Join ShoreRivers for our signature summer event on the banks of the chester river!
Scheduled for Saturday, June 28, at Wilmer Park in Chestertown, ShoreRivers’ annual Solstice Celebration includes an open bar with Ten Eyck beer, Crow Vineyards wine, and a signature cocktail and mocktail; hors d’oeuvres and a full buffet dinner and dessert; and live music and dancing. The celebration begins at 6pm and continues through dusk with a rousing live auction where guests will bid on exceptional artwork, trips to enticing destinations, and more.
The celebration will feature the culinary talents of Chestertown favorite and friend of ShoreRivers Occasions Catering, who believes in providing food that’s locally sourced, lovingly prepared, and elegantly served. Throughout the evening, guests will enjoy live music by Judd Nielsen and Friends, and admire stunning floral arrangements courtesy of Wildly Native, a family farm in Chestertown, Md., that focuses on hand-selected, in-season flowers that are harvested locally at the peak of bloom.
Following the live auction, all guests are invited to raise their paddle in support of science-based advocacy, education, restoration, and engagement efforts led by our Riverkeepers. All funds raised during this event will go directly to support ShoreRivers’ work for thriving waterways cherished by all communities.
Captain Andy McCown
2025 Award for Environmental Stewardship winner. Photo by Kate Livie.
ShoreRivers is proud to recognize Captain Andrew McCown for providing environmental education and astonishment to thousands of students for nearly five decades at Echo Hill Outdoor School, and his pivotal role in forming the Chester River Association in 1986. A teacher, leader, oysterman, musician, and storyteller, Andrew delights in seeing others find wonder in a place he holds so dear. His ability to endear students of all ages to a natural resource — from the small minnows swept into a marsh on a rising tide, to the food chain, economy, culture, and history they sustain — is a testament to the devotion and admiration he has for the Chesapeake. He embodies the value of optimism ShoreRivers embraces by lifting up success stories and highlighting the abundance of life that exists in the river despite the challenges it faces.
We are honored to present Captain Andrew R. McCown with the 2025 Award for Environmental Stewardship in recognition of his lifelong pursuit to share his curiosity and reverence for the Chester River with others. Thank you, Captain Andy!
This event is generously sponsored by:
