May 30, 2026

Memorial Day Weekend Cruises Offered to St. Clement’s Island

Cruises

Over Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25, cruises will be offered to St. Clement’s Island State Park aboard North Star Charters. The Blackistone Lighthouse will be open for tours.

Dinner Cruise Series Kicks Off in April

Cruise

The St. Mary’s County Museum Division has announced the schedule for the 2026 Dinner & a Cruise series. The first cruise will be April 26.

Natl. Lighthouse Weekend @ Piney Point

Lighthouse

National Lighthouse Weekend will be celebrated at the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum on August 2 and 3, 2025. Free admission.

Explore St. Mary’s History @ Two Weekend Events

History

Two events this weekend will allow visitors to learn more about St. Mary’s County history. Visit Historic St. Mary’s City and the St. Clement’s Island Museum.

At Wine Fest, Raise a Glass to History

Wine

St. Clement’s Island Museum will host local wineries and craft beverage makers, as well as crafters and artisans, for the annual First Landing Wine & Arts Festival from 10am to 5pm Saturday, April 12, 2025.

Set Sail With Museum’s Dinner & Cruise

Water Taxi

The 2023 Dinner and a Cruise Series has several dates set for fun evenings of cruising on the St. Clement’s Island water taxi, a seafood dinner at waterside Morris Point Restaurant, and a dessert reception at St. Clement’s Island Museum in Colton’s Point.

Weekend Events Feature Local Lighthouses

Lighthouses

Celebrate St. Mary’s County’s most significant lighthouses during National Lighthouse Weekend August 6 and 7 at Piney Point Lighthouse in Piney Point and Blackistone Lighthouse on St. Clement’s Island, near Colton’s Point.

Join Conversation & Cruise on July 16

Challenge

Join St. Clement’s Island Museum for “Conversation & a Cruise” on July 16 or August 13.

Free Tours at Piney Point for Lighthouse Weekend

Lighthouse

Celebrate some of St. Mary’s County’s most significant lighthouses during National Lighthouse Weekend, Aug. 7-8, 2021, at Piney Point Lighthouse in Piney Point and Blackistone Lighthouse on St. Clement’s Island.

One Weekend, Two Lighthouses

Commemoration

National Lighthouse Weekend on Aug. 3 and 4 will offer an opportunity to visit two local lighthouses. The open houses will be held from 10 am to 5 pm on the first weekend in August.