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Wandering the towns, beaches, backroads, and natural wonders of the Delmarva Peninsula–the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and Delaware.

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The Lighthouse that Lived Three Different Lives and is Still Going Strong

Many folks think of the Choptank River Lighthouse in Cambridge, Md. as a newish thing, and, in a way, they’re right about that. The replica was constructed seven short years ago, but the stories that beacon is built on go clear back to before the Civil War—in fact, you might say that this seven-year-old lighthouse is celebrating its 161st birthday this year. In the photo…
October 29, 2019
Tilghman Packing Company on Tilghman Island
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ROAD TRIPS 2 EXCERPT: Boom Times on Tilghman Island

This is an excerpt from Eastern Shore Road Trips #2: 26 MORE One-Day Adventures on Delmarva: During those boom times, oyster shells were discarded off of Tilghman Island in such volume that they soon congealed into an island that would grow large enough to house a store, a post office, and, eventually, the storied Tilghman Packing Company. You can catch of glimpse of that island…
May 23, 2019
Lewes, Delaware
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ROAD TRIPS 2 EXCERPT: False Starts in the “First Town”

This is a free excerpt from Eastern Shore Road Trips #2: 26 MORE One-Day Adventures on Delmarva: Lewes is the Goldilocks of Delmarva beach resorts, perfect for people worried on one hand that places like Rehoboth Beach and Ocean City will be too crowded, but afraid on the other that places like Assateague Island won’t offer enough in the way of creature comforts. There is…
May 8, 2019
Oxford Bellevue Ferry on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
ROAD TRIPS 2 EXCERPT: ‘Notoriously Scandalous’ at the Oxford-Bellevue Ferry From the BooksRoad Trips

ROAD TRIPS 2 EXCERPT: ‘Notoriously Scandalous’ at the Oxford-Bellevue Ferry

One of the adventures in my book, Eastern Shore Road Trips 2: 26 MORE One-Day Adventures on Delmarva is the "Five Ferries Tour," which will have you (and your car) making five different river and bay crossings aboard history-laden routes. The excerpt below covers one of those crossings, at the Tred Avon River in Talbot County, Md. Not one of the five ferries here is…
April 18, 2019
Where to Buy TUBMAN TRAVELS: 32 UNDERGROUND RAILROAD JOURNEYS ON DELMARVA Road Trips

Where to Buy TUBMAN TRAVELS: 32 UNDERGROUND RAILROAD JOURNEYS ON DELMARVA

Below are stores where you can buy copies of Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva. I have organized the participating stores by region, and I expect to be adding new stores on a regular basis. If these stores are not convenient for you, your favorite bookstore should be able to order the book for you. (If you have any trouble getting such an…
September 4, 2017
Where to Buy EASTERN SHORE ROAD TRIPS 1: 27 One-Day Adventures on Delmarva Road Trips

Where to Buy EASTERN SHORE ROAD TRIPS 1: 27 One-Day Adventures on Delmarva

Below are the stores and events where you should be able to buy copies of Eastern Shore Road Trips in person. Please feel free to contact the stores in advance to make sure the book is in stock. Most outlets are on the Delmarva Peninsula. Scroll down if you are interested in shops in the Baltimore area or in vendor events and author talks. AT…
November 28, 2016
Road Trips #1 Excerpt: The ‘Petticoat Regime’ that Ruled Ocean City Back in the Day From the BooksRoad TripsWay Back Machine

Road Trips #1 Excerpt: The ‘Petticoat Regime’ that Ruled Ocean City Back in the Day

This free excerpt about Ocean City's "Petticoat Regime" is from the first Secrets guidebook, Eastern Shore Road Trips: 27 One-Day Adventures on Delmarva. The trip here, from the chapter on beaches & beach towns, focuses on the boardwalk in Ocean City. Other chapters cover small towns, the great outdoors, backroads journeys, interesting museums, and Shore classics, such as lighthouse and skipjacks. Ocean City took its…
November 27, 2016
Unionville Road in Talbot County Backroads
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Road Trips Excerpt: The Ride Down Unionville Road

This is a free excerpt from the chapter, "Talbot County Backroads," in Eastern Shore Road Trips: 27 One-Day Adventures on Delmarva. In addition to this section on Unionville Road, the chapter features stops in Bozman, Neavitt, and Claiborne, as well as at the Oxford-Bellevue Ferry, the Pickering Creek Audubon Center, and more. Let’s start in Easton, at the intersection of the bypass and Route 33. Turn toward…
November 3, 2016
Storm Clouds over the Choptank River Lighthouse on Maryland's Eastern Shore
BUCKET LIST: Take a Lighthouse Cruise Road Trips

BUCKET LIST: Take a Lighthouse Cruise

There is a chapter in my book, Eastern Shore Road Trips, that is all about visiting lighthouses on the Eastern Shore and in Southern Delaware. Running from Turkey Point Light up in Elk Neck State Park to Assateague Light down in Chincoteague, that trip really is a road trip, covering beacons that are accessible by land. There are lots of other lighthouses out there, of course,…
August 20, 2016