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Celebrate National Earth Day aboard the historic skipjack, Wilma Lee with McClintock Distilling Company and the Department of Natural Resources. Gimlets for Green Month includes a complimentary McClintock Gin Tasting, Signature McClintock Gimlet cocktail and small bites. McClintock proceeds to aid with Chesapeake Bay restoration. 21+
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Lead Educator Responsibilities Supervise and lead a group of up to 18 campers (K-9) through daily activities including environmental education programming, outdoor exploration, games, crafts, kayaking, etc. Ensure children’s safety, manage behavior, and act as a role model and mentor Create comprehensive lesson plans for week-long summer camp session and/or aftercare Manage all aspects of…
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The Marketing, Communications & Events Intern will report to the Marketing Director. The position will be paid at an hourly rate of $13.25 per hour for 20 hours each week (Monday 9-2, Tuesday 9-2, and Wednesday, 9-2, and Thursday 4-9). These hours may need to be adjusted on a project basis – but total hours…
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Responsibilities Supervise group of up to 18 campers with a team of 2-3 counselors Plan and lead at least one environmental education lesson weekly Organize and lead nature exploration, games, and other recreation activities Assist and supervise campers while kayaking – Training is provided Respond appropriately to any medical issues and emergencies with first-aid or…
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Join the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park for the 11th Annual Annapolis Oyster Roast & Sock Burning on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Come celebrate the spring equinox and the beginning of boating season by burning those old, worn-out, smelly socks!! Participants will enjoy all-you-can-eat oysters, oyster shucking contests, family activities, and live music by the…
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The Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park (AMM) invites you to a Volunteer Open House, in celebration of National Day of Service, held on January 16th, 2023 from 3:00-6:00PM in the Museum’s Bay Room. Meet our volunteer captains, enjoy beverages, a light fare, and learn how you can use your skills and passion to give back…
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Dr. Ritterbush’s talk will cover the evolution of the Annapolis Harbor, the City Dock, and the surrounding marketplace over a 150 year period. The waterfront went through one major change after another, shifting from a working waterfront to a community of pleasure boats. He will also discuss how these changes are intimately connected to the…
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Mothers, daughters, sweethearts and wives on Virginia’s Eastern Shore had a remarkable Civil War adventure vastly different from their mainland sisters. The Chesapeake Bay was a major player in their story and defined their experience of war. Leadership, loss, and complicated loyalties pepper their extant narratives and anchor historian Kellee Blake’s lecture.
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This illustrated lecture will show how these boats remain rooted in tradition despite decades of innovation to increase their speed and performance.
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Annapolis sailor, historian, and author David Gendell has conducted extensive research into this period of local history. His presentation includes a variety of first-hand accounts, unique images, and original maps to talk about World War II and Annapolis.
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It has been over 150 years since the establishment of Maryland’s “Oyster Navy”. Goodall’s talk will focus specifically on the Oyster Wars, which began in the 1830s and lasted until 1959 with the death of Berkeley Muse.
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For over twenty years, Jim Toomey has been bringing the sea into the homes of millions of newspaper readers through his comic strip Sherman’s Lagoon. Jim will discuss what inspired him to draw a comic strip set under the sea, and with a live-drawing demonstration, he’ll demonstrate how he creates his comic strip.
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The 128′ schooner Levin J. Marvel foundered in Herring Bay in southern Anne Arundel County on August 12th, 1955. The captain was returning to Annapolis from an Eastern Shore cruise with 23 passengers and 4 crew aboard when he encountered the wind field of Hurricane Connie.
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In this lecture, participants will learn why the Caribbean turtle fishery ended and how efforts to save turtles reveal important lessons about sustainability for other waterscapes, including the Chesapeake Bay.
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Join our crew for a two-hour watch party of weekly Wednesday Night Races. Have a front row view as sailors compete! Includes complimentary beverages (wine, beer, canned cocktails and soda). Tickets are available for purchase!
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Join our crew for a two-hour watch party of weekly Wednesday Night Races. Have a front row view as sailors compete! Includes complimentary beverages (wine, beer, canned cocktails and soda). Tickets are available for purchase!
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Join our crew for a two-hour watch party of weekly Wednesday Night Races. Have a front row view as sailors compete! Includes complimentary beverages (wine, beer, canned cocktails and soda). Tickets are available for purchase!
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Join our crew for a two-hour watch party of weekly Wednesday Night Races. Have a front row view as sailors compete! Includes complimentary beverages (wine, beer, canned cocktails and soda). Tickets are available for purchase!
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Join our crew for a two-hour watch party of weekly Wednesday Night Races. Have a front row view as sailors compete! Includes complimentary beverages (wine, beer, canned cocktails and soda). Tickets are available for purchase!
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Join our crew for a two-hour watch party of weekly Wednesday Night Races. Have a front row view as sailors compete! Includes complimentary beverages (wine, beer, canned cocktails and soda). Tickets are available for purchase!
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Join our crew for a two-hour watch party of weekly Wednesday Night Races. Have a front row view as sailors compete! Includes complimentary beverages (wine, beer, canned cocktails and soda). Tickets are available for purchase!
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Join our crew for a two-hour watch party of weekly Wednesday Night Races. Have a front row view as sailors compete! Includes complimentary beverages (wine, beer, canned cocktails and soda). Tickets are available for purchase!
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Join our crew for a two-hour extraordinary cruise enjoying the golden hour on the Chesapeake Bay. Includes complimentary beverages (wine, beer, canned cocktails and soda). Tickets are available for purchase!
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Join our crew for a two-hour extraordinary cruise enjoying the golden hour on the Chesapeake Bay. Includes complimentary beverages (wine, beer, canned cocktails and soda). Tickets are available for purchase!
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Join our crew for a two-hour extraordinary cruise enjoying the golden hour on the Chesapeake Bay. Includes complimentary beverages (wine, beer, canned cocktails and soda). Tickets are available for purchase!
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Join our crew for a two-hour extraordinary cruise enjoying the golden hour on the Chesapeake Bay. Includes complimentary beverages (wine, beer, canned cocktails and soda). Tickets are available for purchase!
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Join our crew for a two-hour extraordinary cruise enjoying the golden hour on the Chesapeake Bay. Includes complimentary beverages (wine, beer, canned cocktails and soda). Tickets are available for purchase!
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Join our crew for a two-hour extraordinary cruise enjoying the golden hour on the Chesapeake Bay. Includes complimentary beverages (wine, beer, canned cocktails and soda). Tickets are available for purchase!
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Experience Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay like never before on this guided two-hour heritage sail aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s history and the ecology of the Bay while viewing landmarks like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Naval Academy. Tour guides will identify and share fun facts about native Chesapeake Bay…
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Experience Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay like never before on this guided two-hour heritage sail aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s history and the ecology of the Bay while viewing landmarks like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Naval Academy. Tour guides will identify and share fun facts about native Chesapeake Bay…
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Experience Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay like never before on this guided two-hour heritage sail aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s history and the ecology of the Bay while viewing landmarks like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Naval Academy. Tour guides will identify and share fun facts about native Chesapeake Bay…
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Experience Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay like never before on this guided two-hour heritage sail aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s history and the ecology of the Bay while viewing landmarks like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Naval Academy. Tour guides will identify and share fun facts about native Chesapeake Bay…
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Experience Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay like never before on this guided two-hour heritage sail aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s history and the ecology of the Bay while viewing landmarks like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Naval Academy. Tour guides will identify and share fun facts about native Chesapeake Bay…
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Experience Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay like never before on this guided two-hour heritage sail aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s history and the ecology of the Bay while viewing landmarks like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Naval Academy. Tour guides will identify and share fun facts about native Chesapeake Bay…
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Experience Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay like never before on this guided two-hour heritage sail aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s history and the ecology of the Bay while viewing landmarks like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Naval Academy. Tour guides will identify and share fun facts about native Chesapeake Bay…
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Experience Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay like never before on this guided two-hour heritage sail aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s history and the ecology of the Bay while viewing landmarks like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Naval Academy. Tour guides will identify and share fun facts about native Chesapeake Bay…
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Experience Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay like never before on this guided two-hour heritage sail aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s history and the ecology of the Bay while viewing landmarks like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Naval Academy. Tour guides will identify and share fun facts about native Chesapeake Bay…
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Experience Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay like never before on this guided two-hour heritage sail aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s history and the ecology of the Bay while viewing landmarks like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Naval Academy. Tour guides will identify and share fun facts about native Chesapeake Bay…
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Experience Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay like never before on this guided two-hour heritage sail aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s history and the ecology of the Bay while viewing landmarks like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Naval Academy. Tour guides will identify and share fun facts about native Chesapeake Bay…
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Enjoy the best seats in the house this 4th of July. Cruise aboard Wilma Lee to experience the epic firework show. Tickets are $105 per person. Complimentary adult beverages included. Adult 21+ only. 8-10 PM.
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Enjoy the Rock music of The Grilled Lincoln’s at our Museum Campus. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs for seating. Admission is free but $10 donation is appreciated. Beverages are available for purchase and food trucks on site. No outside food or drinks.
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Enjoy the Rock music of Jarflys at our Museum Campus. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs for seating. Admission is free but $10 donation is appreciated. Beverages are available for purchase and food trucks on site. No outside food or drinks.
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Enjoy the Rockabilly and Classic Rock music of Johnny Seaton & Bad Behavior at our Museum Campus. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs for seating. Admission is free but $10 donation is appreciated. Beverages are available for purchase and food trucks on site. No outside food or drinks.
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Enjoy the Classic and Modern Rock music of Timmie Metz Band at our Museum Campus. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs for seating. Admission is free but $10 donation is appreciated. Beverages are available for purchase and food trucks on site. No outside food or drinks.
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Enjoy the Acoustic Jazz and Rock music of Higher Hands at our Museum Campus. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs for seating. Admission is free but $10 donation is appreciated. Beverages are available for purchase and food trucks on site. No outside food or drinks.
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Enjoy the Psychedelic, Funk, and Rock music of Mike McHenry Tribe at our Museum Campus. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs for seating. Admission is free but $10 donation is appreciated. Beverages are available for purchase and food trucks on site. No outside food or drinks.
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Enjoy the High Energy Irish Rock music of Dublin 5 at our Museum Campus. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs for seating. Admission is free but $10 donation is appreciated. Beverages are available for purchase and food trucks on site. No outside food or drinks.
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Enjoy the Rock music of John Frase Project at our Museum Campus. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs for seating. Admission is free but $10 donation is appreciated. Beverages are available for purchase and food trucks on site. No outside food or drinks.
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Enjoy the Funk, Rock, and R&B music of Honey Sol at our Museum Campus. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs for seating. Admission is free but $10 donation is appreciated. Beverages are available for purchase and food trucks on site. No outside food or drinks.
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Enjoy the Rock, Soul, and Pop music of Sweet Leda at our Museum Campus. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs for seating. Admission is free but $10 donation is appreciated. Beverages are available for purchase and food trucks on site. No outside food or drinks.
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Join Annapolis Maritime Museum for their 5th lecture of the 2021 Winter Lecture Series, featuring speaker Dr. Susan Langley. Learn about our Nation’s newest National Marine Sanctuary which encompasses more than 100 vessels constructed by the civilian U.S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp. to ferry supplies to Europe during WWI, presenting the largest fleet of…
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Join us January 7th at 7pm for the kickoff of Annapolis Maritime Museum’s Annual Winter Lecture Series! Dave Gendell, a lifelong Annapolis sailor, will walk through the history of Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse including the rise of the port of Baltimore, the early lighthouses on the peninsula, and the construction of the screwpile on the…
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The Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park (AMM) is a major community asset serving Anne Arundel County and beyond. A volunteer board of 16 distinguished community members and a professional staff oversee the operations and long-range planning for this tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We are proud to share that our thriving cohort of nearly 250 volunteers are involved in all aspects of the…
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RESTORING SPA CREEK: TAKING AN URBAN CREEK FROM ENDANGERED TO SWIMMABLE Thursday, February 28 2019 | 7 PM | Admission: $10 (Free for First Mate members and above.) Please arrive early to get a seat. Scope of Presentation Donna will provide an introduction to the Spa Creek Conservancy and its efforts to restore Spa Creek,…
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“MARITIME ANNAPOLIS: A HISTORY OF WATERMEN, SAILS & MIDSHIPMEN”: LOCAL LORE ABOUT THE BIRTH OF THE GRITTIER SIDE OF ANNAPOLIS Thursday, February 21 2019 | 7 PM | Admission: $10 (Free for First Mate members and above.) Please arrive early to get a seat. Scope of Presentation Rosemary’s talk will paint a vivid image of…
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Speaker: M. Stephen Ailstock, Ph.D. Topic: SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION: RESTORATION STRATEGIES FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY Thursday, February 14, 2019 | 7 PM | Admission: $10 (Free for First Mate members and above) Please arrive early to get a seat. Scope of the Presentation Dr. Ailstock will discuss the many techniques used to propagate Bay grasses that were…
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Speaker: Jay Fleming Topic: Island Life: Chesapeake Bay Thursday, February 7 2019 | 7 PM | Admission: $10 (Free for First Mate members and above.) Please arrive early to get a seat. Scope of Presentation Jay will discuss Smith and Tangier Islands, the two inhabited islands of the Chesapeake Bay, with an emphasis upon the…
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Topic: Human Impacts on the Chesapeake: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Studies of the Rhode River Ecosystem Thursday, January 31 2019 | 7 PM | Admission: $10 (Free for First Mate members and above.) Scope of Presentation Dr. Gibb’s presentation will cover the follow topics: Citizen Science Archaeology program at SERC Environmental archaeology studies on 2650…
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Winter Lecture: Randolph George Memoir of a Skipjack: These Iconic Vessels are a Window into Chesapeake Heritage Thursday, January 17 2019 | 7 PM | Admission: $10 (Free for first mate members and above.) Scope of Presentation Mr. George will provide a definition of a Chesapeake Bay skipjack and explain what made these vessels unique…
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The 2019 Winter Lecture Series at the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park will be held on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. from January 10 to February 28. You will be challenged to question and to learn by engaging speakers on eight diverse topics including maritime history, local history, science and maritime art. The schedule for…
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The Annapolis Maritime Museum is hosting the 14th Annual Boatyard Beach Bash on Saturday, September 15th, 2018, from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the Museum’s waterfront property in Eastport. This year’s event will transport you straight to Key West. Coral Reefers Roger Bartlett, Eric Darken, Doyle Grisham, Peter Mayer, Keith Sykes, and Brendan Mayer, along with Scott Kirby, The…
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Earth Day by the Bay Saturday, April 28 | 3-5 PM | Back Creek Park (7300 Edgewood Rd.) Visit Back Creek Nature Park to enjoy the great outdoors and celebrate the environment. Engage with nature through the crafts, activities, and games designed by the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park’s award-winning education team: Recycling | Investigate a…
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Spread the word! All qualified strongly encouraged to respond to the RFP! Introduction: The Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park (AMMP) wishes to initiate a Strategic Planning Process and is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to this end. AMMP needs to expand and update its current three-year strategic plan and develop outcome-driven goals to serve the…
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Winter Lecture: 35th America’s Cup Tucker Thompson, the official public host of the 35th America’s Cup, will offer a live, multi-media presentation about the America’s Cup, including an overview of the Cup’s storied history and an inside look at the 35th America’s Cup completed in Bermuda in 2017. He will also offer a view into…
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Winter Lecture: Brook Trout in Maryland (Understanding our Native Gem) Presenter Matt Sell has been the Brook Trout Specialist for Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources since 2009. Matt will explore the brief history of brook trout in Maryland, their current status, life history strategies, and what we’ve learned. Conservation and management efforts and downstream impacts on the…
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Join us on Thursday, January 25, at 7 p.m. at the Annapolis Maritime Museum for our third winter lecture: The 35-Million Year Geological History of the Bay: How an Extra-terrestrial Event Created Toda’s Chesapeake Bay Topic Summary: 35-million years ago an asteroid blasted an enormous crater into the continental shelf 200 km southeast of Washington D.C.,…
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Join us Thursday, January 18th, at 7 p.m. at the Annapolis Maritime Museum for a lecture by Grace Brush exploring the history of the Chesapeake Bay through the examination of sediment core samples. The evolution of the Bay as industry has affected the region will be reviewed with a focus on the impacts on wildlife,…
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Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park School’s Out Camp: Animals in Winter January 12th & 15th 1st-5th Grade Students 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Discover how the animals of Back Creek Nature Park survive winter! Track deer and foxes, make your own take-home plaster paw print, & perform hibernation experiments. Enroll your child: https://amaritime.org/education/camps/schools-out-camp/
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Join us this Thursday for the first lecture in the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park’s annual Winter Lecture Series. Jack Shaum, author and broadcast journalist, will present a talk entitled Tidewater by Steamboat: When the Region’s Highways were Made of Water. Lectures are $10, or FREE for Museum members (First Mate and Above). The lecture will take…