Ice Sculpture, Oyster Festival + Chesapeake Bay Photo Exhibit

Annapolis MD

18 January, 2022

12:46 PM

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MARYLAND — An ice sculpture and oyster festival is coming to the Eastern Shore this month. It will feature a Harriet Tubman ice sculpture and an oyster-eating contest. A new Chesapeake Bay photo exhibit was also announced. The collection will examine local island life as the environment changes. Other opportunities include a federal internship and a scenic hike. Patch recently partnered with several local organizations to bring you their latest news. This guest contribution comes from National Park Service Chesapeake Gateways and Chesapeake Conservancy. Here's what Jody Hedeman Couser submitted to help you explore the Chesapeake Bay: "Ice and Oyster Fest Cabin fever? January doldrums? Check out the Cambridge Ice & Oyster Fest, featuring more than 40 ice sculptures, master ice carver demonstrations, interactive games for children of all ages, an outdoor oyster bar, fire pits, s'more stations, and much more. One of the most interesting ice sculptures will be one done in the likeness of Harriet Tubman. (In the fall, a new 12-foot bronze sculpture of Harriet Tubman will be permanently installed and dedicated at the Dorchester County Courthouse). On Saturday at 4:00 pm there will be an Oyster Shucking and Slurping Relay Competition. Free admission. Jan. 28, 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm; Jan. 29, 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm; downtown Cambridge, MD. More information." "Island Life Exhibition Opens The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland has announced that Chesapeake photographer Jay Fleming's work will be featured in a new special exhibition entitled Island Life: Changing Culture, Changing Shorelines. Fleming's photographs reveal how the changing environment is affecting the cultures and shorelines of inhabited and formerly inhabited offshore islands in the Chesapeake. The exhibition will open January 28, and run through May 29, 2022. More information." "NOAA Summer Paid Internships Available This is a great opportunity for college students to work with scientists and other experts on Chesapeake Bay topics, while exploring careers in marine-, environmental-, and climate-related fields. The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office is teaming up with the Chesapeake Research Consortium to offer five Chesapeake-focused internships in several different career areas in summer 2022, from mid-May to mid-August. Applications for all five internships are due by February 20, 2022. More information." "Fridays at Carderock Walks Each month[,] the Audubon Naturalist Society returns to a stretch of towpath moving from the Carderock Recreation Area upriver to Widewater. On this hike[,] you'll retrace your steps along the canal back to Carderock for a total of around four miles. Experience the winter world in January and February, and celebrate the first signs of spring in March. These hikes will move faster and farther than the usual naturalists' shuffle. February 4 and March 4, 10:00 am to 2:30 pm; Carderock Recreation Area, Potomac, MD. Members $34, non-members $48. More information and registration." 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