Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels

Name: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Address: 213 N Talbot St, St. Michaels, 21663, United States
Telephone: +1 410-745-2916

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The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is located in St. Michaels, Maryland, United States and is home to a collection of Chesapeake Bay artifacts, exhibitions, and vessels. This 18-acre interactive museum was founded in 1965 on Navy Point, once a site of seafood packing houses, docks, and work boats. Today, the Museum houses the world's largest collection of Chesapeake Bay boats and provides interactive exhibits in and around the 35 buildings which dot the campus. The Museum also offers year-round educational seminars and workshops. ()

Coordinates: 38°47'14"N, 76°13'13"W

Address

213 N Talbot StSt. Michaels 21663 United States

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+1 410-745-2916

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Day trips

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hooper Strait Light, Candleberry Shoppe, Edmee S., Edna E. Lockwood.

~290 ftE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Hooper Strait Light, St. Michaels
2 min walk • Hooper Strait Light is one of four surviving Chesapeake Bay screw-pile lighthouses in the U.S. state of Maryland. Originally located in Hooper Strait, between Hooper and Bloodsworth Islands in Dorchester County and at the entrance to Tangier Sound, it is now an exhibit at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St.
~1430 ftSW
38°47'6"N • 76°13'27"W
Candleberry Shoppe, St. Michaels
7 min walk • Shopping, Museum
~290 ftE
Ship
Edmee S., St. Michaels
2 min walk • The Edmee S. is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe. She was built in the Tilghman Island style from hewn logs by Oliver Duke in the 1930s. She is one of the last 22 Chesapeake Bay racing log canoes, and is actively raced with a crew of nine to eleven people. Her original name was Cecilia Mae, but was renamed for Edmee S.
~240 ftE
Museum, Ship
Edna E. Lockwood, St. Michaels
2 min walk • The Edna E. Lockwood is a Chesapeake Bay bugeye, the last working oyster boat of her kind. She is located at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in Saint Michaels, Maryland. She was built in 1889 at Tilghman Island, Maryland by John B.
~840 ftS
Ship
Persistence, St. Michaels
5 min walk • The Persistence is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in the 1890s, possibly by John B. Harrison in Tilghman, Maryland. She measures 32'-4¹⁄₂" long, with a beam of 6'-11¹⁄₂" and is double-ended with no longhead on her bow.
~840 ftS
Ship
Magic, St. Michaels
5 min walk • The Magic is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1894, by Charles Tarr in St. Michaels, Maryland, She measures 34'-3 5/8" long with a beam of 6'-11". She served as a commercial oystering vessel until 1924 when she was returned to her sailing rig.
~840 ftS
Ship
Rover, St. Michaels
5 min walk • Rover is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1886 by the Thompson brothers in Chester, Maryland. She measures 28'-13⁄4" with a 6'-41⁄4" beam. She has a longhead bow, braced back to the hull, and a sharp stern. She is privately owned and races under No. 11 in Eastern Shore competition.
~1370 ftSW
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Michaels Historic District, St. Michaels
7 min walk • The Saint Michaels Historic District encompasses the historic center of Saint Michaels, Maryland. The town, which has about 1,000 permanent residents, is located on a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum open?

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is open:

Monday 12 pm - 3 pm
Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday closed
Friday 12 pm - 3 pm
Saturday 12 pm - 3 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 3 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum?

Nearby attractions include Edna E. Lockwood, St. Michaels (2 min walk), Edmee S., St. Michaels (2 min walk), Hooper Strait Light, St. Michaels (2 min walk), Magic, St. Michaels (5 min walk).