Just passing through ...

On the way to Tilghman Island Day last weekend, we had to pass through the town of St. Michaels, Md., an historic waterfront village on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.




On the way back through from Tilghman Island, we stopped and walked around a bit. Natalie picked up a number of ideas the town has done that would work great in Chesapeake City, where we live. Besides being home to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels also has a number of well-preserved historic homes, churches and shops. It's also known as the "Town That Fooled The British" because of this action, highlighted in the town's history:

In the dark morning hours of August 10, 1813, a number of British barges had planned an attack on the town and a fort on the harbor side. The residents of tiny St. Michaels, forewarned, hoisted lanterns to the masts of ships and in the tops of the trees, tricking the British by causing the cannons to overshoot the town. This first "blackout" was effective and only one house was struck.