Maryland Byways Road Trips Chesapeake Country History, heritage, shopping, wildlife and succulent seafood dinners await on this shore-hugging adventure. Make your way down country roads, through small watermen’s villages and along routes that skim the edge of the Chesapeake Bay. This byway also contains 11 nautical miles, making it all the more unique. Chesapeake City 419 miles from Chesapeake City to Crisfield Chestertown Rock Hall Stevensville Grasonville Denton St. Michaels Easton Tilghman Island Cambridge Salisbury Princess Anne Smith Island Crisfield C&D Canal Museum & Ben Cardin C&D Canal Trail Chesapeake City Tour this museum to learn about the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal before taking a walk or bike ride along the route that saved shippers 286 miles of travel. Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge Rock Hall Stroll wooden boardwalks that carve through tall watergrasses as you look for nesting bald eagles and the whorled shells of diamondback terrapins. Powdery tundra swans steal the show in winter. Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center Grasonville Rent a kayak and take to the marshy waters to spot the likes of otters, water snakes and stingrays. Night paddles, stargazing events and kids’ programs add to the adventure. St. Michaels Harbor 26 DESTINATION MARYLAND Adobe Stock/tamas
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