ST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., has announced its next round of Apprentice for a Day Shipyard Programs, with workshops scheduled from January–May 2020. Programs take place on weekends and select weekdays, and include a variety of programs for every interest and age. Topics include Electronic Navigation for […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – On four Saturdays this February, young mariners ages 4– 9 are invited to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., to participate in CBMM’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) Team. Class sizes are limited, with advanced registration needed. Each week, STEAM Team participants will join instructor Martha Hamlyn […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is inviting the public to get hands on with its restoration of 1912 river tug Delaware this winter and spring through its Apprentice for a Day Program. Participants will have the opportunity to work side-by-side with CBMM shipwrights and learn the fundamentals of boatbuilding by taking […]
Continue ReadingSt Michaels – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., will begin its Winter Speaker Series on Thursday, January 30, and continue on select dates through Thursday, February 25, 2020. All sessions take place in CBMM’s Van Lennep Auditorium, and advance registration is encouraged. This year’s Winter Speaker Series will explore the Chesapeake […]
Continue ReadingSt Michaels – This winter, shipwrights at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., will take on the restoration of a subject they’re all too familiar with — a Chesapeake Bay sailing log canoe. Part of CBMM’s small craft collection, Glide is a three-log canoe believed to have been built c. 1864 at […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – As part of the annual Christmas in St. Michaels festivities, interpretive volunteers from the Chesapeake Independent Blues and the Fort McHenry Guard will return to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum this December to re-create the early 19th century tradition of firing guns to celebrate the Christmas season. Hosted by interpretive volunteers […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – On Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from 4–7pm, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., is inviting the public to celebrate the holidays with an open house that includes libations, light refreshments, caroling, store discounts, free gift wrapping, door prizes for CBMM members, and more. During the event, shoppers will […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Chefs from Stars Restaurant at the Inn at Perry Cabin took home the top honors from this year’s Oyster Stew Competition at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s annual OysterFest. Votes were taken during blind tastings of different stews, with Stars served as stew “A.” Their award-winning oyster stew will soon be […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – On Saturday and Sunday, November 16 & 17, 2019 the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will welcome Capt. David Bell, a U.S. Coast Guard-licensed Master mariner, to lead a two-day course on celestial navigation. Bell has been teaching and using celestial navigation, or the practice of navigating and determining one’s position at […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – On Saturday, October 26, 2019 the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St Michaels, Md., will host two stages of live music and an oyster stew competition as part of its annual OysterFest. The annual event runs from 10am–4pm, rain or shine. Oyster stew competitors include Eat Sprout; Bistro St. Michaels; Stars […]
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