News Archives 2007 - May

20th Antique and Classic Boat Festival at CBMM, June 15-17

ST. MICHAELS, MD—The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is gearing up for the 20th annual Antique and Classic Boat Festival to be held on its campus at Navy Point from June 15-17. This event—the Mid-Atlantic's largest gathering of classic mahogany speedboats—will feature more than 100 beautifully restored Chris-Crafts, Hackers, Gar Woods, and other unique wooden power boats. Food, demonstrations, activities for children, and several boat-related vendors will also be featured throughout the weekend.

The festival will offer a wide variety of vessels, ranging from a turn-of-the-century gaff rigger to high-speed raceboats of the 1970s.

This annual event is held by the Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society (ACBS), which has 38 chapters in the United States and Canada with more than 5,000 members and nearly 25,000 antique and classic boats registered.

This festival is an ACBS-judged event, with an awards picnic taking place on Sunday, June 17. Having created specific classic boat judging standards for use in all their chapters, the Society hopes to motivate boat lovers to restore and maintain their vessels to a high level of quality and originality. Boats will be judged according to their workmanship, authenticity, and maintenance.

This weekend of festival entertainment will take place on Friday, June 15 from 11am-5pm; Saturday, June 16 from 9am-5pm; and Sunday, June 17 from 9am-2pm.

The cost of Antique & Classic Boat Festival tickets, which includes admission to the entire Maritime Museum, is $13 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $5 for individuals ages 6-17. Children 5 and under and Museum members are admitted free. Food is available at an additional cost. For more information or to register, visit the ACBS Chesapeake Bay Chapter's website at www.chesapeakebayacbs.net.

June 2 is All About Eels at CBMM's Saturdays for Kids

ST. MICHAELS, MD—On Saturday, June 2, kids can learn all about eels at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Children can see eels, pull up an eel pot, listen to stories, and create their own eel in an art-making activity.

Children and their families are invited to visit the Museum on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month for storytelling, special tours, and hands-on art activities designed just for them.

On June 2nd, children will explore eel pots and see American eels. The eel is a fish species that spends most of its life in the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay before returning to where it began its life in the Sargasso Sea. At 10:30, Tidewater Tales will present a story about the lives of two eels and their journeys. Children will learn about the lifecycle of eels and the uses of eels at the Museum's Waterman's Wharf. In addition during the drop-in program at 11:30, 1:00, and 3:00, children will create their own eel out of a sock.

Saturdays for Kids are the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month and include storytelling and an art-making activity. At 10:30 a.m., kids (targeted for ages 3- to 7- years-old) can enjoy Tidewater Tales by listening to an exciting story about the Chesapeake region in one of the Museum's exhibitions. Boys and girls will learn about Bay animals, local legends, history, and more. Drawing, exploration of objects, and other activities will be part of these programs. Tidewater Tales is free with admission.

In addition, children can participate in an art-making or hands-on activity inspired by one of CBMM's exhibitions. During special guided tours exploring the Museum's collections, participants will learn about the different ways that the Chesapeake Bay has shaped the lives of local people. At 11:30, 1:00, or 3:00 children (ages 6 to 12) can drop by to take part in a unique hands-on experience. The program materials fee is $3 per child.

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