ST. MARY’S COUNTY GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONERS OF ST. MARY’S COUNTY James R. Guy, President PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE Eric Colvin, Commissioner ALisa Casas, Communications Director Michael. L. Hewitt, Commissioner SMCG TV 95 Station Manager Todd B. Morgan, Commissioner Media Inquiries: 301-475-4200 ext. *1342 or [email protected] John E. O’Connor, Commissioner ______
NEWS RELEASE for Immediate Release No. 2019 – 184 September 4, 2019, 9:30 a.m.
St. Clement’s Island Museum and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum Join Lighthouses around Maryland for 12th Maryland Lighthouse Challenge Weekend
Leonardtown, MD – Piney Point Lighthouse Museum in Piney Point, MD and Blackistone Lighthouse on St. Clement’s Island State Park will join lighthouses throughout Maryland for the 2019 Maryland Lighthouse Challenge September 21 -22, 2019, organized by the Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society.
This bi-annual “road rally” type event is held in September every other year at participating lighthouses/lightship on the Chesapeake Bay. This year, the Maryland Lighthouse Challenge includes 10 lighthouses, one lightship and two bonus lighthouses. The general public is invited to visit the land-accessible lighthouses of Maryland where they can receive complimentary souvenirs at each participating lighthouse, with a special souvenir for those who visit all of them.
The Challenge Lights include Sandy Point Lighthouse, Choptank River Replica, Concord Point, Seven Foot Knoll, the Chesapeake Lightship, Hooper Strait, Cove Point, Drum Point, Point Lookout, Piney Point and Fort Washington. Bonus Lights include two beautiful locations: Millers Island Lighthouse and Blackistone Lighthouse Replica on St. Clement’s Island State Park.
For more information about the 2019 Maryland Lighthouse Challenge, please visit www.cheslights.org.
About the St. Mary’s County Museum Division The St. Mary’s County Museum Division was established by the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County to collect, preserve, research and interpret the historic sites and artifacts which illustrate the natural and cultural histories of St. Mary’s County and the Potomac River. With this as its charter, the Museum Division serves as a resource, liaison and community advocate for all St. Mary’s County public and private cultural assets. For more information regarding hours of operation, programs, events, admission prices and more, visit the St. Mary’s County Museum Division’s social media pages on Facebook at Facebook.com/SCIMuseum or Facebook.com/1836Light, or on Twitter at @StClemIsMuseum or @PineyPtLHMuseum, or at Museums.StMarysMD.com.
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