Sweet Leda knows how to get the party started - moving and grooving with an undeniably contagious energy that nearly leaps off the stage, as front-woman Julie Cymek often does. Cymek’s deep, bluesy wail is familiar and fun, a bopping, rhythmic sneer that's just as much Mary J. Blige as it is Janis Joplin. From...
Welcome Aboard the Wilma Lee for a spectacular Mother's Day Brunch and Cruise on May 9th, 2021 from 12:00 pm-2:00 pm (boarding begins at 11:45 am). The 2-hour cruise departs from AMM Docks at 723 Second St., Annapolis Maryland 21403. Includes "Brunch in a Box" from Palate Pleasers Caterers with Quiche, fresh cut fruit salad...
On Saturday, April 24 from 10:00 am to 3:00pm, our brand-new, interactive exhibit, Our Changing Waterfront, opens to the general public. Interactives invite visitors to learn, play and experience the maritime history and ecology of the Chesapeake Bay. Visitors can step up to a large-scale, four-player digital game, interact with a life-like hologram of a...
Celebrate Maryland Day by visiting the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park on Saturday, March 20th from 10am to 1pm. Due to COVID-19, capacity restrictions will be observed and all participants will be required to wear a face mask. Boat Building - No ticket required In our Bay Room art gallery, join our winter Build-a-Boat program graduates for...
Striped bass populations have fallen, and as conservation measures intended to rebuild their population seem to be falling short, there’s been a rather amazing increase in the number and diversity of warm-weather species visiting the Bay’s waters each summer. Learn which types of warm-water fish are now being found in our local waters on...
Explore the prospects of the 2021 America’s Cup set for March and the 2021 Olympic Games postponed by the pandemic. Sail ahead to the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games to get a glimpse of what those games have in store. Hear stories of inspiration through overcoming adversity, life lessons, and the joy of sailing. Presenter:...
Review the battle between the British and French navies at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in September 1781. Explore the event that would spell the end of the American Revolution and independence for the American colonies. Examine how the battle reflected global politics rather than solely regional ones. Presenter: Dr. Bill Cogar | Executive Director of...
Our Nation's newest National Marine Sanctuary, which encompasses more than 100 vessels constructed by the civilian U.S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp. during WWI. Discuss the importance of the area to the First Nation’s peoples, the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, WWI and WWII, and the Great Depression. Review history of Mallows Bay commercial fishing...
For millennia, the oyster has been a linchpin in the Bay’s ecosystem. For centuries, the oyster has impacted the politics and economy of the State of Maryland. Learn about the impact of aquaculture on the wild fishery, supplying more oysters to market. Focus on the Chesapeake Oyster Alliance that is dedicated to helping recover...
Examine Maryland’s rich heritage of wooden shipbuilding over the course of more than three centuries developed with regionally specific designs, materials, and techniques. Review the regional aspects of this once-vital industry and shed light on the significance of the construction of the Maryland Dove, the vessel that accompanied the first Maryland colonists to the...