant, Brackett's Grocery, Small's Bakery, John Cox's gift shop, and eight cottages.
In 2004 the Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory at Portland State University loaned the museum 52 meteorites in an exhibit funded by NASA. [11] [12] [13] Attendance had grown to around 15,000 in 2004. [7] In 2005 the North America Research Group unearthed the fossilized remains of a thalattosuchian crocodile from the Jurassic period in Central Oregon ...
A re-enactment of the preparations for the Portland show is featured in the bio film This Is Elvis. The venue hosted the America East Conference (then the ECAC North) men's basketball tournament in 1980. Two AHL hockey clubs that have called the arena home, include the Portland Pirates and three time Calder Cup champions, the Maine Mariners.
Portland, Maine Open since 1954, Andy's served its final patron at the end of May 2020. The diner notched two appearances on the Food Network and was known for its pancake-slinging proprietor who ...
The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad transports passengers on a scenic tour of the Eastern Promenade. The Eastern Promenade (Eastern Prom) is a historic promenade, 68.2-acre (27.6 ha) public park and recreation area in Portland, Maine. Construction of the Promenade began in 1836 and continued periodically until 1934.