Whether your style is light tackle, fly, jigging or live lining or the more traditional trolling and chumming. Crabbing is also available for your enjoyment. Sightseeing, cruising and nature tours are also available by the day or hour. A recognized Chesapeake Bay Storyteller, trained by the Maryland Office of Tourism.
Thomas Auld kept a store on this corner and lived in the block behind it, toward the harbor. In 1833, Frederick Douglass, now a strong-willed teenager, was sent here from Baltimore to live with Thomas Auld and his second wife Rowena. On Maryland's Frederick Douglass Driving Tour.
This family eatery offers panoramic river views, with floor-to-ceiling windows and a spacious deck. Come for the laid-back feel, gorgeous sunsets, and menu of "really fresh fish," including daily catches from up and down the Eastern Seaboard. On the Maryland Crab & Oyster Trail.
Trail-side 1878 RiverRun B&B (Hancock, MD) beside the C&O Canal Towpath & Western Maryland Rail Trail. Five private-bath suites, secure bike storage, game room; perfect for cyclists, couples & families. Book a suite or the entire home. Book Direct!
November 25, 1878, Frederick Douglass gave "Self-Made Men" speech to a segregated audience in the main courtroom of this courthouse. The statue of Douglass on the courthouse lawn, created by Jay Hall Carpenter and erected in 2011, portrays Douglass at the podium delivering this speech. On Maryland's Frederick Douglass Driving Tour.