TRAVEL RESOURCES Caroline County Office of Tourism 10219 River Landing Rd., Denton 410-479-0655, carolinechamber.org Cecil County Tourism Perryville Outlet Center 68 Heather Ln., Ste. 43, Perryville 1-800-CECIL-95 (232-4595) 410-996-6290, ccgov.org/visitors/ tourism Dorchester County Department of Tourism 2 Rose Hill Pl., Cambridge 1-800-522-TOUR (8687) 410-228-1000 visitdorchester.org/ Elkton Visitor Center 101 E. Main St., Elkton 410-398-5076 Kent County Office of Tourism & Economic Development 400 High St., Chestertown 410-778-0416, kentcounty.com Kent County Visitor Center 118 N. Cross St., Chestertown 410-778-0500 chestertown.com/visitor_center.php EASTERN SHORE C harm is in ready supply throughout Easton, which has been listed among America’s “best Queen Anne’s County Office of Tourism 425 Piney Narrows Rd., Chester 410-604-2100 qac.org/151/Tourism-Office Somerset County Tourism 11440 Ocean Hwy., Princess Anne 1-800-521-9189, 410-651-2968 visitsomerset.com Talbot County Office of Tourism 11 S. Harrison St., Easton 410-770-8000 tourtalbot.org Wicomico County Convention & Tourist’s Bureau 8480 Ocean Hwy., Delmar 1-800-332-TOUR (8687) 410-548-4914, wicomicotourism.org Worcester County Tourism 104 W. Market St., Snow Hill 1-800-852-0335, 410-632-3110 visitworcester.org small towns” and is a regional hub of arts and culture. allegedly occurred a few months after the more famous colonial demonstration that took place in Boston. Upper Bay enchantment is found along the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in Chesapeake City and amid the antiques shops and specialty boutiques of North East’s pedestrian-friendly main street. North East also provides launch ramps for access to bass fishing on the Susquehanna Flats and is home to Elk Neck State Park , the cliffside heights of which are dominated by a 19th-century lighthouse. In Elkton, the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area is a former du Pont property well-known for its extensive trail system and various equestrian pursuits. ★ recognized as one of the nation’s most romantic escapes and the site of a water trail that is popular among leisurely paddlers. Both towns are important destinations within the Stories of the Chesapeake Heritage Area, one of three official Maryland Heritage Areas on the Eastern Shore. Towns that managed to stay out of harm’s way during the War of 1812 still feature many 18th-century structures. Chestertown, for instance, is occupied by a number of red-brick merchants’ houses. A replica 1768 schooner, the Sultana , also makes her home in this historic port community, which each year re-enacts the “Chestertown Tea Party,” a protest that Star-Spangled Banner Travel Guide | 37
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