ST MICHAELS, MD – Beginning Friday, July 31, 2020 Shipwrights and Apprentices at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., will be hosting weekly demonstrations of a variety of woodworking and boatbuilding skills on its 18-acre waterfront campus. Topics for demonstrations, scheduled for Fridays through October, include, but are not limited to, line […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – After a temporary delay because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new exhibition in the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Waterfowling building, Adze to Whittling Knife: Chesapeake Boatbuilders as Decoy Carvers, will open to the public on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. Chesapeake Bay-area craftsmen produced boats—and decoys—that were regionally distinctive. Boatbuilding was often […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD — On Saturday, July 25, 2020 from 9am—3pm, experienced woodworkers and beginners alike are invited to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum to learn the basics of nameboard carving. CBMM’s Shipyard Programs Manager Jennifer Kuhn will host the workshop, giving participants an introduction to the skills necessary to hand-carve their very own nameboard. […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., is inviting the public for a monthly tour of its working Shipyard in a new virtual program titled Coffee & Wood Chips. Scheduled for 10–11am on Mondays July 13, Aug. 17, and Sept. 14, Coffee & Wood Chips participants are invited to […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is offering a three-day virtual Maryland DNR-approved boater safety course on July 27–29, 2020, from 1–4pm. Led by CBMM’s Shipyard Manager and USCG licensed captain Christian Cabral, the boater’s safety course will be a live virtual offering, giving participants the opportunity to interact and engage with […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., is hosting a virtual tool-sharpening workshop on Saturday, July 11, 2020 from 10–11:30am. If taken care of properly, your edge tools can last generations. By keeping them well-honed, you will find they can cut like new every time. The workshop will cover […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – On Monday, June 29, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will reopen its St. Michaels, Md. campus exclusively to members from 9am-5pm. General admission resumes on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. “We appreciate the support from our members and guests who continue to share their CBMM memories and welcome us into their homes […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s annual Big Band Night on Saturday, July4, has been canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are saddened that we are unable to celebrate the birth of our country with CBMM members and our local community this year. For the health and safety of CBMM’s […]
Continue ReadingSt Michaels – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is offering several kayak paddles this summer to help people get out of the house and on the water. Registration is required for all paddles, with a list of upcoming programs available at cbmm.org/paddles. The first offering is scheduled for 5:30–7:30pm Thursday, June 25, 2020 when participants […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, join Chesapeake photographer Jay Fleming to explore the stories behind the images featured in the new virtual exhibition presented by the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Island Life: Changing Culture, Changing Shorelines. Through frequent visits to the islands and shorelines along the Bay, Fleming has documented how […]
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