Saturday October 27 St. Michaels, MD cbmm.org/oysterfest

- “He was a bold man that first ate an .” JONATHAN SWIFT

MILESTONE CATERING: Pit Beef, Pit Turkey, BBQ Beef Sandwiches, Crab Cake Sandwiches, Shuttle Shrimp Kabobs, Fried Shrimp, Hot Dogs, Fresh Cut Fries, Deep Fried Oreos, Lemonade, Two shuttles are running concurrently from the CBMM parking lot to the overflow Soda, and Water. lot on Seymour Avenue at the St. Michaels Middle/High School from 10am–5pm. THE PIZZA SHOPPE: Oyster Fritters, Crab Cakes, Soft Crabs, Scallops, Fresh Cut Fries, Pizza, Be sure not to miss your ride! Cream of Crab Soup, , Smith Island Cake, Funnel Cakes, Fresh Squeezed Lemonade. RURITAN’S CIDER CART: Hot & Cold Apple Cider, Hot Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Donut Holes, Live Music and Peanuts SWAMP DONKEY NEWGRASS TALBOT WATERMEN ASSOCIATION: Offering fresh wild on the 10am–4pm half-shell. Be sure to talk with the shuckers while you’re there! Tolchester Beach Bandstand TILGHMAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Fried Oysters, Water, and Soda Swamp Donkey is a high energy Electric Newgrass band. They are made up of a mixed PHAT BOYZ CATERING: Pulled Pork, Cheesesteaks, Chicken Tenders, Hamburgers, Bacon bag of musicians with extremely diverse musical backgrounds. Stretching the "grass" Burgers, Phat Boyz Burger, Soft Shell Crabs, Crab Cakes, Crab Balls, Crab Dip, Fried Shrimp, concept to the limit and offering a unique sound in the process has been the goal of Clam Strips, Flounder, Fried Pickles, Fried Green Tomatoes, Fries, Lemonade, Tea, and Sodas. the band from the start. They pride themselves on solid vocal harmonies and tight transitions in rhythm and tempo! Known to deliver a combination of original tunes and unique covers that stretch out across many genres, listeners are surely going to Libations All bar sales begin at 10:30am hear a “grassed up” version of something they can stomp their feet to. BEER: Served by CBMM’s finest volunteers! CBMM beverage trucks are located on both THE FREEWHEELERS sides of campus and will be serving selections from Eastern Shore Brewing, RAR, Devil’s Backbone, National Premium, Bud Light, and more. 10am–4pm Steamboat Deck on Fogg’s Landing WINE: Enjoy a glass of vino from Great Shoals Winery while strolling around the festival! Across the Miles River boardwalk along Fogg’s Cove, enjoy the breezy, melodic vibe OYSTER SHOOTER BAR: Join us on the deck of the Oystering Building for yummy oyster of the Kent Island-based trio The Freewheelers shooters! Choices include shooters made with George’s Bloody Mary Mix, Vodka Shooters or Beer Shooters featuring National Premium Beer. Not interested in oyster shooters? Enjoy the vodka-based tropical Miles River Breeze. Bloody Marys and National Premium Beer will Food also be available. This bar is generously provided by Chesapeake Landing Restaurant & COB’S KETTLE CORN: Offering freshly popped sweet & salty kettle corn treats. Market in St. Michaels, and George’s Bloody Mary Mix from Ocean City, Md. EASTON RURITANS: Oyster Fritters, Burgers, Hot Dogs, Chicken Tenders, Clam SHIPYARD BAR: New this year! Specialty rum cocktails, oyster shooters, craft beer, and more. Strips, French Fries, Soda & Water. ROSIE’S TAVERN: Specialty rum cocktails and spiked hot apple cider (both featuring Lyon CHOPTANK OYSTER COMPANY: Offering both raw and grilled oysters, Choptank Distilling rum), delicious Bloody Mary’s made with George’s Bloody Mary Mix, and more. Oyster Company has grown into a thriving oyster farm that produces an average of Located in front of the Small Boat Shed. 1 to 2 million sustainable oysters per year through oyster . “Choptank Sweets” brand oysters are now enjoyed in fine restaurants throughout the Chesapeake Bay region and beyond. JUSTINE’S ICE CREAM: Justine’s will be serving up single & double scoops of Did It is believed that Chesapeake Oysters have been gathered by assorted ice cream, as well as S’mores Sundaes, Root Beer Floats, and Banana Splits. You humans for over 6,000 years. Chesapeake oyster production MASON’S FAMOUS LOBSTER ROLLS: Classic Lobster Rolls, Clam Chowder, Lobster in the late 19th century was over 111 million pounds; Bisque, Chips, Soda & Water. Know? in 1990, it was less than 4 million pounds.

INFORMATION AND FIRST AID: Please visit the CBMM Welcome Center to pick up a map and program. Stop by if you have a question or are in need of First Aid. 3pm | EDNA LOCKWOOD RELAUNCH See the re-launch of the 1889 Edna E. Lockwood, whose nine-log hull has been restored by CBMM shipwrights and apprentices over the past two years. Edna Lockwood is the queen of CBMM’s floating fleet of historic boats and a National Historic Landmark. She will return to the Chesapeake Bay following a brief ceremony at 3pm, making her way back on the Miles River down CBMM’s marine railway.

Activities & Demonstrations ★ Family Activities CHESAPEAKE BAY BUYBOATS: Chesapeake Buy-Boats P.E. Pruitt, Bessie L, Thomas J, and BUILD-A-BOAT: Use your hands to make a wooden model boat, decorate it anyway you’d like and Nellie Crocket are located near the Small Boat Shed, at Waterman’s Wharf, and on the end of then sail it in our small boat pond. Located in front of the Bay History Building. $5 per person. H Dock. These Chesapeake craft welcome visitors to learn about the life of a Buy-Boat. Buy- CHILDREN’S STORY BOOK READINGS: Story books readings will take place inside of the Boats represented the middle-man making the rounds to purchase oysters from tongers and Bay History Building. You can also stop by and meet the authors throughout the day in front dredgers aboard skipjacks, and other Chesapeake vessels and transferring them to of the Oystering Building. a wholesaler or oyster processing house where they could be prepared for sale. This allowed fishermen to be more efficient by staying on the water longer. 1pm: Marcia G. Moore, “Wind and Oyster Jack” About the book: It's late in the fall when Oyster Jack and his boat Dinah sail out to the CHESAPEAKE BAY RETRIEVER MARKER DEMONSTRATIONS: Members of the Chesapeake Chesapeake Bay to harvest oysters. They must work together with their friend Wind Bay Retriever Relief and Rescue (CBRR&R) will be on-hand to discuss Maryland’s official dog, who helps them by blowing on Dinah’s sails. Discover this feel-good story about the and to demonstrate its retrieving ability. Demonstrations, on the point, near the At Play on the importance of looking out for your friends. Bay Building, will take place at 11am, noon, 1pm, and 2pm. 2pm: Jeff Dombek, “How the Oysters Saved the Bay” Start your holiday shopping early! The variety of handmade arts CRAFT VENDORS: About the book: Oysters Chester and Meredith have a big problem. They realize that and crafts include handmade jewelry, ornaments, nautical items, kitchen accessories, pollution in the water of the Chesapeake Bay is making the underwater grasses sick. photography, fiber art, clothing, stained glass and so much more! Available throughout The peaceful habitat of so many is at stake! Can they possibly clear up this murky campus and inside the Small Boat Shed all day. problem with the help of all their saltwater friends? COOKING DEMONSTRATION: Bonnie McDaniel, "Farm Girl In The City," is an accomplished chef, restaurateur, gardener, and TV host. Join Bonnie as she whips up a delicious oyster dish Pearls are formed in oysters from foreign materials getting from her cookbook and offers samples to attendees! (1–3pm inside the Steamboat Building) Did You trapped inside. The oyster responds to the irritation by produc- HISTORIC DIVING DEMONSTRATIONS: Learn more about the history of diving around the ing nacre, which coats the foreign material and world and how diving equipment has evolved over time. Diving demos will take place all day Know? later produces a pearl. and will feature equipment from the 1950s to present. Demos will take place off of H Dock in front of the Steamboat Building. Hosted by Harbour Diving Services. GIANT OYSTER REEF JENGA: Oyster reefs are like Jenga—all of the animals support each KNOT TYING DEMONSTRATIONS: Join Don Willey on the deck of the Small Boat Shed to other. To play this game, families can build a reef, and slowly pull each piece out to see how learn about various knot tying methods. long it takes for your reef to topple. In front of the Bay History Building. Join members of CBMM’s Model Sailing club as they operate MODEL SAILING: OYSTER NURSERY: Stop by CBMM’s Kid’s Activities (in front of the Bay History Building) remote controlled model skipjacks in the water in Fogg’s Cove throughout the day. where you can check out an oyster nursery and learn about the tiny crabs, fish, and mollusks OYSTER SLURPING CONTEST: Sign up in front of the Tolchester Beach Bandstand to join in that call an oyster reef home. the fun of CBMM’s Oyster Slurping Contest. Contestants will slurp 6 oysters to compete for a CHESAPEAKE CORNHOLE: Try your hand at a game of corn hole – Chesapeake Style! fun prize and the bragging rights of “Slurp King or Queen!” The contests will be held at the Next to the Waterfowling Building Bandstand at 11:30am, 12:30pm, and 1:30pm. The winner from each of the first three contests will go on to compete in the final contest following the third round at 1:45pm. Start Slurpin’! FISHMOBILE: What lives in the Chesapeake? Visit some of the Bay’s creatures at the Phillips Wharf Environmental Center’s Fishmobile! See live specimens including fish, terrapins, OYSTER STEW COMPETITION: Sample oyster stew from six restaurants and vote for your horseshoe crabs, blue crabs, oyster toadfish, oysters, eel, box turtles and much more! Near favorite! Cost is $10, which includes an oyster can themed mug. Competitors include: the Steamboat Building. Sunflowers & Greens and Milestone Catering of Easton, Md.; Bistro St. Michaels, Theo’s Steaks, Sides & Spirits and Crab N Que of St. Michaels, Md.; and T at the General Store of Royal Oak, Md. The competition begins at 11am and continues while supplies last. The Boat Rides ■ On-the-Water activities are weather dependent. People’s Choice winner will be announced around 1pm in front of the Steamboat Building. SCENIC CRUISE: Step aboard the buyboat Winnie Estelle for a 25-minute scenic cruise down WORKING SHIPYARD: Learn about traditional boat building skills at CBMM’s working the Miles River. Departs the Hooper Strait Lighthouse every half-hour beginning at 10:30 a.m. Shipyard and what it takes to keep our floating fleet floating! with the last cruise departing at 4pm. Cost: $5 per person, children 5 and under are free. Sign-up under the lighthouse.

Historically, oysters were only eaten during months whose Did names contain an “R.” This was because oysters would spoil Did You without refrigeration during warm-weather months. Also, oyster You One oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day! Know? quality is poor during the summer because the oysters have Know? just finished spawning. Must-See Boats ● PRESENTING SPONSOR Bessie L: Owned by Andy Newman in Rock Hall, MD, the Bessie L. was built in Norfolk, VA in 1992. Find her docked at the end of Waterman’s Wharf. Nellie Crockett: The Nellie Crockett, now owned by Theodore Parish of Georgetown, MD, was built in 1925 by Charles A. Dana in Crisfield, MD for Andrew Crockett of Tangier, VA. She was named for one of Crockett’s daughters. Until 1942 she was operated by Crockett, carrying oysters in season and produce and lumber in the off season. In 1942 she was purchased by the U.S. War Shipping Administration for $6,000 as a fireboat in ports along the Chesapeake. She served until 1945, when Crockett bought her back for $10. She is 61.6 ft. long, 20.33 ft. on the beam and 6.42 in draft. Her wide beam and moderate draft were useful in her business of buying, loading and transporting oysters in the shallow waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Nellie Crockett will be docked at the end of H Dock in front of the Steamboat Building. SILVER SPONSORS Thomas J: This 1951 buyboat is owned by Thomas Parker and visits from her home port of Rolph’s Wharf Marina in Chestertown, MD. She was built by J.S. Jenkins in Severn, Virginia. Thomas J will be docked at the end of H Dock in front of the Steamboat Building. P.E. Pruitt: This 1925 Crisfield built buyboat is owned by Kevin Flynn who is happy to talk with you about the role of the buyboat as the middle-man making the rounds to purchase oysters from tongers and dredgers aboard skipjacks, bugeyes and other Chesapeake vessels before transferring them to a wholesaler or oyster processing house for sale. Check out P.E. Pruitt docked near the Small Boat Shed. Slackwater: Slackwater is a built in Deltaville, Virginia by Alvin Sibley, now lovingly owned by Cindy and Dale Genther out of Rock Hall, Maryland. Slackwater is located along H Dock in front of the Steamboat Building. SUPPORTING SPONSORS R/V Potawaugh: R/V Potawaugh is a 32-foot catamaran operated by the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Habitat Assessment Team and is used to assist in oyster restoration mapping support. Stop by the last dock near the Steamboat Building to learn more. Docked along Waterman’s Wharf. The Jolly Dolphin: A living piece of Maryland history, the Jolly Dolphin is a wooden sailing vessel modeled on Chesapeake Bay oyster dredgers and built for recreational use. Sometimes called a “workboat yacht,” it was custom-built for the Mick family of Delaware by James B. Richardson on LeCompte Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland in 1958. From 1964 to 2007, the Jolly Dolphin passed into the hands of a half dozen owners, the last having abandoned her ashore. So she was ready for a new steward when current owner Captain Jack Zuraw found her and began the restoration of this three sail bateau—an almost forgotten piece by Chesapeake history. She is currently berthed on the Magothy River and is available for mid- bay charters. Check out The Jolly Dolphin docked on A Dock next to the Shipyard.

Oyster Shell Recycling

PLEASE RECYCLE YOUR OYSTER SHELLS! Receptacles are located near the oysters on the half shell food tents.

Natural oyster shell is the best material on which to raise new oysters and restore oyster reefs. Scientists know that now, but for generations used oyster shells were used to build roads, driveways and housing construction. Some ended up in landfills. The Oyster Recovery Partnership developed the Shell Recycling Alliance (SRA) to save this extremely limited natural resource. Every half shell collected by the SRA creates a new home for approximately 10 baby oysters. ORP is now the nation’s largest shell recycling network, annually collecting 33,000 bushels of shell from 340 restaurants and 60 public drop sites in the mid- Atlantic region. Since the Alliance’s launch, ORP has reclaimed 145,000 bushels of shell, which equates to 5,100 tons kept out of area landfills, approximately $300,000 saved by local businesses in waste collection Special thanks to: fees, and enough substrate to support the planting of 725 million oysters in local waters. Learn more about the Oyster Recovery Partnership at Easton Amateur Radio Society (E.A.R.S.) www.oysterrecovery.org. Talbot Watermen Association 23

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Map Key for OysterFest | Saturday, October 27, 2018

Food Live Music Must-See Boats 47 Small Boat Shed/MD Crab Co. 48 Tolchester Beach Bandstand 1 Talbot Watermen Association 17 Swamp Donkey Newgrass 32 Buyboat P.E. Pruitt 49 Corn Crib 2 Tilghman United Methodist Church (Fried Oysters) 18 The Freewheelers 33 Buyboat Nellie Crockett 50 Bay History Building 3 Justine’s Ice Cream 34 Buyboat Thomas J. 51 Waterfowling Building 4 Cob’s Kettle Corn Activities & Demos 35 Buyboat Bessie L. 52 Waterman’s Wharf 5 Easton Ruritan’s Cider Cart 36 Chesapeake Bay Deadrise Slackwater 19 Edna Lockwood Relaunch (3 pm) 53 Oystering on the Chesapeake 6 Milestone Catering 37 Skipjack H.M. Krentz 20 Oyster Slurp-Off Competition 54 Steamboat Building 7 Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls 38 Skipjack The Jolly Dolphin 21 Oyster Stew Competition 55 Heirloom Garden 8 The Pizza Shoppe 39 NOAA Sonar Catamaran R/V Potawaugh 22 Winnie Estelle Ride Sign-Ups (Under Lighthouse) 56 Mitchell House 9 Phat Boyz Catering 23 Chesapeake Bay Retriever Marker Demonstrations 10 Easton Ruritan’s Club 24 Knot Tying Demonstrations Support First Aid 11 Choptank Oyster Company 25 Cooking Demonstration 40 Seating (2 locations) / 26 Historic Diving Demonstrations Restrooms Baby Stations Libations CBMM Exhibits Shuttle (See front cover for info/schedule) 12 Beer Truck (Fogg’s Landing) Family Activities 41 Welcome Center/Information 13 Wine (Beer also available) 27 Children’s Story Book Readings 42 Museum Store 14 Oyster Shooter Bar 28 Kid’s Build-A-Boat 43 Shipyard and Edna Lockwood Restoration PET POLICY - Pets are not permitted on CBMM grounds 15 Rosie’s Tavern 29 Giant Oyster Reef Jenga 44 Hooper Strait Lighthouse during special events and festivals with the exception of 16 Shipyard Bar & Beer Truck 30 Chesapeake Cornhole 45 Thor Pilot House certified service dogs. For daily pet policy, visit cbmm.org. 31 Phillips Wharf Fishmobile 46 At Play on the Bay Building