If you are looking for an adventure on the Eastern Shore to visit a few historical sites in Queen Anne’s County, the first Saturday during the summer months is a perfect time. This is when many are open. The old courthouse in Queenstown, dates back to the founding of the county in 1709 and is located at Corner of Del Rhodes Ave. & Rt. 18.

Old Wye Mill, an operating mill from the period of the late 18th/early 19th century is open more often than the first Saturday. Grinding Days are the first and third Saturdays of every month.
Open Wed.–Sat. 10–3 p.m., Sun. 1–3 p.m.
To prepare for you visit to the mill first visit their Website at https://www.oldwyemill.org

The railroad was an important part of transportation on the Eastern Shore. The railroad in Sudlerville provided transportation and a way to get grains and produce to markets throughout the mid-atlantic. In 1885 a new passenger station was built. That station remains at its original site and has become an historic museum for Sudlerville’s including baseball great Jimmy Foxx memorabilia.

Just a block away from the Train station is the Jimmy Foxx Memorial.

If are a fan of old Railroad Stations not too far from Sudlersville is the Ridgley Train Station in Caroline County. This station is also opened on the first Saturday of the month.

As for me I will be spending the First Saturday in August in the Town of Betterton in Kent County. The town had for many years celebrated their heritage as a beach resort during the late 19th and first half of the 20th Century on the first Saturday in August. After being put on pause the past two years due to covid the celebration is returning.

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About the Sunday Posts
Nearly three years ago I began doing a series of posts I called “Drives with Steve” on my photography Website, SGAtkinson.com. The idea was to take a drive from my home in Chestertown to an randomly selected location and take photographs along the way.

This eventually turned into the “Points of Interest” series. Along the way I’ve captured a pretty wide range of photos.

For the past several months I have been doing posts on each Sunday that I have been terming,”Drives with Steve” and have tried to have recent one every week. Over these past few there has been a few things that have made these weekly trips difficult to do. One of the biggest has been, in a word, inflation. Especially the price of gas. The cost for these trips have nearly doubled.

I have decided to only do one “Drives with Steve” post a month, on the first Sunday of the Month. What will be appearing on the other Sundays?

“Points of Interest” on the Second Sunday, “Common Series” on the Third Sunday and “Over the Years on the Fourth Sunday.

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