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Visitor tip
Don't miss the boat shop workshop where you can watch craftsmen at work—visitors specifically praised this hands-on experience as a standout feature that sets this museum apart from other maritime museums.
Visitor tip
Plan your visit around the free Story Time & Craft programs (offered July 16th, 23rd, and 30th for ages 3-8) to maximize value and keep young children engaged with structured activities.
Visitor tip
Follow the museum's social media for updates on special exhibits (like the Captain John Smith display) and programs, and check out the Osprey Live Stream online if you're interested in local wildlife before or after your visit.
About The Havre de Grace Maritime Museum
History & culture of commercial fishing. Education, exhibits & artifacts on the history & practice of local commercial fishing & crabbing.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Focus
- Maritime history and culture of Chesapeake Bay region
- Interactive Activities
- Story time, crafts, nature trail, geocache adventure
- Special Programs
- Free story time & craft (ages 3-8)
What visitors say
Great experience. Lots of very nice exhibits. Very well done. Visited the boat shop and talked to several of the craftsmen. I've been to numerous maritime museums and consider this one of the best.
We find the staff friendly, the exhibits interesting and, at least when we visited it, they had a exhibit on Captain John Smith. When scouting out the rivers Havre De Grace happened to be the most northern point of his exploration. A…
Loved all the artifacts and the the compass display was awesome as was the speed boat. Only issue was that the sign said $9 per family. We did have a big family but we ended up paying for three families as there is a 2 adult max per…
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Did You Know?
- Features an on-site working boat-building workshop where visitors can watch craftsmen demonstrate traditional boat-wrighting techniques
- Offers a live osprey stream available online, allowing remote visitors to observe local wildlife in real-time
- Located at Havre de Grace, the northernmost point of Captain John Smith's exploration of the Chesapeake Bay region, with exhibits documenting this historical significance
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