St. Mary's, Maryland

On our way back down the Potomac we stopped for a couple of nights at St. Mary’s College, nestled on the St. Mary’s River, of course. The school is a national public honors college and is located at the site of the first permanent settlement in Maryland. There’s all the archeology and history and beauty you could want. We got to the museum about three minutes before closing, but the docent was so excited about his work he let us in and gave us a half-hour long personal tour. Very cool.

I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree.

We were treated to gorgeous fall foliage at St. Mary’s.