On Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23, 2010, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) will be host to the sixth annual Maritime Model Boat Expo.  The Expo is being presented by CBMM’s Model Guild and the North American Steamboat Modeler’s Association (NASMA).  The show will feature “live” steamboat models, skipjacks with working sails, speedboats, tugs, and other radio-controlled miniatures.

This year’s show will also feature a large fresh water “pond,” about 70 feet by 50 feet on Navy Point, where modelers are invited to demonstrate the mobility of their highly-detailed and realistic models.  Some of the models are operated under their own steam power and boast whistles, the way they were nearly a century ago.  Other radio-controlled models are electrically propelled.  The Museum’s Model Sailing Club will race their model boats across the waters of nearby Foggs Cove under the remote guidance of their builders.

Children will have the opportunity to build a simple power or sail model and operate it in a small pond, separate from the main event.  The Washington Ship Model Society will exhibit a beautiful static display of finely crafted ship models and vendors will offer kits, models and other merchandise for purchase.  The St. Michaels Fire Department will offer an array of food and beverages for sale and the Mid-Shore Community Band will perform between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Saturday, followed by the music of “Two Cents Worth,” the sounds of Kenny Haddaway and John Bland.

The Maritime Model Expo is open to the public and is included with the regular price of Museum admission, which is $13 for adults and $6 for children.  CBMM members are admitted free.  For more information about the Expo contact the Museum at 410-745-2916 or visit www.cbmm.org.