Celebrate Southern Maryland heritage on Saturday, May 1 at the Calvert Marine Museum’s fifth annual Solomons Maritime Festival. Antique boats and motors, master maritime carvers, home crafts and cooking demonstrations, traditional music, children’s games, and boat rides offer something for every member of your family from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Visit www.calvertmarinemuseum.com for information and directions.
On Saturday, the waterfront museum comes alive with the sights, sounds, and smells of Southern Maryland traditions. Taste traditional foods, learn how to pick crabs and shuck oysters like the pros, enjoy local gospel and old time music, hear world class waterfowl calling, see Chesapeake Bay retrievers in action in the water, watch model boats skim the waters of the boat basin, talk with traditional crafts people as they demonstrate their skills. Children will enjoy traditional games, toy boat building, and more! Free rides on the historic bugeye, the Wm. B. Tennison should not be missed.
Traditional crafts are also celebrated on Saturday. Around the carving shed, visitors can see how crab and eel pots are constructed, see model boat makers in action, and watch traditional carvers at work. Come try your skill inside the museum! Demonstrations of quilting, embroidery, knitting, and other textile crafts will be on-going. Home baked goodies, complete with recipes will also be available for sale. Food vendors will also be on-site.
On Sunday, the Antique Boat and Marine Engine Show, now in its 10th year is a popular component of the festival. Enthusiasts from across the country set-up camp in the parking lot to show off their vintage boats and engines. The unofficial engine swap is a great way to expand your collection.
The Solomons Maritime Festival is sponsored by Washburn’s Boat Yard, Harbor Island Marina, Inc., Spring Cove Marina, Holiday Inn Solomons, Patuxent Small Craft Guild, and Community Bank of Tri-County. For more information, please call Sherry Reid at (410) 326-2042 ext. 19, or visit the museum website at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com. Admission to the Festival and Museum is FREE.
Join the Calvert Marine Museum in celebrating 40 years of excellence in 2010. The museum is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is $7.00 for adults, $6.00 for seniors and military with valid I.D., and $2.00 for children ages 5 – 12; children under 5 are free. For a complete listing of museum activities and programs, visit the website at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com or call (410) 326-2042 ext. 41 for more information. Become a fan on Facebook.
