PRESQUE ISLE, Maine – Presque Isle Historical Society has frightfully fun and interesting events planned for the month of October.
The Society’s annual Haunted Lantern Tours will be held on Friday and Saturday, October 11 and 12 with walking tours at 6 and 7 p.m. and trolley tours at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.
These “slightly scary, kinda’ creepy true tales of downtown Presque Isle” cover 13 sites and/or individuals that played an interesting role in downtown Presque Isle’s history with an historical interpreter at each site. The tours start and end at the Historic Fire Station at 11 Church St.
The walking tours are $5 per person, no reservations needed. For the trolley tours, since seats are limited, reservations are required. Tickets, which may be purchased at the outdoor “mini-Molly” ticket booth at the event, for the trolley tours are $7.50 per person. To make reservations, email pihistoricalsociety@hotmail.com with date/time of tour you are interested in, number in your group, your name and contact information.
America’s 26 th President Teddy Roosevelt, a larger than life figure who visited Aroostook County in the 1870s, would celebrate his 166 h birthday on Sunday, October 27. Join Presque Isle Historical Society for a free event – Roosevelt Day at the Museum – on October 27 from 6-8 p.m. at the Maysville Museum, 165 Caribou Road. This is the only time of the year that the Society’s collection of authentic Roosevelt artifacts will be on display. In addition, we will be “talking” to Roosevelt via AI to hear his answers to intriguing questions about his life!
How about a unique and safe way to celebrate Halloween this year? Join Presque Isle Historical Society for its Haunted Hearse Tours. The tour revisits the findings of Maine’s Paranormal Investigative Team when it came to Presque Isle in 2018. Tour-goers will ride in their own vehicles following the Society’s Hearse. The tour will be broadcast live over your car’s radio. The tours start and end at the Historic Fire Station at 11 Church St. Tickets are $10 per person, reservations required. Tours will take place on Thursday, October 17 at 7 p.m. or on Halloween night, October 31 with tours at 6, 7:30 and 9 p.m. To make reservations, email pihistoricalsociety@hotmail.com with date/time of tour you are interested in, number in your group, your name and contact information.
Presque Isle Historical Society, an all-volunteer 501c3 non-profit corporation, was founded in 1963. Its mission is to study, promote and preserve the history, culture, heritage and artifacts of Presque isle for present and future generations. For more information on the Society and its many programs and events, visit www.pihistory.org, call 207-762-1151 or email pihistoricalsociety@hotmail.com.
