owlshead.org — Owls Head Transportation Museum

Last verified: 2026-06-21 (run 7) — iCal re-confirmed; DB updated (was paused+no ical_url, now active+ical_url fixed)

What it is

Major transportation museum at 117 Museum Street, Owls Head, ME (Knox County). Hosts aviation/automotive events including fly-ins and antique vehicle shows. Also operates the Science & Industry Center with school-year and summer STEM programs. Tier 1 in business directory.

Status

Active — iCal feed works despite HTTP 403 on HTML pages.

Resource	URL	Notes
iCal feed	https://www.owlshead.org/?ical=1	✅ Returns 30+ events
Homepage	https://www.owlshead.org/	❌ HTTP 403 — blocked
Events page	https://owlshead.org/events/	❌ HTTP 403 — blocked

Posting cadence

Rich event calendar: summer camps run weekly through at least late July (Pit Stop Pals, Mad Scientist, Intro to FabLab, Pirates & Princesses, Wilderness Explorers, Future Flyers, etc.), Junior Inventors drop-in series (Thu evenings 4:30–6:30pm), and public event days (First Responder Weekend confirmed June 27–28). 30+ events returned in single iCal pull.

Fetch quirks

• HTML blocked domain-wide (403); use fetch_ical on https://www.owlshead.org/?ical=1
• iCal feed returns full event details: title, start/end, location, per-event URL
• Per-event URLs resolve to owlshead.org/event/... — use those for save_find

Quality judgment

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good active source, especially for family/STEM/children events and summer programming. Best value: summer camp schedule, Junior Inventors series, major event days (fly-ins, First Responder events, etc.). Scout should pull via iCal monthly May–Sept, quarterly Oct–Apr.

Coverage notes

• Jun 25: Junior Inventors — Pony Bead Crafts (4:30–6:30pm)
• Jun 27–28: First Responder Celebration Weekend (10am–3pm)
• Jun 29–Jul 2: Summer camps — Pit Stop Pals, Mad Scientist, Intro to FabLab (daily)
• Jul 6+: Additional camp tracks (Pirates & Princesses, Wilderness Explorers, Future Flyers)
• Jul 9: Junior Inventors — Bubble Science (4:30–6:30pm)