2026 Second Saturday Speaker Series at the Steamboat Museum, Saturday, May 9th, “When Claiborne Bridged the Chesapeake: The Rise and Fall of the Ferry Era.”
Martin “Marty” Bollinger’s latest book on the Clairborne-Annapolis Ferry Company highlights the importance of this vital service connecting Annapolis to the Eastern Shore before the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was completed. Mr. Bollinger, a Naval Institute member since 2009, retired in 2013 from Booz Allen Hamilton and currently teaches industrial strategy courses to flag-level officers and senior civilians of the Navy, Marines and Air Force.



