WATERMEN’S WAY
Get Your Boots On!
Watermen’s Way is a public art project honoring the Watermen and Waterwomen of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Sponsored by Virginia’s River Realm in conjunction with Lancaster by the Bay Chamber of Commerce, this project benefits the Virginia Watermen’s Association, Steamboat Era Museum, and the RAL Art Center.
These oversized, fiberglass boots are iconic items for the men and women who make their living on the water. Used by the seafood industry across the world, here in the Chesapeake Bay, they have nicknames like “Guinea Slippers,” “Tangier Tennis Shoes,” “Red Balls,” or “Bubba Boots.” Each sculpture is personalized by a local artist, drawing from themes that reflect the lives of the people who work the water, harvesting crabs, oysters, and fish from the Bay, rivers, and creeks.
To learn more about Watermen’s Way & Virginia’s oyster resurgence, check out the following:
Where To Get Your Boots On
Watermen’s Way Boots will be on display at these sponsoring locations
from July, 2017 to August, 2018:

“River Critters”
TOWN OF kilmarnock
by Jean Offutt Lewis
150 N. Main St.
Kilmarnock, VA 22482

“Technicolor Fishboots”
lancaster by the bay chamber
lancaster community library
by Tommy Fox
Kilmarnock, VA 22482



“Diatoms”
ral art center
by Jan Dobrowolski, Nadine Flood,
and Kay Vincent
Kilmarnock, VA 22482



“The Bay’s Bounty”
bank of lancaster
by Marilyn Sprouse & Lancaster Middle School Art Students
Kilmarnock, VA 22482





“Urbanna Waterman”
TOWN OF URBANNA
by Wanda Hollberg
210 Oyster Rd.
Urbanna, VA 23175


“The Stingray Pair”
stingray point marina
dedicated to The Watermen of Middlesex County
287 Jackson Creek Rd.
Deltaville, VA 23043
visit all 15 locations
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