We decided to stay another day and night at Hartge Marina in Galesville, MD. It stormed a lot after we docked last night so we didn't go out exploring until today. We had another leisurely morning (a theme on this trip - and not a bad thing at all) and waited for the morning rain showers to stop. After lunch we borrowed bicycles from the marina (that has been another blessing on this trip - most of the marinas will let you borrow bicycles free of charge and this marina also lets guests borrow kayaks). We peddled around town and found that this (as Richard put it) "a quaint little slice of maritime America" has so much history... It's actually part of Maryland Heritage Area. We came across many historical markers where once thrived a school that was established in 1901 called the Carrie Weedon House, the West Benning Road Historic District, and Steamboat Landing where 100 years ago vessels, such as the Emma Giles steamboat docked to bring immigrants and vacationers and took farm produce and seafood to other ports, such as Baltimore.
We saw such cute cottages, and sculptures made out of old boat engine props made to look like a flower garden. Many businesses are closed, but houses in the little neighborhoods here have immaculately manicured lawns and flower beds. The marina where we are staying has raised vegetable and herb beds and those are flourishing. The marina office staff said that the residents here will host a 4th of July parade. I am sure that we would have attended, but we are planning on leaving in the morning. We have made reservations at Shipwright Harbor Marina in Deale, MD for tomorrow afternoon.
