Schedule a
little fun and excitement this summer with Senior day trips through Montgomery
County Recreation! Whether you want to cool off on a river cruise or learn a
little history, we have something for everyone.
Crab Feast Paddlewheel Riverboat
Cruise around Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
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via Baltimorepaddlewheel.com
#353330 July
11 1:15pm – 6:30 pm
Dig in to a
delicious crab feast as we cruise around the historic Baltimore Inner Harbor.
The Black-Eyed Susan paddlewheel riverboat will take guests on a 2-1/2 hour narrated tour of Baltimore’s harbor.
Relax in the air-conditioned deck or catch a breeze on the open-air deck.
Included is a culinary feast with crab soup, spinach and artichoke dip, plus a
buffet of roast beef, chicken, corn, salad, and of course, spicy, steamed
hard-shell crabs! Fee of $92 includes meal and transportation.
Frederick Douglass’ Life on the
Eastern Shore
#353331 July
17, 7:15 am – 5:30 pm
#353332 July
18, 7:15 am – 5:30 pm
According to
Wikipedia, “after escaping from slavery, [Frederick Douglass] became a
leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and
incisive antislavery writing. He stood as a living counter-example to
slaveholders' arguments that slaves did not have the intellectual capacity to
function as independent American citizens.”
With that kind of biography, one can only imagine the
stories that must exist about a young Frederick Douglass. On this trip we’ll
visit Douglass’ birthplace, Holme Hill Farm, and our Eastern Shore Guide will
share stories of his grandmother and the young Douglass. Then we’ll cruise down
the Wye River and visit plantation homes, enjoy lunch, and learn more about
Frederick Douglass’ life from a local expert. Fee of $85 includes lunch and
transportation.
Tour Poplar Island in the Chesapeake
Bay and Witness its Restoration
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via Wikimedia Commons
#353333 July
24, 7:15 am – 5:15 pm
#353334 July
25 7:15 am – 5:15 pm
Poplar Island
once supported a small town community with farmers, a post office and school on
its 1,000 acres in the Chesapeake Bay. By the 1990s, when restoration began,
erosion and rising waters had reduced the island to less than 10 acres taking
with it an important natural habitat. SOAR members will receive a guided tour
of the island by air-conditioned bus to witness the rebuilding of the island
using dredged materials from the bay, as well as the wildlife that have
returned including osprey, egrets, herons, eagles, muskrat and more. For a
wonderful photo essay of the project visit http://www.chesapeakebay.net. Fee
of $45 covers transportation with lunch on your own in downtown St. Michaels
after the tour.
Skipjack Boat Tour of Chesapeake Bay
and St. Michaels
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via http://www.oystercatcher.com/
#353335
August 1, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm
First we’ll
enjoy a 2-hour sail on a slooprigged skipjack, the official Maryland State
boat, to view the Bay’s natural beauty and wildlife. This ship is used as an
oyster dredger during oyster season and the Captain will share his insight into
the Bay’s ecology, living as a waterman, and an oyster dredging demonstration.
Lunch and sightseeing on your own in St. Michaels afterward. Please wear
sneakers or boat shoes – no slippery soled shoes. Fee of $60 includes
transportation and sail.
