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Our 14200 Solomons Island Road MARINE Solomons, Maryland 20688 mission is to collect, preserve, 410-326-2042 research, and interpret the cultural MUSEUM and natural history of Southern YOUR PORTAL to the 60-minute drive from the DC beltway Maryland. We are dedicated to the 75-minute drive from Annapolis CHESAPEAKE presentation of our three themes: 100-minute drive from Baltimore regional paleontology, estuarine life of the tidal Patuxent River and adjacent Chesapeake Bay, and the What, when, where? maritime history of these waters. HOURS FACILITY RENTAL Open daily 10am to 5pm. The museum offers Closed New Year's Day, four rental venues for Thanksgiving Day, and weddings, special Christmas Day. events, meetings, and receptions: Drum Point ADMISSION Lighthouse Boat Basin, Tickets purchased Corbin Pavilion, Harms are valid all day. For Gallery, and the Water- groups of 10 or more, front Lounge. You can call to schedule. even stay at the Cove Point Lighthouse for MUSEUM STORE your next vacation. Find unique gifts in our Museum Store. DONATE No admission required. You can donate to Store hours are daily, CMM online at www. 10:15am to 4:45pm. calvertmarinemuseum. com/donate or through ACCESSIBILITY the Combined Federal The museum is fully Campaign #21846 or accessible, except the the Maryland Charity historic lighthouses. Campaign #521363427. Complimentary wheelchair use. MD Relay for Impaired Hearing or Speech: call 1-800-735-2258. find us online www.calvertmarinemuseum.com ESTUARINE BIOLOGY It’s otterly nice River to Bay: Reflections and Connections Celebrate the amazing diverse marine life found in our to see you! local waterways. Move through the aquarium to see aquatic habitats, from the deep ocean waters to the rivers flowing into the Chesapeake Bay, and meet At the Calvert Marine Museum, pre-history, the marine animals that live here. Ocellated natural history, and maritime heritage come moray eels, seahorses, sea jellies, and together to tell a unique story of the Chesapeake the breathtaking but invasive Bay. We are a family-friendly museum that offers live lionfish will entice and delight animals, fossils, interactive exhibits, daily activities, you. Let the playful North and a furnished cottage-style lighthouse — something American river otters entertain for every age. We look forward to sharing this very you as they frolic in their special place with you. specially designed habitat. PALEONTOLOGY Treasures From the Cliffs: Miocene Epoch Pre-history Experience the ancient Miocene ecosystem that existed in this area 8 to 20 million years ago. Meet the recreated shark skeleton of megalodon, a 37.5’ super predator. See hundreds of fossils from the nearby world-famous Calvert Cliffs and learn what these ancient clues can teach us about our prehistoric past. Maryland State Paleontology Collections and Research Center In 2018, the Maryland legislature designated the Calvert Marine Museum the State Paleontology Collections and Research Center. The designation is in recognition of our extensive fossil collection (boasting more than 100,000 fossils, casts, bones, and shells), the paleontology research library, and our exceptional educational activities and interpretation of regional paleontology. MARITIME HISTORY A River and Its People: Southern Maryland Cultural Heritage Explore the story of people who settled along the Patuxent River. Follow the watermen, packing house workers, and craftsmen as they shaped the economy of this region through the seafood and shipbuilding trades. Discover how the Patuxent River evolved into a destination for boating in Recreational Playground, an exhibit that traces the transition of Solomons from a tight-knit, waterman-based community, to a recreational boating-based economy and tourism destination. Lighthouses, bugeyes, and oysters, oh my! CHESAPEAKE BEACONS ON THE BAY MUSEUM STORE AND MORE! WORKBOATS Explore the iconic Drum The Museum Store Lore Oyster House Point Lighthouse, restored features a unique Cruise up the river on Discovery Room the historic buyboat, to its former glory, and collection of gifts the Wm. B. Tennison, nearby Cove Point Light inspired by the Marsh Walk or take a summer Station, Maryland's oldest Chesapeake Bay. sail aboard our skipjack, the Dee of St. continuously operating Your purchase helps to support Patuxent Small Mary's. Schedules are online at www. lighthouse. the mission of the museum. Craft Center calvertmarinemuseum.com. .