St. Michaels, MD Maritime Escape

Duration: 1 Day | St. Michaels, MD | Meals Included: Lunch 

 

Trip Highlights:

 

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, situated on the waterfront in historic St. Michaels, is dedicated to preserving and exploring the history, environment, and people of the Chesapeake Bay. The Museum's 18-acre waterfront campus was once the site of a busy complex of seafood packing houses, docks, and workboats. Today, there are ten exhibition buildings tracing the geological, social, and economic history of the Chesapeake Bay through the age of sail and the steamboat era to the advent of gasoline and diesel-powered engines. The Museum's collection of Chesapeake Bay watercraft is the largest in existence, numbering about 85 boats. Eleven of the collection's largest vessels are on floating display at the Museum's docks.

 

Chesapeake Bay Boat Cruise

Cruise aboard the climate-controlled Patriot, a St. Michaels Tradition Since 1969! Become familiar with the area as we cruise the beautiful Miles River, part of the Chesapeake Bay Estuary, which is the largest in the Western Hemisphere. Learn about the local beginnings, view historic homes and wildlife, and watch local watermen harvest clams, oysters, and the famous Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab during their respective seasons. Relax while you enjoy beautiful views along the Miles River. Listen to a historic narrative on the beginnings of St. Michaels and the evolution of the Chesapeake Bay and enjoy the full bar with light snacks and hot dogs. The Patriot is a 2 level, 149 passenger cruise boat with the main deck fully heated and air conditioned and the top deck partially covered by a canopy.

 

Meal Information:

 

Lunch is included at The Crab Claw. Choices are:

Menu TBA

 

Menus are subject to change.

 

Need to Know:

• Every Starr trip includes deluxe round-trip motorcoach transportation from one or more of our departure locations.

• A Starr Tour Director will accompany you on this trip.

 

Accessibility:

• The boat can accommodate walkers and transport wheelchairs. They cannot accommodate scooters or oversized wheelchairs. High tides occasionally make the ramp steep.

• Starr has a select quantity of wheelchair accessible motorcoaches available; therefore, we suggest you contact a Travel Advisor to discuss any needs you may have before reserving your trip.