ST MICHAELS, MD – The Elf Classic Yacht Race returns to the Chesapeake Bay on Saturday, September 18, 2021, with the traditional yacht race taking place again this year on the Miles River in St. Michaels, Md. The annual race is jointly sponsored by the Classic Yacht Restoration Guild and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, […]
Continue ReadingOCEAN CITY, MD – The Ocean City Museum Society is honored to announce the First Annual Louis Parsons III Memorial Photo Contest. Online entries will be accepted through October 1st 2021. Lou was a long-time board member of the Ocean City Museum Society Board and an avid photographer. The categories for the contest are the […]
Continue ReadingBoatUS Hurricane Center offers free, effective hurricane prep information SPRINGFIELD, VA – It was back on May 22 when Tropical Storm Ana became the first named storm of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season – and also the seventh consecutive year that a storm formed before the official start of the season. Today, eight named storms […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will reduce the lifeguarding hours at two of its Delaware State Parks ocean swimming beaches starting next week. From Monday, August 23 through Friday, September 3, 2021 Delaware Seashore State Park’s Tower Road beach will be unguarded during the week, but will remain guarded on weekends. […]
Continue ReadingRegional, local, and national stars to perform during the Ultimate Beach Festival OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND – Jellyfish Festival is thrilled to announce its full complement of entertainment and activations for 2021 event over Labor Day weekend. The most significant addition is Jellyfish sharing the sand with country music star Brad Paisley. “It’s super exciting to […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – Prepare for fall in the garden! Adkins Arboretum, offering the Chesapeake gardener the best selection of landscape-ready native plants for more than two decades, announces its Fall Native Plant Sale. All proceeds benefit the Arboretum’s rich catalog of education programs that teach about the Delmarva’s native plants and their connection to a […]
Continue ReadingOcean City, MD – Ocean City’s festival focusing on artistic expression, ArtX, brings additional opportunities for creative experiences to the beach. On August 21st and 22nd, the outdoor event takes over Northside Park and its vast 58 acres. Surrounding the scenic lagoon, ArtX offers an endless list of opportunities to create, purchase and enjoy different […]
Continue ReadingCommunity members across the Eastern Shore are getting involved in ShoreRivers’ mission of clean and healthy waterways through dedicated participation in volunteer programs. Take a look below to learn more about a few current volunteer opportunities and how they directly support cleaner, healthier, swimmable waterways. Building Reef Balls for Oysters In partnership with the Coastal […]
Continue ReadingThis Labor Day weekend, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will once again host its annual Charity Boat Auction on Saturday, September 4, 2021. More than 60 donated boats and watercraft—ranging in size and performance from cruising boats to dinghies—will be in the water and on land to be auctioned off to the highest bidders. “This […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will host a virtual meeting for the public to review and comment on the White Clay Creek State Park Master Plan proposed final draft from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Monday, August 2, 2021. The proposed final draft and instructions to join the virtual meeting are available […]
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