Five fragmented stones, with shallow carvings made by American Indians, were given a new home this spring at Susquehanna State Park in Havre de Grace, MD. Their arrival at the park is a reunion of sorts, but not for the stones themselves.
Historic St. Mary’s City features an extensive collection of American Indian artifacts and re-enactors in period costume. But the original city nearly became lost, a footnote along a state highway with perhaps nothing more than a plaque marking the site where colonists established the first Maryland settlement that prized religious freedom and tolerance.
The Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center comprises of more than 500 acres woodlands and meadows, with few modern buildings in sight. Visitors can explore the large and immersive landscape by hiking, birding, or kayaking.
Located just 30 miles from Washington, D.C., Mallows Bay contains the largest collection of historic shipwrecks in the Western Hemisphere. These shipwrecks have inspired explorers, writers, and conservationists to explore and experience this unique place and share the history.
If Capt. John Smith could come back to retrace his Chesapeake journeys in the early 1600s, he might find portions of Foreman Creek much as he saw it four centuries ago. On this murky tributary of the Sassafras River, trees hug the shores, and lush green beds of wild rice blanket the shallows.
Suggested Trip: Susquehanna petroglyphs find a home near their original site
In-Depth: Tolerance took root in St. Mary’s City
Suggested Trip: Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center teems with waterfowl, wildlife
From the Field: The Ghost Fleet at Mallows Bay
Off The Beaten Path: Paddling on the Sassafrass River shows off the Bay that was
