Showing posts with label yorktown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label yorktown. Show all posts

Friday, August 6, 2010

weekend water events


65th annual annapolis rotary crab feast
you are late, so hurry to annapolis for the rotary club's annual crab fest and feast!  3,000 people will join you to eat steamed crabs, crab soup, corn-on-the-cob and barbecue til 8 tonight.

free fridays at the calvert marine musuem
it's a free evening at the museum! 

August 6-7 st. mary's college of maryland governor's cup yacht race
St. Mary's College of Maryland hosts the oldest overnight sailing race on the chesapeake bay. this annual 70-mile overnight race starts in annapolis and ends in st. mary's city. there is an  all-day celebration to honor the racers as they cross the finish line on saturday. the race begins friday at 6 p.m., and continues saturday with festivities starting at 10 a.m.

betterton day

kent county claims to be nettle-free for the betterton day held at betterton beach today 10-5. dont miss the parade at 10:30 a.m.


it's an annual thing, 4-9 p.m

gadsby's tavern day

meet and greet george washington, thomas jefferson and the marquis de lafayette at the historic gadsby's tavern in old town alexandria. its free and there will be costumed tour guides, period music and light refreshments 1-5 pm

national lighthouse day
there are many lighthouses to celebrate during national lighthouse day. join the calvert marine museum to rally 'round the cove point and drum point lighthouses with special activities, crafts, music and a special sale at the museum store from 10-4 p.m.

thunder on the narrows
watch the wild ride of the hydroplanes and jersey skiff boats as they race at speeds over 100 mph in kent narrows, 10-5...if you cant make it, check it out on ustream like me, on my Iphone.

market day in yorktown

market day in yorktown will feature local produce, fresh seafood, baked goods, as well as live entertainment and local artwork at riverwalk landing, 8-noon.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

jamestown day

today is jamestown day, the 403rd anniversary of the first permanent english colony in america, jamestowne. there is a lot going on at the celebration-family type fun-but i am going to see the replica sailing ships that brought the settlers ashore. the 2006 version of the godspeed is shown above-not in the james river, btw-, and the susan constant is shown below, moored in the james river.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

the yorktown watermen's museum heritage festival

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check out the annual festival honoring watermen of the chesapeake bay and the sea services, july 12th in yorktown, virginia. photo from wpnsta yorktown's photostream on flickr.