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a North Bay E Havre de Grace Decoy Museum
215 Giles St. Tel (410) 939-3739.
@ n 121 N Union St, Ste. B, Open 10:30am–4:30pm Mon–Sat,
Havre de Grace, (410) 939-2100.
noon–4pm Sun. Closed public hols. &
At the northern end of ∑ decoymuseum.com
Chesapeake Bay, the lovely O Elk Neck State Park
town of Havre de Grace is home End of Route 272. Tel (410) 287-5333.
to the Concord Point Light- E C & D Canal Museum
house. Popular with artists and
photographers, the light-house End of 2nd St. Tel (410) 885-5622.
Open 8am–4pm Mon–Fri, 11am–4pm
has been in continuous Sat & Sun. Closed public hols.
operation since the mid-1800s.
The Havre de Grace Decoy
Museum exhibits a fine s St. Michaels The bay in Blackwater National Wildlife
collection of working decoys * 1,900. @ n (800) 808-7622. Refuge, Easton
and chronicles how the craft ∑ stmichaelsmd.org
evolved from a purely prac tical d Easton
wildfowl lure into a highly St. Michaels, founded in 1677, * 11,700. @ n 11 S Harrison St.
sophisticated form of American was once a haven for ship (410) 770-8000. ∑ eastonmd.org
folk art. builders, privateers, and
Across the bay to the east, blockade-runners. Today, the A handsome little town, Easton
the lush forests of Elk Neck town is a destination for pleasure is an interesting combination
State Park cover the tip of a boaters and yachts flying of unique shops and historic
peninsula crowned by Turkey international colors. B&Bs, shops, homes. A restored 1820s
Point Lighthouse, one of the and good restaurants abound. schoolhouse serves as the
bay’s oldest. The park offers a Chesapeake Bay Maritime premises of the Academy of
sandy beach for swimming, Museum is one of Maryland’s top the Arts. Although the
boat rentals, miniature golf, cultural attractions. The museum emphasis is on Eastern Shore
and hiking trails. features interactive exhibits on artists, the gallery’s permanent
Northeast of the park across boat building, historic boats, collection includes works by
the Elk River is Chesapeake City, decoys, and various other aspects famous artists such as James
where rooftops appear much of Chesapeake Bay life. Several Whistler and Grant Wood.
as they did 100 years ago when vessels unique to the area are Once a farm used by muskrat
the village grew to service the anchored on the property, and the trappers for the fur trade,
Chesapeake and Delaware Hooper Strait Lighthouse, a fully Blackwater National Wildlife
Canal. Today, the village is a restored 1879 screwpile wooden Refuge was established in
“boutique town,” with fine shops structure, is open for exploration. 1933 to provide sanctuary for
and restaurants. The C & D migrating waterfowl. Geese
Canal Museum is housed in E Chesapeake Bay number 35,000 and ducks
the canal’s original pumphouse. Maritime Museum exceed 15,000 at the peak of
Working models of canal locks, 213 North Talbot St. Tel (410) 745- the fall migration. The best
the original steam power plant, 2916. Open 10am–5pm (until 6pm time to observe migratory
and a giant waterwheel are in summer, 4pm in winter). & 7 birds is from October through
on display. ∑ cbmm.org March; however, many

Hooper Strait Lighthouse at Chesapeake Bay silhouetted by a pink and violet sunset
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp234–6 and pp237–9

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