Rover, St. Michaels

#12 among attractions in St. Michaels

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Rover is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1886 by the Thompson brothers in Chester, Maryland. She measures 28'-13⁄4" with a 6'-41⁄4" beam. She has a longhead bow, braced back to the hull, and a sharp stern. She is privately owned and races under No. 11 in Eastern Shore competition. She one of the last 22 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay racing log canoes that carry on a tradition of racing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that has existed since the 1840s. She is located at St. Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland. ()

Built: 1886 (138 years ago)Coordinates: 38°47'6"N, 76°13'13"W

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St. Michaels United States

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Rover – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Hooper Strait Light, Candleberry Shoppe, Edmee S..

~840 ftN
Boat tours, Outdoor activities, Museum
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels
5 min walk • The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is located in St. Michaels, Maryland, United States and is home to a collection of Chesapeake Bay artifacts, exhibitions, and vessels.
~960 ftN
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Hooper Strait Light, St. Michaels
5 min walk • Hooper Strait Light is one of four surviving Chesapeake Bay screw-pile lighthouses in the U.S. state of Maryland. Originally located in Hooper Strait, between Hooper and Bloodsworth Islands in Dorchester County and at the entrance to Tangier Sound, it is now an exhibit at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St.
~1140 ftW
38°47'6"N • 76°13'27"W
Candleberry Shoppe, St. Michaels
6 min walk • Shopping, Museum
~960 ftN
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Edmee S., St. Michaels
5 min walk • The Edmee S. is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe. She was built in the Tilghman Island style from hewn logs by Oliver Duke in the 1930s. She is one of the last 22 Chesapeake Bay racing log canoes, and is actively raced with a crew of nine to eleven people. Her original name was Cecilia Mae, but was renamed for Edmee S.
~940 ftN
Museum, Ship
Edna E. Lockwood, St. Michaels
5 min walk • The Edna E. Lockwood is a Chesapeake Bay bugeye, the last working oyster boat of her kind. She is located at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in Saint Michaels, Maryland. She was built in 1889 at Tilghman Island, Maryland by John B.
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Persistence, St. Michaels
1 min walk • The Persistence is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in the 1890s, possibly by John B. Harrison in Tilghman, Maryland. She measures 32'-4¹⁄₂" long, with a beam of 6'-11¹⁄₂" and is double-ended with no longhead on her bow.
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Magic, St. Michaels
1 min walk • The Magic is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1894, by Charles Tarr in St. Michaels, Maryland, She measures 34'-3 5/8" long with a beam of 6'-11". She served as a commercial oystering vessel until 1924 when she was returned to her sailing rig.
~890 ftW
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Michaels Historic District, St. Michaels
5 min walk • The Saint Michaels Historic District encompasses the historic center of Saint Michaels, Maryland. The town, which has about 1,000 permanent residents, is located on a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

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Nearby attractions include Magic, St. Michaels (1 min walk), Persistence, St. Michaels (1 min walk), Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels (5 min walk), St. Michaels Historic District, St. Michaels (5 min walk).