Eastern Shore SPORTS Chesapeake Bay Golf Club ATTRACTIONS & RECREATION Haven Harbour South Upper Ferry 128 Karen Dr, Rising Sun, 410-658-4343 www.chesapeakegolf.com Public course with open fairways, manicured tees and perfect greens to please any golfer, hosting Maryland’s first accredited footgolf course. 6am-9pm; closed Christmas. Rock Hall 21144 Green Ln, Rock Hall, 410-778-6697, 1-800-506-6697 www.havenharbour.com Full-service port for families and boats rated “Best of the Bay” by Waterway Guide and Chesapeake Bay magazines with slip rentals and a resort. Summer: Sun-Thur, 8am-5pm; Fri-Sat, 8am-6pm; Winter: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm. d c 5420 N Upper Ferry Rd, Salisbury, 410-543-2765 www.wicomicocounty.org/301/Ferry-Schedule Take a ride into history on the Wicomico River with the oldest continuously operating ferry in U.S. history, dating back to 1688; seats 6 passengers. Mar 1-May 15: 7am-6pm; May 16-Sept 15: 6am-7:30pm; Sept 16-Oct 31: 7am-6pm; Nov 1-Feb 28: 7am-5:30pm. Intimidator Fishing Charters HISTORY & HERITAGE Charles H. Chipman Cultural Center 325 Broad St, Salisbury, 410-860-9290 www.chipmancenter.org Center providing education about the region’s rich multi-cultural background in the oldest-standing African-American church on Delmarva (c. 1838). By appointment only. ARTS & CULTURE The The Mainstay 5753 Main St, Rock Hall, 410-639-9133 www.mainstayrockhall.org Storefront performing arts center presenting local, regional and national artists in a friendly, intimate room with great sound and sight lines. Year-round; call for schedule. d $ 5639 Walnut St, Rock Hall, 410-639-7420 www.rockhallintimidatorfishing.com Captain Manley welcomes you aboard his fishing vessel, Intimidator , hailing from scenic Rock Hall harbor, to catch our famous Chesapeake Bay rockfish. Apr-Oct. Osprey Point Marina HISTORY & HERITAGE Rock Hall Museum 5585 Main St, Rock Hall, 410-639-2296 www.friendsofrockhall.org Georgian Colonial landmark house (1767) with decoy-carving shop replica, marine trades artifacts, ship/boat models and fishing/oystering exhibits. Mar-Dec: 11am-3pm. d 20786 Rock Hall Ave, Rock Hall, 410-639-2194 www.ospreypoint.com A 160-slip floating dock marina with a waterfront inn, gourmet restaurant and an outdoor pool for ideal weddings, getaways and special events. 9am-5pm. Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Rock Bottom Charters Tolchester Beach Revisited Museum Behind Oyster Ct Shoppes, Sharp & Main Sts, Rock Hall, 410-778-5347 www.rockhallmd.com/tolchester-revisited-museum Museum dedicated to a rapidly fading time with artifacts, memorabilia and photos of a bygone-era amusement park operating from 1877 to 1962. Sat-Sun, 11am-3pm; or by appointment. 5655 Walnut St, Rock Hall, 410-708-6076 www.fishunt.net/fish Tours offering waterfowl and deer hunting on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and fishing on the Chesapeake Bay with a max charter size of 6 people. Call for schedule. Guerrieri Academic Commons, Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Ave, Salisbury, 410-543-6312 www.salisbury.edu/nabb/default.html Humanities research laboratory and unique regional repository for lower Delmarva Peninsula historical records, artifacts, books and family histories. Mon, 10am-8pm; Tues-Fri, 10am-4pm. Closed major holidays. d $ Pemberton Historical Park SHOPPING Durding’s Store 5742 Main St, Rock Hall, 410-778-7957 www.rockhallmd.com/business-directory/durd-ings-store Old-fashioned drugstore with authentic soda fountain (est. 1872), the best ice cream in town, light fare, sandwiches and pastries Sun-Mon, Thur, 10am-8pm; Tues, 10am-4pm; Fri-Sat, 10am-9:30pm. d 5561 Plantation Ln, Salisbury, 410-548-4900 www.pembertonpark.org Former home of Colonel Isaac Handy and his wife Anne (1741) on 262 acres surrounded by nature trails and with a range of Eastern Shore ecosystems. Sunrise-sunset. d Poplar Hill Mansion Waterman’s Museum 20880 Rock Hall Ave, Rock Hall, 410-778-6697, 1-800-506-6697 www.rockhallmd.com/watermans-museum Museum exploring Chesapeake Bay life and history, crabbing, fishing and oyster-tonging with carvings, historical photographs, old shanties and boats. Mon-Sun, 8am-5pm. d Salisbury 117 Elizabeth St, at Poplar Hill Ave, Salisbury, 410-749-1776 www.poplarhillmansion.org Federal house museum and mansion (1795) with Palladian and bull’s-eye windows, finely-carved interior woodwork and original brass locks and hardware. Sun, 1-4pm. $ ARTS & CULTURE Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art 909 S Schumaker Dr, Salisbury, 410-742-4988 www.wardmuseum.org Museum with wildfowl art exhibits from antique working decoys to contemporary carving, sculpture and paintings at the world’s largest decoy collection. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 12N-5pm. Closed major holidays. d $ c Smith Island ATTRACTIONS Smith Island Smith Island, Smith Island, 410-425-2771 www.smithisland.org Maryland’s only inhabited island accessible exclusively by boat and encompassing three villages (Ewell, Tylerton and Rhodes Point) west of Crisfield. OUTDOOR RECREATION Blue Crab Chesapeake Charters 21211 Rock Hall Ave, Rock Hall, 410-708-1803 www.bluecrabcharters.com Departing from Waterman’s Crab House (5 times per day) on the Chesapeake Bay with daily sails, sunset cruises or custom itineraries upon request. Apr-Oct. Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge ATTRACTIONS Adkins Farm Market 31493 Mt. Hermon Rd, Salisbury, 410-548-1478 www.adkinsfarmmarket.com Farm-style market with perennial flowers and vegetables plants, local and organic produce, a corn maze and play area. Apr-Oct: 9am-6:30pm. Snow Hill HISTORY & HERITAGE Furnace Town Living Heritage Village 3816 Old Furnace Rd, Snow Hill, 410-632-2032 www.furnacetown.com Village set in the Pocomoke Forest and built around the Nassawango Iron Furnace (1830-1850), now with re-enactors, classes and folk schools in trades. Apr-Oct: 10am-5pm. d $ 1730 Eastern Neck Rd, Rock Hall, 410-639-7056 www.fws.gov/refuge/eastern_neck Staging area for tundra swans housing 234 bird species (migratory waterfowl and nesting bald eagles) and trails, picnic areas and observation decks. Office: Mon-Fri, 7am-4pm; Refuge: year-round, sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset. d Chesapeake Ghosts Eastern Shore Hunting/Chesapeake Bay Fishing 6542 Tolchester Rd, Rock Hall, 410-778-3191, 1-800-289-0474 www.gatlingguideservice.com Outfitter with 40+ years’ experience guiding goose/ duck hunting parties and Chesapeake Bay sport fishing parties (corporate and private tours). May-Jan. Various locations in Eastern Shore 443-735-0771 www.chesapeakeghosts.com Eleven ghost walks on the Eastern shore-Easton, St. Michaels, Cambridge, Salisbury, Ocean City, Berlin and more. Largest ghost trail in the USA. $ See ad on page 41. Julia A. Purnell Museum 208 W Market St, Snow Hill, 410-632-0515 www.purnellmuseum.org Exhibits illustrating the history of the southern Eastern Shore from the 16th through 20th centuries along with Julia Purnell’s needle art pictures. Apr-Oct: Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm; Sun, 1-4pm. d $ Elligail Charters 5573 Boundary Ave, Rock Hall, 443-480-1804 www.elligailcharters.com Fishing charter offering a range of excursions from sea duck hunts to sunset cruises that include Kent Island, Baltimore, Annapolis and St. Michaels. Apr-Jan. Salisbury Symphony Orchestra Mount Zion One-Room Schoolhouse Haven Harbour Marina 1101 Camden Ave, Salisbury, 410-543-8366 www.salisbury.edu/sso Orchestra performing classical music, jazz, family concerts and more at Holloway Hall Auditorium on the Salisbury University campus. 3816 Old Furnace Rd, Snow Hill, 410-632-2032 www.furnacetown.org/mt-zion-oneroom-schoolhouse Part of a living heritage village at Furnace Town, this authentic one-room school museum was built in 1869 and hosted students until 1931. Apr-Oct: 10am-5pm. d $ 20880 Rock Hall Ave, Rock Hall, 410-778-6697, 1-800-506-6697 www.havenharbour.com Award-winning resort, marina, boatyard and inn serving families and boating enthusiasts alike traveling from states across the Mid-Atlantic region. Summer: Sun-Thur, 8am-5pm; Fri-Sat, 8am-6pm; Winter: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm. Salisbury Zoo and Park 755 S Park Dr, Salisbury, 410-548-3188 www.salisburyzoo.org Naturalistic habitats for mammals, birds and reptiles native to North, Central and South America at one of the finest free small zoos in the country. 9am-4:30pm; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. OUTDOOR RECREATION Capt. Bruce Wootten 6661 Snow Hill Rd, Snow Hill, 410-251-9677 www.captbrucewootten.com Fresh and saltwater guide and charter services with largemouth bass, flounder and rockfish fishing as well as a max charter size of 2 people. Year-round: call for schedule. 146 ✥ VISITMARYLAND.ORG | 1-877-333-4455 KEY TO SYMBOLS d = Disability Accessible $ = Admission c = Maryland Green Travel Partner
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