Schedule of Events

Memorial Day Commemoratio...

Monday May 28, 2012

Join us for our Memorial Day Commemoration on Monday, May 30th at 12noon following the parade. The Brewer High School Band Boosters will be ...

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5th Armored Division Reun...

Saturday June 16, 2012

11:00am - 4:00pm: Cole Land Transportation Museum will entertain with the Mainely Music Barbershop Quartet and River City Harmonizers. ...

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Touch-A-Truck Fair

Saturday August 11, 2012

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Veteran's Day Festivities

Monday November 12, 2012

Come hear students from local schools read their essays as a part of the 2011 Veteran Interview Program Essay Contest. Stay after the ...

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Cole Museum bangor Maine

Welcome To Cole Land Transportation Museum

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Our purpose at the Cole Land Transportation Museum is to collect, preserve, and display (before they disappear forever) a cross section of Maine's land transportation equipment from which this and future generations will gain knowledge of the past.

We also wish to remember, record and display U.S. military memorabilia to forever remind this and future generations of the high price our comrades have paid to protect our freedom

In doing so, we hope to inspire and challenge the young people of today to continue on in the footsteps of pioneers who have built our state and country.

Admission

Adult Admission: $7.00
Age 62 and over: $5.00
AAA Admission: $6.00
Children under 19: Free

News

World War II Reunion in Bangor Draws Interest, Adds Air Show

April 29, 2012

BANGOR, Maine — Plans for the last worldwide reunion of World War II’s 5th Armored Division Association in June are expanding.

The June 16 reunion banquet is being relocated to Bangor Auditorium to accommodate the public, and the four-day event will include a free air show by the Texas Flying Tigers....

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Bangor Chosen for Final Reunion of WWII 5th Armored Division

April 12, 2012

BANGOR -- World War II’s 5th Armored Division Association will honor Bangor by holding its 66th and final reunion here this summer. World War II veterans and family members from Auburn to Ellsworth and South Dakota to Luxembourg will take part in activities including a free event on June 16 welcoming the public to view the military collection at Cole Land Transportation Museum on Perry Road....

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Find Us On Facebook!

March 17, 2011

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Veteran Interview Via Skype

March 4, 2011

Along with Old Town High School, the Cole Land Transportation Museum's Veteran Interview Program conducted a new way to educate students. An hour-long Veteran Interview was conducted through Skype - a leading video conferencing program. Although the Museum is currently closed for the season, combining technology and history made it possible to educate students from those Veterans that lived through it....

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Interesting Facts About the Museum

  • Cole Land Transportation is AAA GEM Rated site
  • Our historical photograph collection of over 2,000 photographs chronicles life in early Maine Communities.
  • We believe we have the largest display of snow removal equipment under one roof in America.
  • Our 10 fire trucks range from a 1910 hand tub to a 1948 Ahrens Fox. Numerous special displays are available inside the museum.
  • We entertain approximately 20,000 visitors annually from May 1 to November 11. Of these visitors 1/3 are children.

405 Perry Road Bangor, ME 04401 | Telephone: (207) 990-3600 | Fax: (207) 990-2653
Hours: 9:00AM-5:00PM | Seven Days a Week | May 1 - Nov. 11