The Firing of Christmas Guns
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Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum 213 N Talbot S, Saint Michaels, Maryland 21663
The Firing of Christmas Guns
Date/time: Saturday, Dec. 14, noon–12:30pm
Location: CBMM
Cost: Included with general admission
As part of the annual Christmas in St. Michaels festivities, interpretive volunteers from the Chesapeake Independent Blues and the Fort McHenry Guard will return to CBMM this December. These volunteers will demonstrate loading and firing of reproduction muskets used during the War of 1812 as a nod to the early 19th century tradition of firing guns to celebrate the Christmas season.