2nd Annual Watermen’s Appreciation Day is August 14 at CBMM
Come to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD on Sunday, August 14 from
10am to 5pm and meet Chesapeake watermen celebrating their heritage at the 2nd Annual Watermen’s Appreciation Day.
Edgar Hansen of the fishing vessel Northwestern—as featured on Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch,” is also coming to the August 14 event.
Hansen agreed to attend the event after learning of some of the parallels both Alaskan fisherman and the Chesapeake’s watermen are facing. “With fishing
being my livelihood for over 25 years,” said Hansen,“it is a pleasure any time I am able to help others in
the industry and support them in the challenges they face.”
“Edgar is planning on being with us the entire day,” said Gowe. “He’ll be participating in the boat docking
contest, eating crabs, handing out trophies to our winners, helping with items for our silent auction, and
signing autographs for a couple of hours that day.”
Beginning at 11am, you can watch professionals in a spirited “Watermen’s Rodeo” or boat docking contest along
Foggs Cove. At noon, the day’s catch of crabs will be steamed up and served in a traditional Maryland crab feast, with live music beginning at 1pm from one of the Eastern Shore’s favorite bands, Bird Dog & the Road Kings. Check out the working watermen’s boats along the waterfront during this event, or tour the museum’s 18-acre waterfront campus and ten exhibit buildings, including the 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse and the Oystering on the Chesapeake exhibits.
The event is sponsored by the Talbot County Watermen’s Association in cooperation with the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Admission includes the crab feast and other foods and is $25 for adults, or $16 for children ages 6-17, with kids under six fed and admitted for free. Museum members get into the event for free, with crab feast wristbands available for members at $15 per adult, or $6 for children ages 6-17. For more information, visit cbmm.org or call 410-745-2916.
Sounds Awesome!