Fall 2009 To the Point Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

dockside for visitors to walk aboard for tours. CBMM’s OysterFest is Back OysterFest boasts plenty of family educational and fun ac- on November 7 tivities designed to help kids get to know the oyster and how important the bivalve is to the Chesapeake Bay. Families will Oystering and maritime traditions of the Bay will come alive be able to design their own oyster can and label, explore the at CBMM on Saturday, November 7, from 10am to 5pm, for animals in an oyster reef, and conduct science experiments OysterFest 2009! The sweet bivalve will take center stage dur- about filter feeders. Two fun groups, Mr. Oyster and Johnny ing the day-long festival, which will include oysters prepared a Oysterseed, will show kids and their parents how oysters filter multitude of ways, including on the Bay’s water. The Choptank the half-shell, fried and stewed, River Eastern Bay Conservancy along with live music from two will illustrate the work being Members’ Day has been moved bands, boat rides, and special to OysterFest, on November 7! done to improve water quality children’s activities. in this Bay tributary. Blues DeVille will keep the Two films will be featured day lively by performing blues, at OysterFest. “Watermen,” a rock, funk and soul on the deck documentary film by acclaimed of the Museum’s “Oystering on filmmaker Holly Fisher, shot the Chesapeake” exhibit from by Fisher in the 1960s, follows 11am to 3pm. And Cuzzin Mark the life and work of Captain and Sean—members of the Art Daniels and other skipjack band Key Lime Pie—will per- captains of the era. The second form their blend of classic rock film, “Common Ground,” from with soul, R&B and modern pop, the Chesapeake Bay Founda- under CBMM’s Tolchester Beach tion, looks at the history of the Bandstand throughout the day. oyster fishery and examines The Choptank Oyster Com- the biology, habitat, and critical pany, aquaculture growers of role of the oyster in the Chesa- “Choptank Sweets,” will of- peake Bay ecosystem. Both fer their fresh-from-the-Bay oysters on the half-shell for sale. films will be screened in the Museum’s Van Lennep Auditorium Choptank Oyster Company is the only privately-funded oyster throughout the day. hatchery in the state of Maryland, culturing only the crassostrea Two new authors of books about life and work on the Bay virginica, the oyster species native to the Chesapeake. will offer readings and book signings. Chris White is the author An oyster stew tasting will feature culinary creations from of “Skipjack: The Story of America’s Last Sailing Oystermen!,” Eastern Shore restaurants including The Bridge Restaurant, which will make its pre-publication debut at OysterFest. Key Lime Café, Tilghman Island Inn, and Town Dock, with more Scheduled for release in November by St. Martin’s Press, the signing on each day. Fried oyster sandwiches, platters and book chronicles a year with skipjack captains Wade Murphy, sweet potato pie from Susie’s Kitchen are sure to please. For Stanley Larrimore and Art Daniels as they battle nature and those who prefer to learn about oysters rather than eat them, each other to help control the fate of their island villages and regional favorite Krsytal Q Catering will be on hand with pit the oyster fleet. White’s book has been praised by two-time beef, garden burgers, and more. The beer on tap at Oyster- National Book Award winner Peter Matthiessen and by for- Fest will be great craft brews from Maryland’s Evolution Craft mer National Geographic Society Chairman Gil Grosvenor. Brewing Company. And Rise Up Coffee will offer organic cof- Chesapeake Bay photographer Heather Davidson draws on fee, hot chocolate, and other hot and cold drinks. her images and experiences on the Bay in her new book. David- Throughout the day, Captain Ed Farley will provide boat son will discuss her experience capturing the stunning images of rides aboard the skipjack H.M. Krentz, one of the last the Bay’s watermen and their work. commercial sailing vessels that continues to dredge OysterFest will be the fourth and final week- oysters in Maryland’s Chesapeake waters. Skip- end for the popular “Fall into St. Michaels” fes- jack cruises will be available for a $10 fee. There tival, hosted by the St. Michaels Business As- will also be boat rides every half-hour aboard sociation. For more information on “Fall into CBMM’s replica buyboat Mister Jim, at $5 per St. Michaels” visit www.stmichaelsmd.org or passenger. Martha Lewis, a skipjack built by call the St. Michaels Business Association at legendary Bay boat builder Bronza Parks, will be 410-745-0411. CBMM Receives New Grants • Tilghman Island Summer Seafood Festival – June 27 of environmental issues. Students will have an opportu- President’s Message • Potomac River Festival – June 12-14 nity to study the ecosystem in depth, develop solutions to • Norfolk HarborFest – July 3-5 environmental problems, and influence decision-making Totaling $75,000 at the local and national levels. The Museum’s partnership When we retuned the Museum’s mission statement • Havre de Grace Seafood Festival – August 8-9 The National Park Service Chesapeake Bay Gateways pro- with Washington College enriches the students’ experi- a year ago to “inspiring broad public stewardship of • National Hard Crab Derby and Fair, Crisfield – gram has awarded CBMM $45,000 in new funding and the ence by teaching them about the Bay’s traditional working the Bay’s cultural traditions and places,” we didn’t September 4-6 Museum will receive $30,000 from the Maryland Histori- cultures, the future of Bay communities, as well as serving ask for the federal government’s approval. But last cal Trust. • Sultana Down-Rigging Weekend, Chestertown – as a resource for the students’ final semester projects. month, they gave it to us anyway… Both grants support new exhibitions and educational October 29-31. The draft report on Bay protection and resto- programming focusing on the Bay’s cultures, landscapes ration released by the Environmental Protection and environments that will help Museum visitor’s connect Maryland Historical Trust funding will support a num- Opening Spring 2010: Agency has been anxiously awaited by many around the Bay’s past to its future. ber of initiatives including the installation of the “Rising the Bay who hope that renewed federal regulatory “A Rising Tide” “We are extraordinarily honored to be granted these Tide” exhibition along with programs, lectures and discus- oversight, coordination and enforcement might funds, which will support several new projects at the Mu- sions that engage children and adults in thinking about turn the tide of disappointing restoration results. The shorelines of the Chesapeake Bay have been chang- seum,” noted CBMM President Stuart Parnes. how the Bay has been transformed and what it could We have a very long way to go, but this first step ing for hundreds of thousands of years. Today, predictions The National Park Service funding will underwrite a new be in the future. CBMM will also host a series of focused by the new administration is certainly encouraging. of climate change, global warming and sea level rise have exhibit in the Steamboat Building gallery that will open in public symposia and programs linked to issues raised in The report deals largely with water quality, of focused our attention March 2010. The exhibit, “A Rising Tide in the Heart of the the exhibits “The Bay from Above” and “A Rising Tide” course, and the critical needs of reducing pollution, on the accelerating Chesapeake,” will combine the renowned photography of in partnership with the Adkins Arboretum, Eastern Shore controlling storm water run-off, etc. etc. However, it rate of these changes. David Harp with the observations of author and environ- Land Conservancy, Bay Hundred Foundation, Chesapeake is a broad-ranging document, which includes a num- Scientists may dis- mentalist Tom Horton and the voices of Chesapeake Bay Wildlife Heritage, Horn Point Lab, and Washington Col- ber of initiatives and some very stunning statistics: agree on the specifics, islanders themselves. The exhibit will focus on the lives lege’s Center for Environment and Society. but most predict that • only 2% of the Bay’s 11,600 miles of tidal shore- and stories of key individuals in each Chesapeake island life around the Ches- line is publicly accessible community represented, so that Museum visitors can ex- Chesapeake Semester apeake Bay will be • the federal government is the largest single land- perience an intimate sense of the cultural heritage at risk dramatically affected owner in the watershed – nearly 8% of all lands of disappearing. On August 24 and 25, over the next century. – and doesn’t yet comply with its own regulations National Park Service funding is also underwriting a Washington College’s Low lying areas will portion of the costs for CBMM to send its newly restored first class of Chesapeake surely be inundated, • the watershed’s population (17,000,000) is on historic crab dredging vessel, Old Point, to visit ports and track to increase 30% by 2030 Semester students spent islands will disappear, Gateways sites around the Bay during local and regional two action-packed days and the lives of the • climate changes threaten to negatively impact gatherings. at the Chesapeake Bay people who live along every aspect of life on, in and around the Bay. An on-board and dockside exhibit will include both vi- Maritime Museum— the shores will be for- The most encouraging elements of the report for sual and audio elements, which will communicate central sailing with Captain Ed ever altered. me (and for CBMM) are the authors’ recognition of issues of Bay cultural and resource stewardship. Experi- Farley on his skipjack, “A Rising Tide in the importance of “treasured landscapes, cultural enced oral historians will work with the crew and partici- trotlining with local wa- the Heart of the Chesapeake” is an exhibition designed history and recreational assets that are priceless.” pate in the initial voyages, as we engage visitors in conver- termen, spending the to provoke conversation about the endangered cultures There is a clear call to identify and prioritize those sation and invite the public to share their responses. night in the Hooper Strait and environments of the Bay’s island communities. What special places and activities that make the Chesa- CBMM will work with Michael Buckley at Voices of the Lighthouse, and touring have these communities meant to the larger culture of peake Bay culture unique, and then to “engage wa- Chesapeake (who will be a member of the traveling crew) the Museum’s exhibi- the Chesapeake? What is their value today to our sense of tershed residents and foster stewardship.” to incorporate the collected public responses on his ac- tions and collections. A Washington College stu- place in the region? What will it mean when these places How about that? The EPA has jumped on the claimed WRNR-FM radio show. The Chesapeake dent works the dipnet trotlin- and their cultures are CBMM bandwagon! Seriously, what I am taking The 2010 Old Point traveling exhibit regional tour Semester engages stu- ing for crabs with Russell Dize. lost to the rising sea lev- away from this report is that this refocused federal schedule includes proposed visits to: dents in the complex el and other threats of a initiative is not all about chemistry and hydraulics, • Solomons Maritime Festival – May 2 history, ecology, and culture of the Chesapeake Bay and rapidly-changing envi- it’s also about our sense of place. This report opens • Piney Point Lighthouse Waterfront Festival – May 9 -10 allows them to use the ronment? What, if any- the door wide for us to connect with this growing Bay as a microcosm of thing, can or should we movement and it points in a direction where the the challenges and transi- do about this? Museum can and should help lead the way: inspir- tions confronting coastal The exhibition will ing stewardship of what is essential to the culture communities around the feature the world-class of the Bay. world. Using the College photography of David Our job hasn’t gotten any and CBMM as base camps, Harp along with the easier, but it sure is nice to get students are traveling in, words of writer and con- backup from the big boys. on and around the 64,000 servationist Tom Horton square mile watershed. and voices of the Bay’s Connecting students to island residents. the land and water fosters Opening in March a powerful sense of place 2010, the exhibition is and gives students a better being funded in part through grants from the National A National Park Service grant will allow CBMM to send our WC students went out on Stuart Parnes understanding of the hu- Park Service Chesapeake Bay Gateways program and the President 1909 crab dredger Old Point around the Bay to collect oral the skipjack H.M. Krentz histories and serve as an ambassador for the Museum. with Capt. Ed Farley. man and social dimensions Maryland Historical Trust.

2 3 These stories, or narrative stages, highlighted local Fall 2009 A Look Back at the 2nd professions, foods, people, and traditions. The first story- Chesapeake Folk Festival was that of the Bay Pilots. Unbeknownst to most inhab- itants of the bays, these professionals dedicate their lives Calendar to navigating large ships safely from the mouth of the By Marian Robbins, CBMM Folklike Intern from Western Chesapeake and Delaware Bays into port and back. Audi- Kentucky University ence members were amazed by the knowledge necessary October Saturday, July 25, marked a frenzy of activity all over to their profession as they memorize every shoal, channel, Group Lighthouse Overnight Program CBMM’s campus when the Museum hosted the second an- and depth of these winding waterways. October 9, 10, 16, 23, 6:30pm-8am (next day) nual Chesapeake Folk Festival. The day included amazing Another wonderfully air-conditioned activity was Hooper Strait Lighthouse local food, regional music, artisans and craft vendors, and Shore Films, eight films based upon area traditions and Fridays and Saturdays in October. Cost includes program Christmas in St. Michaels local people galore! activities, shown in the Steamboat Building. Eight films. activities, the overnight, and two days’ admission to the Visitors praised the array of wonderful foods, such as These included Eatin’ Crabcakes, Bugeye: A Chesapeake Museum. A special lighthouse badge and Chesapeake Bay Brings Joy to Town and the ever popular Bellevue BBQ Chicken and the diversity Legacy, Charlie Obert’s Barn, Island Out of Time, Hands of Harvest, Muskrat Lovely, Waterman, and Discovering patch are available for Brownie, Junior and Cadet Girl Scout to CBMM the New American Farmer. CBMM was one of the first groups. $650 for up to 15 people. to screen the full version of a new movie by Adrian Muy, Christmas in St. Michaels 2009 will take place December Hands of Harvest, which had been previewed at the 2008 CBMM Members’ Day 12, and 13 when the town dons its holiday finery and ex- Folk Festival. This wonderful film chronicles the journey of October 17 – HAS BEEN MOVED TO NOVEMBER 7 udes Christmas cheer. More than a holiday happening, Hispanic women crab pickers who travel from Mexico to CBMM Members’ Day activities have been moved to it’s a time to enjoy the festivities while helping to make Hooper’s Island. One visitor proclaimed it as her favorite November 7 to help us celebrate OysterFest! Don’t miss a contribution to the community. Although CISM brings event of the day! Breakfast with the President and Chair of the Board of lots of fun to the town, it is serious about fulfilling its pri- The day held something for everyone, young or old, Governors, special boat rides, and other members activities. mary mission, which is to provide resources to local non- local or traveler. Children enjoyed imaginary trot-lining, There will not be a members’ event on October 17. profit organizations that enhance the quality of life for Chesapeake paper people, and fishing and crabbing off the the residents of the community. dock. As a special treat for families, Dragon Wings Mari- November CISM this year selected CBMM as one of the benefi- (Above) Bluegrass band Chester River Runoff was a onette Theater from Easton offered an exhibit on mario- ciaries of this annual fund raising event. A grant to the crowd favorite at the Chesapeake Folk Festival. (Below) nette making as well as two presentations of their on ver- museum will be used for need-based scholarships for The Ragin’ Unstoppables gave an electrifying perfor- sion of the traditional Billy Goats Gruff story. children participating in the Kid’s Club project. CISM has mance on Navy Point. Overall, the day was jam-packed with engaging events, continuously supported organizations, which champion delicious food, exceptional music, and wonderful people. If child development and enrichment, by contributing to you missed it, be sure to come next year, for another one of preschool, elementary, and secondary school programs. a kind celebration of local culture! A highlight of the weekend is the parade down Talbot Street with bands, vocal groups, vintage cars and trucks, horses, and celebrities—perhaps CBMM President Stu- Annual Fund art Parnes will again make an appearance. Other activi- ties during this weekend include a tour of historic homes CBMM relies on contributions to the Annual Fund from in town. Also, houses of another sort will be on display members and friends to fund innovative programs when gingerbread houses, baked and decorated by lo- for children and adults, to acquire and preserve the cal townspeople, will be available to view and admire. collection of boats and Bay artifacts, and to showcase An antique and classic boat display will be staged on the new exhibitions. Please support the Museum’s 2009- OysterFest grounds of CBMM during this weekend. 2010 Annual Fund, and make a difference. Saturday, November 7, 10am-5pm For more information, to purchase advance Come celebrate the Bay oyster with live music by Blues tickets for specific events, or to order the annu- of music. Crowd favorites on hand included The Zionaires, DeVille and Cuzzin Mark and Sean, great food, family al Christmas ornament, call 410-745-0745 or visit The New Gospelites and bluegrass band, Chester River activities, skipjack and buyboat rides, oyster aquaculture www.christmasinstmichaels.org. Runoff. This year we also had the honor of the participa- Your Holiday Coupon! and restoration demonstrations, oyster tonging, and cooking tion of two local marching bands. These included the Kent demonstrations. Members, please join us for a special County Community Marching Band with members rang- CBMM Members Museum Store coupon good for breakfast with the President and Chair of the Board of ing in age from 8 to 80 and the dancing and marching Governors at 10am. Bequest band from Cambridge, the Ragin’ Unstoppables. Scattered A Simple Gift: You can make a bequest to the Museum throughout the campus were demonstrations by local peo- December by naming CBMM as a beneficiary in your will. You ple who practice traditional professions or crafts. These in- 25% OFF will want to discuss the details with your attorney or cluded everything from blacksmiths to boat builders, pot- all regular prices for the holidays Christmas in St. Michaels financial advisor. We hope you will let us know when ters to crab pickers, and waterman to luthiers. A big hit, as December 12 & 13 you have named CBMM in your will so we can honor she was last year, was Janice Marshall demonstrating the You must be a Museum member to redeem this coupon. Celebrate the holidays in St. Michaels with a historic you as a member of the Perpetual Mariner Society and Offer good from November 21 through December house tour, holiday parade through the center of town, making of Smith Island Layer Cakes. 24, 2009. Offer applies only to regularly priced place your name on a permanent recognition plaque. Shore Stories, conversations between festival partici- merchandise. One-time usage. Cannot be combined Santa’s Wonderland activities for kids, Breakfast For information on making a bequest to CBMM pants and guests, included Bay Pilots, Edible Chesapeake, with any other offer or discount. You must present this with Santa, and special marketplace and marketplace or about other planned giving considerations, please Island People, Hay & Grain Farmers, and Watermen/Wa- coupon to receive the discount. No cash value. kitchen. For more information, visit their website at contact the Advancement Office at 410-745-2916. terwomen Poets. www.christmasinstmichaels.org. 4 5 All Hands on Deck at CBMM’s 12th Annual Boating Party Take a Chance on a Ducker Spotlight on the Collection This fall, you could Robert Barrie and his brother, George Barrie, Jr., are best own a beautiful new remembered as yachtsmen who wrote an early account lapstrake wooden sail- of yachting published as Cruises, Mainly on the Bay of the boat. A 16-foot Dela- Chesapeake. Photos from this book appear in the Muse- ware Ducker, built as um’s exhibit “At Play on the Bay.” Compiled from a series of part of CBMM’s boat articles they wrote for yachting magazines between 1897 building Apprentice and 1910, the book recounts cruises in a series of yachts for a Day program, owned by the brothers—the cutter Mona, lugger Iona, will be the prize of a ketch Liris, yawl Seminole, schooner Azalea, yawl Virginia, drawing, which will be and skipjack yacht Omoo. A scrapbook compiled by one of held on Saturday, De- the brothers now in the Museum’s collection adds to their Members of the Shook family and friends look on as Paul and Joanne Prager were the generous lead sponsors a smiling Kathryn Shook, center, of Washington, D.C., of the 12th Annual Boating Party. Greeting the Pragers as cember 12. Only 500 written accounts and photos. hears her name drawn as the winner of the Decadent they arrive at Navy Point are, left to right, Boating Party tickets will be sold at a In addition to copies of their original magazine articles, Dining Drawing at the September 12 Boating Party. Co-chair Kay Perkins, CBMM Board Member Joanne cost of $20 per ticket. the scrapbook contains advertisements they posted to sell Prager, CBMM Chair Bob Perkins, Paul Prager and CBMM The skiff comes with sails, all the rigging, and sailing in- each of their boats, correspondence from yachtsmen and Vice Chair Alan Griffith. struction—how to rig, sail, and care for her. It is a unique yachting writers of their day, original photographs, a mea- “All Hands on Deck,” the theme for CBMM’s 12th Annual prize that could only come from the CBMM Boat Shop. surement certificate from Mona, and a sumptuous 1905 Boating Party, captured the imagination of 465 guests benefactors and all guests for their generosity and com- The Ducker is a beautiful boat, which could sell for more Corinthian Yacht Club menu that reflects the bounty of the who celebrated the Museum’s goal of involving large mitment to the future of the Museum. than $10,000. And just before the holidays, it could be yours Chesapeake then fashionable. From the scrapbook, too, we numbers of community friends, members and donors to The evening was capped with the announcement of for $20, or 6 tickets for $100. To purchase a ticket, please learn about boats they owned that were not mentioned in benefit CBMM and its future plans and programs. the winner of the Decadent Dining Drawing. Kathryn contact Cynthia Paalborg at 410-745-2916 ext. 113 or e- their book, including the Crosby cat Thursday Island. Held annually on the first Saturday after Labor Day to Shook of Washington, D.C., will be enjoying nine evenings mail [email protected]. The Museum was alerted when this scrapbook ap- launch the fall season, the Boating Party has become a of excellent dining for four at many of Talbot County’s peared on eBay last year, but the acquisitions fund was vital fundraising special event for the Museum. Proceeds empty and we had to pass on it. A week later, Museum top restaurants. support education, preservation and key initiatives, such A New Face at CBMM: member Karl L. Kirkman The Boating Party will continue its traditions again as “Chesapeake Futures,” a collaborative program of new contacted us with the next year on Saturday, September 11, 2010, on Navy Point René Stevenson exhibitions, interpretation and educational activities fo- news that he was the suc- in St. Michaels. cused on inspiring stewardship of the Bay. The desk, and the administra- cessful bidder, and offered Welcomed by CBMM’s Chairman of the Board Bob tive offices at CBMM are now it to the Museum as a gift. Perkins, and President Stuart Parnes, guests enjoyed a filled by the smile and enthusi- Thank you, Mr. Kirkman! beautiful evening under tents on Navy Point with an el- asm of René Stevenson, egant dinner of seafood hors d’oeuvres, fresh Maryland new assistant to the Rockfish and local vegetables, all prepared by PeachBlos- president. soms Catering of Easton. René and her hus- Jocelyn Eysymontt of St. Michaels and a team of “deck band, Tom, hail from hands” designed centerpieces of sharp, multi-colored Ann Arbor, Mich. A job boating bags overflowing with colorful zinnias and ac- transfer took them to companied by a crisp baguette and a bottle of Maryland Wilmington, Del., after wine. After dinner, guests danced waterside to the music a short stint in Cleve- of Oxford’s Free & Eazy Band. land, Ohio, 15 years Event Co-chairs Kay Perkins and Karen Shook, also ago. After 20 years in banking, René transitioned to the non-profit sector of St. Michaels, acknowledged generous underwriters, Past CBMM Board Member Shirley Gooch, left, catches up with CBMM Board Member Mark Nestlehutt and and served for the past nine years at the Nemours/ Abigail Nestlehutt. duPont Hospital for Children, working in the Busi- ness Development (Marketing/Public Relations) department. A 1905 yacht When they visited St. Michaels six years ago on club menu 2008-2009 Annual Report their anniversary, René and Tom fell in love with the featuring town and the Museum at first sight. They bought Lynnhaven oysters and We are going “green” with our annual report! The a house and have spent every weekend here since. When René saw the ad for this position in the news- stewed snap- Museum’s 2008-2009 annual report will be avail- per and a flyer able online at the CBMM website­­—www.cbmm. paper, she thought “this would be my dream job!” for a 16-foot org­. A very limited quantity will be printed. “I still have to pinch myself when I look out the launch pur- The report will be published and online in mid- window and see water,” René says. “I feel very for- chased by the October. If you would like to receive a copy in the tunate to be part of the CBMM team, and look for- Barries are contained in (From left) Event Co-chairs Kay Perkins and Karen Shook mail, please contact Julie Barnett at 410-745-2916 ward to helping further the mission of the Museum.” the scrapbook celebrate the evening’s success with Boating Party ext. 129 or e-mail [email protected]. René can be reached at 410-745-2916 ext. 122, committee member Candy Backus. or by e-mail at [email protected].

6 7 Can You Keep the Light Burning? Give a Family Gift This holiday season, give a family experience This is your last chance to sign that will last the whole year long. up for the Lighthouse Overnight Program in 2009! Through Give a CBMM FAMILY MEMBERSHIP! fun, interactive activities, Each gift membership includes a coupon to redeem in your group can “travel back in the Museum Store for a free copy of CBMM’s award- time” to experience the life of winning cookbook From a Lighthouse Window, a lighthouse keeper! a collection of recipes and recollections from the Bay. The Lighthouse Overnight Program includes a hands-on tour of the 1879 lighthouse; Offer applies only to trying on the chores (and clothes) of a traditional lighthouse GIFT memberships at keeper; hearing thrilling tales of adventure about lighthouses the Family and above of years past; discovering facts and clues about living in a levels. Gift memberships lighthouse through games and puzzles; swearing the oath of must be purchased lighthouse allegiance and becoming an official Hooper Strait between Oct. 15 and Light Keeper; all while working towards earning a lighthouse Dec. 21, 2009. badge. This is a program that can’t be found anywhere else. Why not pull together a group of family and friends for To purchase gift experiential learning about the Bay’s rich history? memberships and for Dates available for October include: 9, 10, 16, and 23. further information, The program begins at 6:00 pm and ends at 7:30 am the Go to www.cbmm.org or next morning. The Program Fee is $650* (up to 15 people), call Cynthia Paalborg at which includes program activities, two days’ admission to the 410-745-2916, ext 113. Museum, and a souvenir patch. To make reservations, please call 410-745-2916 ext. 103, or e-mail [email protected].

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