The Animal that Built America – The Eastern Oyster
May 11 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
$79.55
Jesse Iliff is executive director of the Severn River Association. He grew up on the Severn River and knew early on he wanted to do whatever he could to protect and restore the river and the bay. A lawyer by training, Jesse began his career in conservation as a riverkeeper and became a scientist by experience. Now he combines his experience and training to advocate for cleaner water and a healthy connection to our waterways.
Details
- History Monday Sunset Sails occur every Monday, May-September 21.
- Different topics and speakers vary throughout the season.
- Our bar includes a selection of Craft Beer, Wine & Bubbly available for purchase!
On the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding, we celebrate the mighty mollusk that made it possible: Oysters helped the early United States take root along the East Coast by providing a dependable, abundant food source that supported both population growth and the rise of coastal towns. Coastal communities from New England to the Chesapeake relied on oysters when crops failed or supply lines faltered, and the Bay’s bounty in particular allowed settlements like Annapolis and Baltimore to grow into stable ports with access to international trade. Seafood, especially oysters, supplemented diets in the colonial and early national periods, helping communities survive periods of scarcity and rapid population expansion. This reliability made oysters part of the economic foundation that allowed the young republic to establish itself along the Atlantic seaboard, anchoring early urban development and sustaining labor forces that built the region’s maritime economy.
