Come and discover how a very small fish came to represent a very big industry on the Coast of Maine.
		Exhibits include hundreds of photographs, original cans, labels, crates, and letterheads as well as original fishing, processing, and canning equipment that served at the heart of a once-booming industry.
							The Maine Coast Sardine History Museum is located at 34 Mason Bay Road, Route 187, Jonesport, Maine. Call 207/497-2961 or E-MAIL (ronniep6@myfairpoint.net. Rita Willey, five-time world champion sardine packer, is a strong museum supporter and has appeared personally on its behalf. Rita, whose sardine packing exploits have made her quite famous, has made appearances on the Johnny Carson show, What's My Line, To Tell the Truth, and Real People, and has been featured in Sports Illustrated and Down East magazines as well as several regional publications. In her prime, she could pack more than 400 cans an hour, a speed nobody else has ever approached. VISIT OUR WEBSITE