ST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is hosting a two-day Family Boatshop program on Saturday and Sunday, November 10 & 11, 2018 from 10-3pm, when participants will join CBMM Shipwrights to create their own hand-crafted decorative light. The lights will be constructed out of natural woods and hardware, with participants learning basic […]
Continue ReadingThe Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s 18-acre waterfront campus now boasts an apiary garden, located next to the historic Mitchell House on CBMM’s Fogg’s Landing, thanks to the hard work of St. Michaels student and Boy Scout, Brandon Foy. Foy’s project includes the apiary garden, along with an oyster shell pathway, two benches, and a kiosk, […]
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 -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 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 ReadingThe Maryland Environmental Trust is now permanently protecting more than 50 acres in Talbot County. The Eastern Shore property in the San Domingo Cove community is being preserved through a recent conservation easement. The land will allow for expansive views of nature from the Town of St. Michaels public pedestrian trail. Runners and walkers will […]
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 […]
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