Bowers Beach Maritime Museum

Bowers Beach Maritime Museum The museum houses artifacts of Bowers, the Delaware Bay and the watermen of the area. It is open weekends, Memorial Day through Labor Day, 2 PM - 4 PM.

WHY I AM A WATERMAN
"First of all it's the freedom; that is number one. It's the appeal of hunting for the fish. There is always the hope of a Big Catch; that's the reason I go out there. There is the whole aspect of being in God's Creation; the natural beauty of the bay. It's tough work, but it has its rewards. I'm absolutely fulfilled by it! ---Jimmy Dare, Longtime Bowers' Waterman

[from Henry Benner's "The History and Spirit of Bowers Beach ... a Fishing Village."]

I’m trying to find Bill Walters, an artist, who had a connection with the Bowers Beach Maritime Museum, in 1976. Please...
09/01/2026

I’m trying to find Bill Walters, an artist, who had a connection with the Bowers Beach Maritime Museum, in 1976. Please send a message if you have any information. Thank you!

CALLING ALL RUNNERS AND WALKERSYou were here for us last year. Make this 5K bigger and better!9 am start to Bowers Heri...
08/27/2026

CALLING ALL RUNNERS AND WALKERS

You were here for us last year. Make this 5K bigger and better!

9 am start to Bowers Heritage Day with activities at the museum to follow. Please sign up and bring your friends. This is our fundraiser for museum projects and festivals.

If you would like to be a sponsor, see the comments.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2026

https://raceroster.com/events/2026/116258/bowers-heritage-day-5k/participants

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It was really windy when I shot the video for this time lapse. I s...

08/07/2026

Catch a little bit of the history of Bowers Beach, its people, docks, fishermen, beaches and more in pictures spanning the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

TOMORROW
07/31/2026

TOMORROW

BOWERS TOWN ELECTION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST
2 PM - 7 PM
BOWERS FIRE HALL

Address

19 Williams Avenue
Bowers Beach, DE
19946

Telephone

(302) 222-6341

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