How do we honor what we cannot see? How can the experience of history-in-place change our perspectives on the past?
Join Georgia Zildjian, Manager of Museum Learning at the Wilson Museum, and Lisa Simpson-Lutts, former director of the Castine Historical Society, for Castine History Partner’s fourth Jane’s Walk. This walk-and-talk style exploration will immerse participants in the stories of Castine’s historic African and African American communities.
Attendees will wend their way through invisible homesites, unmarked graves, and docks long lost to the sea as they consider together the social and cultural implications of “invisible” history in Castine’s landscape and beyond. Facilitated conversation, newly recovered history, and guided imagination will all play a role in this communal exploration.
Participants should plan for a lengthy walk and varied, sometimes uneven terrain. We suggest comfortable clothing layers, good walking shoes, and a personal water bottle for this experience.
Accessibility
This walk involves portions of uphill walking and keeping an often brisk pace that may be challenging for some patrons. Please be aware that while mainly along paved roads, the full experience of this tour will at times involve uneven terrain with tripping hazards.
Starting & Ending Locations
The walk will begin at the Acadia Dock next to the Harbor Master’s Office and the boat ramp on the Castine Waterfront (Sea Street). It will end at the Castine Town Cemetery located at 150 Court Street.
What is Jane’s Walk?
Jane’s Walk is a global festival of free, volunteer-led walking conversations inspired by community activist Jane Jacobs. Jane’s Walks combine the simple act of exploring a place with personal observations, local history, and civic engagement.
Not in the Castine area? Find a Jane’s Walk near you at www.mainepreservation.org/janes-walk-me.
The annual Jane’s Walk festival takes place the first weekend in May, in more than 200 cities and towns around the globe. This year, it will be held in Maine on Saturday, May 4.