Lighthouse Adventure Cruises
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JOIN! Lighthouse Adventure Cruises Members of the Calvert Marine Museum receive free admission year-round, a 10% discount on purchases in our Museum Store, insider invitations to exhibit openings and events, our quarterly newsletter, reduced fees for programs, and the opportunity to purchase concert tickets before The Lighthouse Adventure Cruise is the general public. captained by Luke Koller on his 44-foot bay built charter boat, the Rock Star. [email protected] For Membership Information Calvert Marine Museum Please Call 410-326-2042 x16 Solomons, Maryland S u s q u e h anna r Westminster 40 1 ve i Ri R ve 272 15 r & Del re Canal y ake aw a 70 c pe a Chesa c Northeast River o n Elk River o 140 Havre de Chesapeake M 49 26 97 Grace City 40 Susquehanna 213 32 Flats 301 13 795 95 r e v 1 i R Liberty Reservoir ver h Frederick s 26 u 9 B 695 ElkRi G 70 u n 340 p Sassa 695 frass r 83 o Rive he Chesapeake Bay is more than a beautiful body of water—it is a dynamic ande sometimes w r v i 40 d R e r 13 Baltimore 95 R y i c v M iddle R e a 213 dangerous natural wonder. Calm inlets and tranquil coves offer protection from the miles of open r c o B T n 70 ac o k iv e M 270 R r iv 301 P e water where ocean tides surge, and clear skies can blacken with powerful storms.o For watermen and r tom a c 15 P Chester River 95 a R 32 t i other mariners, the bay presents an unpredictable mix of fair weather and foul,v broad channels and a 9 e p r 695 s Chestertown 13 co R 20 213 1 convoluted tributaries, shallow water and life-threatening shoals. From colonial times until the advent i 300 1 ve 100 r 97 Rock Hall 8 of modern satellite technology, lighthouses guided mariners through theseLeesburg challenging waters, lighting 97 177 213 r Dover 2 301 ve Ri iver 32 R k their way home. r n 7 M ago te r a thy s e t p 95 Rive e iv r h o 295 R 189 S e C 313 h ve r C n e o R h 13 iv a 267 e k r c 113 Of the 74 lights that once illuminated Chesapeake waters, over 30 still stand - 23 of which play 495 1 u T Whit ehall Bay Bay Bridge important roles as aids to navigation. The Lighthouse Adventure Cruise explores lighthouses located in 495 50 Greensboro 193 Washington 495 Queen Milford 7 D.C. C Anne the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, in two different excursions, one north, one south. 14 Selby 50 404 Harrington Bay 1 14 4 Denton 66 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 H 113 y 250 3 a B n 404 495 er 66 st 16 Greenwood 2 Ea 95 4 E 331 Herring Easton 313 Manassas Bay 33 1 301 P Bridgeville a t u x 18 e 260 ChesapeakeS n Beach 28 t 18 333 5 50 13 4 16 Georgetown R Federalsburg i v e r A 4 East Hurlock 210 Waldorf New Market 392 Cho r pt e an iv 2 k 313 R 9 113 301 16 e k 5 o P R c Millsboro iver ti r 225 Nan All Aboard for a Lighthouse Adventure! e La Plata Laurel iv R Hughesville Pr ince nk River Cambridge Sharptown pta 231 Frederick ho C 5 le 16 6 t 50 c E it 331 L a 6 P P m o a o r t 16 445 t u 13 Join the Calvert Marine Museum for an unforgettable experience exploring lighthousest on the 301 264 Vienna T 6 x o o New Market e P b Aq k n e a 224 c R e t c u r A a i o 265 C 50 p a p 95 C R R a Nanjemoy y Chesapeake Bay with an experienced, knowledgeable guide. Traveling by water on a r private charter i iv h e o v e e e a k m r 335 r n je n n o 17 a 234 c N W k ico R m boat, the experience is a full day of lighthouses that includes a lunch stopiv at a seafood1 restaurant. ic er o K Potom 50 Creek ac R 5 5 H i 235 v o r e n e r g Fishing Clements a iv Bay R 349 Salisbury Fredericksburg E R 218 y a iv r B e e On the Northern Cruise, you will see Cove Point (5) – a tower style built in 1828, Thomas Point (2) – a r e k v t 4 o i n R 242 e c P Leonardtown i m 13 Lexington t o e e 3 l y C n 205 a Park k t n B 5 12 t to a screwpile built off the coast of Annapolis in 1875,o n e o i r a B Great Mills m S N r m P e i iv o a n 301 R c c e 235 y Sa 5 o o in c 17 P t Hooper Strait i P o Sandy Point (1) – a caisson light built in 1858, R m i i n M o t c a i v r 113 e y W s 6 Time: All cruises leave from the 2 r 363 R i Port Royal v e M r Bloody Point (3) – another caisson built in 1882 a tt it r Drum Point Lighthouse at the Calvert a Stra e p v o n anokin Ri Snow Hill i M off Kent Island, and Sharps Island Lighthouse (4), 7 d an R ll 1 o i v H Marine Museum at 7:45 a.m. e 413 d 13 r P n an 1882 caisson built off TilghmanBowling Island. Lunch 202 o u R o a t Green o S p Pocomoke City Passeng p m 8 Anticipated return time is 4:00 p.m. 17 3 iver r a ico R Yecom a er h F c erry e a i 95 S is at a seafood restaurant Kent Island. n R easona g n iv l o e n c ve r s Co a Criseld 207 k ght W ri T Caliao r ve i R R i 360 v k Fee: $130; $120 for members. e e Coan re r Wars aw C Smith Island ll ll P The Southern Cruise you head to Point-No- Hu ocom oke River Tappahannock Ferry er Lunch at a local restaurant; meal 301 g L n 360 it d t e le 644 W Chincoteague n Point (7) – an octagonal caisson built in 1902 at ic o m i Pass co River u o Great costs are not included W ic o S 3 m ico 9 R B iv the mouth of the Potomac River, Smith Point (9) er e k Beasly Bay 360 R o 13 a Tangier m p 200 o – an 1868 caisson built at the Virginia30 entrance p Island c Registration: atan A Call 410-326-2042 ext. 41 to nk k ah o la a P P n M n 301 a o to the Potomac, Solomons LumpP (8) – a caisson u t c m t R 17 u a k 354 register. Pre-registration is n p i k y on v e i e Y r R Accomac i 2 v er light built in 1875 and located offshore on30 the iv Kilmarnock r R e River required and space is limited. n a m o Onancock R t south side of Kedges Straits between Tangier ro 3 i r Urbanna o leets Ba v C F y 360 64 295 e N a r n d 2017 Dates: June 17 - Southern Cruise u Sound and Chesapeake Bay, and Hooper Island a 13 Creek N Ch ick 33 ah o A July 15 - Northern Cruise Lighthouse (6) – a caisson builtm in 1901 and iny R iv e Benlle Haven r 3 O ccohan ock Cr 33 P E lan August 19 - Southern Cruise 64 ka er located on middle Hooper Island.64 Lunch will be 17 ta iv n Richmond k R 30 Exmore C r 95 5 198 C x September 23 - Northern Cruise 60 do at a seafood restaurant on Smith895 Island. a saw Nas O Diascund Creek Reservoir 14 14 N o r rth C R s r C i a W v g 1 a e n re r u H 301 R I i v Y e o r 14 r T C k jackB h b a i o y c k M a 60 17 N J h t a le 13 m e r o R s Rive In 5 m 64 i e i n v o n st e y y Williamsburg r r A e r h R C i v e Petersburg r 295 31 L 10 156 T 460 C A ob 105 ham ay J B a 95 m e s 64 17 85 R i North 10 v e 60 r nel Hampton un ge T id Br 664 y Ba Newport e k Smith eld News a 460 0 5 10 15 20 24 Km esape 258 h C 0 5 10 15 Mi r e 13 v i Portsmouth R 64 d 17 on em 58 s 44 n a r N e v Winsor i Vigir nia Beach R h Su olk t 264 e b a z li ChesapeakeE 95 258 460 13 58.