Chamberlain Museum preserves the former home of the Civil War hero, governor of Maine, and Bowdoin student and president. Next door, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art features Where hath fleeting beauty led? Selections of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Art through January 22, with works by John Singer Sargent, Fairfield Porter, Winslow Homer, John Sloan, Alex Katz, and other renowned artists. Today, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum in Hubbard Hall on the Bowdoin campus is the place to learn more about these intrepid explorers and to view Inuit art. Class of 1877 alum Robert Peary would later claim to be the first man to reach the geographic North Pole, and fellow Bowdoinite Donald MacMillan assisted him on his expeditions and led several of his own. Next we walk Cleaveland Street to visit the First Parish Church, where, during a communion service, Stowe first envisioned a key scene in Uncle Tom’s Cabin.īowdoin is also the alma mater of our fourteenth president, Franklin Pierce, who was friendly with Hawthorne and Longfellow. Just down the street at 25 Federal we visit the since-renovated home where Longfellow boarded during his years as a Bowdoin professor. Given that the book would help incite opposition to slavery and lead our nation into the Civil War, the historical import of those readings is profound. Okay, maybe I’m a literary nerd, but our daytime walking tour of town had to include the Federal-style house at 63 Federal Street (not open to the public) where Stowe hosted readings of the Uncle Tom’s Cabin manuscript while it was still in progress. It’s due to Bowdoin College that Brunswick can claim Harriet Beecher Stowe as a former resident (her husband was a professor there), as well as poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (he was both a professor and student) and his 1825 classmate Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of The Scarlet Letter. It becomes an engaging 48-hour escape during which my husband and I find ourselves in the good company of friendly locals and vacationers and discover a dynamic mix of interesting historical icons and great eateries. For me, domiciled 15 minutes away in Freeport, Brunswick turns out to be more than a cool neighboring town. The charm of Brunswick comes from many elements-a history of wealthy shipbuilders and manufacturers, a prestigous college, an active main street, and a dynamic natural landscape-that converge to create its vibrant liveability. These words from Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe when she lived in Brunswick in the 1850s, apply as aptly to the whirl of activities in the town today. “There is a most busy and important round of eating, drinking, dressing, walking, visiting, buying, selling, talking, reading, and all that makes up what is commonly called living…”
Proper guidelines are implemented to ensure that nobody will get sick like wearing masks and limited.By Melissa Coleman | Illustration by Josh BrillĤ8 Hours of our favorite places to view, eat, play, shop, and stay The place is very clean and safe to visit. This is a haven for me and my child during Covid. We had a good time then, but my daughter was barely mobile so there was less for her to do. I had been to the Rumpus Room in late 2017 when it was under the old ownership. There are so many great toys and activities for kids of all ages.
What a great spot to bring your kids! We stopped by when we happened to be in the neighborhood and the owner welcomed us right in. She loved it, there was a ton of things to do and get the wiggles out on. moreīrought my daughter here one rainy day. I was looking for a Christmas gift for my 14mo nephew that would provide him and his parents with an experience instead of buying toys to clutter my sister and her husband's house.
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