The 18th Annual RiverFest will be held at 47418 Old State House Rd, St. Mary’s City, MD 20686, and everyone is invited to come celebrate, explore, and protect the St. Mary’s River. Admission and activities are completely free, thanks to sponsors, donors, volunteers, and members. Hosted by the St. Mary’s River Watershed Association. The day begins with kayaking from 10 AM to 3 PM at the waterfront, where you can grab a life jacket and paddle with help from Team River Runner. At 10:30 AM, biologists will show how to use a seine net to catch and identify fish from the river. Around the same time, the St. Maries Citty Militia will hold a historical weapons demonstration, so expect loud noises at 10:30 AM and again just after 1 PM. From 11 AM to 3 PM, visitors can meet owls and raptors at the Birds of Prey station with Tom Newquist of Raptor’s Eye. At 12 noon, the music starts at the pavilion with the Eastport Oyster Boys, who will perform until 2 PM while telling stories through their Chesapeake-inspired songs. Also at noon, local waterfowl hunter Chad Day will begin his retriever demonstrations on the State House Lawn, repeating […]
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