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The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in the lovely Eastern Shore town of St. Michaels celebrates all things maritime and houses the most extensive collection of historic Chesapeake Bay watercraft from drake-tail oyster boats to log canoes and skipjacks. Based on a site that once housed seafood packing warehouses and workboats, the 18-acre waterfront museum has a working boatyard where historic wooden boats are lovingly restored to their former glory. Visitors can apprentice with a shipwright to learn the trade hands-on. The interactive museum also features a beautiful old lighthouse, a butterfly garden, a variety of exhibits highlighting the Bay’s history, and living shoreline.
213 N Talbot St, St Michaels, MD 21663, Phone: 410-745-2916
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