Cecil County

 Cecil County! This is the sign going over the Route 40 Bridge, the only official County sign we could find.

Our first stop: Hollywood Casino at Perryville

We just drove around the circle outside the casino and held up traffic. And by traffic I mean one elderly couple. The casino isn't really a hopping place on a Sunday morning.

Port Deposit

A deceptively quiet street. Everyone had a motorcycle or a boat. We felt left out as we have neither. Yet.

The Susquehanna River at the Susky River Grill, where they had good mozzarella sticks but funky music. Not good funky.

These are the steps leading up to a house on the steep hill bordering Port Deposit.

 An archway to the parking lot. Formerly Washington Hall, the first building of the Tome School, a prep school in the area.

Fortunately it was the 2nd Sunday of the month. Here we learned a lot of local Port Deposit folklore, including its history. The town is sometimes subjected to floods, courtesy of the Conowingo Dam, and also used to have large gorges where tons of ice flooded the streets. Port Deposit also has a large quarry, where a lot of granite for the foundations of nearby cities was gathered. It was also home to a large Naval training base, and they made the tunnels here for along I-95. That is a brief summary of the less controversial information we learned about Port Deposit. After this we left, as we were feeling left out without a motorcycle or a boat.

A covered bridge that is no longer connected to a road. This picture was difficult to take, because Mary had to pull over on the side of the road since we were tailgated most of the way by large trucks driven by bearded men. They did not appreciate our slowing down to view the historic signs.

The Conowingo Dam, culprit of the floods that occur in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

The Susquehanna by the dam, where the water becomes so shallow and rocky that John Smith just gave up and couldn't go any farther up the river. When he stopped he named the spot Smith Falls, but we couldn't stop because of aforementioned tailgaters. But there is a sign there.

Crossing the road at the Conowingo Hydroelectric Plant.

Entering Rising Sun, an alleged past KKK hotspot.

 Two minutes later, the Rising Sun Town Hall, as we attempt to leave Rising Sun and head west....

Final Thoughts: Cecil County is really nice if you have a boat, enjoy gambling, like granite, want to go fishing or wading in the Susquehanna, or enjoy country drives. There is a lot of beautiful land for a nice country drive.