A Detour to Wye Mills -

I attend networking events in Annapolis where I am known as the Arts and Entertainment man from the shore. I’ve been asked where to go on the shore. Usually they are looking for places on the Lower Shore since they are going to the Beach.

I tell them that on their way to the beach to take a short detour off of US 50 by turning right at the light at Chesapeake College to Wye Mills.

Wye Mills is the home of the Wye Mill which has been in nearly continuous operation since 1682. It still is in operation with nearly all of its late-18th-century equipment.

Photo: The Old Wye Mill — The Old Wye Mill

Wye Mill's Water Wheel — The mill’s water wheel

Photo: Replica of a Colonial Corn Crib — Replica of a Colonial Corn Crib

The Wye Oak, Maryland’s honorary state tree, was the largest white oak tree in the United States and the State Tree of Maryland from 1941 until was destroyed on a June 6, 2002 by a severe thunderstorm. A clone of the old tree stands in its current location.

Photo: An old Branch from the Wye Oak — An old Branch from the Wye Oak

Photo: The Tiny House — The Tiny House – Was in the Shade of the Wye Oak

Editor Note:
SG (Steve) Atkinson along with being a photographer is the Editor and Publisher of the ChesaDel Crier. The genesis of this series began on his Website ShoreToBeFun Photography.