Friends and Havre de Grace

Our friends from Fort Worth were flying up to meet us and were flexible enough to be able to meet us where ever we could reach by boat and that worked out to be a quaint and of course, historic town in Maryland on the Western Shore.  They had rented a nice cabin on the Bush River not too far from Havre de Grace and we initially tried anchoring in the river near them.  It was too shallow and rocky to be good holding so we only did that for a night then moved to a marina in town.  Carol and I have been friends since first grade and she, David and I all graduated the from the same high school class.  Another former classmate and his wife live outside of Philadelphia and we made a road trip up to visit them.  What a wonderful chance to see people.  Andy is a professional photographer so if you
see a good picture in this post, it's his.

Our friends Carol and Andy in front of the lighthouse.

Carol and I in front of a building that we had no idea what it
was but was colorful and picturesque.

Enjoying our time together.

One of the highlights of the trip was the beer museum. Yes, there really
is such a thing and her is proof!  

It was an amazing collection of all things beer from steins, to cans to bottles
to signs to.....

No wasted space in this museum.. Even the stairway to the second floor
showcases a collection of cans.

There is a short but scenic walkway around the riverfront.  Geese were
abundant in the shallow waters

This old hotel had been rehabbed into a stunning condo.  Great views from the
hill overlooking the river. 

These shiny little fish were eye catching and part of a larger sculpture.

The public parks had really great art pieces adorning the walkways.

The Maritime Museum was a bit of a disappointment since only 1/3
of it was open to visiting but still educational.  This is a fish barge
used by the watermen  to be able to go farther afield from just their home
waters to harvest fish, crabs and oysters.  The barge would be moored
in shallow water then they could stay out away from home for long
stretches of time.  Buy boats would come around and buy from them daily then
deliver the fresh seafood to packing houses and restaurants.

Our fellow classmate, Richard, and his wife Kate hosted a fabulous lunch.
We graduated from a small Catholic high school in Fort Worth so for
four of us to be all together was a treat.

And now with Kate in the picture.

Downtown Havre de Grace.  It is a town struggling to once again reinvent itself.
Currently, many of the old canneries are now home to a wide variety of antique stores.

The town's name was from a French hero of the American Revolution,
Lafayette.  He told General Washington that is reminded him of
a beautiful harbor in France.  Havre meaning harbor in French.

The light house and surrounding park are on a point in the river.

Sign at the maritime museum.

This house had the most interesting patterns in it's roofing material.
I also could easily imagine sitting on that porch for hours watching
the world go by.

One of the first VFW posts in the USA.

Every small town from colonial times has it's war memorial.
The one in Havre de Grace was very well done encompassing
all vets of all wars.

le and a place we've never been before!