The Museum offers a number of programs designed for kids and families. There is something new and fun to explore each time you come visit. Get your hands wet tonging for oysters at a waterman's shanty, spend the night in an 1879 lighthouse, or learn to sail a boat. We have something special for every family member to enjoy.
Summer Sailing Program
Pre-registration required. Contact
Helen Van Fleet at
410-745-4941
or by e-mail at hvanfleet@cbmm.org
Download 2013 Flyer
Sailing
is a wonderful way to explore Bay waters and learn maritime skills. The Museum's Sailing and Boater's Safety Programs help
new sailors and old salts gain the confidence
to sail a small boat in a
fun and safe environment while learning the rules of the water.
Junior Sailing, ages 8-16
Mon.–Fri., 8:30 am–12 noon or 1–4:30 pm
$200 members, $250 non-members
2013 Dates
Basic Sailing:
June 24-29 Morning session: 8:30am-12noon / Afternoon session: 1-4:30pm
July 1-5 Morning session: 8:30am-12noon / Afternoon session: 1-4:30pm
July 8-12 Afternoon session: 1-4:30pm
July 15-19 Morning session: 8:30am-12noon
August 5-9 Morning session: 8:30am-12noon / Afternoon session: 1-4:30pm
August 12-16 Morning session: 8:30am-12noon
Intermediate Sailing:
July 8-12 Morning session: 8:30am-12noon
July 15-19 Afternoon session: 1-4:30pm
July 29-Aug 2 Morning session: 8:30am-12noon
August 12-16 Afternoon session: 1-4:30pm
Advanced Sailing:
July 29-Aug 2 Afternoon session: 1-4:30pm
Adult/Teen Weekends
July 20-22
August 17-18
 Sailing Emergency, Medical, Liability Form
Boater Safety Program
Individuals and families with children over age 12 are welcome to participate in our Boater's Safety certification program and learn the basics needed to operate a vessel on Maryland waterways. MD boaters born after July 1, 1972 are required to have a Certificate of Boating Safety Education. Graduates of our two-day Department of Natural Resources-approved course are awarded a certificate that is good for life.
2013 dates:
6-10pm, $25 per two-evening session. Pre-registration required to Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-4941
April 17 & 18
May 15 & 16
June 12 & 13
July 17 & 18
August 15 & 16
Summer Kids Club
$125 members, $150 non-members
For more information, or to pre-register, contact
Helen Van Fleet, Reservations/Education Assistant
at 410-745-4941 or by e-mail at hvanfleet@cbmm.org.
Download 2013 Flyer
The Museum's Kids Club is a half-day long, hands-on Chesapeake-focused camp for kids ages 4 to 7 where children learn about the Bay firsthand through activities, stories, games and crafts. The Kids Club program runs during the months of June and July. Scholarships are available.
2013 Dates
4-5 year olds:
June 24-28
July 8 -12
July 22-26
6-7 year olds:
July 1-5
Jul y15-19
July 29-August 2
Liability/Medical Form
Lighthouse Overnight Adventures
For youth groups, children's organizations, and scouts, ages 8-12 (and their chaperones)
For inquiries about the program, or to register, email
Director of Education Kate Livie at klivie@cbmm.org or call 410-745-4947.
Under the guidance of a museum educator, youth group participants experience the rustic life of a lighthouse keeper while spending the night in the historic 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse, located on the museum’s 18-acre campus along the St. Michaels Harbor.
The program is offered Fridays and Saturdays, April through June and again in the fall, with advanced reservations recommended.
Twelve to fifteen children and their chaperones can participate in the program. Kids ages 8-12 travel back through time to explore the adventurous, exciting, and sometimes dangerous life of a late 19th-century lighthouse keeper. Through educator-led activities, participants try their hand at the keeper's traditional duties, listen to stories, and discover facts and clues about living in a lighthouse, navigation, and Bay history through games and puzzles.
Built in 1879, the screwpile, cottage-style lighthouse once lit the way past Hooper Strait, nearly 39 miles south of St. Michaels. The lighthouse was slated for demolition in 1966, when the museum purchased the lighthouse and moved it to its current location. The lighthouse is one of only three of its kind still in existence on the Chesapeake.
The program fee is $40 per person, with a 12-person minimum, 18-person maximum. The fee includes one overnight stay in the lighthouse, a dedicated museum facilitator, the cost of program activities, two days admission to the museum, and a souvenir patch. Subject to seasonal availability, the museum’s replica buyboat, Mister Jim will take participants out on a scenic cruise along the Miles River as part of the program.
Available dates, as of 3/26/2013:
May 24, 2013
May 31, 2013
September 6, 2013
September 13, 2013
September 14, 2013
September 20, 2013
September 21, 2013
September 27, 2013
September 28, 2013
October 4, 2013
October 5, 2013
October 11, 2013
October 12, 2013
October 18, 2013
October 19, 2013
Girl Scouts Badges
Participation in the Lighthouse Overnight program fulfills requirements to for the Lighthouse Badge and completes an activity for The Chesapeake Bay Patch. For more information, contact the Girl Scouts of Central & Southern New Jersey Lighthouse Badge & Interest Project by phone at 732-821-9090, or visit GSCM.org.
Download the Lighthouse Overnight Program Flyer
Lighthouse Overnight Program Content and FAQs
Adult/Child Liability and Consent Form
ChesAdventures
Children ages 4-9 can fill their Saturdays with two hours of fun-filled and challenging hands-on games, arts and crafts, and storytelling at the Museum’s ChesAdventures Program. Each Chesapeake-themed class has two sessions; 10-12noon for 4-6 year olds, and 1-3pm for 7-9 year olds.
Pre-registration is required, call 410-745-4941 to reserve a spot. Visa, Mastercard, and Discover accepted. Gift certificates available. $12 for members, $15 non-members. A six-session pass is available for $68 for Museum members, and $80 for non-members. Scholarships for individual classes are available for qualifying students.
2013 Dates
Jan. 19 – Trees in Winter – make a book full of trees
Jan. 26 – Fish –make some fine, funny, finny, fabulous fish.
Feb. 2 – Snow! Fun to play in, fun to watch, fun to make.
Feb. 9 – Ducks, Geese, Birds of Winter - Feathers and Feeders
Feb. 16 – Chesapeake Critter Creations – put bits and pieces of animals together in crazy ways.
Feb. 23 – Rocks & Wool, Hard & Soft – Can you think of how to them together?
Liability Form
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Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
213 N. Talbot St.
P.O. Box 636
St. Michaels, MD 21663
410-745-2916
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