It’s not exactly comprehensive, but this tiny museum in a barn about 10 miles outside Ellsworth makes for a rainy Saturday afternoon diversion. You’ll explore the ins and outs of the hand-crank system that first made it possible to reach out and touch someone—talk to a switchboard operator (the early heroines of the system) and learn about telephone poles, line, linesmen, switching stations, and how they kept it all running smoothly back in the day. Tours are available. From Route 1 in Ellsworth, go 7 miles south to Happytown Road, turn right, and continue 6 miles to crossroads. Turn right onto Winkumpaugh Road.