Penobscot Narrows Bridge Walk Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bridge will be open for one-day use by pedestrians only, free of charge. High school marching bands, St. Andrew's Pipes and Drums, the 195th Maine Army National Guard Band , Penobscot Nation smudge ceremony, jazz band, and food vendors.
Limited parking at site and at Fort Knox; free shuttle buses will ferry visitors from municipal lots in Bucksport and from Perry's Variety in Stockton Springs , four miles south of the bridge on Route 1 north.
Fort Knox State Historic Site 711 Fort Knox Road, Prospect
207- 469-7719
fortknox.maineguide.com/index.html
May 1-Oct. 30. Adults $3, children ages 5-11 $1, under 5 and over 65 free.
Free admission to fort during Bridge Walk; shuttle buses available to take visitors to the bridge from the fort. Civil War reenactors of the 20th Maine, Company B to be encamped for the weekend.
Directions: The Penobscot Narrows Bridge is about 220 miles north of Boston, or about 4 1/2 hours. Take Interstate 95 north to Augusta, Maine; take exit 113, Route 3 east, to Belfast, where Route 3 joins Route 1. Follow Routes 1 and 3 north to Prospect.
