Our festival attracts over 50 Fine Artists, Marine Vendors and other Exhibitors from throughout the US. and Canada. They include Boat Builders, Boat Restorers, Boat Supplies & Services, "Difficult to Find" Antique Boat Parts and Literature, Marine Safety Experts, Maritime History Groups and Educational Organizations. We have Renowned Painters, Sculptors, Wildlife Carvers, Scrimshaw , Photographers, Jewelers, Model-Makers, Authors and much more. You will find them all truly outstanding and just another reason to come to this Great Festival. There is still time before the show and this list will be growing until shortly before the Festival starts, so be sure to come back again. To get a small preview, check out some of their websites. Once you take a look, you'll see why The Antique & Classic Boat Festival in St. Michaels is an "Absolute Must" for your list of things to do this summer.
If you haven't seen this list recently, be sure to scroll down... There are many recent additions.
2nd Time Designs
- Judy Hagen - Millsboro, Delaware - Elegant, whimsical lawn sculpture. Words cannot adequately describe her pieces.
Website: 2ndtimedesigns.com
ACBS Ship's Store
- Antique and Classic Boat Society - Here you can find out more about Antique & Classic Boats, purchase ACBS clothing and perhaps join the club.
Website: chesapeakebayACBS.org
A&M Balodis Studio
-Mara & Al Balodis- Bokeelia, Florida - Canvas bags and hats painted with nautical and wildlife designs.
Adirondack Guide Boat, Inc.
- Steve Kaulback - Charlotte, Vermont - Well known throughout the East Coast for their durable, lightweight guide boats.
Website: www.adirondack-guide-boat.com
American Lawn Lights
- Steve Wright - Yorktown Heights, New York - Beautiful and accurate light houses for your lawn.
Website: www.americanlawnlights.com
*NEW* Baltic Sculptures
- Michael Hosler - Carlisle, Pennsylvania - Handmade marine sculptures made from Russian Baltic Birch.
*NEW* Benford Design Group
- Jay Benford - St. Michaels, Maryland - Renowned Naval Architect and author of books with plans for building boats of any size and class.
*NEW* Anne Allbeury Hock
- Anne Allbeury Hock, Trappe, Maryland - Painter and teacher of painting, Anne is one of the co-founders of the famous "Plein Air Painters" of the Eastern Shore,
member of the California Art Club, the St. Michaels Art League and The Academy Art Museum.
Website: www.allbeuryfineart.com
- John Clifford - Monticello, Indiana - John has an impressive (because they are the real thing) selection of Ships Lanterns and other Maritime Antiques.
Website: www.bigshipsalvage.com
Baltimore & Chesapeake Steamboat Co. - Project Tug Baltimore
- A non-profit organization dedicated to saving the historically important tugboat "Baltimore"
Website: steamtug.org
Bevard Art Studio
- Robert Bevard - Bowie, Maryland - A painter with intense images of the Chesapeake Bay and what makes it so beautiful.
Website: www.robertbevard.com/
Biscontini Boat Works/James~Craft Kit Boats
- Classic outboard boat kits. They are beautiful and you will be amazed at what you can make yourself.
Website: http://jimshotwellboats.com/html/about_us.html
Blue Ridge Mountain Pottery
- Susan Schumpert - Virginia - Pond style vases known throughout the East Coast.
BOKA Gallery
- Bob & Kathy Kaye - Easton, Maryland - Nautical and wildlife images of the shore painted and etched into glass and stained glass.
By George
- George Todd - Berlin, Maryland - Wildlife Photographer.
Captain Jim
- Jim Walter - Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Canada - Antique boat parts, burgees, flagpoles and horns.
Website: www.capt-jims.com
Carved Fish By Dave
- Dave Newcomer - North Conway, New Hampshire - Dave travels from New Hampshire. You will quickly see why so many people love his work.
Chesapeake Images
- Lowell Becker - Easton, Maryland - Well known watercolor painter with Nautical Cards, Lamps, Ornaments and Cookbooks.
Website: www.regionalcards.com
Cinnamon Treasures Apiaries
- Sandy Prettyman - Georgetown, Delaware - A favorite at our show for many years, Sandy practices the ancient German art of moulding and carving beeswax to make beautiful and fragrant ornaments, figurines and candles.
*NEW* Classic Glass Studios
- Steven Whorl & Sherry Sonntag-Whorl - Palmdale, Florida/Abell, Maryland - Come see for yourself! -
Website: classicglassstudios.com
Classic Restoration & Supply
- Chad Brenner - Salisbury, Maryland - High quality restorations of antique & classic boats.
Website: www.vintagewatercraft.com
*NEW* Clay Fish by Herb
- Herb Consalvo - Edenton, North Carolina - Although Herb is new to our show, he is an old friend and you will love the sensitivity he shows with his works of clay depicting the wildlife of our beaches.
Clothworks
Kathe & Richard Crosariole - Upper Marlboro, Maryland - "A unique high performance Earth friendly, cleaning cloth that cleans, polishes and shines all surfaces with just water. Excellent for boats, mahogany, teak, fiberglass, eisen glass, stainless steel, fishing rods, and reels and much more. Stop by our booth for a free sample."
Website: www.easycarecloth.com
Copper Creations
- Don & Donna Drew - Melfa, Virginia - Sought after for their indoor and outdoor copper sculptures, fountains and wall art.
Website: www.coppercreations.biz/
Crabtown Gallery
-Becky Lowe - Jim Heller - Crisfield, Maryland - Original nautical paintings and prints.
Ed Kuhn
- Chincoteague, Virginia - One of the well-known bird carvers of Chincoteague, Virginia, famous for their carving community.
*NEW* Ella Vickers Recycled Sailcloth Collection
- Ella Vickers - Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina - Ella Vickers has made quite a place for herself in the fashion world with her collection of bags and other items made from recycled yacht sails from around the world.
Website: EllaVickers.com
*NEW* Jack Ahearn Photography
- Jack Ahearn - Beautiful photos of harbors and objects from the coasts.
Website: jackahearnphotography.com
Jane Tukarski
- JT Scrimshaw - Crofton, Maryland -Jane is an internationally acclaimed scrimshander: a "purist" whose work has been featured in books and on television and is registered at the American Art Library at The Smithsonian.
Jim's Engine Shop
- Jim Basset - Olmsted Township, Ohio - A wide variety of hard to find original parts for restoring Chris~Craft and other classic boats, including hardware, propellers and engine parts.
*NEW* John Furches Gallery
- John Furches - Elkin, North Carolina - Etchings.
LS-Photos Elements Of "U"
- Ellis Underkoffler - Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania - Nautical and Wildlife Photography of The Delmarva Pennisula and Pennsylvania.
Lucas Craft
- Lucas Fink - Pittsville, Maryland - Makers of elegant hand-crafted and durable canoes, featuring intricate wood marquetry.
Website: www.lucascraft.com
Maritime Art
- Art Johansen - Norwalk, Ohio - Art has maritime paintings, philatelic covers (ask him about them) and his own line of highly detailed HO scale boat model kits that you can make.
Website: maritimeartchesapeake.com
Maritime Art By John C. Ritter
- John C. Ritter - One of the truly great artists on the East Coast, his harbor paintings of ships and tugboats comes from a deep understanding of his subjects.
Website: www.maritimeone.com
Mary Lou Troutman
- Cozy Cupboard - Dameron, Maryland - Our official Poster Artist for 2008; she is an award winning acrylics painter with a national following.
Website: maryloutroutman.com
McCarraher's Crafts
- Parke & Jackquie McCarraher - Galesville, Pennsylvania - Original hand-crafted nautical lamps, sea shell art and furniture.
Middle Earth Studio
- Russ Orme - Easton, Maryland - Pen and ink on oak, photography, paintings and bringing his newest book.
Model Boats by John Into and Nancy Price
- St. Michaels, Maryland - They make models 100% from scratch for a variety of customers throughout the world including naval architects, corporations and museums.
They can make a model of any boat.
Website: intothings.com
Mugs-N-Us
- Whaleyville, Maryland - Mugs that change their look when filled with hot liquids.
Nor'easter Magazine
- Published by Ira Black - Northeast, Maryland - Find out what's happening in the world of boating and fishing in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
North East Half Hulls
- Jonathan Stout - Millsboro, Delaware - Quality half hulls representing a variety of boats.
Ron Rantilla Rowing Systems
- Warren, Rhode Island - Ron creates boats with an innovative rowing system.
Website: www.frontrower.com
Taylor Fine Art
- Paul Allen Taylor - Rochester, New York - Paul is an acclaimed artist. He was our official poster artist in 2007.
Website: www.paulallentaylor.com
Phillips Wharf Environmental Center
- Tilghman Island, Maryland - Dedicated to preserving the wildlife of the Chesapeake Bay. They have "touch-tanks" with horseshoe crabs and other species.
Website: www.pwec.org
Seabuddy.net
- Get in the ground floor of the new up-and-coming website for recreational boaters…featuring reviews of boats, dock and dine restaurants, and events on or near the water.
Website: www.seabuddy.net
**NEW* Steve Rogers
- Steve Rogers - Lewes, Delaware - Famous as a Master Model Builder, Teacher and Author, Steve's love for and knowledge of, boats and their environmens give him an extremely keen eye for accuracy and dynamic beauty in his equally fine Paintings.
Website: hsrogers.com
*NEW* Teak Furniture Gallery
- John & Kathy Gordon - Titusville Florida - A wide assortment of high quality Teak Furniture for your boat, home or yard.
Website: TeakFurnitureGallery.com
The Old Pacrat
- John Engstrom - Wilmington, Delaware - Original antique images of nautical scenes and advertising of boats, as well as sports, fashion, botany, maps & charts.
The Rope Locker
- Jim Torbert - Felton, Delaware - Seller of rope, common and uncommon and specializes in making and teaching difficult splices and knots.
Ask him what a "Gripmoor" is...
Website: www.theropelocker.com
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 21 - 03
- "Volunteers dedicated to boating safety" -
Vintage Race Boats Locker
- Bob & Marie Moore - Red Bank, New Jersey - Nautical antiques, hard to find boat parts and race-boat clothing.
Wade Technologies
- Jim Wade - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. - Electroplating and buyer and seller of metal parts for boats.
Will Ruhland Distinctive Finishes
- Salisbury, Maryland - Restoration and finishing of antique & classic boats.
Wildfowl Carvings
- Bill Hickson - Cordova, Maryland - Bill is a well known and highly respected bird carver in the Eastern Shore tradition.
Wooden Boat Restoration
- George Hazzard - Millington, Maryland - An experienced restorer of classic wooden boats.
Woodwhims
- Centreville, Maryland - Jack O'brien - Once a grizzled newspaper editor, now a grizzled folk artist, Jack O'Brien is well known for wood carvings that are diverse, original and whimsical. Examples of his work are in 11 foreign countries and 19 states. In addition to loyal collectors and the general public, his work has been purchaed for sale in the gift shops of leading regional museums (including the Smithsonian).
If you would like more information about our vendors, or you feel that you would be an asset to our show,
please contact Nancy Price or John Into at 410-745-5954
or via email at:
johninto@intothings.com