james_alexander Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 I'll probably be driving up the Delmarva peninsula next week from Norfolk to Harrington, DE. Are there any good photo locations along the way other than Assateague and Chincoteague (which I hope to visit)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_dickerson Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 James, Visit Saint Micheals and Oxford. Saint Micheals has a great maritime museum. I did a bicycle tour of the Eastern Shore some years ago and found much to photograph. We read Chesapeake by Michner and then did a pilgrimage to sites mentioned in the book. Really a cool place to visit and shoot. Have fun and have some crab cakes for me. JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbryan Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 Just over the bridge tunnel on your right is the Eastern Shore Wildlife Refuge. It's been a few years since I've been there, but it used to be free... Good place for shore birds and ducks & geese... There are some good Natuical locations if you like little fishing villages and the like. Oyster, VA, & Onancock, VA come to mind... --Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_land Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 As I suggested for another Bay area visitor, the Chesapeake Bay Gateways website (www.baygateways.net) lists a number of good refuges, parks and museums (one of which being the Chesapeake Maritime Museum in St. Michaels) along the Eastern Shore. One Gateways site you may want to visit is Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge near Cambridge, MD. You'll find a number of bald eagles and osprey flying around, as well as other wildlife. I'm the web admin for this website (and network), so if you have any questions, send me comments via the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srspears Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 Have fun.. it's a great place to wander.. I'm not sure where Harrington, DE is in relation to the Delaware Bay, but if you want to pass up Chincoteague (which seemed lacking in ponies when I was there last weekend, Assateague was better)(but Chincoteague was better for birds)... in Delaware, check out Bombay Hook and Prime Hook, even the tip of the bay, Cape Henlopen and Lewes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_piper1 Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 The tall dunes and a WWII sighting tower on sea-side trail at Cape Henlopen DE offer a panorama of ocean, breakwater and lighthouse if you pass by with time for a hike close to dawn or dusk. This would be a place to add in, not a substitute for Assateague or Blackwater. The Lewes-Cape May ferry will get you closer to the urban rookery at Stone Harbor NJ if your Harrington visit allows for another add-on side trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babette_ross Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 I'll 2nd Cape Henlopen. the Point on the bay side makes a great sunset location with a lighthouse just off shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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