Are you an artist or an art lover, but are not actively involved in an art organization that holds meetings during the day because you work full-time? Have you always wanted to try your hand at art, but not sure where to start? The St. Michaels Art League (SMAL) is offering an opportunity for you […]
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The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., is offering two more sessions of its Family Boatshop program, on Saturdays, May 12, and August 4, 2018. Participation is limited, with advanced registration needed. Held from 10am–4pm, participants are invited to join Jenn Kuhn, CBMM’s shipyard programs manager, in the Boatshop for a family experience […]
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Miles River cruises aboard the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Winnie Estelle will begin running for the 2018 season on Friday, May 18, 2018. Guests can enjoy a 45-minute scenic cruise aboard the authentic 1920 Chesapeake buyboat May through October on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, departing from CBMM on the hour from noon to 3:00 […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 6:45 a.m. on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at the historic Tolchester Beach Bandstand, as shown here. Officiating […]
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The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s small craft rental program launches for the 2018 season on June 2, 2018 and will continue on select weekends through October. Sailing vessels, kayaks, and rowboats will be launched from CBMM’s floating docks along Fogg’s Cove and the Miles River. Participation is limited by the number of boats available, with […]
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Richard Scofield of Royal Oak, Md., has retired from the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum after more than 30 years of service. Working on boats since he was 12 in his hometown of Stamford, Conn., Scofield has been connected to the Chesapeake region his entire life. Spending summers on the family farm in St. Michaels, he […]
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Pete Lesher, the chief curator for the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will be the Lunch & Learn speaker for the St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free Library on Monday, March 5, 2018 at noon. Lesher will give an illustrated talk on the stunning black-and-white work of Dutch-born photographer Robert de Gast. His photography […]
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Editor’s Note: This year’s May 12 Elf Classic Yacht Race from the Eastport Yacht Club to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is being postponed. The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum says that the Classic Yacht Restoration Guild, the race’s organizers, the event will be restructured and rescheduled to a later date in the year. ##### (Contributed) […]
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On the evenings of July 9-11, 2018 the annual Chautauqua Summer Series brings three live, waterfront performances to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. This year’s Maryland Humanities’ series theme is Seeking Justice, with all living history performances taking place from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. on CBMM’s Fogg’s Landing and the Miles […]
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The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Model Guild is offering a beginner’s model boatbuilding workshop from 9am-5pm on March 3 and 4, 2018 with limited participation and advanced registration needed. The weekend workshop includes instruction on carving a solid half-hull model of the historic Chesapeake Bay tugboat Delaware. This model is band-sawed from a two-tone wood […]
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