The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., recently held an ice cream social for docent and greeter volunteers to kick-off the fall tour season. Fourteen new volunteers recently completed a five-week-long training course, and will now assist CBMM as docents leading guided tours of the campus, exhibits, and artifacts for adults and children […]
Continue ReadingSt Michaels – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation are inviting the public to see and climb aboard the skipjack Stanley Norman during her October 15-18, 2018 stay at CBMM in St. Michaels, Md. On Thursday, October 18, 2018 you can climb aboard Stanley Norman, with dockside tours offered from 10-2:00 […]
Continue ReadingSt Michaels – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. is reminding guests that only three dates remain to watch Chesapeake Bay sailing log canoe races along the Miles River while aboard its 1920 buyboat, Winnie Estelle. The final two-hour scenic cruises for the season depart from CBMM at 9:30am and 1:30pm on […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Sam Hilgartner of Baltimore, Md., has joined the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum as a shipwright apprentice. Hilgartner comes to CBMM from the Arques School of Traditional Boatbuilding in Sausalito, Calif., where he was both an apprentice and an instructor. His work experience includes four years with the National Park Service at […]
Continue ReadingSt Michaels -The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is inviting experienced and novice woodworkers to its Open Boatshop program on Wednesdays, September 26, October 17, November 7, and December 12, 2018. The program runs from 5:30-8:30pm., with participation limited and advanced registration needed. The program invites members of the public to CBMM’s Shipyard to work on […]
Continue ReadingSt Micahels – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., will begin its Fall Speaker Series on Wednesday, October 10, and continue on select dates through Thursday, November 8, 2018. All sessions take place in CBMM’s Van Lennep Auditorium, and advance registration is encouraged. The upcoming speaker series is based around CBMM’s newest […]
Continue Reading(ST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is pleased to announce that it has been awarded an $80,000 grant from the Maryland Heritage Areas Program to support its upcoming restoration of 1912 river tug Delaware. Set to begin this fall after the October relaunch of 1889 bugeye Edna Lockwood, CBMM’s work on Delaware […]
Continue ReadingSt Michaels – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Shipwright Apprentice Program has recently received certification as a registered, four-year apprenticeship program by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation. CBMM has had a two-year apprenticeship program in place since 2001, with more than 50 graduates to date. Now, […]
Continue ReadingSt – Michaels – Two educational opportunities are returning to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., this September — Homeschool Day and Family Day. Guests are invited to experience CBMM’s waterfront campus at either or both as appropriate for their family. Homeschool students and their adults are invited to CBMM’s fall Homeschool […]
Continue ReadingEaston, MD – The Chesapeake Film Festival, October 11-14, 2018 brings filmmakers and film lovers together for remarkable screenings, illuminating discussions, and tasty receptions. Four days. Five locations. 48 films. The excitement begins Thursday, October 11, 2018 at the Academy Art Museum in Easton with Whet Your Appetite as Festival attendees partake of scrumptious appetizers […]
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