Spring Has Sprung in Annapolis!

The skies are brightening, the birds are once again starting to sing in the trees! Spring has sprung in Maryland, bringing many changes along with it!     The Bees and Hummingbirds are Migrating Back! Since the bees and the hummingbirds rely on pollen and nectar to survive, the blooming of the flowers will be …

Madagascar ‘Roaches

The Annapolis Maritime Museum just added TWO Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches to our collection of animals! These little bugs are SO COOL, and I'm about to tell you 5 reasons  why!   These little guys are only found on the island of Madagascar, a small island off the coast of Africa. 2.  You can tell male …

Out in the Cold

  After a quick teaser of warm weather, a winter storm once again turns Maryland into a frigid, frozen tundra, and the snow begins to fall, one might wonder; what do the animals do when it snows?! While we're curled up in our cozy, warm homes, they're out there, braving the elements, and they've found …

Chessie the Bay-Going Manatee

The Chesapeake Bay is home to many creatures of many shapes and sizes, but sometimes, strange animals venture into the Bay that do not normally call it home!   In 1994, a manatee wander its way into the Bay for a quick visit. Seven years later, in 2001, and again in 2011, this manatee was …

10 Chesapeake Bay Jokes to Kick Off Your Week!

Here are 10 Chesapeake Bay jokes to start your week off right! (Not true, but funny!!) 1. What do you call a fish with 10 eyes? A fiiiiiiiiiish! 2. What do you call a fish with no eyes?! A fsh! 3. Why did the crab blush?! Because it saw the Bay's bottom! 4. What do …

8 Times Spongebob was Scientifically Accurate

1. The Spongebob character Plankton, is actually a real kind of plankton, called a copepod! He is green in color because of the food he eats, called phytoplankton, which is a plant-like plankton, and is green in color.     2.  Bikini Bottom is actually kind of a REAL place. Well, the Bikini Islands are. …

Crazy Underwater Creatures You May Not Know Existed

Happy Monday! To kick off your week, here's a list of 6 crazy underwater creatures you may have never heard of before!!  As much as it looks like it, this is not half a fish. It is a WHOLE FISH CALLED A MOLA MOLA!!! The strange looking osteichthyes is also referred to as a "Oceanic …

Sharks in the Chesapeake Bay?!

Sharks, one of the most widely feared and misunderstood creatures in the world, play an extremely vital role to the ocean's ecosystem. As a top, or apex, predator, sharks are responsible for keeping other large predatory fish populations in check and keeping disease from spreading in fish schools. There are at LEAST 12 species of …

10 Strange Sailor Superstitions

Sailors are known to be quite the superstitious crowd. Here are 10 superstitions that sailors had in the old days... and some still believe today! 1. Whistling Whistling was STRICTLY forbidden aboard a ship, especially whistling into the wind. Whistling was believed to be considered a challenge to the wind, causing it to blow harder …

Save the Bay in 2017!

Happy New Year from the Annapolis Maritime Museum! Here are 5 ways to help the Bay in the new year! When working in your lawn, try to use native plants that don't require as much chemicals and fertilizers.  Try not to use chemical herbicides and pesticides that can runoff into the Bay, causing nitrogen and phosphorus …