Designed
to allow visitors the opportunity to explore
the Bay's unique recreational story, the
exhibit features fourteen sections, including
an early twentieth-century canoe campsite,
a boathouse and Owens cruiser, a 1950s
tackle shop, and a yacht club. Organized
chronologically, the show explores historical
moments, from the early tourists to the
region, to the role of organized sailboat
racing and cruising in community development,
to the mass production and marketing of
motorboats, to the founding of African
American resorts and the widening access
to recreation.
As
they travel through the show, visitors
will be able to experience racing sailboats
and hydroplanes, climb aboard a 30-foot
Owens cruiser, view the historic and contemporary
landscapes of St. Michaels' harbor, design
their own burgee, and watch home movies
of families having fun on the Bay. Video
throughout the exhibition will include
log canoe, one-design, and hydroplane
races as well as interviews with some
of the racers.
Designed
to allow visitors the opportunity to explore
the Bay's unique recreational story, the
exhibit features fourteen sections, including
an early twentieth-century canoe campsite,
a boathouse and Owens cruiser, a 1950s
tackle shop, and a yacht club. Organized
chronologically, the show explores historical
moments, from the early tourists to the
region, to the role of organized sailboat
racing and cruising in community development,
to the mass production and marketing of
motorboats, to the founding of African
American resorts and the widening access
to recreation.
As
they travel through the show, visitors
will be able to experience racing sailboats
and hydroplanes, climb aboard a 30-foot
Owens cruiser, view the historic and contemporary
landscapes of St. Michaels' harbor, design
their own burgee, and watch home movies
of families having fun on the Bay. Video
throughout the exhibition will include
log canoe, one-design, and hydroplane
races as well as interviews with some
of the racers.
