The Frances Perkins Center, Heart of Ellsworth, and Americans Who Tell the Truth are collaborating on a new exhibit and series of programs in Ellsworth this summer! The exhibit includes portraits by Robert Shetterly of Frances Perkins; ten-year-old peacemaker Samantha Smith; historian Heather Cox Richardson; Indigenous leader Sherri Mitchell, Weh’na Ha’mu Kwasset; Somali-American state legislator ... Read more
There is a detour posted on River Road in Newcastle, but the Frances Perkins National Monument is still accessible. We are open Thur-Sun 10am – 2pm. Visit us before we close for the season!