Evening star., 1928-06-10
'EASTERN SHORE MOTOR TOUR
DELIGHTFUL WEEK END TRIP
District Autoists Have Choice of Manv
Routes Through Peninsula
and Return.

cold for comfort Those who enjoy a
longer stay IN the water appreciate the
TACT that Ocean City, Md being several
degrees south of all the larger resorts
ana several degrees nearer the Gulf
Stream, as well as several hundred miles
farther from the polar currents that
come down our Northeastern coast. has
delightful ocean bathing conditions
! found nowhere else in the neighborhood
OF our great cities.
NO legitimate paStime. recreation.
sport or amusement usually found at a
resort Is wanting at the Maryland re-
sort. The golf course is improving
every year. and may be enjoyed without
the prohibiting expense which at some
places takes the JOY out of the play
There are numerous tennis courts.
| bowling alleys. cinema shows. dancing
| places, sail or motor boats, beach ponies
| for the kiddieS, auto trips. card parties
and public entertainments. The
churches are served by pastors of un-
/ usual ability; besides. the pulpits are
often filled by visiting speakers Of re-
noWn."
Route Through Delaware.
But despite the pleasures of Ocean
City one must return some time. Let s
take the route up through Delaware.
Retracing our steps for short distance,
we find ourselves in Berlin once more.
Here one turns to the right. and within
II miles crosses the Delaware Maryland
State line. Here the Dupont Highway
begins. part of the S7000,000 gift to
| the State by the Dupont family of
Wilmington.
For long time after the announced
gift the right of way could not be OBJ
tanned from the abutting property hold
ers. The money was finally given over
TO the State, and through condemnation
proceedings the necessary strip of land
was acquired.
Georgetown is % miles north of Ber-
lin. Rehoboth Beach lies 20 miles to
the eastward. The motorist skirts the
town, as he will find he will do many
others on the trip back, unless he par
ticularly wants TO enter them, and pro-
ceeds along beautiful, straight high
way. f1anked on both sides at many
places by pine trees. Occasionally the
road runs through large grape Vine
yards. Continuing on for II miles, Mil
ford is reached. From there it is 10
miles into the State capital. The towns
OF Frederica and Magnolia are passed
through.
Road From Dover.
From Dover the road winds its way
for IL miles into Smyrna after passing
through Cheswold. Beyond Symrna, at
Blackbird. the returning traveller bears
to the left off the main road into Will
mington and comes into Middletown, a
distance OF i3 miles From this town
the road passes through Mount Pleas
ant. over the Chesapeake 81 Delaware
Canal. through Summit Bridge into
Kirkwood and GLASGOW Just beyond
the highway crosses the Maryland State
line and comes on the main highway
from Washington to New York and into
Elkton,, a distance of 10 miles.
Now the motorist is following United
States route 40, which he follows into
Baltimore. From Elkton the road leads
through Northeast and Perryville and
crosses the Susquehanna River into
Havre de Grace. distance of 16 miles.
From here the motorist continues on TO
Aberdeen. Unless wishing to go to
Belair. a longer distance, the motorist
will bear to the left and continue along
into Abingdon, a distance OF ID miles
From Abingdon one continues along an
uphill and downhill stretch through
Bradshaw and Whiteniarsh into East
Baltimore by way OF Fayette street,
distance of % miles
From Baltimore the notorist takes
United States route /, which leads from
Monroe street into Washington through
Laurel, distance Of Al miles.
The trips 10 Eastern Shore can be
taken in wet or dry weather. and are
most worth while.