Great Harbor Maritime Museum ‘Sunbeam’ Hooked Rug

Great Harbor Maritime Museum ‘Sunbeam’ Hooked Rug

The Great Harbor Maritime Museum is located on Main Street in Northeast Harbor. The former town fire station has undergone various renovations and changes since its donation to Great Harbor Inc. to build the monument to local maritime that it is today. Throughout the years, the museum has hosted events ranging from model boat regattas to lectures from notable boat builders and other prominent guests.

Title: Hooked Rug with Motorboat

Description: Hooked rug showing a motorboat underway, with flags flying. The boat appears to be the Maine Seacoast Mission Vessel “Sunbeam I” and the rug may have been made as part of the Maine Seacoast Mission’s hooked rug program.

Rug dimensions are 24″x51″, appears to be rebound using green fabric.

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