Crab Days in St. Michaels Celebrate the Chesapeake...

Crab Days in St. Michaels

Celebrate the Chesapeake Bay's favorite crustacean - the blue crab - this weekend during the 18th annual Crab Days at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels.

For two days, blue crabs will be served in every way imaginable - steamed crabs, fried crabs, crab cakes and crab soups, to name a few. There also will be plenty of hot dogs, French fries, corn-on-the-cob, ice cream and home-baked treats.

In addition to food, the museum is cooking up some fun activities. Festival-goers can watch and take part in demonstrations of various traditional Chesapeake seafood-industry activities, including pulling up crab pots and working trotlines. And they can observe craftspeople making bushel baskets, crab pots and nets; talk to crab pickers about their lives and industry issues; take a ride aboard the 51-foot Mister Jim, a replica of an old oyster buyboat; and cheer on participants in the annual crab race.

Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on the museum grounds, Mill Street. Crab races are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. Admission, which includes tours of all museum buildings, is $7.50, $6.50 seniors, $3 ages 6-17 and free under age 6. Food is priced separately. Call 410-745-2916.

Nanticoke Riverfest

For fun with a water view, travel to Seaford, Del., this Saturday and enjoy the Nanticoke Riverfest in Gateway Park. Activities at the daylong event include canoe and kayak races, a youth fishing tournament, a puppet show and Little Miss Riverfest Pageant. Also scheduled is a Harley-Davidson motorcycle ride-in, a car show and duck dash. Relax on a pontoon boat, sample a variety of food, browse among craft displays, enjoy carnival rides and listen to entertainment presented by such bands as No Limits, Work Release and Rumors.

Gateway Park is off High Street along the banks of the Nanticoke River. Activities run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The carnival stays open until dark. Admission is free. Call 302-629-9173.