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- P.O. Box 275 219 W Walnut Street North East MD 21901 USA
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Commemorative Events, History Museums, Natural History & Natural Science Museums
Mission: The mission of the Upper Bay Museum is: to collect, preserve and display historical documents and artifacts; to use them to teach the Heritage of the Upper Chesapeake Watermen; to maintain the century-old H. L. Harvey Company commercial fish house as a museum building; to promote activities to conserve and propagate Chesapeake Bay waters, marine life, waterfowl and upland game.
Results: The museum hosts hundreds of people each year, including elementary school students, Cub Scouts, local residents and visitors. The Upper Shore Decoy Show, which started in 1967, is the longest continually-running decoy show of its kind in the United States. It is held each October.
Target demographics: preserve the historic lifestyle of the waterman and hunter
Geographic areas served: the upper Chesapeake Bay
Programs: educational opportunities through the museum, Upper Shore Decoy Show and other events, regarding the hunting & fishing legacy of the upper Chesapeake Bay.