ST. CLEMENTS ISLAND WAS THE SITE OF THE FIRST LANDING IN MARYLAND BY EUROPEANS  IN THE EARLY 1600,S.
TODAY IT IS A MARYLAND STATE PARK. IT LIES ABOUT 1/2 MILE OFF COLTONS POINT MARYLAND. THE ISLAND IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY BOAT.IT IS A PERFECT PLACE TO GO BY CANOE OR KAYAK.

THERE IS A SMALL MUSEUM ON THE SHORE INSIDE IS A HUGE AMERICAN BALD EAGLE THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN BY A POACHER AND HAD BEEN DISPLAYED IN J. EDGAR HOOVERS OFFICE AT THE FBI HEADQUARTERS

SOME OF THE PICTURES MAY TAKE A MINUTE TO LOAD

INSIDE THE MUSEUM
 

THE BOAT DOCK LOOKING TO THE VIRGINIA SHORE ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY

YOU CAN PULL YOUR CANOES OR KAYAKS UP ON THE SANDY BEACH

THE CROSS CAN BE SEEN FOR A LONG WAY OFF

THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF SEABIRDS TO VIEW SUCH AS THIS OSPREY

THERE IS A NICE PICNIC AREA AND YOU CAN HAVE A BAR-B-QUE. I
BROUGHT MY WEBER SMOKEY JOE ON THE BOSTON WHALER AND MY FRIEND MADELEINE AND I HAD A NICE PICNIC.

TOWARD THE MARYLAND SHORE
THERE ARE TWO BOAT DOCKS.THE FIRST IS TOWARD MARYLAND AND THE SECOND FACES VIRGINIA

THERE ARE SOME PIECES OF THE OLD BLACKISTONE ISLAND LIGHT HOUSE ON THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE ISLAND. THE LIGHT WAS DESTROYED BY VANDALS IN THE 1950,S.
 

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