Adventure Guide to the Chesapeake Bay

507 Pages·2001·7.945 MB·English

by  Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman Rogers

Barbara Radcliffe Rogers & Stillman Rogers
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©2001BarbaraRadcliffeRogers&StillmanRogers
Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,stored
inaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyform,orbyanymeans,elec-
tronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the
writtenpermissionofthepublisher.
Thisguidefocusesonrecreationalactivities.Asallsuchactivitiescontain
elementsofrisk,thepublisher,author,affiliatedindividualsandcompa-
niesdisclaimanyresponsibilityforanyinjury,harm,orillnessthatmay
occurtoanyonethrough,orbyuseof,theinformationinthisbook.Every
effortwasmadetoinsuretheaccuracyofinformationinthisbook,butthe
publisherandauthordonotassume,andherebydisclaim,anyliabilityfor
lossordamagecausedbyerrors,omissions,misleadinginformationorpo-
tentialtravelproblemscausedbythisguide,evenifsucherrorsoromis-
sionsresultfromnegligence,accidentoranyothercause.
Cover: ShorelineatHorseheadWetlandCenter,Grasonville,MD
BackCover:LogHouseatSpruceForestArtisansVillage
Allphotographs©2001BarbaraRadcliffeRogers&StillmanRogers
MapsbyLissaK.Dailey,©2001HunterPublishing,Inc.
IllustrationsbyJoeKohl
IndexingbyNancyWolff
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CONTENTS
Introduction 1
Overview 1
History&Geography 4
HowToUseThisBook 4
InformationSources 6
Adventures 7
OnFoot 7
OnWheels 8
OnWater 10
OnSnow 12
Cultural&Eco-TravelExperiences 12
Sightseeing 13
WheretoStay 14
WheretoEat 15
Garrett County 17
Geography&History 17
GettingHere&GettingAround 18
InformationSources 19
Adventures 19
Parks 19
OnFoot 22
OnWheels 29
OnWater 29
OnSnow 38
OnHorseback 41
Cultural&Eco-TravelExperiences 42
NaturalResources 42
Crafts&Culture 42
LocalFoods 44
TheArts 45
WalkingTours 45
Antiques 45
Events 46
Sightseeing 46
Museums&HistoricSites 46
WheretoStay 48
IntheNorth 48
NearDeepCreekLake 49
Camping 50
WheretoEat 52
IntheNorth 52
NearDeepCreekLake 53
Western Canal Country 55
Geography&History 55
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TheNationalRoad 56
TheC&OCanal 56
TheCivilWar 58
GettingHere&GettingAround 59
InformationSources 60
Adventures 61
Parks 61
OnFoot 63
OnWheels 70
OnWater 74
OnSnow 80
OnHorseback 80
Cultural&Eco-TravelExperiences 81
NaturalAreas 81
TheArts 81
Crafts 83
Antiques 83
Events 84
Sightseeing 85
HistoricSites&Museums 85
WheretoStay 97
Cumberland&RockyGap 97
Hancock 98
Hagerstown 98
Camping 99
WheretoEat 101
Frostburg 101
Cumberland 102
LaVale 103
Hagerstown 104
Williamsport 105
Hancock 105
North-Central Maryland 107
Geography&History 107
Settlement 108
TheCivilWar 110
TheCanal&TheRailroad 111
GettingHere&GettingAround 112
InformationSources 112
Adventures 113
Parks 113
OnFoot 113
OnWheels 120
OnWater 125
OnSnow 130
OnHorseback 130
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Cultural&Eco-TravelExperiences 131
NaturalAreas 131
TheArts 133
Gardens&Farms 133
Crafts 135
Antiques 136
Events 137
Sightseeing 138
Museums&HistoricSites 138
WheretoStay 149
HarpersFerry&Sharpsburg 149
Frederick 150
Thurmont 150
Westminster 150
Camping 152
WheretoEat 153
Frederick 153
Westminster 154
Thurmont 154
Boonsboro 155
Sykesville 155
North of Baltimore 157
Geography&History 157
GettingHere&GettingAround 158
InformationSources 159
Adventures 159
Parks 159
OnFoot 160
OnWheels 162
OnWater 163
OnSnow 167
OnHorseback 167
Cultural&Eco-TravelExperiences 167
NaturalAreas 167
Gardens 169
Wineries 170
Farmers’Markets 170
Crafts 171
Antiques 171
Events 172
Sightseeing 172
HistoricSites&Museums 172
WheretoStay 180
HavredeGrace 180
Camping 181
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WheretoEat 181
JustNorthofBaltimore 181
HavredeGrace 182
Baltimore 185
Geography&History 187
GettingHere 189
ByCar 189
ByAir 189
ByTrainorBus 190
GettingAround 190
TheNeighborhoods 190
CityTransportation 192
Tours 193
InformationSources 194
Adventures 195
OnFoot 195
OnWheels 197
OnWater 197
OnIce 198
Cultural&Eco-TravelExperiences 199
Science&Nature 199
UniquelyBaltimore 201
ParksandGardens 202
Crafts 203
Antiques 203
Music&PerformingArts 204
Events 205
Sightseeing 207
HistoricSites 207
Museums 213
WheretoStay 220
InnerHarbor 220
FellsPoint 221
BoltonHill 221
FederalHill 222
WheretoEat 223
InnerHarbor 223
MountVernon 225
LittleItaly 226
FellsPoint 227
BoltonHillandNorth 229
North of Washington DC 231
Geography&History 231
GettingHere&GettingAround 233
InformationSources 234
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Adventures 235
Parks&NaturalAreas 235
OnFoot 238
OnWheels 239
OnWater 240
OnHorseback 243
Cultural&Eco-TravelExperiences 244
NaturalAreas 244
Gardens 245
Crafts 247
Events 247
Sightseeing 248
HistoricSites&Museums 248
WheretoStay 255
AlongtheEasternBeltway 256
NorthernBeltway 256
Camping 257
WheretoEat 257
AlongtheEasternBeltway 257
NorthwestofWashington 258
Annapolis & Anne Arundel County 259
Geography&History 260
GettingHere&GettingAround 261
Tours 262
InformationSources 263
Adventures 263
Parks 263
OnFoot 264
OnWheels 265
OnWater 266
OnIce 270
Cultural&Eco-TravelExperiences 271
Gardens 273
Crafts 274
Farmers’Markets 274
Antiques 274
Events 275
PerformingArts 276
Sightseeing 276
HistoricSites&Museums 276
WheretoStay 287
CentralAnnapolis 287
OntheOutskirts 288
WheretoEat 288
MarketSquare&MainStreet 289
WestStreet 290
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Eastport 291
Edgewater 291
Washington DC 293
Geography&History 293
PlanningtheDistrict 293
GettingHere 296
ByCar 296
ByPlane 297
ByTrain&Bus 297
GettingAround 298
Orientation 298
PublicTransit 300
Taxis 301
InformationSources 301
Adventures 302
OnFoot 302
OnWheels 304
OnWater 304
OnIce 307
OnHorseback 307
Cultural&Eco-TravelExperiences 307
Gardens 308
WheretoStay&Eat 311
LodgingServices 311
Camping&Hostels 311
Southern Maryland 313
Geography&History 313
TheFirstSettlers 314
The1800s 314
The1900s 315
GettingHere&GettingAround 315
InformationSources 315
Adventures 316
Parks 316
OnFoot 318
OnWheels 320
OnWater 321
Cultural&Eco-TravelExperiences 331
NaturalAreas 331
FossilHunting 338
Gardens 339
Farmers’Markets 340
Crafts 340
Antiques 341
Events 342
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Sightseeing 344
HistoricSites&Museums 344
WheretoStay 353
CalvertCounty&St.Mary’sCounty 353
CharlesCounty 355
Camping 355
WheretoEat 355
CalvertCounty 356
St.Mary’sCounty 357
CharlesCounty 357
Upper Eastern Shore 359
Geography&History 359
GettingHere&GettingAround 360
InformationSources 362
Adventures 362
Parks 362
OnFoot 363
OnWheels 365
OnWater 366
OnHorseback 370
ShootingSports 371
Cultural&Eco-TravelExperiences 372
Gardens 372
Crafts 373
Antiques 373
Events 374
Sightseeing 375
HistoricSites&Museums 375
WheretoStay 381
BayBridgeArea 381
Chestertown 382
Georgetown 383
ChesapeakeCity 383
Elkton&NorthEast 384
Camping 384
WheretoEat 385
BayBridgeArea 385
Chestertown 386
RockHall 387
Georgetown 387
ChesapeakeCity 387
Elkton&NorthEast 388
Central Eastern Shore 389
Geography&History 390
GettingHere&GettingAround 392
InformationSources 392