ST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned the non-profit museum yet another 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This is the fourth consecutive year CBMM has earned this top distinction. Since 2002, Charity Navigator has awarded only the […]
Continue ReadingSt Michaels – 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 Saturday, April 18, 2020. Chesapeake Bay-area craftsmen produced boats—and decoys—that were regionally distinctive. Boatbuilding was often a full-time occupation, and decoy carving was more typically a sideline. […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Chesapeake photographer Jay Fleming’s work will be featured in a new special exhibition at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., starting April 3, 2020. Island Life: Changing Culture, Changing Shorelines will be on display in CBMM’s Van Lennep Auditorium through August 30, 2020. Fleming’s photographs reveal how the […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Jesse Wiegel of Port Townsend, Wash., has been hired as the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Floating Fleet Captain & Waterfront Programs Manager. Wiegel brings with him nearly a decade of experience in the non-profit sector operating sail training or character development programming. At CBMM, he will be responsible for serving as […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Youth groups can now reserve spring and fall dates for the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Lighthouse Overnight Adventures program. Dates include select Fridays and Saturdays, April 3–June 27, and again Sept. 4–Oct. 30, with advanced reservations needed. Under the guidance of a museum educator, youth group participants can experience the rustic […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Homeschool students and their chaperones are invited to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., for a Homeschool Day on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Programs will be held at 10:30am and 1pm, with individual homeschool families and cooperative groups invited to participate. Groups should select either a morning or […]
Continue ReadingSt Michaels – On Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5, 2020 the Eastern Shore Sea Glass and Coastal Arts Festival will return for the second time to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. The festival, now in its ninth year, takes place on CBMM’s waterfront campus from 10am–5 pm Saturday and […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Guests visiting the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum on Sunday, February 23, 2020 will once again have the opportunity to watch teams of experienced U.S. handler/dog teams train on campus, in addition to the chance to see CBMM’s numerous indoor and outdoor exhibitions. Campus will be closed to the public as part […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Shipwrights from the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., have gone international in their efforts to ensure the construction of a historically accurate and truly authentic new Maryland Dove. In October 2019, CBMM’s Lead Shipwright Joe Connor and Rigger Sam Hilgartner traveled overseas to learn from professional boatbuilders at […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., is looking for new volunteers to support all aspects of the museum, with free training offered for new and current volunteers throughout the spring and summer. “CBMM would not be the success it is today without the generous commitment of our incredible […]
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