The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St Michaels, MD, is offering a full roster of daily events for museum guests this Memorial Day through Labor Day.
CBMM’s Sailing Saturdays program is offered on select weekends throughout the summer at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD. Participants can try their hand sailing the museum’s Apprentice For a Day sailing and rowing skiffs.
Kid-themed, hand-on activities are offered on Thursdays and Fridays from 2-4pm. Forty-five minute highlight tours are offered Fridays and Saturdays at 11 am and 2pm, with docent interpretation offered every day at Watermen’s Wharf from 11am-3pm.
Stop by the working boatyard Mondays through Fridays at 1:30pm for a demonstration, and learn traditional boatbuilding skills from a trained shipwright. On Saturdays, guests can visit with authentic Chesapeake people who share their stories, from 11am-3pm, or work under the guidance of a master shipwright to help rebuild the skipjack Rosie Parks in the Community Work Days Program, from 10am-3pm. All of these activities are free with museum admission.
For those wanting to get out on the water, the museum’s replica buyboat, Mister Jim, takes passengers on 30-minute scenic cruises along the Miles River. Departing from the Hooper Strait Lighthouse and carrying up to 24 passengers, Mister Jim runs Fridays through Mondays at 12noon, 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm through the summer. The cost is $10 per person or free for kids 16 and under, with paid museum admission.
“Sailing Saturdays” are offered June 9, July 11, August 11, and September 15, with two daily sailing sessions from 10am-12noon and 1-4pm. Participants can go out on Fogg’s Cove on one of the museum’s Apprentice For a Day sailing or rowing skiffs. The boats are perfect for up to two people, with instructions provided for beginners. The cost is $10 per session, with reservations recommended or, on a first-come, first-served basis.
CBMM is open seven days per week from 9am-6pm in the summer months. Admission is $13 for adults, $10 for seniors over 62, $6 for kids ages 6-17, and free for members and kids under age six. Visit cbmm.org for more information or call 410-745-2916.