T here is work to the building that will need to be done before open ing to the public. “ Obviously, it’s a wonderful facility that hasn’t been used in a few years that definitely needs some improvements and some upgrades,” he said. “Being retired, I’m fortunate enough to have him with experience in rehabbing buildings and running nonprofits to run this,” he said.Ĭumming, who is married to Christina Post, said he is up for the challenge.
Post will leave the day-to-day operations to his son-in-law Jeff Cumming of Freeport. “Under new ownership, we’re looking to expand with an educational nonprofit, so instead of the o ceanarium, it will be the Mount Desert Oceanarium and Education Center.” “For the Mills, it was giving up their life, and we understand that,” said Post, adding that his family will make a nice memorial for them. I t took a while to negotiate a deal,” said Post.Īfter final negotiations last month, Post, who also owns a home in Trenton, closed on the purchase. “When we were up last summer, I was driving and saw the ‘ for sale ’ sign, so I started looking into it and contacted John Bennett … he said he knew about the property. After noticing the property was on the market, he didn’t hesitate to investigate. The aquatic museum was soon up for sale when it closed in 2019.įor years, Post said he enjoyed bringing his family to the o ceanarium. Eventually, the o ceanarium became a separate entity when the couple moved the aquarium to Bar Harbor. A fter moving to Southwest Harbor in 1972, the Mills started the Mount Desert Oceanarium, and, at first, used a portion of the property for their home.
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