🚤 Choptank is a 1938 Chesapeake Bay buyboat with a remarkable story. Chief Historian Pete Lesher shares the history of this extraordinary workboat that has been part of our campus for the past few years. Now, Choptank is ready for its next chapter and available for sale through our Charity Boat Donation Program. More Information: https://cbmm.org/buy_boat/1938-chesapeake-bay-buy-boat-choptank/ #ChesapeakeHeritage #CBMMBoats #Choptank #BuyBoat #MaritimeHistory #ForSale | Chesapeake Bay Maritime

7.7K views · 208 reactions | Check these out of the Chesapeake's target ship. The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum works to celebrate and explore the history and traditions of the entire region. Learn more about us at cbmm.org and more about the target ship and the boating restrictions around it in this Soundings magazine article: https://bearboat.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/targetship-may08_soundings_sb.pdf. | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum | Facebook

Step onto campus and you might hear one of the most unique sounds at CBMM, the Point Lookout Bell Tower. Built around 1888 and brought to St. Michaels in 1968, this historic fog bell once warned mariners navigating the treacherous waters where the Potomac meets the Bay. Today, we do not get much fog in St. Michaels, so we ring the bell every half hour using traditional ship’s bell time. It is a living reminder of how generations of sailors kept time at sea. Chief Historian Pete Lesher shares the