Two, 74ft schooners offer a real Chesapeake Bay sailing experience for public sails and private events. Buy a ticket or privately charter the entire boat. Learn about sailing, the ecology of the Bay as you sit back and relax with a cold beverage. A recognized Chesapeake Bay Storyteller, trained by the Maryland Office of Tourism.
The small white clapboard house was the home of Eliza Bailey and her family. Eliza was Frederick Douglass's sister. Eliza and her two children were sold by Thomas Auld to her free husband Peter in 1836 for $100 (a debt which they both worked for almost five years to repay). On Maryland's Frederick Douglass Driving Tour.
Western Terminus of the C&O Canal National Historical Park and start of 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage Bike Trail. Home to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, C&O Canal Museum, Visitor Center, Canal Boat Replica, and Allegany County's first Winery. Enjoy shopping and dining, festivals and concerts, historical sites and outdoor recreation.
Three buildings relocated to the square showcase the life of typical working families in the mid-19th century. See the "Frederick Douglass: His World 1818-1895" exhibit. The museum also hosts a half-mile walking tour entitled “Frederick Douglass, a Slave in St. Michaels 1833-36." On Maryland's Frederick Douglass Driving Tour.
The park offers a landscaped seating area and information kiosk about Frederick Douglass, who lived enslaved near St. Michaels from 1833-1836. Douglass taught himself to read and write, and conducted clandestine schools for African-Americans here. He escaped north and became a noted abolitionist, orator and editor. On Maryland’s Frederick Douglass Driving Tour.
Skipjack Kathryn is restored as a fully operational dredge boat that offers sailing tours during the off-season. Discover the traditions of Chesapeake Bay watermen and the art of catching oysters under sail. Enjoy mother nature at her finest, see the sunsets, seabirds and marine life up close. A recognized Chesapeake Bay Storyteller, trained by the Maryland Office of Tourism.
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