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Road Trip! Kent Island, Maryland

This is a free excerpt from my book, Eastern Shore Road Trips #2: 26 MORE One-Day Adventures on Delmarva. More info here about that and my other books exploring the history, travel, and culture on the Eastern Shore and in Delaware. Every year, millions of travelers looking to get away from their busy big-city lives catch their first glimpse of the Delmarva Peninsula in the shoreline of…

Helen HutchinsonAugust 14, 2022

Scenes from Love Point Hotel on Kent Island, Maryland

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Love Point on Kent Island: A Valentine’s Memory from Days Gone By

Have you ever heard of the old Love Point Hotel? Set on the northernmost tip of Kent Island, Maryland along today’s Route 18 (or Love Point Road), it was romantic as all get out, with sandy beaches, elegant porches, and long, lovely lanes perfect for strolling hand in hand, as you can see from the photos here and below. It opened in the early years…

Secrets of the Eastern ShoreFebruary 10, 2019

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CHARACTER OF THE DAY: The President Who Shot Ducks (and Marbles) on Hog Island

After Grover Cleveland made history in November of 1892, the first thing he did was reward himself with a trip to Hog Island, just off of his beloved Eastern Shore. Cleveland had just become the first person (and he is still the only one) to win non-consecutive terms in the White House. He had won the election of 1884, and he had lost the one in…

Secrets of the Eastern ShoreApril 25, 2017

Eastern Shore Secrets: Opening Day for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on the Eastern Shore of Maryland

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What Might Have Been: Chesapeake Bay Bridge Plans That Never Panned Out

This is an excerpt from my book, Eastern Shore Road Trips 2: 26 MORE One-Day Adventures on Delmarva. It's a sort of historical endnote to a chapter where I get off the highway and wander around Kent Island, Md, learning about the stories the place has to tell and the sites (and sights) it has to see. History is a funny thing. Once a big…

Secrets of the Eastern ShoreJuly 20, 2015

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Road Trip! Kent Island, Maryland

Love Point on Kent Island: A Valentine’s Memory from Days Gone By

CHARACTER OF THE DAY: The President Who Shot Ducks (and Marbles) on Hog Island

What Might Have Been: Chesapeake Bay Bridge Plans That Never Panned Out

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