About MTABC

On behalf of all of the members of the Marine Trades Association of Baltimore County, I would like to thank you for visiting us on the World Wide Web. We hope that you will find the site interesting, informative, and helpful in your pursuit of all the pleasures that boating on the Chesapeake Bay can offer. We also hope that this will give you at least a glimpse of all that the Baltimore County waterfront and its surrounding communities can provide.

Formed in 1988 under the leadership of Gary Rosenberger of Cutter Marine, the goal of the MTABC was to present a pro-active voice for the marine related businesses and communities in eastern Baltimore County. Over the years, under the dedicated and capable leadership of Bob Palmer of Tradewinds Marina, Ray Porter of Porter's Seneca Marina, Wayne Miskiewicz of Maryland Marina, and John Becker of Sunset Harbor Marina, all working closely with government, community, and business leaders, considerable improvements have been made in the quality and safety of our local waterways.

Through a close relationship with the Marine Trades Association of Maryland, the Department of Natural Resources, the Baltimore County Conference and Visitors Bureau, the Essex-Middle River-White Marsh Chamber of Commerce, and legislators all around the area, we have kept our membership informed of legislation and various "quality of life" issues that affect recreational boating, as well as waterfront living.

Today, the significance of the new millennium has been overshadowed by the foresight of former Baltimore County Executive, Dutch Ruppersberger and his staff, as they moved ahead with plans for major revitalization of the waterfront area. As President of the Association, I am looking forward to continued growth of our organization, working with Jim Smith, the new County Executive, and the increasing prosperity of the marine industry in Baltimore County. 

2008 begins with the anticipation of the new "Chesapeake Gateway at Crossroads" Welcome Center along Maryland Route 43.

As a community-oriented association, MTABC has awarded 50 scholarships, worth $80,000.00, to local high school seniors for their college education since 1994. Funded primarily by the Fireworks Extravaganza, the latest awards were eight scholarships of $2000 each. In addition, MTABC makes annual Christmas donations to local needy families.

If you are a business owner that serves the recreational boater or the waterfront property owner in Baltimore County, we encourage you to join and support our effort to showcase our waterfront as the viable resource we know it can be. Become a part of the action! Contact any of our members or call us at 410-687-1002 for an application, or you will soon be able to download it online.

Those of you who are recreational boaters, we invite you to experience what our local boaters have come to know as one of the very best boating regions on the Chesapeake Bay. Our marinas, boatyards, boat dealers and repair centers offer high quality services and products. Most of our marinas are within 10-20 minutes of major highways and less than 30 minutes from the Bay!

For further information about our organization or for your free copy of the Baltimore County Waterfront Guide, send an e-mail to MTABC, or call us at 410-687-1002. You can also e-mail me directly at Sunset Harbor Marina.

May the wind be always at your back and the river water on the outside of your boat!!

Let's Go Boating!

John Polek

President, MTABC