St Michael's is the town that “fooled the British” in the Revolutionary War. Because it was once a thriving port and boatbuilding center, it was a prime target for the British. In the dark morning hours of 8/10/1813, the British attacked this port. The town people heard word of the attack and devised a strategy. The residents had a “blackout” & hoisted lanterns to the tops of their ships and up high in trees. When the British arrived at night, they assumed St Michael's was on a bluff. The cannons overshot the town except for one house that took a cannonball through the roof. That house still stands today & is called the “Cannonball House.
The three Pams' (Pam Feltner, Pam Atwood and Pam Shircliff) and I took the hotel shuttle and managed to browse most of the unique shops on Talbot Street. It was easy for me to get a response when I said "Hey Pam"!
Tom took the harbor shuttle van to the grocery store this morning and chilled out on the boat the rest of the day. He caught up on paying bills on line, data entry and boat projects. Other loopers captains also took advantage of the weather down day and addressed boat maintenance projects.
We had planned on heading to Annapolis today (Tuesday) but we had to hold up for at least one day due to high seas. This looks like a great town to bicycle around if it weren’t for the high winds, the cold and rain! We spent the afternoon playing Dominos which I proceeded to lose big time! Everyone had dinner on board their boat.
No new pictures today.
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