Chesapeake Summer Food & Culture Adventure

Explore the Bay in the footsteps of the Chesapeake Semester in a 9-day immersive experience in regional ecology, food, and culture. 

* * July 5-13, 2024 * *
11 participants

Start your journey in Chestertown by going behind the scenes with the Center for Environment & Society, touring the River and Field Campus, and enjoying a crab feast overlooking the Chester River. You’ll forage for wild foods before paddling at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge and spend nights on the town enjoying Cambridge, Smith Island, and St. Michaels. Along the way you’ll cook fresh rockfish, go crabbing with a waterman, visit cultural museums, and hunt for fossilized shark teeth. Conclude your trip while riding the Chester River on the Callinectes in close pursuit of a log canoe race. 

Option 1 - Chesapeake Adventurer: $1896
Option 2 - Premier Experience: $3161 (includes specialty lodging)

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Register by Friday, May 24
 

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Friday, July 5

• Arrival and check-in
• Introductions
• Campus Garden tour
• Teambuilding

Saturday, July 6

• RAFC Field Sparrow Research
• MuSE Exhibit
  
• SG Hall Sustainability Tour
• Crab Feast
  
  

Sunday, July 7

• Blackwater NWR Paddle
• Wellness Picnic
• Harriet Tubman Museum
  
  

Monday, July 8

• Crisfield Ferry
• Smith Island Exploration
• Group-Cooked Dinner 

Tuesday, July 9

• Sunrise Crabbing & Yoga

• Smith Island Cultural Center

• Crisfield Ferry

• St. Michael’s Exploration 
  

Wednesday, July 10

• Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

• Solomons Island Exploration 

Thursday, July 11

• Calvert Marine Museum

• Calvert Cliffs Hike & Fossil Hunting

• Solomons Island Exploration 

Friday, July 12

• Return to campus

• Radcliffe Creek Paddle

 

Saturday, July 13

•  Wild Smoothie Workshop

• Calli Cruise & Log Canoe Races

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Register by Friday, May 24