From Tuesday, July 24, through Saturday, July 28, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., will offer two bronze casting workshops in its boatshop. Participants must be 16 or older, with class-size limited and advanced registration needed. Christian Benefiel, sculpture artist and Shepherd University Professor, will lead these public workshops, guiding participants through […]
Continue ReadingDue to the weather, this Sunday’s scheduled Community Day at CBMM has been cancelled. The Sunday, May 20, 9am Bay Hundred Covenant Church’s Service will still take place inside CBMM’s Small Boat Shed. On Sunday, free admission and free boat rides (weather permitting) will still be offered throughout the day. The Maritime Model Expo will […]
Continue ReadingThe Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., has announced the completion of a new Master Plan, which will create increased space for CBMM’s core museum offerings—including exhibitions, education, and Shipyard. CBMM’s Master Plan process began in mid-2017, under the leadership of President Kristen Greenaway. “CBMM’s Master Plan is a vision for CBMM’s campus […]
Continue ReadingYouth groups can now reserve fall dates for the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Lighthouse Overnight Adventures program. Dates include select Fridays and Saturdays, Aug. 31 through Oct. 27, 2018 with advanced reservations needed. Under the guidance of a museum educator, adventure participants can travel back in time to explore the life of a late-19th-century lighthouse […]
Continue ReadingThe 8th annual Elf Classic Yacht Race has a new race course and date, with the rescheduled race now taking place on the Miles River in St. Michaels, Md. on Saturday, September 29, 2018. The annual race is sponsored by the Classic Yacht Restoration Guild and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. “The seven previous races […]
Continue ReadingJoin the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and marine mechanic Josh Richardson on Saturday, June 9, 2018 for a workshop that will teach boaters what to do if their outboard engine ends up in the water. From 9am-noon, Richardson will immerse an outboard engine in the Miles River, haul it out, diagnose it, and then demonstrate […]
Continue ReadingOn Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 10am–noon, join Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum President Kristen Greenaway for a morning paddle on the Miles River and a demonstration of how to use a Greenland paddle. Born and raised in New Zealand, Greenaway spent part of her youth with her parents and two siblings living aboard a 32-foot […]
Continue ReadingFor the 8th consecutive year, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. is participating in the national Blue Star Museums program to offer free, general admission to all active-duty military personnel and their immediate families from Memorial Day weekend, May 26, 2018 through Labor Day, September 3, 2018. Blue Star Museums represents a […]
Continue ReadingThe schooner Sultana will be at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. beginning on Sunday, May 13, and continuing through Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Sultana returns to CBMM on Friday, June 29, and continues through Sunday, July 1. While docking at CBMM, Sultana will be hosting students in an under-sail environmental science […]
Continue ReadingFrom 5:30–7:30pm on Thursday, May 17, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., will host “A Boy in the Boatyard: Wingate Stories with Pres Harding.” In this free, public concert, Harding, grandson of renowned boatbuilder Bronza Parks, will perform both original music and some regional classics inspired by his experiences growing up in […]
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