Lighthouses seem to be everywhere on the Chesapeake. They are now run electronically with no one living on them or have been replaced by flashing buoys. But the structures still stand to remind of past times. Many have been sold to private parties who just think lighthouses are cool.
Need to thank Wikipedia.
In Solomons Island (or just Solomons) Calvert Marine Museum is great museum that shows the history of the area including shipbuilding, the environment and life in and around the Chesapeake, and even an old lighthouse that was “saved” and brought to the museum so that people could get an idea of what it was like to live in a small, isolated home on the water. This museum also has a shed with a variety of old Watermen boats to show how the boats have evolved over the years. Definitely a good place to stop.
The marina where we stayed allowed us to reprovision for our next adventure, only a mile and half walk to the grocery store and another mile and half back. Yes we are getting some steps in even though we spend quite a bit of time on a small boat.
Once again we are reminded how small this world really is. We ran into a former dock mate’s boat from Waterford Harbor Marina back in Kemah. They left before we did and now hide from hurricanes in the Solomons. Unfortunately we did not see them. They were arriving the day after we left. But on our way back south 2 weeks later we saw them sail by going south too.
On the island there remains the remnants of the Naval Amphibious Training Base. This is where 3 naval bases were established during World War II to practice and learn techniques used in some major battles such as D-Day, Tarawa and Guadcanal.
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