View of the Susquehanna from Havre de Grace where we parked the car. I had the dumb idea to park in the first spot and follow the signs, and then we ended up walking 3 miles in the blistering heat to get to the lighthouse through the residential streets. Lesson learned: keep driving until you know where your destination is. Then park.
Mary with Revolutionary War General Lafayette, known to have visited the city. Now that we have made it a stop on our tour, we are awaiting a plaque of some sort.
The Concord Point Lighthouse, oldest lighthouse in continuous use in the U.S. There is no lighthouse keeper anymore, as it is under automatic control, but there is a museum and the old lighthouse keeper's house.
The historic Havre de Grace sign, which basically says the British came and burned the town down, but that the locals struggled to defend it. Havre de Grace is in a very strategic location, where the Susquehanna meets the Chesapeake Bay.
On our struggle back to the car through the streets of Havre de Grace in the brutal midday sun, we found an shop that sold homemade ice cream. Mine tasted like cake. It was super good.
The Ripken Stadium, where the minor league Aberdeen Ironbirds play. Since there was no game we got to drive through the VIP parking lot.
The Aberdeen Ironbirds VIP van. I'm going to call it a party van, because it looks pretty decked out, at least on the outside.
I have no idea what this sign actually says, all I know is that its on the road to Aberdeen Proving Grounds and this is as close as we could get without going through the military checkpoint. I was trying to be casual and touristy and taking pictures, but the thought of military intervention scared me enough so that we don't actually have pictures of the checkpoint. Fortunately there was a little cutout right before the checkpoint, so we turned around, and very casually, sped back to the highway.
Jericho Covered Bridge near Gunpowder State Park Headquarters, as well as part of the park. It is the only covered bridge remaining in Baltimore and Harford Counties, but more importantly than that, its supposed to be haunted. I'll have to go back at night one time and verify that....
OOOOOOO HAUNTED BRIDGE!!!!!!
Final Thoughts: Park by the attractions, not three miles away, so you don't have to wander around in the heat. Also, stop by that ice cream place if you're ever in the area. Future Goals: Get invited to ride in Ironbirds VIP Party van. Also go to haunted bridge at night.
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