Calvert Marine Museum Clubs Calvert Marine Museum Clubs offer a great opportunity to get involved with something fun in the local community. It also provides a means of studying the past, preserving an art form, or learning something new If you are interested in joining one of the museum’s clubs, or in seeing skilled hobbyists at work, visit the museum in January, or call Sherrod Sturrock at 410-326-2042 x32.
CANOE / KAYAK CLUB Throughout the warmer months of the year, the Canoe/Kayak Club offers a number of trips for both novice and experienced paddlers. The CMM Canoe/Kayak Club offers museum members an opportunity to explore the creeks, marshes and rivers in southern Maryland as part of an organized excursion guided by a trip leader. A trip is scheduled approximately once a month with the emphasis on morning excursions lasting two to three hours. Most trips end at lunch-time, often in a location with a place to eat. Current Officers:
President: Ken Spring, call with questions 410-326-6669
Secretary: Jim Trent Schedule: Saturday, July 12, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
CMM Sharfest - Canoe Rides
Team Leader: Ned Sprague, 410-394-6915 or pnsprague@comcast.net Saturday, July 19 at 6 p.m.
Smith Creek
Team Leader: Dan Donahue, 301-884-0163, cell: 240-434-1295 or donahuedda@earthlink.net
(Moonlight Paddle, dinner at a location to be determined) Saturday, August 9 at 4:30 p.m.
St. Georges Island (evening)
Team Leader: Mark Woodside, 301-757-1319 or pmwoodside@yahoo.com
(Sunday, August 10 at 4:30 p.m. rain date) Saturday, September 13 at 10 a.m.
Mallow's Bay
Team Leader: Zak Krebeck, 301-934-8553 or zakchris27@hotmail.com
(Sunday, September 14 at 11 a.m. rain date) Saturday, October 4 at 10 a.m.
Nanjemoy Creek
Team Leader: Mark Giuffrida, 410-326-4070 or radcliffe52@chesapeake.net
(Sunday, October 5 at 11 a.m. rain date) Saturday, October 11, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 12, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
CMM PRAD - Canoe Rides
Team Leader: Ned Sprague, 410-394-6915 or pnsprague@comcast.net Saturday, October 25 at 10 a.m.
Macintosh Run
Team Leader: Rob Gibbs, 301-373-8785 or rgibbs07@gmail.com
(Sunday, October 26 at 11 a.m. rain date) Saturday, November 8 at 11 a.m.
Clarke's Landing (late start)
Team Leader: Ned Sprague, 410-394-6915 or pnsprague@comcast.net
(Sunday, November 9 at 11 a.m. rain date) You must be a CMMS member to join!
President-Ken Spring (410) 326-6669; email Top
FOSSIL CLUB 
Field trips to fossil collecting sites, regular meetings, public lectures, and fossil fairs are among the activities sponsored by the Calvert Marine Museum Fossil Club (CMMFC). You must be a Calvert Marine Museum Society member to join! No prior experience in paleontology is needed. The Ecphora is the official newsletter/journal of the Calvert Marine Museum Fossil Club, and is published quarterly. To see the most recent and back issues of The Ecphora, go to: Please visit the CMM Fossil Club website at
www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/cmmfc UPCOMING EVENTS
Note: Field Trips have not yet been finalized. June 23-July 2, 2008 Paleo summer camp for Middle School Students. July 12, 2008. Saturday. SharkFest at the Calvert Marine Museum. Volunteers are needed to help with the Fossil Club and Paleontology Department exhibits. Please contact Stephen Godfrey at Godfresj@co.cal.md.us or by calling 410-326-2042 ext 28, if you would like to help. September 20, 2008, Saturday. CMMFC Meeting at 1:00 pm. Free public lecture will follow at 2:30 in the Museum Auditorium.  October 11-12, 2008. Saturday and Sunday. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Patuxent River Appreciation Days at CMM. Please contact Stephen Godfrey at Godfresj@co.cal.md.us or by calling 410-326-2042 ext 28, if you would like to lend assistance for the event or wish to display some of your collection on one or both days.
December 6, 2008. Saturday. CMMFC Meeting and Holiday Pot-Luck Lunch Party at 12:30. Come one, come all and bring your fossils, a hot or cold dish, drink, or desert to share. Free public lecture will follow at 2:30 in the Museum Auditorium. Club President: Bruce Hargreaves mooseman65@verizon.net
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PATUXENT SMALL CRAFT GUILD 
This group of boat enthusiasts works on selected weekday and Saturday mornings building, restoring, sailing, and rowing traditional craft indigenous to the region, all under the direction of the museum's boatwright. It also is an active participant in Patuxent Family Discovery Day (May) and Patuxent River Appreciation Days (October) - See Calendar. BUILD A CANOE  Have you ever wanted to build your own canoe? Calvert Marine Museum is now offering the chance to build a 16-foot wooden canoe to fit your schedule. With the “Build a Canoe by Appointment” program, you provide us with two consecutive Saturdays and we will put you on the calendar. We are now scheduling time slots through December 2008.
Invite your family or friends to join in the fun of building your very own 16-foot wooden canoe. With simple hand tools and guidance from experienced instructors, your canoe and paddles will be assembled and ready to paint at the end of your second Saturday. A fee of $600 for CMM members and $650 for non-members includes all materials necessary to complete one canoe and paddles, except paint. No experience necessary! Children ten years and up are welcome in the company of an adult. Hours of the class are 9 a.m. to 5p.m. both Saturdays.  Calvert Marine Museum also offers a similar class in building a 12-foot rowing skiff. The cost for the skiff is $950 for members and $1,000 for non-members. For an additional $800 you can have a sailing version, including sail, spars, daggerboard, and rudder. Financial assistance is available to qualified applicants from the Melvin Conant Memorial Youth Fund. The Fund was established in 2004 to encourage young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, to participate in programs offered by the Calvert Marine Museum’s Patuxent Small Craft Center. For details and scheduling contact George Surgent at 410 586-2700 or gsurgent@comcast.net
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SOLOMONS ISLAND MODEL BOAT CLUB 
A Fleet of forty-eight inch, radio controlled skipjacks built by club members races on summer weekends at the museum waterfront. During the winter months, models are built. Classes are held the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, 10:00 a.m. to noon. You can click here to go directly to the Model Boat Club web site. You can also email the Model Boat Club directly Top
SOUTHERN MARYLAND SHIPCARVERS GUILD 
Calvert Marine Museum sponsors the Southern Maryland Shipcarvers' Guild to preserve and promote the art of shipcarving. Local artisans have an opportunity to learn this art form and to pass on to others this skill and technique. The museum's master shipcarver teaches guild members in the museum's woodcarving shop (1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, 10:00 a.m. to noon). Top |
