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  • The new “Chesapeake Explorer” mobile app helps you follow the Star Spangled Banner and other trails in the Chesapeake region. Follow a recommended tour or create your own. Get directions to over 400 Chesapeake places including national trails, heritage sites, and state and national parks.
    EXPLORE THE CHESAPEAKE!

    The new “Chesapeake Explorer” mobile app helps you follow the Star Spangled Banner and other trails in the Chesapeake region. Follow a recommended tour or create your own. Get directions to over 400 Chesapeake places including national trails, heritage sites, and state and national parks.

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  • Joined by Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and other leaders in a ceremony at Sandy Point State Park, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar yesterday designated four water trails as new historic connecting components of the Smith Trail.
    SECRETARY SALAZAR DESIGNATES CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH CHESAPEAKE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL

    Joined by Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and other leaders in a ceremony at Sandy Point State Park, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar yesterday designated four water trails as new historic connecting components of the Smith Trail.

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  • Whether you paddle, sail, or motor—whether you are a novice, veteran, or would-be boater—now you can experience the Smith trail at its best—by water! Begin your water adventures with A Boater’s Guide to the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.
    ATTENTION ALL BOATERS

    Whether you paddle, sail, or motor—whether you are a novice, veteran, or would-be boater—now you can experience the Smith trail at its best—by water! Begin your water adventures with A Boater’s Guide to the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.

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  • The CJS Geotrail offers adventurers more than 40 sites on 5 rivers highlighting places associated with Captain John Smith's explorations 400 years ago.
    HIGH-TECH TREASURE HUNT ON THE CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH TRAIL

    The CJS Geotrail offers adventurers more than 40 sites on 5 rivers highlighting places associated with Captain John Smith's explorations 400 years ago.

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Upcoming Events

  • 5/23/13
    “Through the Perilous Fight” with Steve Vogel

    Celebrate the launch of the one of the most recent books on the War of 1812 with author Steve Vogel of the Washington Post.

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  • 5/23/13
    Rosalie Calvert and the War of 1812

    Presentation at the Historical Society of Talbot County

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  • 5/25/13
    “War of 1812 in Annapolis” Guided Walking Tour

    Two-hour tour in Historic Annapolis

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