Maryland Byways Road Trips PIT STOPS FUEL UP Scottish Darker Than Highland Blue Creamery Cross Street Market Oxford Alma Cocina Latina Crow Vineyard & Winery Mount Vernon Kennedyville Marketplace Evolution Craft Brewing Company Salisbury Chesapeake City Water’s Edge Cafe Crisfield SCENIC Terrapin Nature Park & Beach Stevensville At this little slice of tidewater paradise, red foxes hide amid rustling sea oats, driftwood decorates sandy beaches and paths curve through meadows and woodlands. BYWAY Pemberton Historical Park Salisbury Tour the 18th-century plantation home and stroll 4.5 miles of nature trails and boardwalks that wind through tranquil woodlands and tidal wetlands thick with lush greenery and wildflowers. Old Wye Mill Wye Mills This water-powered mill has been grinding grain since 1682. Mid-April through mid-November, you can watch flour being made twice monthly, shop for artisanal flours and crafts at the Wheat Harvest Festival and more. STAY ALONG THE WAY THE WAY Inn at the Canal Hotel Indigo City Baltimore Chesapeake Downtown The Inn at the The Ivy Hotel Bay Chesapeake Beach Club Kimpton Hotel Monaco Stevensville Baltimore Inner Harbor Tidewater Inn Lord Baltimore Hotel Easton Victoria Gardens Inn Cambridge Tilghman Island Inn Tilghman Island Whitehaven Hotel Quantico Smith Island & Tilghman Island Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum St. Michaels Explore the 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse, wander through a working shipyard, meet traditional craftsmen, take a guided cruise, enjoy hands-on activities and discover exhibitions on the bay’s role throughout history. Adobe Stock/jonbilous Experience a different kind of Island Time at Smith and Tilghman islands — watermen’s villages teeming with Chesapeake Bay heritage and personality. Dine on the freshest of seafood; take in the streaky reds, oranges and purples of bay sunsets; kayak area water trails and make sure you sample the famous many-layered Smith Island Cake — our state dessert. (Note: Smith Island is only accessible by boat.) Dig into more of Maryland’s food scene on p. 54. VISITMARYLAND.ORG 27