COMMERCIAL TWP. — The 2009 edition of Delaware Bay Days is a multi-faceted two-day festival: Saturday, June 13 will feature seafood & folklife in Bivalve/Port Norris & Heislerville; Sunday, June 14, highlights watercraft & wild­life outside of Mauricetown & New Hope.

Here are the highlights:

Saturday

11a.m.-7.p.m,—Park in Port Norris & ride the free shuttle to the festival along the Maurice River in Bivalve.

• 11 a.m.—Watch or join in the old- fashioned street parade from Port Norris to Bivalve.

• See the progress on the restoration of the historic 1904 Bivalve shipping sheds & wharves.

• Enjoy high-energy music on the big-top stage—Including the big-band sound of the Brown Street Chowder Society; Home Cookin' bluegrass & country; The Libbey Prison Minstrels string band; The Philadelphia Brigade brass band; choral performances by the Commercial Township School District performing arts department; and gospel by the Whittington Family Singers.

• View folklife demonstrations & exhibits, cooking demonstrations and more.

• Enjoy Jersey Fresh seafood & local fare at the food court; or visit the raw bar on the riverfront.

• Sample the fruits of local vineyards at the Jersey-grown wine tasting.

• Relax to music along the riverfront—acoustic dockside music by Ben Curtis, Bob Michel, Steve Byrne, Joe Kozak, more.

• Noon, 2 & 4 p.m.—Take a Maurice River cruise aboard NJ's official tall ship, the A.J. Meerwald (tickets $10 adults, $5 children).

•  1 & 3 p.m.—Visit East Point Lighthouse at the mouth of the river in Heislerville, Maurice River Township by car or take the shuttle.

• 2:30 p.m.—Pick a feisty crab and watch it run at the blue crab races at 2:30.

• Play at Royster's Reef.—Childrens games, mini-golf, crafts, puppet theater, entertainment, schooner playground, rain gutter boat races & much more.

3:30 p.m.—Compete for cash prizes in the crab picking contest; and,

6 p.m.—Compete for cash prizes in the N.J. Championship Oyster Shucking Contest

• Take a guided wetland walk.

• Paint-a-landscape.

• 4 p.m.—Visit Beaver Dam, Route 553, Newport, Downe Township (shuttle departs for free activities) or $5 boat tours to Glades Wildlife Refuge.

Sunday

Noon-5 p.m.—Lake Audrey, Buckshutem & Ferry roads, & Mauricetown Fire Hall, 9544 Noble St.

• Come to Lake Audrey, a 250-acre section of the Millville Wildlife Management Area on the outskirts of Mauricetown for a day of exciting outdoor activities. Free parking on-site at both the lake and the firehall.

• Paddle a kayak or canoe, or try a sailboat or rowboat on the lake (solo or with teacher; safety boats on site).

• 1 & 4 p.m.—retriever dog demonstrations.

• Try hands-on crafts including kite making.

• Enjoy outdoor exhibits and games.

• Paint-a-landscape.

• Test your skill at the archery & BB shooting range.

• Take a botany or bird walk.

• Witness a search & rescue (SAR) demonstration.

• Visit the nearby Mauricetown Firehall for lunch and take in more exhibits and lectures.

For more information on Delaware Bay Days, visit www.BayshoreDiscovery.org and click on Bay Days, or call (856) 785-2060 (a recording on directions to the Bayshore Discovery Project is available at ext. 124).