Film about Chesapeake Bay steamboats to play at Compass

The steamboat Northumberland cruises toward the Kinsale Wharf in 1922, typical of the craft that served dozens of Northern Neck communities. Photo courtesy of Annie Arnest

A new film about the history of Chesapeake Bay steamboats will screen at 3 p.m. December 10 and 7 p.m. December 11 at Compass Cinema Six, Compass Entertainment Complex, 100 Entertainment Drive, Irvington.

The film, “Steamboats on the Chesapeake,” produced by Mark Huffman of 26th Street Media, will benefit the Kilmarnock Museum and the Steamboat Era Museum. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from the Kilmarnock Museum, 296-0930, and the Steamboat Era Museum, 438-6888.

Production began in November 2024 and includes an interview with Jack Shaum of Chestertown, Md., the author of three books about….

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