ShuttleTwo shuttles are running concurrently from the CBMM parking lot to the event

parking lot on Seymour Avenue at the St. Michaels Middle/High School from

10am–6pm. Be sure not to miss your ride!

Live MusicTOLCHESTER BEACH BANDSTAND

10am–1:30pm |Blackwater

An eclectic blend of funk, rock, reggae, rhythm and bluegrass, Blackwater

combines their influences into a unique and inviting sound. Formed in 2010 in

Cambridge, MD, the band continues to expand their repertoire of original songs,

and their own versions of not so familiar covers. Something new is always to

be found with every show! Blackwater plays from the historic Tolchester Beach

Bandstand beginning at 10am until 1:30pm.

2pm–5pm | Justin Ryan

Based on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Justin Ryan has been playing guitar

since he was 12 years old. You can find him performing solo and with his country

rock band, The Justin Ryan Band. Justin performs from Baltimore to Easton, and

has opened for numerous national acts. You can also find Justin in Nashville

where he is active in pitching songs to industry publishers. Justin writes in the

genres of pop, rock, country, folk, and alternative. He released a new album,

Warm Whiskey Nights, in September 2017. Justin resides on the Eastern Shore

with his wife and three children.

STEAMBOAT DECK

10am–4:30pm | The Freewheelers

Across the Miles River boardwalk along Fogg’s Cove, enjoy the breezy, melodic

vibe of the Kent Island-based trio The Freewheelers

Did You

Know?

Historically, oysters were only eaten during months whose names contain an “R.” This was because oysters would spoil without refrigeration during warm-weather months. Also, oyster quality is poor during the summer because the oysters have just finished spawning.

OysterFest

“He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.” Jonathan Swift

Food & BeveragesBeer: Served by CBMM’s finest volunteers! CBMM beverage tents are located on both

sides of campus and will be serving Bud Light, Wild Goose IPA and selections from Eastern

Shore Brewing and National Premium. Alcohol sales begin at 10:30am.

2 Bold Chefs: Mediterranean style offerings, including pita wraps, gyros, kabobs, rice

bowls, salads, and more!

Cob’s Kettle Corn: Offering a variety of hand-popped kettle corn.

Easton Ruritans: Oyster fritters, clam strips, hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers,

pulled pork BBQ, chicken tenders, french fries, ginger bread goose cookies, fruit

smoothies, coffee, cider, soda, and water. Located on Fogg’s Landing.

Choptank Oyster Company: Offering both raw and grilled oysters, Choptank Oyster

Company has grown into a thriving oyster farm that produces an average of 1 to 2 million

sustainable oysters per year through oyster aquaculture. “Choptank Sweets” brand oysters

are now enjoyed in fine restaurants throughout the Chesapeake Bay region and beyond.

Located on Fogg’s Landing.

Justine’s Ice Cream: Justine’s will be serving up single scoops, double scoops, root beer

floats, milkshakes, brownie sundaes, and banana splits. Located near the Bell Tower.

Milestone Catering: Pit beef, pit turkey, BBQ beef sandwiches, crab cake sandwiches, fried

shrimp, hot dogs, fresh-cut fries, lemonade, soda and water. Located near the Corn Crib.

Oyster Shooter Bar: Beginning at 10:30am, join us on the deck of the Oystering

Building for yummy oyster shooters! Choices include shooters made with George’s Bloody

Mary Mix, vodka shooters or beer shooters featuring National Premium Beer. For those not

interested in oyster shooters, enjoy the vodka-based tropical Miles River Breeze, bloody

marys and National Premium Beer. This bar made possible by the generous donations of

Chesapeake Landing Restaurant & Seafood Market in St. Michaels and George’s Bloody

Mary Mix from Ocean City, MD.

Phat Boyz Catering: Pulled pork, cheesesteaks, crab cakes, soft shell crabs, clam

strips, fried shrimp, burgers, chicken tenders, fried pickles, french fries, and much more!

Located near the Corn Crib.

The Pizza Shoppe: Oyster fritters, crab cakes, soft crabs, scallops, fresh-cut fries,

pizza, Smith Island cake, cream of crab soup, oyster stew, fresh-squeezed lemonade.

Located near the Hooper Strait Lighthouse.

The Smokehouse Grill: Pit beef, pit ham, pit turkey, pulled pork BBQ, crispy chicken

sandwiches, chicken tenders, french fries, soda, water. Located on Fogg’s Landing.

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Saturday, October 28, 2017Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, Maryland | cbmm.org/oysterfest

INFORMATION BOOTH AND FIRST AID: Located near the Waterfowl Building. Pick up a map and program,

sign up for the Oyster Slurping Contest or stop by if you are in need of First Aid.

Rosie’s Tavern: Rum Rosies and spiked hot apple cider (both featuring Lyon Distilling Co.

Rum) and delicious Bloody Marys made with George’s Bloody Mary Mix. Join us for good

music, good drinks and good food! Alcohol sales begin at 10:30am.

Ruritan’s Cider Cart: Hot apple cider, hot coffee, cold apple cider, donut holes, peanuts

and more. Located near the Boatshop.

Talbot Waterman’s Association: Offering fresh Chesapeake Bay wild oysters on the

half-shell, raw or steamed. Be sure to talk with the shuckers while you’re there!

Did You

Know?

It is believed that Chesapeake Oysters have been gathered by

humans for over 6,000 years. Chesapeake oyster production

in the late 19th century was over 111 million pounds;

in 1990 it was less than 4 million pounds.

★Activities & DemonstrationsChesapeake Bay Buyboats: Chesapeake buyboats P.E. Pruitt, Bessie L., and Nellie

Crocker are located on the end of the docks near the Steamboat Building and on G Dock.

These Chesapeake craft welcome visitors to learn about the life of a buyboat. Buyboats

represented the middle-man making the rounds to purchase oysters from tongers and

dredgers aboard skipjacks, bugeyes and other Chesapeake vessels and transferring them

to a wholesaler or oyster processing house where they could be prepared for sale.

This allowed fishermen to be more efficient by staying on the water longer.

Chesapeake Bay Retriever Marker Demonstrations: Members of the Chesapeake

Bay Retriever Relief and Rescue will be on-hand to discuss Maryland’s official dog,

and to demonstrate its retrieving ability. Demonstrations will take place at 11am, 12pm,

1pm and 2pm. Near the At Play on the Bay Building.

Craft Vendors: Start your Christmas shopping early! The variety of handmade arts

and crafts include handmade jewelry, ornaments, nautical items, kitchen accessories,

photography, fiber art, clothing, stained glass and more and provide great inspirations

for gifts. Available throughout campus and inside the Small Boat Shed all day.

Cooking Demonstration: Join a local chef as he prepares exciting oyster dishes inside

the Steamboat Building Auditorium. Details/times to be announced on day of event.

Knot Tying Demonstrations: Join Don Willey on the deck of the Small Boat Shed to

learn about various knot tying methods.

Model Skipjack Sailing: Join members of CBMM’s Model Sailing club as they operate

remote controlled model skipjacks on the water in Fogg’s Cove throughout the day.

Oyster Slurping Contest: Sign up at the information table near the Waterfowling

Building to join in the fun of CBMM’s Oyster Slurping Contest. Contestants will slurp 6

oysters to compete for a small prize and the bragging rights for “Slurp King or Queen!”

The contests will be held at the Bandstand at 11:30am, 12:30pm and 1:30pm.

The winner from each of the first three contests will go on to compete in the final

contest following the third round at 1:45pm. Start Slurpin’!

Oyster Stew Competition: Sample oyster stew from local restaurants and vote for

your favorite! Cost is $10, which includes an oyster can themed mug. Participating

restaurants include Sunflowers and Greens (Easton, MD), Bistro St. Michaels, Gourmet

by the Bay (St. Michaels, MD), Billie’s Catering (Crisfield, MD)., and T at the General Store

(Royal Oak, MD). The competition begins at 11am and continues while supplies last.

The People’s Choice winner will be announced around 1pm at the Steamboat Building.

Rummage Sale: Starting at 10am in the Boatshop, a variety of tools and other

maritime accessories will be available for sale. First come, first served!

Steam Bending Mast Hoops: Stop by the Boatshop from 11am to 3pm to try your

hand at steam bending mast hoops for Elf, America's oldest active racing yacht.

Working Boatyard: Learn about traditional boat building skills at CBMM’s working Boat

Shop and learn what it takes to keep our floating fleet floating!

Did You

Know?

One oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of

water a day!

Family ActivitiesKids Build-a-Boat: Use your hands to make a wooden model boat, decorate it

anyway you’d like and then sail it in our small boat pond. Located in front of the Bay

History Building.

Children’s Story Book Readings: Story books readings will take place inside of the

Bay History Building. You can also stop by and meet the authors throughout the day in

front of the Oystering Building.

1pm Marcia G. Moore, “Wind and Oyster Jack”

2pm Jeff Dombek, “How the Oysters Saved the Bay”

3pm Marcia G. Moore, “Wind and Oyster Jack”

Giant Oyster Reef Jenga: Oyster reefs are like Jenga—all of the animals support each

other. To play this game, families can build a reef, and slowly pull each piece out to see

how long it takes for your reef to topple. Next to the Waterfowling Building.

Chesapeake Cornhole: Try your hand at a game of corn hole—Chesapeake Style!

Next to the Waterfowling Building.

Facepainting: Next to the Waterfowling Building from 10:30am 2:00pm.

Fishmobile: What lives in the Chesapeake? Visit some of the Bay’s creatures at the

Phillips Wharf Environmental Center’s Fishmobile. See live specimens including fish,

terrapins, horseshoe crabs, blue crabs, oyster toadfish, oysters, eels, box turtles and

much more! Near the Steamboat Building.

Did You

Know?

Pearls are formed in oysters from foreign materials getting

trapped inside. The oyster responds to the irritation by

producing nacre, which coats the foreign material and

later produces a pearl.

■ Boat Rides On-the-Water activities are weather dependent.

Scenic Cruise: Step aboard the Buyboat Winnie Estelle for a 25-minute scenic cruise

down the Miles River. Departs the Hooper Strait Lighthouse every half-hour beginning

at 10:30am. with the last cruise departing at 4pm Cost: $5 per person, children 5 and

under are free. Sign-up under the lighthouse.

● Visiting VesselsBessie L: Owned by Andy Newman in Rock Hall, MD, the Bessie L. was built in

Norfolk, VA in 1992. Bessie L. will be docked along H Dock in front of the

Steamboat Building.

Nellie Crockett: The Nellie Crockett, now owned by Theodore Parish of

Georgetown, MD, was built in 1925 by Charles A. Dana in Crisfield, MD for

Andrew Crockett of Tangier, VA. She was named for one of Crockett’s daughters.

Until 1942 she was operated by Crockett, carrying oysters in season and

produce and lumber in the off season. In 1942 she was purchased by the

U.S. War Shipping Administration for $6,000 as a fireboat in por ts along

the Chesapeake. She served until 1945, when Crockett bought her back for

$10. She is 61.6 ft. long, 20.33 ft. on the beam and 6.42 in draft. Her wide

beam and moderate draft were useful in her business of buying, loading and

transpor ting oysters in the shallow waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Nellie

Crocket will be docked along H Dock in front of the Steamboat Building.

P.E. Pruitt: This 1925 Crisfield built Buy Boat is owned by Kevin Flynn who is

happy to talk with you about the role of the Buy Boat as the middle-man making

the rounds to purchase oysters from tongers and dredgers aboard skipjacks,

bugeyes and other Chesapeake Vessels before transferring them to a wholesaler

or oyster processing house for sale. As the fishing industry dried up they became

the cargo ships of the Chesapeake carrying lumber, water melons, etc. P.E. Pruitt

will be docked at the end of G Dock.

Slackwater : Slackwater is a Chesapeake Bay deadrise built in Deltaville, Virginia

by Alvin Sibley, now lovingly owned by Cindy and Dale Genther of Rock Hall, Maryland.

Slackwater will be docked along H Dock in front of the Steamboat Building.

R/V Potawaugh: R/V Potawaugh is a 32-foot catamaran operated by the NOAA

Chesapeake Bay Office Habitat Assessment Team and is used to assist in oyster

restoration mapping support. Stop by the last dock near the Steamboat Building

to learn more. R/V Potawaugh will be docked along H Dock in front of the

Steamboat Building.

Special thanks to:Easton Amateur Radio Society (E.A.R.S.)

Talbot Watermen Association

Tito’s Vodka

Our generous sponsors:

Hair O’ The DogFINE WINE • SPIRITS • BEER

Oyster Shell Recycling

Natural oyster shell is the best material on which to raise

new oysters and restore oyster reefs. Scientists know that

now, but for generations used oyster shells were used to

build roads, driveways and housing construction. Some

ended up in landfills. The Oyster Recovery Partnership

developed the Shell Recycling Alliance (SRA) to save

this extremely limited natural resource. Every half shell

collected by the SRA creates a new home for approximately

10 baby oysters. When the program launched in 2010, 22

restaurants signed on as members. Six years later, the SRA

is now 300 members strong, and the largest shell recycling

network in the country. Learn more about the Oyster

Recovery Partnership at www.oysterrecovery.org.

Receptacles are located near the oysters on the

half shell food tents.