The most popular venue conducting cruises along the Choptank River, Suicide Bridge Restaurant has two 80-foot paddlewheel boats that offer a number of different ways to experience the river. Options include a lunch cruise ($35 per person) that lasts two hours; a dinner cruise ($48 per person) that lasts three hours; the Crab Feast ($50 per person), a three-hour cruise aimed at crab lovers; and a sightseeing tour ($15 per person).
Choptank Riverboat Co.
6304 Suicide Bridge Road
Hurlock, MD 21643
(410) 943-4689
suicidebridge.com/riverqueen.html
The "Steamboat Reverie" cruise is a narrated four-hour tour on the Choptank River aboard a steamboat akin to those used before 1920. Each passenger receives a map so he may follow the narration while on the tour. Cruises are $35 per person.
Cambridge Lady Cruises
P.O. Box 1061
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 221-0776
cambridgelady.com
This skipjack, commissioned in 1994, was built from "salvaged equipment no longer in service." The one- to two-hour tours are led by licensed sailors who describe the ship's equipment and the maritime history of the region. The cruises run on Saturdays and Sundays; pricing ranges from $15 to $25.
The Nathan of Dorchester
c/o The Dorchester Skipjack Committee
P.O. Box 1224
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-7141
skipjack-nathan.org/SailingSchedule.htm.
Using a kayak, the tourist travels from Goldsboro to Greensboro, a six- to seven-mile trip, which explains the difficulty rating as "hard." The water is not tidal, however, so if children can paddle the distance, this is a great trip for them. The voyage normally lacks bald eagle sightings, but plenty of hawks, songbirds and fish, joined by a menagerie of turtles, ducks, heron, beaver and owls can be seen.
Return to Nature
4458 Killens Pond Road
Felton, DE 19943
(443) 604-3073
rtnkayaks.com/index.html
