Polar Air Mail Express & Holiday Concert at Owls Head

Owls Head, Maine - On Sunday, December 2, the Owls Head Transportation Museum will host  its annual Holiday Open House featuring the Polar Air Mail Express, a  visit with Santa and a performance by the Mid-Coast Community Band. As  part of the festivities, children-of any age-are encouraged to bring  their letters to Santa and see how --via the Polar Air Mail  Express--their letters are delivered to the North Pole.

The fun starts at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday as children will create  their own holiday ornaments, some made from candy. At 12:30, everyone  will step outside to watch Santa's arrival from the North Pole in one of  the Museum's planes. Upon landing, he will meet with children in the  Museum's auditorium and read a favorite Christmas story.


Children are encouraged to bring their letters to Santa to the  Museum. With help from one of Santa's helpers (Museum pilot Karl  Erickson), children will see with their own eyes how their letters  actually reach Santa at the North Pole.  All letters will be placed in a  special “Polar Air Mail Express” bag, then literally scooped up (by  plane) to be delivered directly to the North Pole. This demonstration  will take place outside on Runway 17, weather permitting.

Once the letters are safely on their way, Santa will lead  the children back inside and introduce the Mid-Coast Community Band as  they hold their annual Holiday Concert from 1:30 to 3:15.

Museum admission is free all day. The Museum Store-featuring a  storewide 20% off sale-will be open for convenient holiday shopping.   Light refreshments will be served, and ample parking is available.

 Following the concert, the public is invited to attend an open  house and tree lighting activities at the Owls Head General Store. There  will be caroling, horse-drawn carriage rides and a living creche.  Refreshments will be served.

SCHEDULE of ACTIVITIES

10:00 - 5:00  FREE Admission to the Museum all day & the Museum Store will be open for holiday shopping - 10% to 50% off storewide!

 11:30 - 12:30 Children's Activities:  Holiday ornaments; coloring; movies in the auditorium; Family tours of Museum

 12:30 Santa Claus arrives at the Museum (in a Piper Cub)

12:45 - 1:15 Meet Santa as he reads a favorite Christmas story.

 1:15 - 1:30 See how letters get to Santa at the North Pole: OHTM's “Polar Air Mail Express” Pick-up

 1:30 - 3:15 Holiday Concert by the Mid-Coast Community Band

4:00 - 6:00 Open House, Tree Lighting, Caroling and Carriage Rides at the Owls Head General Store.

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Santa will arrive by airplane at the Owls Head Transportation Museum, Sunday December 2.