SEARSPORT — Penobscot Marine Museum opens for the season Saturday, May 28, and is inaugurating a new program to offer residents of each town in Waldo County free admission to the museum for a week. Each town's free week is listed on the museum website. Residents of Lincolnville and Islesboro will kick off the program with free admission to Penobscot Marine Museum from Sunday, May 29 through Saturday, June 4.

"We want to give back to the community," says Liz Lodge, Penobscot Marine Museum's Executive Director in a news release. "We are a great place to bring your children, your summer guests, or to do research. We are a community resource, and wanted to make sure all of our neighbors in Waldo County had an opportunity to visit."

The museum's theme this summer is Wish You Were Here: Communicating Maine celebrates a hundred years of images which have been used to communicate the unique qualities of Maine to the outside world. The public is invited to the opening reception on Friday, May 27, 5 to 7 p.m.

For more information go to penobscotmarinemuseum.org or call the Visitors Center 207-548-0334.