Upper Bay Museum

The vendor list is now available:  see Upper Shore Decoy Show!  We can fit just a few more vendors – send us a message if you’re interested.

We appreciate the support from Cecil County’s VLT (Video Lottery Terminal) FY23 Grant and WAGS Media to enable our brand new Welcome Center. This big-screen TV, speaker and short video help introduce visitors to the museum. We’ve created a YouTube Channel: @UpperBayMuseum. There’s not much Read More …

The Upper Bay Museum depends on the proceeds from our fundraising events, donations from visitors and supporters, and your membership dues.  We do not charge visitors admission.  We receive no recurring federal or state funding, although we have recently received a few small grants. We Read More …

The Upper Shore Decoy Show page has been updated to include the Facebook event page, a link to pre-purchase admission tickets, the show flyer and vendor application.  If you have any questions, let us know! Email: decoyshow ((at)) upperbaymuseum ((dot)) org

We will be open on Saturday and Sunday May 27 & 28 from 12pm – 4pm. Then every Saturday until October 14, and occasional Sundays. As always, if you can’t make it while we’re open, send a message or an email and we will try Read More …

We will be open on Saturday May 6 12pm-4pm – during the Havre de Grace Decoy Festival.  (We’ll also have a table there!) Then, we will open for the 2023 season on Saturday May 27 12pm-4pm.  We plan to be open every Saturday through mid-October, Read More …

One of the hazards of occupying a 1880s building: repairs. While this is not catastrophic damage, it does create some limitations in how we display our artifacts, for our visitors’ safety. We are investigating grants to finance repairs. If you are interested in writing a Read More …

We had an AMAZING year this year!Thank you to everyone who visited us, supported the Upper Shore Decoy Show, renewed your membership or purchased a Life Membership, shared our social media, donated your time or money. We plan to have a Dinner / Auction sometime Read More …

We’ve added the vendor list to the Upper Shore Decoy Show page – check it out! If you think you were going to be a vendor, but you don’t see your name, it means we didn’t receive your application – contact us ASAP to see Read More …

The Upper Bay Museum depends on the proceeds from our fundraising events, donations from visitors and supporters, and your membership dues.  Due to Covid, we had to cancel all fundraising events in 2020 or 2021 and the first planned fundraiser in 2022.   We do not Read More …