CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH CHESAPEAKE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL nps.gov/cajo BOATERS AND PADDLERS can enjoy this 2,100-mile-long water route that explores the Chesapeake Bay and its waterways in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York and D.C. The trail highlights Captain John Smith’s explorations between 1607 and 1609, as well as the historic and contemporary life-ways and culture of American Indians. A Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System along the trail’s water route transmits historical information about John Smith’s explorations, the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake and near-real-time climate and environmental data that can be accessed via a toll-free phone number (1-877-BUOY-BAY), online (buoybay.noaa.gov) or a Smartbuoy app available on Android and iPhone smartphones. + Above: Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge – Cambridge . Inset: Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System. Below: Fells Point – Baltimore . VISIT BALTIMORE MAIN STREET MARYLAND mainstreetmaryland.org TRADITIONAL DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICTS GET THE support they need to make them even more appealing and economically vital. Revitalized Main Streets promise a little nostalgia along with a host of shopping opportunities. Mountain magic seeps into each Western Maryland small town, with quaint celebrations always on the calendar. Antiques shops and farmers’ markets are located a short drive from great golf courses and romantic vineyards just outside Washington, D.C. America’s proud past is preserved throughout many walkable neighborhoods in and around Annapolis and Baltimore. On the Eastern Shore, waterfront towns offer specialty shops near relaxing recreational options. + 52 | snps.gov/stsp nps.gov/stsp ©DAVID HARP
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