ST. MICHAELS, MD The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will celebrate the Grand Opening of its new Welcome Center with a free community event offering authentic Chesapeake experiences and family fun on Saturday, December 2, 2023 from 10am-4pm. Guests are invited to attend a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony for the transformational new building at 10:30am followed by […]
Continue ReadingST. MICHAELS, MD The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum gets in the festive spirit next month, hosting the Holiday Edition of the Eastern Shore Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival on Saturday, November 18, 2023. After drawing a strong crowd back in April for the spring edition, the festival returns to CBMM’s waterfront campus for the […]
Continue ReadingST. MICHAELS, MD: The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has a full slate of youth programs on tap this fall, with a wide variety of offerings designed to spark learning through exploration of the Bay and beyond. This fall, CBMM’s after-school programs include the return of Rising Tide and Free Fishing Fridays, while Homeschool Days and […]
Continue ReadingST. MICHAELS, MD: Back in the early 1990s, Peter Panyon was taking part in a weeklong workshop for college professors focused on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries when inspiration struck while cruising the Patuxent River. “It occurred to me: Wait a minute, there’s a story to tell here,” Panyon remembered. “I was thinking, ‘Man, […]
Continue ReadingST. MICHAELS, MD: The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has a wide range of opportunities for lifelong learners to engage with the region’s history, environment, and culture over the coming months through its Speaker Event programming. The upcoming schedule features six events that will be hosted in the Van Lennep Auditorium and also available virtually. The […]
Continue ReadingST. MICHAELS, MD: The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is pleased to announce a forthcoming special exhibition showcasing the work of photographer Kristin Rutkowski to highlight women who captain vessels on the Chesapeake Bay. On public view starting September 8, 2023 Her Helm: Portraits of Women on the Chesapeake brings a selection of photos from Rutkowski’s […]
Continue ReadingST. MICHAELS, Md: Regina Hartfield found a community to share her passion for being on the water through the Universal Sailing Club, the Baltimore-based organization that has sought to create connections, encourage fellowship, and spread knowledge among Black sailors within the Chesapeake Bay region for more than two decades. To Hartfield, it was a natural […]
Continue ReadingST. MICHAELS, Md: The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will host its annual Charity Boat Auction on Saturday, September 2, 2023 inviting guests to its waterfront campus to bid on donated vessels of all shapes and sizes in support of its mission. Starting at 11am, dozens of boats and watercraft, ranging in size and performance from […]
Continue ReadingST. MICHAELS, Md The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will host Watermen’s Appreciation Day on Sunday, August 13, 2023 from 10am-5pm on its waterfront campus. This annual celebration of the men and women who make their living on the Chesapeake Bay and their heritage features a boat docking contest, steamed crabs by the dozen, live music, […]
Continue ReadingST. MICHAELS, MD: Dozens of education professionals met critters living in CBMM’s oyster cages in the Miles River, grooved to live music, and enjoyed some sweet treats at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s first Education Professionals Gratitude Day. Teachers, paraprofessionals, school and district administrators, and support staff were invited to spend a day by the […]
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