A Taste of the Eastern Shore
Cambridge, Oxford & Denton, MD
We begin the day by visiting the oldest crab processing plant
on the Chesapeake Bay, the J.M. Clayton Seafood Company. The tour of this
historic facility will allow you to see first hand how “Blue Crab” is prepared
for market from the steaming rooms, to passing through the amazingly skilled
hands of the crab pickers and packers. Next we arrive for a salad, rolls
and non-alcoholic beverage at Kay’s Country Kitchen with a
panoramic view of the Dorchester County Airport. A tour of historic High
Street lined with stately mansions from the 18th and 19th
centuries follows, before we travel to the colonial village of Oxford.
Along the way, our step-on guide will entertain and educate us with some
memorable tales from Oxford’s 300-year history, and we learn how Oxford came to
be the “First Port of Entry” on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in colonial days. A
delicious lunch is included at the Masthead at Pier Street Restaurant
which looks out on the Tred Avon River. Please provide a meal choice
when making your reservations. Your choices are Crab Cake or Chicken
Breast Sandwich. After lunch, we are off to the inland town of Denton.
We’ll pass miles and miles of farmland, and our guide will offer stories of the
early settlers. We will tour the Museum of Rural Life which is a tribute
to the farming community of Caroline Community. Inside the museum is an original
log cabin and numerous artifacts from colonial times. Next we head over to the
Emerson House for dessert. You will have some leisure time to
browse the small shops along the street while enjoying your afternoon treat
before we depart for home.
