ST MICHAELS, MD – For the third year in a row, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., is offering a reduced daily admission fee of just $5 per guest through the end of March. CBMM members enjoy free general admission all year long, as well as Museum Store discounts, free and reduced […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Wondering how to winterize your small diesel engine as the cold weather sets in? On Saturday, December 5, 2020 join the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Marine Mechanic Josh Richardson for a virtual session on diesel engine maintenance, focusing on engine and transmission oil changes, fuel system treatments, and how to protect […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – As the new school year begins, so have after-school sessions of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s free Rising Tide Program. Presented both virtually and in-person, this program is open to students in grades six–nine. From 3:30–5:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursday, students are invited to CBMM’s Workshop Annex in St. Michaels, Md., […]
Continue ReadingThe Classic Motor Museum is happy to announce the third annual AutoFest! AutoFest is free to attend and there will be something for everyone including: *Classic car show (30 vehicle cap, pre-registration strongly suggested) *Antique American LaFrance firetruck on site for wonderful photo ops *Discounted CMM Membership Booth (one day only!) *Cars & Coffee with […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – At 2pm on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the launch of the historic buyboat Winnie Estelle with an illustrated talk. After shipping fish and oysters purchased from watermen to city markets or seafood packing houses for decades, Winnie Estelle moved south […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is offering another three-evening session of its virtual Maryland DNR-approved boater safety course on Mondays, September 14, 21 & 28, 2020, from 5–8pm. Led by CBMM educators, the boater’s safety course will be a live virtual offering, giving participants the opportunity to interact and engage with […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Throughout the month of September, families are invited to join the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Rising Tide Program for afternoons of FREE fishing off of CBMM’s docks. Participants in Free Fishing Fridays, held from 5–7pm, are encouraged to bring their own fishing gear, with a limited supply available for those who […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – When Maryland’s Eastern Shore and surrounding regions look to rebound from the devastating economic impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., aims to serve as a leader in those efforts. “CBMM is a proven driver of our local economy,” said CBMM President Kristen […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD is hosting another session of its virtual tool-sharpening workshop on Saturday, September 19, 2020 from 10am–noon. The workshop will focus on gouges and other oddly shaped edge tools. By using grinding wheels and stones to sharpen your tools, practice and just a […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Forty years of images by documentary photographer David W. Harp will be on display this fall at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in a new exhibition titled Where Land and Water Meet: The Chesapeake Bay Photography of David W. Harp. Scheduled for September 25, 2020 through Sept. 20, 2021, Where Land […]
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