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  • Wilma Lee Sunset Cruise – October 18

    Park Campus 7300 Edgewood Rd, Annapolis, MD, United States

    Cruise with us for a memorable two-hour voyage, soaking in the golden hour on the Chesapeake Bay. Enjoy complimentary beverages including wine, beer, canned cocktails, and soda. Order Tickets Online

    $75

  • Heritage Tour – October 19

    Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United States

    Explore Annapolis’s fascinating maritime history and the Chesapeake Bay ecology on this guided two-hour cruise aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s fabled boat building industry, the dramatic history and future of the Chesapeake Bay Waterman and oyster harvesting plus facts about local points of interest like Carr’s and Elktonia Beach, Eastport …

  • Heritage Tour – October 25

    Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United States

    Explore Annapolis’s fascinating maritime history and the Chesapeake Bay ecology on this guided two-hour cruise aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s fabled boat building industry, the dramatic history and future of the Chesapeake Bay Waterman and oyster harvesting plus facts about local points of interest like Carr’s and Elktonia Beach, Eastport …

  • Heritage Tour – October 26

    Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United States

    Explore Annapolis’s fascinating maritime history and the Chesapeake Bay ecology on this guided two-hour cruise aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s fabled boat building industry, the dramatic history and future of the Chesapeake Bay Waterman and oyster harvesting plus facts about local points of interest like Carr’s and Elktonia Beach, Eastport …

  • Jay Fleming Holiday Party

    Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United States

    Tickets are SOLD OUT for Jay Fleming's 11th Annual Holiday Party! We look forward to celebrating with you on December 5th!100% of the proceeds from ticket sales will go directly to the Annapolis Maritime Museum to support their education and outreach programs!  Admission includes the following:Wild caught Chesapeake Bay oysters on the half shell sponsored by …

    $25

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    Winter Lecture: The Poplar Island Restoration Project

    2026 Winter Lecture Series
    Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United States

    The Poplar Island Restoration ProjectSpeaker: Julia Moya, Senior Environmental Specialist, Maryland Environmental Service  Begin the New Year with one of the Chesapeake Bay’s most remarkable stories of ecological innovation. The Poplar Island Restoration Project emerged from an interagency partnership led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA), working …

  • Winter Lecture: Annapolis Goes to War

    2026 Winter Lecture Series
    Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United States

    Speaker: Dr. Craig L. Symonds, Author and Historian   Dr. Craig L. Symonds, Professor of History Emeritus at the U.S. Naval Academy, taught for thirty years and later served as the Ernest J. King Professor at the U.S. Naval War College. He is the award-winning author of eighteen books, including Nimitz at War, winner of the …

  • Winter Lecture: Chesapeake Bound

    2026 Winter Lecture Series
    Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United States

    Speaker: Thomas Guay, Author and Musician (Eastport Oyster Boys)  Thomas Guay is the author of Chesapeake Bound, a historical novel tracing one young man’s perilous 18th-century journey from London to Annapolis—and the motivations that drove ordinary Britons to risk years of indentured servitude for a chance at a new beginning. A former Capitol Hill journalist, Guay …

  • Winter Lecture: The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

    2026 Winter Lecture Series
    Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United States

    Speaker: Dr. Richard Bell, Historian and Professor, University of Maryland   Dr. Richard Bell is Professor of History at the University of Maryland and author of Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home, a finalist for both the George Washington Prize and the Harriet Tubman Prize. He has held distinguished fellowships …

  • Winter Lecture: The Ben Ross Homeplace: Archaeology at Harriet Tubman’s Birthsite

    2026 Winter Lecture Series

    Speaker: Dr. Julie Schablitsky, Chief Archaeologist, Maryland Department of Transportation   In 2020, archaeologists began searching the Eastern Shore wetlands for the home of Ben Ross, Harriet Tubman’s father. Their work uncovered the remains of Ross’s homeplace and a second dwelling used by enslaved people. Drawing on documentary evidence and hundreds of artifacts, Dr. Schablitsky is …

  • Winter Lecture: Columbia Beach: “Gem of the Bay”

    2026 Winter Lecture Series
    Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United States

    Speakers:  Mimi Giguère, Principal Investigator & Historic Architect  Faye Belt, Former President, Columbia Beach Improvement Association   Founded in 1940, Columbia Beach was one of several thriving African American waterfront communities established in Anne Arundel County during segregation. Now the first African American community in Maryland approved for submission to the National Historic Register, Columbia Beach …

  • Winter Lecture: Ospreys on the Patuxent

    2026 Winter Lecture Series
    Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United States

    Speaker: Alex Pellegrini, Avian Ecologist Discover the fascinating world of the Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), the iconic “fish hawk” of the Chesapeake Bay. Avian ecologist Alex Pellegrini will explore Osprey biology, banding, reintroduction efforts, and the remarkable conservation journey that brought this once-imperiled species back to thriving numbers. Alex Pellegrini is an avian ecologist based in …