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WE INVITE YOU TO EXPLORE ’S Beach & Beyond Assateague Island National Seashore named by Dr. Beach as one of the top 5 “Best Beaches on the East Coast”

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The Worcester County Commissioners invite you to visit us here in Worcester County, Maryland’s Only Seaside County. Worcester County is blessed with a rich heritage and natural beauty that we look forward to sharing with our neighbors from the State of Maryland, the East Coast and throughout the , as well as visitors from abroad.

Worcester County offers a unique blend of big city excitement in and around the resort community of Ocean City and country ambience in the central and southern areas of our county. We have become well known for our championship golf courses, deep sea fishing, historic towns and villages, scenic byways, and of course our clean, sandy beaches of Ocean City and Assateague Island National Seashore.

Visitors to Worcester County are treated to world-class hotels, charming bed and breakfasts and fabulous restaurants. All yours to enjoy while you explore our serene coastal bays and rivers for kayaking, our flat, scenic roads for cycling and our spectacular pristine natural environment which has been called a Birdwatcher’s Paradise.

This guide is your invitation to our beautiful county: a book full of images and ideas that we’ve chosen to represent the fun and excitement awaiting you here in Worcester County, Maryland. Whatever you decide to do in Worcester County, we extend to you our best wishes for a vacation full of adventure and discovery.

Best Wishes, Worcester County Commissioners Anthony "Chip" W. Bertino, Jr. Madison J. Bunting, Jr. James C. "Bud" Church Theodore "Ted" J. Elder Merrill W. Lockfaw, Jr. Joseph M. Mitrecic Diana Purnell 1 Contents & Map

Contents & Map...... 2 Mileage Chart Lodging...... 3-5 Baltimore, MD 137 Outdoor Recreation...... 6-10 Cleveland, OH 504 Weddings ...... 11 Harrisburg, PA 201 Museums...... 12-13 Philadelphia, PA 149 Arts & Entertainment...... 14-15 Pittsburgh, PA 378 New York City, NY 237 Parks & Camping...... 16-17 Richmond, VA 226 Assateague Island...... 18-19 Washington, DC 147 State Park...... 20 Wilmington, DE 121 Guide to Golfing...... 21-23 Public Boat Ramps Towns; Berlin...... 24-25 Ocean City...... 26-27 Camping Pocomoke City...... 28-29 Snow Hill...... 30-31 Hiking Just For Kids...... 32 Sailing African American Heritage...... 32 Rec. & Parks, Business at the Beach.... 33 Crabs Top 10 Things To Do In Ocean City.... 34-35 Viewtrail 100 Wineries and Breweries...... 36 Farmers Markets...... 37 Beach To Bay Indian Trail Tourism Information...... 37

2 Lodging Ocean City

An Inn on the Ocean, Oceanfront at 10th, 1001 410)289-2333; [email protected]; Boardwalk. Located directly on the ocean, this casually http:www.atlantichouse.com elegant B&B/Inn is a perfect blend of hospitality and beauty. All rooms are magnificently decorated for luxury The Lighthouse Club, An Inn at and comfort (some with jacuzzi tubs). Guests are Fager's Island, 56th Street On-the-Bay. The white treated to an expanded continental breakfast, afternoon frame octagonal structure on The , refreshments and other amenities. This hidden treasure a replica of The Thomas Point Lighthouse on the is perfect for weddings, corporate meetings, receptions , is surrounded by water and and romantic getaways. An Inn on the Ocean offers an wetlands. Twenty three pie-shaped suites with adult, smoke-free environment. 6 rooms. custom designed furniture, double Jacuzzi tubs, (410)289-8894; 877-INN ON OC (466-6662) innonoc@ marble bathrooms, designer linens & terry toweling, aol.com www.innontheocean.com spa robes and evening turndown service are but a few of the many amenities awaiting you. A beautifully Atlantic House, 501 N. Baltimore Avenue decorated Clubroom, surrounded on 3 sides by water The Atlantic House is one of the resort's most pictur- with a wrap-around porch, offers an honor bar, esque, old-time summer homes located one block from the all-day Starbucks Coffee, a fireplace and gracious ocean in the heart of Ocean City. Comfortable appointed traditional furnishings. Outdoor Pool. Lite Fare & rooms, homemade baked goods and refreshments, a full Fine Dining daily at Fager’s Island award-winning breakfast buffet and a relaxing sit on the front porch with restaurant. (888) 371-5400. [email protected]. a view of the ocean and boardwalk guarantee a leisurely www.fagers.com. vacation. 11 rooms with one 2-rm. suite.

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Worcester County Tourism • 800-852-0335 • www.visitworcester.org 3 Lodging

www.cedarsnowbnb.com Pocomoke City River House Inn The River Gem BnB at 201 E. Market Street Littleton T. Clarke House Treat yourself to a comfortable, 407 Second Street. Will wel- yet casually elegant getaway come you with the charm and at the River House Inn, a lovely grace of the Victorian era and Victorian country home in Snow dazzle you with zest and vitality Hill set on over two acres of of the current century. Since rolling lawn and gardens that the River Gem BnB is a small lead to the Pocomoke River. This capacity BnB with four guest rooms, they have the c. 1860 home offers porches for relaxing, spacious rooms luxury to focus on the small details of your specific with private baths, beautiful decor and a full breakfast. requests or needs. Enjoy a home-made breakfast Special packages throughout the year include birdwatch- served in the beautiful cafe-style dining room. Savor ing, biking and canoeing. 10 rooms. (410) 632-2722; the menu made with fresh ingredients from the kitchen email: [email protected] or www.bbonline.com garden, and choose a gorgeous reclaimed barn wood Berlin table at which to eat. A Maryland Green Travel Partner. Holland House, 5 Bay Street 443-437-7577; Located in Berlin's Historic District, this c. 1900 home www.therivergembnb.com offers all the comforts of a cozy inn, just minutes Snow Hill from Ocean City, Assateague Island National Seashore and 14 championship golf courses. The innkeepers serve The Cedars, 107 West Federal St. a full breakfast to prepare you for a day of main street The Cedars, circa 1850, is a newly restored and elegant shopping, nature walks, golf and a day at the beach! 7 bed and breakfast central to Maryland and rooms. (410)641-1956 Beaches. This elegant home is set on two and a half acres of gardens and lawns only two blocks from the The Atlantic Hotel, 2 North Main Street commercial district of Snow Hill. With Ocean City and The picturesque 1895 Atlantic Hotel is located in the Assateague Island only a short drive away, enjoy life Village of Berlin’s Historic District, and is central to all near the beach in a simple and amiable atmosphere. festivals and events within Berlin. The Drummer’s Café is Local activities include canoeing, kayaking, biking, bird open daily for lunch and dinner w/fine dining available after watching, or sightseeing. A 4-course breakfast is 5. The hotel’s 16 Victorian period rooms in the hotel have served. 3 rooms with private baths. (410) 632-2165 been beautifully restored with gracious touches that make

4 Lodging you feel like a guest in a luxuri- Beach Getaways LLC ous home. A unique hospitality 405 Philadelphia Avenue, Ocean offering is the hotel’s Gardner’s City, MD, 21842 • 410-289-8531 http://ocbeachgetaways.com Cottage behind the hotel. The Cottage’s privacy and décor Bedtime Inn are unequalled at the beach. 12534 Ocean Gateway, Ocean The Hotel’s Atlantic Ballroom City, MD, 21842 www.bedtimeinn.com is ideal for wedding receptions, dinners, special events, fund- Clarion Fontainebleau raisers and small conferences. 10100 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, www.atlantichotel.com (410) 641-3589. MD, 21842 • 800-638-2100 • www.clarionoc.com Coastal Palms Inn & Suites Waystead Inn B&B, 15 Harrison Avenue 12004 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD, 21842 A Bed & Breakfast venue in Historic Berlin, dedicated 800-641-0011 • www.coastalpalmshotel.com to serving guests in fine fashion. Our formula is simple: Comfort Suites Ocean City A quiet retreat; ample morning repast. An old house 12718 Ocean Gateway, Ocean City, MD, 21842 restored to 21st Century capability. Deluxe queen 800-424-6423 • www.comfortsuitesoceancity.com bedrooms. Private tiled-shower bathrooms. Lounging Knight’s Inn robes. Flat panel TV. Free WiFi. 201 N. Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, MD, 21842 www.waysteadinn.com 410-726-5665 800-889-4052 • www.knightsinn.com/ocean-city

LaQuinta Inn & Suites Ocean City Accommodations 106 32nd Street, Ocean City, MD, 21841 Enjoy a wide variety of hotel and motel accommoda- 410-289-5762 • www.laquintaoceancity.com tions as well as vacation rentals. Visit the following Safari Motel sites for detailed listings and reservations #1 - 13th Street, Ocean City, MD, 21842 www.ococean.com • www.oceancity.com 800-787-2183 • www.safarimotel.net www.ocvisitor.com Sea Cove Motel 2701 Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, MD, 21842 Pet friendly 888-625-6344 • www.oclodging.com

Barefoot Mailman Windjammer Condos 16 35th Street, Ocean City, MD, 21842 4503 Atlantic Avenue, Ocean City, MD, 21842 800-395-3668 • www.barefootmailman.com (410) 289-9409 • www.ocwindjammer.com

Worcester County Tourism • 800-852-0335 • www.visitworcester.org 5 Outdoor Recreation

Hike and Paddle our Nature Trails Herring Creek Nature Trail Keyser Point Road, West Ocean City Green ways serve as natural corridors 410-632-2144. This 1-mile trail, loops around that connect parks, forest and other a pond and forested wetlands. A boardwalk natural areas for the benefit of people trail also extends over the marsh to the pine island where a picnic site and wildlife observa- and nature. They provide habitat and tion blinds are located. The trail also contin- passageways for wildlife, buffers for ues from the island to Herring Creek where a small pier allows fishing and crabbing. fragile waterways and outdoor recreation areas for people. Worcester County Water Trails nature trials are part of a regional Little Egging Island Route, Assateague Island National Seashore 410-632-3110 or green way system. These trails are 410-641-1441. A 2-mile water trail in pro- easily accessible, not generally difficult tected waters along irregular coastline and marsh grasses at Assateague Island. A nor exceptionally long. They are "hiker- great place to observe the richness of life in friendly" for all ages. Some common the salt marsh. Options to explore up the sense approaches to relaxed hiking will "guts" or coves to dead ends will add to this length. Brochure available. make your visit a "happy trails" experience. Life of the Dunes Trail • Wear appropriate shoes. Sandals, bare Assateague Island National Seashore feet or flimsy canvas shoes may not be 410-641-1441. This 1/2 mile trail through suitable. soft sand allows visitors to explore a harsh, • Carry insect repellent in warm weather. desert-like environment. Animal tracks and a Some trails traverse swampy areas wide variety of plants characterize the inter- esting dune land habitat. Trail side exhibits where mosquitoes dwell. Ticks may be show how salt-laden winds off the ocean present as well. naturally prune several plants into unusual • Bring back all litter for disposal. shapes. Protect the environment and wildlife. Life of the Forest Trail Some trails have a brochure available for Assateague Island National Seashore you to use. Ask at trail headquarters. 410-641-1441. A hard path surface, which Take your time, look carefully you may be makes this trail fully handicap-accessible, surprised at what you see! winding its way past woodland ponds and

6 Photos By: Jerry Gerlitzki through a 1/4 mile of diverse shrubs and mature Bog Iron Water Trail loblolly pines. Exhibits introduce visitors to Red House Road 410-632-3971 or 410-632-3110 many forest inhabitants. An observation deck This easy-to-moderate paddle can take 2-4 at the edge of the woods offers a breathtaking hours to complete. From Red House Road at view of several miles of forest which overlook the it is approximately 4-1/4 miles . to Snow Hill and the same distance downstream to Shad Landing at the Pocomoke River State Life of the Marsh Trail Park. The creek and river are relatively Assateague Island National Seashore undeveloped and flow through a bald cypress 410-641-1441. An elevated boardwalk, which . Brochure available makes this trail fully handicap-accessible, courses its way through 1/2 mile of Assateague Viewtrail 100 salt marshes. Exhibits interpret the impor- Bicyclists who have dreamed of riding in the tance of this habitat to Barrier Island ecology. Tour de France, but could never afford the Many wetland bird species are usually seen from airfare or exhaustion can satisfy the fantasy this trail and an observation deck offers a pan- here in Worcester County on the Viewtrail 100. A oramic view of Chincoteague Bay on Assateague's 100-mile scenic bike ride, the Viewtrail can backside. vicariously fulfill those Tour de France fantasies a la Worcester County. From historic Berlin, EA Vaughn Kayak & Canoe Trail around the rural farmlands of Snow Hill, through EA Vaughn Wildlife Management Area, Girdletree the Pocomoke River State Forest and back to and Stockton. 410-632-3110 This trail mean- Berlin, the bicycle route provides a complete ders through tidal creeks surrounded by low overview of the county. The trail runs along back marsh and forest. For open water enthusiasts, roads that are flat and light on motor vehicle it offers a 6-mile leg around Mills Island in the traffic. Viewtrail signs mark the route, a brochure Chincoteague Bay. The trail is suitable for both and website with GPS coordinates is also experienced and inexperienced canoers and kay- available with several shorter loop rides. To akers. Brochure and map available. obtain the brochure or learn more, contact Goat Island Nature Trail the tourism office. Snow Hill 410-632-2080. View Byrd Park and Snow Hill from one side of this uninhabited island and a typical cypress swamp on the other. This trail is accessible by boat or canoe. On the northeast end of the island. As you hike this 1/4 mile trail, glimpse a variety of birds and plant life which change seasonally.

Worcester County Tourism • 800-852-0335 • www.visitworcester.org 7 Outdoor Recreation Beach to Bay American Indian Trail inviting you to share the beauty of our native If you plan to drive off the beaten path next landscape. For a free guide and checklist time you’re in the area, there’s a helpful to birding in Worcester County, contact guide you may want to take along. The free the tourism office. guide for the Beach to Bay American Indian Trail- Maryland’s only National Recreation Pocomoke River Trail- includes a map and information on Rising quietly from the Great Cypress attractions. Some of the natural areas along Swamp in , the Pocomoke River the 100-mile plus route still seem almost winds southward 55 miles through as pristine as they must have looked to the Maryland before emptying into the Indians of the Algonquin tribes who first trav- Chesapeake Bay. The river’s slow, eled the trail centuries ago. The guide includes meandering course through Delmarva reveals information on hiking trails and parks such as distinctive landscapes: undisturbed swamp for- Assateague Island National Seashore and the ests give way to scattered residential areas; Nature Conservancy’s Nassawango Cypress the river then flows into a 1432-acre State Swamp at Furnace Town. It also lists histori- Wildland known as Cypress Swamp before cal sites such as the Calvin B. Taylor House reaching the salt marshes along the in Berlin where exhibits depict life from the . A major tributary early 1800s to the present. For a copy of of the Chesapeake Bay, the Pocomoke the guide, contact the tourism office. has been designated a State Scenic River. Local tradition says that the word Birding “Pocomoke” is an Indian word that means For those interested in viewing birds, ‘black water’. Modern scholars attribute there are no off-seasons on the coast. In the word to Algonquin-speaking tribes the earliest months of the year you can whose name for the river meant ‘pierced or see ducks and geese. Great flocks of gulls broken ground’. will congregate, and uncommon species National Historic Sites and Museums may be seen. In the spring the songbird testify to the watershed’s significance as and shorebird migration is at its peak. a busy shipbuilding, manufacturing and Barrier island beaches will get their annual religious center during the 18th and visits from terns, skimmers, brown pelicans 19th centuries. and piping plovers. In the fall, the peak move- A full color brochure highlights these ment of neotropical songbirds begins as historic sites as well as canoeing and they leave their nesting areas to head south. boating information and fishing and Common sightings include vireos, yellow- licensing requirements. For a free copy, contact rumped warblers and common yellowthroats. the tourism office. Birding in Worcester County also is a chance to experience the unspoiled wilderness which Assateague Water Trails attracts, sustains and protects so much A new public water access site on Ayers Creek natural life. Within a radius of just a few miles will provide paddlers access to the Assateague exist the unique-yet accessible- worlds of a Water Trail network which connects rural barrier island, a cypress swamp, forests, tidal and picturesque Ayres Creek to Newport, wetlands and secluded fields. Stop anywhere Chincoteague and Sinepuxent Bays and pro- along the road and you’ll be able to observe an vides options to access the Ocean City inlet abundance of birds which inhabit the immediate and the Atlantic Ocean. Paddlers starting at vicinity. State and national parks in the county Ayers Creek landing can head southward to the offer camping, nature trails and guided tours, Worcester County public boat ramp at South

8 Photo By: Jerry Gerlitzki Photo by: Tim Tadder Point on Chincoteague Bay then connect to village of Stockton on Bird routes accessing points at Ferry Landing Hill Road. The site may be Road and Bayside Drive on Assateague accessed by car or bicycle (on Island National Seashore. The water trails the 100-mile View Trail). Four continue northward along Sinepuxent Bay acres of wetlands were restored to the Assateague State Park boat ramp and nearly twenty acres of native at the Verrazano Bridge, and to the West trees were planted on the site. Ocean City boat ramp. In addition, connec- The site includes a small parking Photo By: Jerry Gerlitzki tions to the trail can be made by existing area and a 1/4-mile walking/biking trail bike/hike trails at Assateague State and to a viewing platform with an interpretive National Parks and along the View Trail 100 sign. Depending on the time of year, wild a pine grove, mixed hardwoods and bald cycling route. turkey, neotropical migrant songbirds and cypress swamp. Observe these distinct waterfowl are commonly seen here. Public plant communities competing and changing The Stephen Decatur Memorial Park access for wildlife viewing purposes is under the influence of the natural environ- Wildfowl Pond and Natural Trail, Berlin permitted daily, dawn to dusk. ment. Brochure available. 410-641-2270. A 1/4 mile of nesting waterfowl habitat with two bird boxes. This Pusey Branch Nature Trail Milburn Landing Hiking Trail self-guided trail meanders through a Pocomoke River State Forest & Park, Pocomoke River State Forest & Park Milburn man-made pond over boardwalk bridges. Nazareth Church Tract - Old Furnace Road Landing 410-632-2566. This is a 4-mile The park is an excellent picnic stop. 410-632-2566. This self-guided nature trail that winds along narrow fire trails and trail is 1/2 mile long and is complimented by wooded roads through the Pocomoke State Porters Crossing to Snow Hill informational signs and exhibits. The trail Forest. Observe managed woodlands and Canoe Trail leads you through pine plantations, mixed a wide variety of plant and animal life. Map Porters Crossing Road 410 632-3971. This pine/hardwood stands and along bottom available. 5-1/2 mile canoe trail on the Pocomoke River land hardwoods. is relatively narrow and easy to paddle. Pocomoke City Nature & Cypress trees, reeds and other still water Corker's Creek Exercise Trail plants line the dark waters and decorate Black Water Canoe Trail Cypress Park 410-957-1333. This trail, a the scenery. Heron, egrets and turtles are Pocomoke River State Forest & Park Shad total of 4 miles, begins at Cypress Park and often seen wading in the River's swampy Landing 410-632-2566. This 1-1/2 mile winds around Stevenson's Pond to Winter reaches. The densely wooded banks provide self-guided canoe trail along Corker's Creek Quarters Landing, a public boat ramp. The a cool shade canopy overhead. takes approximately 1 to 1-1/2 hours to trail is enhanced by a floating boardwalk, 57' complete. A brochure describing the natu- pedestrian bridge and a 260' fishing pier. A Ocean Pines Natural Trails ral environment along the water route is shorter 1-1/2 mile loop may also be hiked. 410-641-5306. Ocean Pines has a number available making the adventure educational of hiking trails leading through the Pines and informative for the novice or experi- For canoe, kayak & Stand-up which are accessible from their public parks. enced canoeist. Paddle Board rentals and portage service call: The Nature Conservancy's Trail of Change Paul Leifer Trail Pocomoke River State Forest & Park Ayers Creek Adventures Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum Shad Landing 410-632-2566. A self- www.ayerscreekadventures.com 410-632-2032. This 1-mile trail, acces- guided trail approximately 1-mile long leads 888-602-6288 sible through Furnace Town Living Heritage you through old growth forest which was Coastal Kayak Museum, winds along Nassawango Creek once farmland to the cool temperatures of www.c-kayak.com on boardwalks, through the Nassawango the Cypress Swamp. Learn how this for- 302-539-7999 Cypress Swamp and on the tow path of est through time and man's activities has the Iron Furnace Canal. Site admission to adapted and changed. Brochure available. Pocomoke River Canoe Company Furnace Town from April through October. www.pocomokerivercanoe.com Bald Cypress Nature Trail 410-632-3971 Bird Hill Road Wildlife Pocomoke River State Forest & Park Milburn Restoration Site Landing 410-632-2566. This trail is a SuperFun Eco Tours Worcester County's 23-acre wildlife 1-mile long self-guided glimpse of 3 forest www.superfunecotours.com restoration site is located north of the types on the edge of the Pocomoke River: 410-656-9453

Worcester County Tourism • 800-852-0335 • www.visitworcester.org 9 Outdoor Recreation Fishing Marinas Isle of Wight Pocomoke River Ake Marine Located at the intersection of Route 90 and Amateur, novice and expert fishermen will 12930 Sunset Avenue, West Ocean City Saint Martins Neck Road. Provides access to find the tidal Pocomoke uniquely challeng- 410-213-0421 • www.akemarine.com . ing. Yellow and white perch, eel, gar, sunfish, Bahia Marina Mason Landing pickerel, catfish, crappie, bluegill herring, spot 22nd Street and Bay, Ocean City Located in the Newark vicinity off Route 113 and croakers, bluefish and largemouth bass will 410-289-7438 • 888-575-3625 Langmaid Road. Provides access to Massey tease and taunt the best rod’n reelers. www.bahiamarina.com Creek and . Certain areas of the river banks have been Fisherman’s Marina Pocomoke City Landing designated as "Free Fishing Areas" where no 12806 Sunset Avenue, West Ocean City Located on Riverside Drive at the end of Laurel Chesapeake Bay Sport Fishing License is 410-213-2478 • www.ocfishermansmarina.com Street in Pocomoke City. Provides access to the required. For locations, check where fish- Harbor Marine Pocomoke River. Two 80 foot boating piers and ing licenses are sold. Fishing from a craft 12731 Sunset Avenue, West Ocean City paved parking. requires a license. 410-213-2296 • www.harbormarineoc.com Pocomoke River State Park For all fishing, regulations and licensing Harbour Island Marina Shad Landing Area information; www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries 14 St & the Bay • 410-289-3511 Located off Route 113, 4 miles south of Snow Ocean Pines Yacht Club & Marina Hill. Provides access to the Pocomoke River. Fishing Equipment/License Facilities include water and electrical hookup, Pocomoke River State Park 1 Mumford Landing Rd., Ocean Pines 23 boat slips, pump-out station, several boat- Shad Landing Area, 3461 Worcester Hwy, 410-641-7447 • www.oceanpines.org ing piers, canoe Snow Hill, MD 21863 • 410-632-2566 Sunset Marina rentals, comfort stations, telephones, camping, Pocomoke River Canoe Company 12911 Sunset Avenue, West Ocean City picnic areas and paved parking. 312 North Washington St., Snow Hill, MD 410-213-9600 • 877-514-3474 410-632-2566 21863 • 410-632-3971 www.ocsunsetmarina.com Pocomoke River State Park Sea Hawk Sport Center Talbot Street Pier Milburn Landing Area 643 Ocean Highway, Pocomoke City, MD 311 Talbot Street, Ocean City Located on Route 354 in the vicinity of Snow 21851 • 410-957-0198 410-289-9125 • www.talbotstreetpier.com White Marlin Marina Hill. Provides access to the Pocomoke River. Guides 205 Somerset Street, Ocean City Facilities include picnic area, barbecue grills, Capt. Bruce Wootten 410-289-6470 • www.whitemarlinmarina.com comfort stations and paved parking. www.captbrucewootten.com 410-632-2566 Public Boat Ramps Public Landing Atlantic Ocean Assateague State Park At the end of Route 365, off Route 113 in Ocean City, the White Marlin Capital of the Located at Route 611 and the Verrazano the Snow Hill vicinity. Provides access to World, is famous for bottom fishing in the Bridge. Provides access to Sinepuxent Bay. Chincoteague Bay. Facilities include fishing pier, bays and deep sea fishing offshore. The Gulf Facilities include rest rooms and lighted pavilion and paved parking. Stream is a short distance offshore and eas- paved parking. 410-641-2120 Shell Mill ily reached by boat to fish waters teeming Byrd Park Located at the end of Shell Mill Road off with bigeye and yellowfin tuna, mako and dol- Located on Market Street in Snow Hill. Saint Martins Neck Road. Provides access to phin, plus trophy fish like white and blue marlin Provides access to the Pocomoke River. Assawoman Bay via St. Martins River. Facilities and an occasional sailfish. Facilities include picnic area, comfort sta- include boating pier and paved parking. Angler's Guide tions and paved parking. South Point Request our Angler’s Guide for complete Cedarhall Wharf Located at the end of South Point Road off of listings of charter boats, head boats, fishing Located 6 miles from Route 13 off Route Route 611. Provides access to Sinepuxent Bay. guides, boat rentals, species, fishing hot spots 371. Provides access to the Pocomoke River. Facilities include telephone and paved parking. and boat ramps. Saltwater fishing license is George Island Landing Taylor Landing required. For more information on recreational Located in the Stockton vicinity at the end Located 3 miles east of Girdletree off Route fishing, licenses, fishing tackle and where to of Route 366. Provides access to 12 and at the end of Taylors Landing Road. fish, visit one of our many tackle Chincoteague Bay. Provides access to Chincoteague Bay. shops located throughout the Gum Landing West Ocean City county. Complete list of tackle Located on Gumpoint Road .6 miles off Located off Golf Course Road in West Ocean shops is available at Route 589. Provides access to Isle of Wight City. Provides access to Sinepuxent Bay and visitworcester.org Bay via Turville Creek. Ocean City inlet. Facilities include lighted, paved parking.

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Photo by: Little Miss Lovely Worcester County Tourism • 800-852-0335 • www.visitworcester.org 11 Photos by: Robin Harrison

12 Photos by: Jerry Gerlitzki Museums

Calvin B. Taylor House Museum Barnes, a prosperous merchant, saw the Ocean City Lifesaving Station Visit this carefully restored 19th century need for a town bank. It opened in 1902 Shipwrecks, lifesaving and rescues, Ocean home located in historic downtown Berlin. operating under George L. Barnes & Co. It City history, swim wear, sea life saltwater Furnished with local period pieces, this closed in the 1930s. Reopening in 1999 the tanks, sand from all over the world, replicas 1830s home functions as a town museum restored building serves as a museum, exhib- from the early structures on the boardwalk featuring displays of local history. Open iting items and memorabilia from Girdletree's and much more. Open June-Sept. 11:00 Memorial Day weekend through October past. Open May 1st-Sept. 5th Wed. and Sat. a.m.-10:00 p.m.; May&Oct. 11:00 a.m.-4:00 Mon., Wed., Fri. and Sat. 1:00-4:00 p.m. 1:00-4:00 p.m. Donation. 2802 Snow Hill p.m. weekends. Fee. 813 S. Atlantic Avenue, Donation. 208 N. Main Street, Berlin, 21811 Road, Girdletree, MD 21829 (410) 632-1641 Ocean City, 21842 (410) 289-4991 (410) 641-1019 • www.taylorhousemuseum.org www.ocmuseum.org Historic St. Martins Church & Hall Walden Garden Erected for Worcester Parish between 1756 Queponco Railroad Station Located in downtown Pocomoke City, a few and 1763, this church was the second build- In the village of Newark, Queponco Station short blocks from the scenic Pocomoke ing to house the St. Martin's congregation stands today, a symbol of earlier times when River, Costen House is a fine example of at this site. Records indicate there was a the railroad was a vital part of life on the Victoria Italiente architecture. Home to Dr. chapel of ease for All Hallows Parish at this Eastern Shore. Erected in 1910, halfway Isaac Costen and his family for over 100 location as early as 1703. Attendance at between Berlin and Snow Hill, Queponco is years. The museum exhibits furnishings from St. Martins dwindled and weekly services part of the rail service in Worcester County 1870-1970, including Dr. Costen's medical were eventually replaced with yearly com- from 1872 to the present. The building was instruments. Open May-Oct. Wed. and Sat. memorative gatherings in the late nine- sold in the 1960s and reopened as a 1:00-4:00 p.m. Fee. 206 Market Street, teenth century. It was closed after a new museum in 1999. Open May-Oct. 1st and Pocomoke, 21851. (410) 957-3110 church was erected in Berlin in 1824. Open 3rd Sats. 1:00-4:00 p.m. Donation. 8378 Saturdays June-October, 10am-1pm. Patey Woods Road, Newark, 21841 Delmarva Discovery Center 11413 Worcester Highway Showell, MD 21862 (410) 641-0067 On the Pocomoke River, the Discovery Center [email protected] serves as a source of learning and discovery www.historicstmartinschurch.org Rackliffe House for all ages. Located in downtown Pocomoke This historic merchant-planter's home City, the Discovery Center focuses on river Julia A. Purnell Museum overlooks Assateague Island and Sinepuxent ecology, and the history of the Pocomoke Housed in the first Catholic Church in Snow Bay. Constructed in the 1740s by Captain River, including shipbuilding, trading, fishing, Hill, an 1892 cottage style Gothic, Purnell Charles Rackliffe, the large brick Manor and local Native American culture. It offers Museum was named for a local folk artist. House now serves as a coastal museum a regular schedule of programs, tours, and Housing a large collection of her needle art, that interprets 18th-century life along presentations to families, school classes, the museum has over 10,000 pieces that Maryland's seaside through an orientation groups, and other visitors. Open year round. tell the Worcester County story. From the film, historic time line and artifacts on 10am-4pm. 2 Market Street, Pocomoke, earliest known Indian Societies through display in the kitchen, spinning room, 21851. Fee. (410) 957-9933 the Colonial, Victorian and Industrial Ages children’s room, and original milk house. Open www.delmarvadiscoverycenter.org and into the Modern Era, the artifacts, seasonally. Located off Route 611, just exhibits and programs of Purnell Museum 1/2-mile from the Assateague Island Visitor Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum illustrate the culture, people and heritage of Center at 11800 Marsh View Lane, Berlin, MD On twelve tree-shaded acres next to the Maryland's Eastern Shore. Open April-Oct. 21811. www.RackliffeHouse.org. Nature Conservancy's Nassawango Preserve, Tues-Sat. 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Sun. 1:00- Furnace Town depicts life in the early 19th 4:00 p.m. Fee. 208 West Market Street, Century of this iron manufacturing village. Snow Hill, 21863. (410) 632-0515 Built 100 years ago on land purchased by Each day two or more artisans in period www.purnellmuseum.com William Sturgis in 1888. Operated as a dress share skills in gardening, woodworking school for 37 year with grades one through or broom making. Twelve historic structures Mt. Zion One Room School seven taught by one teacher. It closed in which are exhibits, picnic areas and nature The one room school, moved in 1959 from 1937 and was home to Mr. Sturgis, after trails. Workshops, programs and rural Worcester County to its location on which it fell into disrepair. Restoration began special events. Open April-Oct. 11:00 a.m. Ironshire Street in Snow Hill. Donations in 1996 and it was opened in 2000. The arti- - 5:00 p.m. Fee. 3816 Old Furnace Road, such as the teacher's desk, recitation bench, facts reflect the history of both the school Snow Hill, 21863 (410) 632-2032 student desks, pot-belly stove, bucket, dip- and the African-American life in a rural area. www.furnacetown.com per and a collection of early texts have been Open May-Oct. Wed. and Sat. 1:00-4:00 p.m. given by former students and teachers to or by appointment. Fee. 209 Willow Street, Girdletree Barnes Bank the Worcester County Retired Teacher's Pocomoke, 21851 (410) 957-1913 Six miles south of Snow Hill stands the quiet Association. Open mid June-Aug. Thurs.- town of Girdletree. In the past, Girdletree Sat. 1:00-4:00 p.m. Fee. 100 Burroughs had been a thriving community and George Street, Snow Hill, 21863 (410) 632-1265 13 Arts & Entertainment

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GALLERIES Ocean City Center for the Arts Bishop's Stock Fine Art, j.j. Fish Studio & Fine Crafts Gallery 94th Street, Ocean City, MD 21842 Craft & Wine Gallery 14 North Main Street, Berlin, MD 21811 410-524-9433 202 West Green Street, Snow Hill, MD 21863 410-641-4805 • www.jjfi shstudio.com www.artleagueofoceancity.org 410-632-3555 • www.bishopsstock.com Located on Berlin’s historic Main Street, Ocean City Center for the Arts is a non-profi t Bishop’s Stock showcases established and j.j.Fish features the work of 70 craft artisans organization dedicated to the enrichment emerging artists of Delmarva. A broad spec- working in a variety of mediums. Everything of life through the arts. Activities are offered trum of two-dimensional work is presented in from pottery to wood, glass and jewelry can for every age and all skill levels from children’s oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor and mixed me- be found. j.j.Fish is also the working jewelry exhibits to professional workshops and dia. Artists shown at Bishop’s Stock include studio of John and Judy Fisher who design shows to museum excursions and group the area’s fi nest contemporary impression- and execute their own jewelry pieces. outings. Monthly receptions offer an ists, realists and abstract painters. Three- opportunity to socialize, enjoy and appreci- dimensional work includes metal sculpture, Snap Dragon ate both artistic and culinary creations. glass, ceramic stoneware, wood and wearable West Ocean City, MD 21842 • 410-213-9885 art- fi ber and jewelry. Different artists are Snapdragon is a gallery of art and unique Baked Dessert Café & Gallery featured each month. gifts in West OC across from the Captain’s 4C Bay Street, Berlin , MD 21811 Galley Restaurant and the West OC Harbor 410-641-1800 Firehouse Arts Center showcasing local artists. Works by owner www.bakeddessertcafe.com 208 Green Street, Snow Hill, MD 21863 Tracy Bell and many others can be found here. Custom cakes, gourmet cupcakes, fresh 410-632-3555. pies, handcrafted desserts, artisan breads, Art classes exhibits and performances. Worcester County Arts Council Gallery cheese spreads and beverages including 6 Jefferson Street, Berlin, MD 21811 Jeffery Auxer Design boutique wines and craft brews. Fine Art 410-641-0809 19 Jefferson Street, Berlin, MD 21811 Gallery showcasing the works of Patrick www.worcestercountyartscouncil.org 443-513-4210 • www.jeffreyauxer.com Henry in addition to other local talent. Established in 1977, the Worcester County Located behind the Atlantic Hotel is Jeffery Arts Council is a private non-profi t The Balcony Gallery at The Globe Auxer Design Studio, an upscale blown glass corporation dedicated to promoting and 12 Broad Street, Berlin, MD 21811 and ceramics gallery and studio. Auxer is encouraging visual, performing and cultural 410-641-0784 • www.globetheater.com a glass and clay artist who studied fine arts in Worcester County, Maryland. Monthly The Globe offers an ever changing gallery/ arts at Salisbury University. He loves the exhibits and classes are offered throughout restaurant setting to view and enjoy hand challenge of glass blowing, creating graceful the year. picked local artists. The restaurant is fi lled bowls and decorative vessels in single and with each participating artist’s work both multi colors. His work in ceramics includes THEATERS raku, salt, and cone ten firing. In an effort throughout the dining rooms and upstairs in The Mar-Va Theater The Balcony Art Gallery. to give interested parties the chance to Market Street, Pocomoke City learn the methods of the craft of glassblow- 410-957-4230 • http://mar-vatheater.org/ ing, Auxer hosts classes in his workshop. The Mar-Va Theater opened in 1927. Once And, for every-one who is wondering - yes, he used as a vaudeville theater complete with gladly adds customized and commissioned stage facilities, dressing rooms and pieces of all kinds to his repertoire. orchestra pits, the Mar-Va was played by

14 Worcester County Tourism • 800-852-0335 • www.visitworcester.org many famous performers, which included some old-time cowboys such as Tom Mix, Roy Rogers, Hop- a-Long Cassidy and Smiley Burnett. Most recently, Linda Lavin of the television show “Alice” visited. Today, after extensive renovations, the Mar-Va is host to musical productions, concerts, plays and films. Ocean City Performing Arts Center Ohotnicky Our Performing Arts Center will help your concerts, plays or performing arts shows come to life. With state-of-the-art equipment, your large musical or theatrical production will go off without a hitch. The new 16,000 sq. ft. auditorium will seat up to 1,200. It’s the perfect space for general sessions, presen- tations and large seminars. Our theater-style, two tiers of fixed seating and 51 ft. high ceiling will help you take the stage and hold a meeting your audience is sure to remember. For more information Lockhart on booking a performance or show in the Performing Arts Center, please contact us at Herbert-Hodges 1-800-OC-OCEAN. Classroom instruction for all skill levels and ages offered… Ocean City Center for the Arts 502 94th Street, Ocean City 410-524-9433 • www.artleagueofoceancity.com Arts activities available for every age and all skill levels; offering a variety of classes in watercolor, oil, pastel and charcoal. The Ocean City Center for the Arts also hosts monthly exhibits and receptions. Worcester County Arts Council 6 Jefferson Street, Berlin 410-641-0809 • www.worcestercountyartscouncil.org Challenger The Arts Council is dedicated to promoting and encouraging visual, performing and cultural arts. Workshops and classes are offered in the performing Arts & Times arts and visual arts and offers an annual summer The Arts & Times Community Calendar, arts camp. The Arts Council hosts monthly exhibits highlights special events, exhibits, rural arts, and receptions. performances, and classes on the Lower East- ern Shore. Look for the print edition quarterly in the local galleries and cultural attractions of Worcester, Wicomico, and Somerset Counties. 15 Photo By: Ted Deacon

16 Photos by: Dusty Willison Photo By: Ron Hugo Parks & Camping Assateague Island National Seashore Open early April until late November. Ocean 7206 National Seashore Lane, Berlin, MD 21811 City’s premier camping resort situated along 410-641-3030; reservations the Sinepuxent Bay featuring over 500 spacious 800-365-CAMP • www.nps.gov campsites from primative tenting up to luxury 45’ Open Year Round; pets allowed on a leash, dump sta- motor homes, deluxe rental trailers and cabins. tion/RVs On-site water park, western theme park, miniature golf, swimming pool, playground, trails, dog park Assateague State Park and camp store. Minutes from Ocean City’s beau- 7307 Stephen Decatur Hwy, Berlin, MD 21811. tiful sandy beaches, famous boardwalk, fishing and 410-641-2918 www.dnr.maryland.gov or amusements galore http://reservations.dnr.state.md.us. Open the end of April -October.; no pets, bathhouses, Island Resort Campground camp store, limited electric, dump station 9537 Cropper Island Road Newark, MD 21841. 410-641-9838; Bali-Hi RV Park 888-641-9838 • www.islandresort.org St. Martins Neck Road, Bishopville, MD 21813 Open May-Nov; cabins and campsites; pets 410-352-5477 allowed in campsites only; stocked fish ponds, Open May 1 - November; Rvs only, bathhouse, laundry, canoe & kayak rentals; electric, sewer & water pets on leash, electric, water hookup, sewer hookup hookups

Castaways RV Resort and Campground Pocomoke River State Park 12550 Eagles Nest Road, Berlin, MD 21811 3461 Worcester Hwy., Snow Hill, MD 21863 410-213-0097 • www.castawaysrvoc.com 410-632-2566 • www.dnr.state.md.us Open April 1-November 1. Located on the shores of the Open year round; dump station, bathhouse, cab- beautiful Sinepuxent Bay overlooking Assateague ins, laundry, camp store, pets on leash, swimming Island. Bath houses, electric & water, pools, lodge with pool, canoe and rowboat rentals lounge, fitness room, arcade, boat ramp, fishing & crab- bing piers For Camper Rentals Call: Coastal Camper Rentals Fort Whaley Campground 6915 Stephen Decatur Highway Berlin MD 21811 1224 Dale Road, Whaleyville, MD 21872 410-726-4015 • www.coastalcamper.com 410-641-9785 • www.fortwhaley.com Dedicated to providing the highest quality camper Open mid-March to late November. Family campground rentals available. Pop-Ups, Hybrids and Travel located a stone's throw from Ocean City & Trailers available Assateague Island National Seashore. Miniature golf, daily planned activities, pool, camp store, pavilion, club- Just Tow and Go house, with arcade, dog park, fishing lake, paddle boats, 11628 Church Street bath houses and more Showell MD, 21862 443-235-7117 • www.justtowandgo.com Frontier Town Campground Travel Trailer rentals, we offer the largest camp- 8428 Stephen Decatur Highway. 410-641-0880; ers at the most reasonable prices! All trailers and 800-228-5590 • www.frontiertown.com pop-ups are fully stocked at no extra cost!

Worcester County Tourism • 800-852-0335 • www.visitworcester.org 17 18 Photos by: Mike Rickard Assateague Island The white sand beaches of this windswept barrier island Birding Assateague’s bird life is abundant. The trails through are a major reason for visitors to flock to this beach. This the marsh, forest and dunes offer easy access for viewing. The 37-mile-long paradise straddles the Maryland-Virginia Park Service offers guided walks, talks, children’s programs and border and derives its name from the Native American seashore recreation demonstrations daily in summer. Guided word that translates to” A Running Stream Between." walks include explorations of Assateague’s birdlife, the beach, The island is perhaps most famous for the wild horses salt marshes, bay and dunes. that continue to roam the beaches since the late 17th century. The horses are descendants of domesticated Fishing Surf fishing is available with no saltwater licenses horses brought to the island that reverted to a wild state. required. Fishing is prohibited on lifeguarded beaches or in Park personnel warn visitors not to pet or feed the horses designated surfing zones. because they are wild and can bite and kick. Off-Road Vehicle use ORV zones are posted and maps are The island consists of 2 parks; Assateague Island National available at the Barrier Island Visitor Center. Permits are Seashore and Assategue State Park.Assateague State available at the Ranger Station. A fee is charged for all Park is Maryland's only ocean park and was selected by permits. ORVs must stay on marked oversand vehicle routes. National Geographic Travel magazine in 1994 as one of the 10 best state parks in the United States. Assateague Picnicking Picnic areas are available at the state park beach, National Seashore was voted Top 10 National Seashores the National Park North Ocean Beach and at the Bayside and Lakeshores by Coastal Living Magazine. Before Recreation Area. Picnic tables and grills are available at these exploring Assateague, please take time to get to know sites. the island by visiting the Barrier Island Visitor Center just west of the Verrazano Bridge. Kids Programs Assateague offers environmental education programs and day camps during the summer months such Activities as bayside kayak tours, beach scavenger hunts, biological beach combs, salt marsh exploration and junior ranger Camping The National Park offers 2 campgrounds, Oceanside programs. Check at the Barrier Island Visitor Center for and Bayside, with some sites available year round. Primitive program descriptions and schedules at the National Park or outdoor facilities include chemical toilets, drinking water call 410-641-2120, ext. 20 at the State Park. and cold water showers. Any size camping vehicle can be accommodated (dump station only, no hook-ups). There Pets Dogs are permitted on a leash in the National Park. are also several backpack and canoe-access campsites. Pets are allowed in marina area to board vessels, in some Parking and back country permits are required. camp sites and adjoining beach areas. Pets are allowed in day use areas from Oct. 1- April 30 in the State Park. The State Park offers camping with bathouses with hot showers and flush toilets. A small camp store and snack bar Swimming Assateague Island and are open in summer. Any size camping vehicle can be accom- Assateague State Park lifeguards supervise the beaches modated (dump station and a few hook-ups are available). during the summer season.

Hiking Short, self-guided walks are available on the Life of Assateague Island National Seashore the Marsh, Life of the Forest and Life of the Dunes nature www.nps.gov/asis trails. Each is about one half mile and has parking facilities. Visitor Center 410-641-1441 Camping 410-641-3030 Biking Cyclists can use three miles of paved bike path along Bayberry Drive and Oceanside Campground. Summer bike Assateague State Park rentals are available at the end of Bayside Drive. www.dnr.maryland.gov Visitor Information 410-641-2918 Canoe Rentals Available at the end of Bayside Drive. Camping 888-432-CAMP (Monday-Friday) 19 Pocomoke River State Park & Forest Located along the banks of the wild and water. Milburn Landing has 32 campsites, plete guide to multi-use trails within the scenic Pocomoke River, this park provides an some with electric. Amenities are limited at park. opportunity for visitors to experience the Milburn Landing and pets are allowed in the Fishing A Chesapeake Bay Sports Fishing wonders of a cypress swamp and the tran- campground. A dump station is available. License is required to fish the Pocomoke quility of one of the state’s premier tidal River and nearby creeks. A "Fish for Fun" rivers. Pocomoke comes from the Native Snacks, souvenirs, camping equipment, gro- pond is located across from the marina American word meaning “black water”. The ceries, canoe rentals, gas, firewood, boat parking lot and requires a freshwater river originates in the Great Cypress Swamp slips with electric and water hookups and license. in Delaware and flows southwesterly to the an in-ground swimming pool are available at Chesapeake Bay. Shad Landing. Picnicking Milburn Landing and Shad Landing have picnic areas with tables, grills, The park's combination of swamp and upland Cabins There are 12 mini-cabins available, playground equipment, pavilions and com- offers a great variety of plant and animal four at Milburn Landing and eight at Shad fort stations. life such as river otters, beaver and bald Landing. All cabins sleep up to four per- eagles, and over 50 species of fish. sons. Pets are permitted at Milburn Landing Area. Pets allowed in all day-use areas after Activities Popular activities in the park Boating The Shad Landing Marina has 23 Labor Day to Memorial Day weekend in Shad include biking trails, boating, fishing, canoe- boat slips with water and electrical hook- Landing. Pets are also allowed in the Acorn ing, kayaking and hiking. ups, launching ramp, lighted dock area and Trail camp loop. a fuel and transient pier. Rowboats and Camping Shad Landing has 191 campsites canoes may be rented. Milburn Landing has Pocomoke River State Park with washhouses that have hot water show- a launching ramp. www.dnr.maryland.gov ers, flush toilets and a laundry tub. All Search key word "Pocomoke" types of camping units are welcome. Some Biking The Pocomoke River State Forest State Park Information 410-632-2566 campsites have electric hookups. A dumping and Park Trail Guide is available for pur- State Forest Information 410-632-3732 station is available for sewage and potable chase at park headquarters and is a com- Camping 888-432-CAMP

20 Photos by: Dusty Willison A guide to Worcester County Golfing Golfing is a year-round sport in Golf Packagers Course Yards Par Worcester County and continues to grow Several area golf packagers book hotel and The Bay Club 6958 72 in numbers. With over a dozen courses, tee time reservations, allowing you to make Deer Run Golf Club 6105 70 golfers have a wide variety to choose all of your arrangements with one phone call. Eagle's Landing 7003 72 from. Our courses have the distinction of Hospitality Hotel Golf The Links at Lighthouse Sound 7031 72 offering island greens, with designs by top Man O’ War @ GlenRiddle 7035 72 names like Gary Player and Pete and P.B. 410-524-3000 Nassawango Country Club 6344 72 Dye, and locations on the Sinepuxent Bay, Ocean City Golf Getaway Atlantic Ocean and on the St. Martin Ocean City Golf Club 1-800-4-OC-GOLF or 410-213-7050 Newport Bay Course 6712 72 and Pocomoke Rivers. www.oceancitygolf.com Seaside Course 6604 73 The features over fifty Ocean City Golf Groups Ocean Pines Golf Course 7000 72 courses from Wilmington, Delaware to 1-888-GOLF-GRPS or 410-289-8042 River Run 6705 71 Cape Charles, Virginia, making this region www.ocgolfgroups.com Rum Pointe 7001 72 an ideal golfing destination. OCGolfing.com War Admiral @ GlenRiddle 6889 72 866-OC-GOLFING - 866-624-6534 Winter Quarters 5298 70 A number of golf tournaments are www.ocgolfing.com held annually in the resort area, many to raise money for charitable Tee1OFF Golf Packages causes. Check local golf clubs for upcom- 800-833-1633 ing events. www.tee1off.com

Photo By: Chris John Worcester County Tourism • 800-852-0335 • www.visitworcester.org 21 A guide to Worcester County Golfing

Assateague Greens Golf Center Eagle's Landing Golf Course Ocean City's complete family golf Eagle’s Landing, one of the most center offers: 9-hole, part 3 executive scenic and challenging courses on the golf course, 30 station-lighted driving East Coast. Located just minutes range plus grass area, 18-hole from Ocean City, the course offers a miniature golf, Fully-stocked pro shop, spectacular view of the Sinepuxent 12 covered stations, Rental clubs Bay and the unspoiled beauty of available, Lessons available by PGA Assateague Island National Seashore. professional Stuart W. Jarmon. 18-hole championship course with four 12217 Sinepuxent Road, Berlin, MD sets of tees makes it playable for 21811. 410-213-7526 golfers of all skill levels. Abundantly stocked pro shop, snack bar, putting & The Bay Club chipping greens. Twilight rate available. Home of "Devil's Island" - the area's 2 PGA professionals. Open year ‘round. original island green. This public club Tee times recommended. Tournaments offers: 36-holes of championship golf, and large groups welcome. par 72, motorized golf carts, clubhouse 12367 Eagle’s Nest Road, Berlin, with fully-stocked pro shop and res- MD 21811 taurant, golf pro, tournament arrange- 410-213-7277 • 800-283-3846 ments available, Open year ‘round, www.eagleslandinggolf.com lessons available, driving range and practice green, club rentals, tee times The Links at Lighthouse Sound, recommended, beverage cart Golf a breathtaking public 18-hole champi- packages available, 9122 Libertytown onship golf course designed by Arthur Road, Berlin, MD 21811. 410-641-4081 Hills, overlooks Assawoman Bay and www.thebayclub.com the Ocean City skyline. Lessons available through our golf profes- Deer Run Golf Club sionals & the Lighthouse Sound Golf Public golf course located at the Academy. Pro Link GPS system, gateway to Ocean City. A Billy Casper expansive driving range & practice managed facility. 18-hole championship facility. Tee times recommended. golf course, Best golfing value on the Full-service restaurant. Tournaments shore, 3-hole learning center with and large groups welcome. driving range, Electric carts available, 12723 St. Martin’s Neck Road Pro shop, pub, snack bar and club rental, Bishopville, MD 21813 Golf pro, Open year round, tee times 410-352-5767 • 888-554-4557 recommended, beverage cart, custom www.lighthousesound.com clubs, Club repairs and island green. 8804 Logtown Road, Berlin, MD 21811 410-629-0060 • 888-790-4GOLF www.golfdeerrun.com

22 Photos By: Chris John Man O’War at GlenRiddle facilities, PGA professional new & challenging landscape of from the wind, but provides a Golf Club staff and fully-stocked pro shop, tree-lined fairways and natural demanding test from the tees. Occupies the westerly portion Large clubhouse with full food & marshes. Electric golf courts, The site's beautiful tidal marsh of GlenRiddle. Features 7,035 beverage service, Reduced rates PGA professional lessons, golf comes into play on five dramatic yards and a par of 72. Pure, after 2:00 p.m., Tournament and school, clubhouse, 9th hold holes, offering amazing views. windswept links golf. Large group arrangements available, grill, open year round. Reduced Rugged, breathtaking bunkers greens, double fairways, pot Hospitality cars, tee times rec- twilight rates, fully stocked pro reminiscent of golf's great past bunkers, sand dunes and the ever- ommended and open year ‘round. shop. Golf club community with is the signature of the War present eastern shore winds. The 11410 Country Club Drive single family lots and duplexes Admiral Course. From the rear historic racetrack, used to train Berlin, MD 21811 for sale. tees the course plays to a par of champion thoroughbreds, is 410-641-1779 11605 Masters Lane, Berlin, 72 and a length of 6,889 yards. utilized as a strategic cross www.oceancitygolfclub.com MD 21811 11501 Maid at Arms Way hazard on 3 holes. 410-641-7200 • 800-733-RRUN Berlin, MD 21811 11501 Maid at Arms Way Ocean Pines Golf Course [email protected] 410-213-2325 • 888-632-4747 Berlin, MD 21811 The Delmarva Peninsula’s only www.glenriddlegolf.com 410-213-2325 • 888-632-4747 Robert Trent Jones, Sr. design Rum Pointe Seaside Golf Links www.glenriddlegolf.com golf course. This 18-hole champi- Rum Pointe is one of Ocean City's Winter Quarters onship facility is located within finest golf courses, designed by Nestled on the banks of the Nassawango Country Club the private community of Ocean Pete and P.B. Dye. Located along Pocomoke River, this municipally- This 6,344 yard golf course lies Pines. Flexible membership the Sinepuxent Bay, overlooking owned course features: 9-hole on the banks of the Pocomoke packages, electric golf carts, Assateague Island, the 18-hole regulation course, par 70, Golf River offering: 18-hole champion- pro shop, locker rooms, 19th championship golf course carts available for rent, ship course, electric golf carts, hole snack bar. Open ‘year round. features a fully-stocked pro reservations suggested, Pro shop newly renovated clubhouse, Limited open play. Tee times shop, ProLink GPS system in with club rentals, Snack shop. including a well-stocked pro shop. recommended. each cart. Clubhouse with Open year ‘round. Restaurant serving lunch & dinner. 100 Clubhouse Drive restaurant and bar. Driving 335 Winter Quarters Drive New driving range (May 2004). Ocean Pines, MD 21811 range with practice facilities. Pocomoke City, MD 21851 Open year ‘round. Tournament, 410-641-6057 Open year round. Tee times 410-957-1171 lessons and clinics available by www.OceanPines.org recommended. appointment. 7000 Rum Pointe Lane, For more information about 3940 Nassawango Road, River Run Golf Berlin, MD 21811 accommodations, activities, Snow Hill, MD 21863 Club & Community 410-629-1414 • 888-809-4653 attractions and additional golf 410-632-3114 • 410-957-2262 River Run, a Gary Player signa- www.rumpointe.com courses in the region, contact: www.nassawango.com ture course, features bent grass from tee to green. This spectac- War Admiral at GlenRiddle WORCESTER COUNTY TOURISM Ocean City Golf Club ular 18-hole championship golf Golf Club 104 West Market Street, Founded in 1959, the club offers: course has matured into one of Man O’War’s sister course, Snow Hill, MD 2863 36 holes of championship golf the most scenic courses in the War Admiral, is routed through www.visitworcester.org Newport Bay Course par 72, area. The front 9 is reminiscent mature forest and offers a [email protected] Seaside Course par 73, golf carts of Scottish-type courses & completely different golf experi- equipped with Pro Link GPS the backside offers an entirely ence. The course is sheltered system, Complete practice

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24 Color Photos by Jerry Gerlitzki Berlin

Photo Courtesy of: MD Historical Trust

Travel back into the past with a stroll down Main Street. The path you walk is the same as that taken by the Assateague and Pocomoke Indians. Later, the path became the Philadelphia Post Road, the main route connecting structures on the National Register of the centers of commerce to the north Historic Places spanning two centuries and west. This area was part of the of architecture. The town is the 1885 Burley Plantation, a 300- birthplace of the Reverend Charles acre land grant dating Albert Tindley who composed the now IF YOU GO back to 1677. famous song "We Shall Overcome" Arts & Entertainment District among his many achievements. Berlin includes art galleries At a crossroad on the is also the birthplace of Stephen art classes plantation, now the corner Decatur, the 19th century naval hero. horse & carriage rides audio walking tours of South Main and Tripoli ghost tours Streets, colonial travelers Today the downtown commercial

stopped at the Burleigh Events include district is a true success story. Second Friday Art Strolls Inn. It is rumored that the Named both a Maryland Main Street Jazz & Blues Bash 1st Saturday in May name was contracted over and an Arts & Entertainment District, Berlin Fiddler’s Convention- time to Berlin. tree-lined streets, art galleries, 3rd weekend after Labor Day antique shops, carriage rides, audio- Offi cial town dessert- Although the village began walking tours and great eateries and Peach Dumpling in the 1790s, Berlin was not cafes attract locals and visitors. incorporated until 1868. Berlin was the filming location for The town became a popular spot for Paramount Pictures Runaway Bride tourists who enjoyed hunting and fishing and Disney’s Tuck Everlasting. In 2014, on the lower shore or were on their way Berlin was named the Coolest Small to Ocean City. Berlin boasts numerous Town in America by Budget Travel.

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26 Ocean City

More than a century ago, Access from the mainland was by Ocean City was a barren, stagecoach and then by ferry. wind-swept barrier island The Atlantic was the first hotel. that separated the Atlantic It opened on the fourth of July Ocean from Sinepuxent Bay. 1875 and still stands today. This lonely Popularity of the resort grew stretch rapidly with the construction of the IF YOU GO of sand was known railroad bridge. This was followed by only to a handful of construction of the famous boardwalk, Ocean City’s boardwalk- named top 10 in the US by USA Today fishermen who came to which was permanently laid in 1910. the island. Shortly after Home to the largest billfi sh- tournament in the world- the Civil War in 1869, the Then in August 1933, a hurricane ravaged the White Marlin Open- Rhode Island Inn was the island. The town was slow to recover held annually the beginning of August constructed for the but benefitted by the event. The heavy seas Weekly summer concert series- in downtown’s Sunset Park fishermen and others who opened an inlet separating the town from and on the beach sought the beach as a what is now, Assateague Island. The inlet Only 15 minutes to- refuge. The popularity of created a safe harbor for fishing Assateague Island National the inn began to realize vessels and boosted the town's economy. Seashore and State Park the beach's potential to attract visitors. In 1872 Today, the town is a year round destination early developers of the which truly offers something for everyone. island named it the "Ladies Resort of the Make sure you take the self-guided walking Ocean" inferring a gentility to attract tour of the downtown to experience and families to visit. understand its proud heritage.

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28 Pocomoke

Settled in the 1600s on the banks of the Pocomoke River, the town has been called by many names through the centuries, beginning with Stevens Ferry, Warehouse Landing and Newtown. The name of Pocomoke City was finally adopted in 1878.

Shipbuilding was the IF YOU GO largest enterprise from The Pocomoke River has been designated Home of the award-winning the late 1800s through a wild and scenic river by the state of Delmarva Discovery Center the early 1900s. Tull Maryland and continues to be the Museums Shipyards, on the banks of centerpiece of the community. Its Restored art-deco movie theater the river near downtown, surrounding wetlands serve as providing live performances, built some 200 vessels sanctuary for more than 127 species concerts and fi lms from luxury ocean-going of birds and waterfowl. Sightings of Riverfront dining schooners to steamships. rare birds such as the pilliated wood- pecker and bald eagle are common in the Pocomoke City’s commer- swampy reaches of the river. Avid cial district is reminiscent of the early fishermen are drawn to the dark, tea-col- 20th century. A beautiful example is ored waters from which the river earned the art-deco Mar-Va Theater. Other its Native American name. Popular attractions include the Delmarva species include perch, gar, catfish, Discovery Center, the Costen House pickerel, herring and large mouth bass. Museum, home of the city’s first Visitors are encouraged to wander along mayor, and the Sturgis One Room the river in Cypress Park and through the School House Museum. 4-mile nature trail adjoining the park.

Worcester County Tourism • 800-852-0335 • www.visitworcester.org 29 Get to know us...

30 Snow Hill Resting on the banks of the scenic Pocomoke River, Snow Hill is a collage Photos Courtesy of: Julia Purnell Museum of handsome churches & manicured Colonial & Victoria-style homes. It seems to live in a forgotten era that oasis. The historic district is well is nonetheless familiar & represented with over 100 houses over comforting. 100 years old, including 60 IF YOU GO structures built before 1877. A Named an Arts & Founded in 1642 by historic walking tour brochure is Entertainment District English Settlers, Snow available to guide you through a Host to First Friday- Arts on the River Hill was made a royal historic trove unparalleled in Maryland. port by William & Mary of The Pocomoke River is an adventure all Blessing of the Combines held annually in early August England and became the on it's own and truly a birdwatcher's Canoe, kayak and stand-up Worcester County seat paradise. Byrd Park, Sturgis Park and paddle board rentals in 1742. Imported goods the National Park Service Chesapeake Self-guided walking tour came through Snow Hill Gateways site, one pearl in the string of some of the county’s oldest to be taxed. In addition, surrounding the Chesapeake Bay, and fi nest homes Snow Hill was the home provide access to the river for canoes of a thriving shipbuilding industry. The & kayaks. Rentals are available to railroad provided a new boost after explore the natural beauty of the the Civil War, con- bald Cypress upriver or along tinuing the town's Nassawango Creek. importance in the shipping of goods. However you choose to experience Snow Hill, one of the best There are many treasures of the Lower Eastern options to explore Shore, it is unlikely you will forget the this picturesque magic of this community.

Worcester County Tourism • 800-852-0335 • www.visitworcester.org 31 Just for Kids Fun comes in all flavors and all seasons here in Worcester County. Kids can explore a genuine wilderness on Assateague Island or on the Pocomoke River. Rent a bike or canoe. Become a junior ranger. You can catch the latest wave, too! We’ve got a 3-mile ocean- front boardwalk with awesome eats, thrilling amusements and tons of souvenirs. Or try the many miniature golf courses, both indoor and out. Don’t miss Frontier Town’s western theme park including a rodeo, Indian ceremonial dancing, can-can show, authentic western shops, steam train, stage coach and pony rides. Check out the only indoor ice skating rink on the penin- sula at the Carousel Hotel. Our parks and recreation depart- ment has programs galore for kids. From the wild ponies at Assateague to the wild rides at Ocean City, we’re kids’ terri- tory. For a free color brochure, contact the Worcester County Tourism Office. 800-852-0335, visitworcester.org

African American Heritage The history of the African-American experience in Worcester County consists of a fabric of written facts and oral traditions as well as people of local, state and national prominence. Worcester County has a strong history of resistance to slavery. Common to many places on the shore, there are numerous claims by homeowners as to their property being used as a stop along the “Underground Railroad”. Worcester County’s African-American community can point to a long and rich history of people, places and events that have helped shape the cultural traditions of the Delmarva peninsula. For a free color brochure that explores our history in more detail, please contact the tourism office at 800-852-0335 or visit our web site; visitworcester.org

32 Worcester County Department of Recreation & Parks

From our programs to our parks, we offer a wide range of opportunities for residents and visitors to enjoy. We provide a variety of special events, programs and fitness opportunities for youth and adults of all ages. Our 13 parks are open to explore and enjoy all year long and our Rec Center is a climate controlled 47,000 square-foot multi-purpose fitness arena. Check us out! • www.worcesterrecandparks.org

Business at the beach...

As Maryland’s only seaside, Worcester County is strategically located in the heart of the Delmarva Peninsula, offering a superb family-friendly lifestyle, award-winning schools and ready access to major metropolitan markets, including Washington, DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia. We pride ourselves on our low property tax rate, an abundant workforce to choose from and a transportation network of highways, rail and airports to serve your business needs. Worcester County Department of Economic Development, Bill Badger, Jr. Director 410-632-3112 • [email protected] • www.chooseworcester.org 33 1 Ocean City Boardwalk & Lifesaving Station Museum - Located at the inlet, this museum interprets the fascinating history of O.C. and its life saving service, along with kids programs including; knot tying, “All About Sharks” program and aquarium feeding. 410-289-4991.

2 Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Ocean City - Discover its 1875 roots as a small fishing village and some of the architectural gems that still occupy the downtown today. 410-289-1413.

3 Sundaes in the Park, Free Beach Concerts & Bonfire Hour - Enjoy all events free, free!! Sundaes in the Park-Bring the family and enjoy live musical entertainment. Create your own sundae. Sundays; July-August, 6pm-8pm. Northside Park. 410-250-0125. Concerts on the Beach-Live entertainment every Wednesday. Bring a blanket or chair. July-August, 8pm. North Division Street. 410-250-0125. Bonfire Hour- sit beside the bonfire and learn interesting facts, history and fun things to do. Thursdays; July-August, 9pm. North Division Street. 800-OC-OCEAN.

4 Assateague Island National Seashore and State Park - Stop at the Barrier Island Visitor Center, see wild horses, sika deer and a beach landscape unchanged over centuries. 410-641-1441. (15 min. from O.C.)

34 Hike and Bike at Assateague National 8 Pocomoke River State Park - Hike our trails, Seashore - Hike the three nature trails; fish in the catch and release pond, look Life of the “Dunes”, “Marsh”, and “Forest” for bald eagles and rent a boat or canoe. Trails. You can also bike or canoe the 410-632-2566. (35 min. from Ocean City.) designated trails. Rental information: 410-213-2297. 9 Tour Art Galleries in Berlin, Snow Hill and Ocean City - Take an art lesson or 5 Berlin’s Commercial Historic District just browse and shop for locally produced Visit a Victorian Village, the location of 2 jewelry, pottery or canvas art. major motion pictures, Runaway Bride and Tuck Everlasting. Don’t miss the art galleries, Berlin Galleries, antiques and boutiques. (15 min. from Ocean City.) Calvin B. Taylor House Museum- Jeffrey Auxer Designs 443-497-0812 Memorial Day thru October- Mon, Wed, j.j. Fish Studio & Fine Craft Gallery Fri & Sat, 1-4pm. 410-641-1019. 410-641-4805 Sit and have an old-fashioned milkshake at The Globe, Fine Food, Arts & Spirits Rayne’s Reef. (Berlin is 15 min. from O.C.) 410-641-0784 Worcester County Arts Council Gallery 6 Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum 410-641-0809 Experience a 19th century industrial village, Snow Hill Galleries the site of Maryland’s only bog ore furnace, (30 minutes from Ocean City.) including broom house, kitchen garden, Bishop’s Stock 410-632-3555 print shop, weaving house, woodworkers Ocean City Galleries shop and blacksmith. April through October, Ocean City Center for the Arts 10am-5pm daily. 410-632-2032. 410-524-9433 (35 min. from Ocean City.) 10 Explore the Delmarva Discovery Center 7 Canoe or Kayak the scenic Pocomoke River, on the banks of the river in Pocomoke Nassawango Creek or the Coastal Bays. City. The shore’s leading destination for Outfitters: Pocomoke River Canoe Company hands-on discovery. 410-957-9933. 410-632-3971. Assateague National www.delmarvadiscoverycenter.org Seashore Rentals Maryland Coastal Bays Program 410-213-2297. (30 minutes from Ocean City.) Ayres Creek Adventures: 443- 800-852-0335 or 513-0889; 888-602-6288. SuperFun www.visitworcester.org Ecotours: 888-41-KAYAK. Coastal Kayak: 877-445-2925

35 Wineries & Breweries If you love craft beer and a beautiful coastal destination, then Maryland’s Beach & Beyond is your craft beer destination. Worcester County is fast becoming known for its many breweries in the region. Next time you dine out, ask about the craft beer offerings. Don’t want to drive? Take the Brewz Krooz or C-Breeze Shuttle Service. Come see for yourself why we are fast becoming a craft brew destination.

Toast our Coast…Wine & Ale Trail Assawoman Bay Brewing Co. www.toastourcoast.com 4435 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842 (410) 390-3231 • assawomanbaybrewing.com

Backshore Brewing Co. 913 Atlantic Avenue (10th St and the Boardwalk), Ocean City, MD 21842 (410) 289-0008 • backshorebrew.com

Costa Ventosa Winery & Vineyard Brews Up 9031 Whaleyville Road, Whaleyville, MD 21872 9028 Worcester Hwy, Berlin, MD 410-352-9867 • www.costaventosa.com 443-513-4744 Burley Oak Brewing Company 10016 Old Ocean City Blvd, Berlin, MD (443) 513-4647 • burleyoak.com

Fin City Brewing Co. 12913 Ocean Gateway, Ocean City, MD 21842 For more information on all brewery news, events and (410)213-1771 • fi ncitybrewing.com packages visit ShoreCraftBeer.com Ocean City Brewing Co. 5509 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD (443) 664-6682 • ocbrewingcompany.com

36 Farmers Markets Information Berlin Farmer’s Market Assateague Island National Park Ocean City Downtown Association 214 Harrison Ave, Berlin. Wed May 6-July 29th 3-6 pm; (410) 641-1441 (410) 289-1413 www.berlinchamber.org/event-farmers-market www.nps.gov/asis www.downtownassociation.net Assateague Island State Park Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Downtown Berlin Farmer’s Market @ the Firehouse 410-641-2918 Association, Inc. Harrison Ave, Berlin. Wed 3 pm – 6pm June 3-Aug 15; Fri www.dnr.state.md.us (410) 289-6733 10 am – 3 pm Apr 3 – Dec 18 Berlin Chamber ocvisitor.com [email protected] (410) 641-4775 Ocean Pines Chamber www.BerlinMdCC.org (410) 641-5306 Ocean City Farmer’s Market Lower Eastern Shore Heritage www.oceanpineschamber.org Phillips Seafood extended parking lot 142nd St & Coastal Hwy, Council Pocomoke City Chamber Ocean City. Sat 8 am – 1pm; May 23 to Oct 10; Sun 8 am-1 pm (410) 677-4706 (410) 957-1919 May 3 to Oct 11. www.lowershoreheritage.org www.pocomoke.com [email protected] MD Coastal Bays Pocomoke River State Park (410) 213-2297 (410) 632-2566 Ocean Pines Farmer's Market White Horse Park 239 Ocean Pkwy, Ocean Pines www.mdcoastalbays.org www.dnr.state.md.us Sat. 8 am – 1pm Jan 3-Dec 26 Ocean City Chamber Snow Hill Chamber www.oceanpines.org/farmersmarket (410) 213-0552 (410) 632-0809 www.OceanCity.org www.snowhillmd.com Snow Hill Farmer’s Market Ocean City Convention & Worcester County Recreation & Parks 210 W Green St, Snow Hill. Thurs noon-5 pm; May 7- Visitors Bureau (410) 632-2144 Sept 24 • 410-632-2080 (410) 289-8181; (800) OC-OCEAN Worcester County Tourism www.ococean.com (410) 632-3110; (800) 852-0335 West Ocean City Farmer’s Market Ocean City Development Corporation www.visitworcester.org 8816 Stephen Dec Hwy, Berlin Sat 9-noon Apr 4-Nov 7 (410) 289-7739 Worcester County Welcome Center 888-232-5186 (410) 957-2484

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