ST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is hosting a new event this June, Maritime Day, to help celebrate both the start of its construction of a new Maryland Dove and, more generally, the traditions kept alive in its working Shipyard. CBMM’s shipwrights and apprentices are a tangible connection to the Chesapeake’s rich […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The public is invited to attend Easter Sunrise Service on the Miles River at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. Coordinated and led by Bay Hundred Covenant Churches, the service is scheduled to begin at 6:15am on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at the historic Tolchester Beach Bandstand. Officiating […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Board of Governors added two new members at its most recent meeting – Francis Hopkinson, Jr., who is re-joining the Board after a year’s absence, and new Governor Anne E. Mickey. Hopkinson previously served on CBMM’s Board of Governors from 2011 to 2017, and as chair […]
Continue ReadingST 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 – An exhibition showcasing many roles of women both in maritime industries and beyond will open at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., this spring. On Land and On Sea: A Century of Women in the Rosenfeld Collection features the work of Morris and Stanley Rosenfeld, who created the […]
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 […]
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