News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
ST. MICHAELS, MD: Growing up in St. Michaels, Anthony Cannon learned the joys and challenges of working the water from his father, Wilson “Turk” Cannon. From a young age, Anthony and his four siblings were out on their dad’s workboat Doris N. sorting the day’s catch of crabs and tonging for oysters. Yet, Anthony said […]
Continue ReadingST. MICHAELS, MD: In the coming months, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is offering private river cruises aboard its historic floating fleet vessels to watch log canoe races on the Miles River. These two-hour charters, scheduled for June 24 and 25, July 29 and 30, and Sept. 9, 10, 16 and 17, 2023 are being […]
Continue ReadingSt. Michaels MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., is pleased to announce that its Miles River cruises aboard Winnie Estelle will begin running for the 2021 season on Friday, May 28, 2021. From now through October, guests can enjoy a 45-minute scenic cruise aboard the authentic 1920 Chesapeake buyboat on […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – From 10am–4pm on either Saturday, June 5, or Saturday, July 24, 2021 join Master Shipwrights Frank Townsend and Ed Farley for a day in the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s working Shipyard to learn traditional ship caulking techniques. From rolling oakum to threading and making seams, participants will get a hands-on lesson […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Forty years of images by documentary photographer David W. Harp will be on display this fall at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in a new exhibition titled Where Land and Water Meet: The Chesapeake Bay Photography of David W. Harp. Scheduled for September 25, 2020 through Sept. 20, 2021, Where Land […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is participating in this year’s Maryland Lighthouse Challenge, which takes place Sept. 21-22, 2019, with an early bird date of Friday, Sept. 20 on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse now at CBMM is one of 11 Chesapeake lighthouses featured in this year’s tour. […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – From 10am–4pm Saturday, May 11, 2019 the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will host a Brightwork Workshop in its boatshop. Advanced registration is required. Organized through CBMM’s Apprentice for a Day Shipyard Programs, this workshop invites guests to learn the art of finishing from Shipyard Programs Manager Jennifer Kuhn. Participants will get […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – On April 6 and 7, 2019 the 8th Annual Eastern Shore Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival brings live music and educational speakers to the waterfront campus of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., with guests encouraged to bring their own sea glass and other finds for identification […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – An exhibition showcasing many roles of women both in maritime industries and beyond will open at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., this spring. On Land and On Sea: A Century of Women in the Rosenfeld Collection features the work of Morris and Stanley Rosenfeld, who created the […]
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