ST MICHAELS, MD – Katelyn Kean of Newtown, Conn., has joined the staff of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum as the registrar for its collection of more than 70,000 Bay-related objects. In this role, she will help to maintain this collection and its corresponding records, and facilitate access to it. In 2016, Kean completed her […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Wednesday, February 27, 2019) St Michaels, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is hosting a Spring Boat Sale on Sunday, April 14, 2019 to help the public find their new boat ahead of the start of sailing season. Set for 10am–4pm, this one-day sale will bring more than 50 boats […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is offering five Maryland DNR-approved boater safety courses, beginning on select dates in April and continuing through August. Courses will be held April 3–4 from 5–9pm, May 4–5 from 9am–1pm, June 20–21 from 5–9pm, July 13–14 from 1–5pm, and Aug. 7–8 from 5–9pm. Each two-day course […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Small boats and big fun are in store for guests of all ages as the Model Guild of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and the Washington Ship Model Society host the 13th Maritime Model Expo on Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19 at CBMM in historic, waterfront St. Michaels, Md. […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Two educational opportunities are returning to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., this April—Homeschool Day and Family Day. With activities designed for school-age audiences, both programs encourage guests to experience CBMM’s waterfront campus as a family. On Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 1–4pm, CBMM encourages families to get […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., is offering a metal casting workshop in its working shipyard from Wednesday, April 10, through Friday, April 12, with an additional day on Sunday, April 14, 2019. Held from 9am-4pm on all four days, the workshop is for participants ages 16 and […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum had added two new Shipwright Apprentices to its team — Moses Dane of Albany, Calif., and Stephen North of New Hill, N.C. Dane comes to CBMM after spending the past decade in Olympia, Wash., working at South Sound Shipwrights on boat refit projects. Before that, he […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Jane Sinclair, apprenticeship navigator for the Division of Workforce Development & Adult Learning with the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation, recently paid a visit to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., to meet several of its current Shipwright Apprentices. Pictured with Sinclair (far right), are CBMM […]
Continue ReadingA new exhibition in the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Waterfowling building, Deconstructing Decoys: The Culture of Collecting, will open to the public on Saturday, April 13, 2019. What makes a decoy “collectible”? How do you distinguish a Susquehanna Flats duck from a Chincoteague carvers’ work? Buying and selling carved and painted wooden waterfowl—once used simply […]
Continue ReadingSt Michaels – Beginning Saturday, April 6 and continuing through June 29, 2019 the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. will be exhibiting Beach Finds of the Chesapeake. The special exhibition kicks off the April 6 & 7, 2019 Eastern Shore Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival, which has been moved this year […]
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