Eastern Shore Sampler - The Most Scenic Drives in America: 120 Spectacular Road Trips - page 994

FollowRte.33downthenarrowneckoflandknownlocallyasBayHundredPeninsula
to Tilghman Island, connected to the mainland by a tiny drawbridge. Here you get a wide-
angle view of the vast blue-gray waters of the Chesapeake Bay, America's largest estuary.
Crab huts are scattered here and there on the windblown island's shores, home to hardy
fishermen who for generations have sought blue crabs, oysters, clams, and other treasures
in the bay's salty depths. After sampling the local harvest, backtrack to Easton on Rte. 33
and head south on Rte. 50 into Cambridge.
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is a waterfowl sanctuary for birds migrating along the Atlantic Flyways and is also
home to the largest breeding population of American bald eagles on the East Coast.
6. Cambridge
This old port dates from the 1680s, but the earliest buildings that survive here are the eleg-
ant Georgian- and Federal-style homes that line High Street. The street slopes down to the
town wharf, which commands a beautiful view of the Choptank River. Eight miles south-
west of town, poised serenely on the banks of Church Creek, lies the Old Trinity Episco-
pal Church, erected in the late 1600s. Built with money from the royal pocketbook, this
brick chapel (one of the nation's oldest in continuous use) is surrounded by a fascinating
old graveyard.
7. Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Inalandobsessedwithgoosehunting,wheremarksmanshipishighlyesteemedanddecoys
decorate mailboxes, migrating geese are in need of a safe haven. Consequently, each year
legions of these birds flock to the enormous Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, where