Maryland's Premier Water Sports facility featuring lessons, rentals, tours, summer camps, corporate team building and Beach Parties directly on the Chesapeake Bay. Offering SAILING, KAYAKING STAND UP PADDLING and WINDSURFING since 1985. Certified sailing and paddling school operating daily May thru September. Maryland's largest water sports rental operation.
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Native Americans The first inhabitants of Maryland were Paleo-Indians who came more than 10,000 years ago from other parts of North America to hunt mammoth, great bison and caribou. By 1,000 B.C., Maryland had more than 8,000 Native Americans in about 40 different tribes. Most of them spoke Algonquian languages. They grew corn, peas, squash and tobacco. They also hunted, fished and traded with tribes as far away as New York and Ohio. We do[...]
Our 35-acres of private oysters beds on the Rhode & West rivers help improve water quality. Offering watermen’s heritage talks and tours on his oyster aquaculture farm. Live high quality crabs, hard and soft, seasonal oysters and fish available for purchase. On the Maryland Crab and Oyster Trail. A recognized Chesapeake Bay Storyteller, trained by the Maryland Office of Tourism.
Just off I-95 near the top of the Chesapeake Bay, Ripken Stadium is the Taj Mahal of minor league baseball. Home to the Aberdeen IronBirds, the Baltimore Orioles’ High-A East league team, this gem of a park is Iron Man (and Aberdeen native) Cal Ripken Jr.’s love letter to America’s pastime. The stadium is Camden Yards in miniature, right down to the Marriott Hotel situated in left field and built to look like the big[...]
Steamed Hard Crabs Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab is iconic--and tasty! A summer must-do is hand picking your own hard crabs at a waterside crab house and sampling the succulent, sweet and tender crab meat. Topped with Old Bay, a traditional seasoning of the Chesapeake region, this unique mix of crushed pepper, paprika and celery salt, among other spices, adds flavor and heat to your fresh, piping hot steamed crabs. Chesapeake Blue Crabs get their[...]
The Robert Morris Inn was once the childhood home of Robert Morris who gained fame as “Financier of the Revolution". Now it is a unique historic restaurant offering modern British dining, with touches of the Chesapeake Bay, prepared by Chef Proprietor, Mark Salter. Since 1710 this full service inn has provided world class hospitality from its rooms to its plates. On the Maryland Crab and Oyster Trail.
The aroma of Chesapeake spice permeates the mountains of Maryland too. If you are looking to combine a number of signature Maryland experiences together, head west to the mountains for a scenic drive or hike, and end your day with a traditional Maryland crab feast. As you visit restaurants along the Crab & Oyster Trail be sure to look for the “True Blue” symbol to support Maryland’s local crab industry. Click here for a list[...]
Experience the cutting edge of the U.S. Naval Aviation Get up close to the planes that safeguard the nation, and test your skills in the cockpit of an actual jet-fighter simulator at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum & Visitor Center. Journey back to the Age of Sail and on to Maryland's prehistoric seas and the time of the monstrous Megaladon shark at the Calvert Marine Museum. Top off the day at a waterside restaurant[...]