April 2014
Last year I visited Havre de Grace, Maryland for their annual seafood festival. (View those photos here.) This year I went back to revisit a nearby restaurant that sells amazing crab cakes that we discovered last year. While down there, we also made a second visit to the great waterfront promenade/boardwalk along the area where the Susquehanna River meets the Chesapeake Bay. We climbed the Concord Point Lighthouse and made a side trip to tour the Susquehanna Museum at the lock keeper's house from the old Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal. The weather was beautiful, the wildlife was plentiful and this little town on the bay made for a relaxing and fun day.
The old Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal ends in Havre de Grace
I don't know what kind of birds these are, but here they sitting along the Susquehanna River
Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge
I'm not too sure I'd trust this vessel to be seaworthy, but it seemed to have no trouble running up and down the Susquehanna River
Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal lock keeper's house
There were plenty of thse birds around but I don't know what species they are
Amtrak Susquehanna River Bridge was built in 1904-1906 yet it still carries train traffic all day, everyday including high speed Acela trains
There's plenty of construction activity around the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge even on a weekend
Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal lock keeper's house is beautifully restored. That's an ice saw hanging on the wall.
The ice box inside the beautifully restored Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal lock keeper's house
The ship log inside the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal lock keeper's house
A tug boat pushes a barge up the Chesapeake River
The nearly 100 year old Bayou Hotel is now a condominium
Who wouldn't want to sit here and look out over the Chesapeake Bay on a cool Spring day
Canada geese in the shallows at the head of the Chesapeake Bay
This dog was enjoy the beautiful weather and braving the chilly waters of the Chesapeake Bay to play fetch
Seagulls in the shallows at the head of the Chesapeake Bay
This turtle was among the wildlife we spotted
Built in 1827, the Concord Point Lighthouse is the northern-most lighthouse on the Chespeake Bay
Built in 1827, the Concord Point Lighthouse is the northern-most lighthouse on the Chespeake Bay
Looking out over the Chesapeake Bay
One of many flowering trees along the waterfront in Havre de Grace
The 5rg order fresnel lens at the top of the Concord Point Lighthouse
A view of the Chesapeake Bay as seen from the top of the Concord Point Lighthouse
The climb to the top of the Concord Point Lighthouse is a tight squeeze
The lighthouse keeper dwelling as seen from the top of the Concord Point Lighthouse
Inside the keeper's dwelling of the Concord Point Lighthouse
Built in 1827, the Concord Point Lighthouse is the northern-most lighthouse on the Chespeake Bay
This Canada goose seems to be enjoying the mud
Ducks in the mud
The mud at the head of the Chesapeake appear to be popular with waterfowl
The nearly 100 year old Bayou Hotel is now a condominium