In the otherwise highly developed and developing megalopolis stretching from Virginia to Maine, woodlands, fields, marshes, streams, and rivers remain on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Indeed, the Shore’s natural resources are threatened by population growth and steady losses of natural resources … Continue reading Nature on the Eastern Shore — Murals
Depicting local history, a number of public murals across Maryland’s Eastern Shore celebrate the famous — Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Gloria Richardson — as well as the ordinary folks with unsung lives, the enslaved people, hunters, shipwrights, explorers, teamsters, watermen, … Continue reading History on the Eastern Shore — Murals
“You’re from somewhere, aren’t you?” ―Elizabeth Hadaway, American poet From Cecil County to Somerset, public murals dot the Eastern Shore, adding an unexpected sense of place. They help visitors get the hang of Maryland’s nine Shore counties. They connect Crisfield … Continue reading Sense of Place on the Eastern Shore — Murals
Running 63 miles from the Mason-Dixon Line to Wye Mills and traversing one canal, two colleges, three county seats, and four rivers, Maryland’s Rte. 213 is one of the prettiest roads in the state. It’s just a two-hour drive, but … Continue reading Eastern Shore’s Scenic Route 213
To visit the deeply rural stretches of the Eastern Shore, you need to shun the artery highways — Rtes. 50, 301, and 404 — and instead poke along less-traveled local roads that connect Shore communities. Case in point is Maryland … Continue reading ROAD TRIP: MARDELA SPRINGS TO GALENA ON ROUTE 313
