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Maryland Dove at Historic St Mary's

Along the Road to Religious Freedom

From Waldorf to Point Lookout

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Maryland Dove at Historic St Mary's

Taste freedom on the wind. Witness the divine in every ripple of the river. Explore Southern Maryland, cradle of American religious liberty.

 

 

  • Drive the Religious Freedom Scenic Byway
  • Stroll the grounds of Haberdeventure, home of Declaration of Independence signer Thomas Stone, at the Thomas Stone National Historic Site
  • Discover the reconstructed courthouse and exhibits at Port Tobacco, Maryland’s smallest “town”
  • Take a guided kayak trip inside the ship graveyard at Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary
  • Take a side trip to Cobb Island to an authentic Maryland crab house
  • Cruise on a water taxi to St. Clement’s Island State Park, site of the first mass performed in the colonies
  • Cycle one of St. Mary’s County Bike Loops
  • Purchase a Southern Maryland culinary specialty, stuffed ham, at WJ Dent & Sons Grocery/Chief’s Bar
  • Launch a canoe or kayak in Leonardtown
  • Sip a glass of wine at Maryland’s only cooperative winery consisting of 12 vineyards, the Port of Leonardtown Winery
  • Visit the expansive living-history museum and archaeology site that served as Maryland’s first capital at Historic St. Mary’s City
  • See lighthouses as you travel to Point Lookout State Park

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