OWLS HEAD — On Saturday, Oct. 26, from 5 - 7 p.m., the exhibition halls at the Owls Head Transportation Museum will host an array of historic “ghosts” and activities fit for any young mad scientist. This returning family friendly event is free to all, and will deliver a night of learning, exploration and some haunted fun – just in time for Halloween.

Night at the Museum: Living History will feature reenactors emulating some of transportation’s greatest pioneers.

"From Nichola Tesla to Bertha Benz, children will delight in the stories these colorful, costumed characters share about their lives, and how their ingenious innovations shaped the way we move throughout the world today," said OHTM, in a news release.

Not your average ghouls. As you tour the mysterious galleries of the museum, be on the lookout for two of transportation’s great female pioneers: Bertha Benz and Alice Ramsey. Bertha Benz was the first person to take a long-distance automotive road trip, traveling from across Germany with her two sons Richard and Eugene in tow! Alice Huyler Ramsey was the first woman to drive an automobile across the United States from coast to coast, a feat she completed on August 7, 1909.

Haunted Halls. Roaming the ghostly exhibit spaces of the museum will be a bevy of historic specters who span significant time periods of transportation history: flappers, WWI soldiers, artists, stagecoach drivers, pilots, early cyclists, mechanics and more will be making appearances. Someone snuck into the museum and charmed a few inanimate transportation items to life: discuss a project you’re working on, with a tool box. Then have an illuminating conversation with a traffic light – one night of the year, only.

Calling All Spooky Scientists. A fun-loving and slightly silly Mad Scientist will be leading experiments throughout the evening from her spooky STEM laboratory, leading young learners in activities which highlight science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Is there a young witch in your family? They might enjoy the broom flying station, where participants design their very own “broomstick” and launch it to see how far it can travel through air! More activities will range from Paper Airplane Challenge to Monster Mash Robot Bowling and Spooky Spider Parachutes.

Costumes encouraged. Who will you dress up for the Night at the Museum?

"We can’t wait to see the creative costumes you and your family dream up," said OHTM. "If you’re saving your Halloween look for the big night on the 31st, just come as you are."

There will be festive treats and treasures for all of the guests.

Where: 117 Museum St, Owls Head, ME 04854

When: Saturday, Oct. 26 2024 5pm-7pm