Annapolis Maritime Museum: Virtual Exhibits

Crab Pots, Eel Spears, and Fish Nets: Seasonal Changes in Watermen's Work
Watermen is a local term that refers to commercial fishermen on the Chesapeake Bay. Watermen harvest a variety of species including oysters, crabs, fish, and eels. Watermen's work reflects the biological seasonality of the various species native to t... View Exhibit Page
Arnie Gay: The Father of Annapolis' Modern Sailing Industry
Arnold Channing Gay, known to the community as Arnie, is remembered as the father of Annapolis' modern sailing industry and is revered not only for his sailing prowess but for his contributions to and passion for the city of Annapolis. Originally fro... View Exhibit Page
Dynamically Different: The Owens Yacht Company
Founded in 1925 by Charles Councilman Owens, the Owens Yacht Company (originally the Owens Boat Company) is remembered for their sleek and award-winning designs, as well as their innovation and entrepreneurship that contributed to advances in maritim... View Exhibit Page
McNasby's Oyster Company: An Eastport Landmark
Founded in 1886 by William McNasby Sr., the McNasby Oyster Company began as a single storefront on Compromise Street. The business continued to grow until it became necessary to expand to a packing plant on 723 Second Street in the neighborhood of Ea... View Exhibit Page
Working Women in Local Maritime Industries
Eastport, a neighborhood of Annapolis, was a working class village and best known as home for local watermen of the Chesapeake Bay. For hundreds of years these watermen tonged for oysters, crabbed, and made their living from the waters of the Chesape... View Exhibit Page