Explore how the Bay has shaped the diverse cultures that have lived, worked, and played on the Chesapeake Bay

Using the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Water Lines exhibition in the new Welcome Center as a classroom, Pete will show specific examples of regional watercraft types and the cultures that produced and used them in the Chesapeake Bay region. 

Boat types and boat construction methods found especially in the Bay region will be covered with a look at how boats reflect available materials, technologies, and cultural ideas of what makes a watercraft suitable to local waters, conditions, and needs.  Working watercraft, pleasure boats, racing craft, hunting boats, and boats designed for youth will be explored. Individual stories will be used to illustrate themes of the waterways as avenues for transportation, the Bay as a natural resource, and the Bay as a venue for the blend of tradition and innovation.

What to expect: 

You will be exposed to the techniques used for interpreting material culture in order to draw conclusions about the people who designed, built, and used the objects. 

Feedback from Pete’s last course with us:

“Clear, concise, presentation. Good visuals. Excellent handling of questions.”

“A master class presentation with essential, detailed information about the complexities of our local governing and oversight systems.”

“Pete Lesher did an excellent job of defining the process and complexities of how Talbot Co. planning manages growth.” 

1 Session | Monday | Feb 10 | 1:30 – 3 pm | IN PERSON (at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum) | $30