ST MICHAELS, MD – Chefs from Stars Restaurant at the Inn at Perry Cabin took home the top honors from this year’s Oyster Stew Competition at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s annual OysterFest. Votes were taken during blind tastings of different stews, with Stars served as stew “A.” Their award-winning oyster stew will soon be […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – On Saturday, October 26, 2019 the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St Michaels, Md., will host two stages of live music and an oyster stew competition as part of its annual OysterFest. The annual event runs from 10am–4pm, rain or shine. Oyster stew competitors include Eat Sprout; Bistro St. Michaels; Stars […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – From 10am–4pm Thursday, November 7–Sunday, November 10, 2019 guests are invited to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum for a workshop on building a sailor’s sea chest. In this four-day workshop, led by retired Virginia Military Institute professor Grigg Mullen, participants will have the opportunity to hone their woodworking skills while constructing […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and the Living Classrooms Foundation are inviting the public to climb aboard pungy schooner Lady Maryland during its Oct. 27–31 stay in St. Michaels, Md. On Sunday, October 27, 2019 guests can step aboard Lady Maryland, with dockside tours offered from noon–5pm. Then, at 5pm on […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – On Friday, October 4, and Saturday, October 5, 2019, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will host one of the nation’s largest gatherings of small boat enthusiasts and unique watercraft at Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival XXXVI. During the festival, CBMM guests can marvel at the craftsmanship and innovation used in traditional and […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., will begin its Fall Speaker Series on Thursday, October 10, 2019 and continue on select dates through Wednesday, November 13, 2019. All sessions take place in CBMM’s Van Lennep Auditorium, and advance registration is encouraged. CBMM’s newest exhibition, On Land and On […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is participating in this year’s Maryland Lighthouse Challenge, which takes place Sept. 21-22, 2019, with an early bird date of Friday, Sept. 20 on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse now at CBMM is one of 11 Chesapeake lighthouses featured in this year’s tour. […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is inviting experienced and novice woodworkers to its Open Boatshop program on Thursdays, September 12, October 17, November 14, and December 12, 2019. 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 […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Local band Bird Dog and the Road Kings will return as the featured performer on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. Beginning at 11am, the live performance is part of the festivities at the 10th annual Watermen’s Appreciation Day—a fundraiser organized by CBMM […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will host a nine-day workshop this fall to teach the basics of building a skin-on-frame kayak and Greenland paddle. From Saturday, September 28, to Sunday, October 6, 2019 all participants will construct and take home a kayak and paddle under the direction of Kiliii Yüyan and […]
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