I Love Dorchester Heritage & Tourism

06/20/2026

The Dorchester County Pool is now open for the season!

06/20/2026

She's here! The 1877 tall ship Elissa has arrived in Cambridge at Sailwinds Park at Cambridge Harbor (near 200 Byrn St., Cambridge, MD). Free deck tours run 12-5pm on both Saturday and Sunday (June 20 and 21). What a great Father's Day outing to see this beautiful ship!

Hello, Cambridge, Maryland! Galveston Historical Foundation's 1877 ELISSA is at Cambridge Yacht Basin this weekend with FREE public tours scheduled for Saturday and Sunday from noon to five pm. We can't wait to welcome you on board the Official Tall Ship of Texas as we voyage on our Galveston 250 summer.

Many thanks to Dockmaster Scott Fitzhugh at the yacht basin, who's been instrumental in providing us with a temporary home in your community.

06/18/2026

BREAKING NEWS! We've just learned that the 1877 tall ship Elissa is stopping in Cambridge this weekend, June 20-21, and they're offering free deck tours! The Elissa is scheduled to arrive around 8am on Saturday and depart the morning of Tuesday, June 23. Deck tours are 12-5pm on Saturday and Sunday.

**UPDATE: Head to Sailwinds Park at Cambridge Harbor (near 200 Byrn St., Cambridge, MD) for a look at this rare and amazing ship! Spread the word!

The Elissa is on its way to New York to join the largest-ever flotilla of tall ships from around the world for a universal celebration of America's 250th anniversary on July 4.

Here's a little more of the back story: Galveston Historical Foundation brought ELISSA, an 1877 square-rigged iron barque, from a scrapyard in Piraeus Harbor, Greece to Galveston to begin restoration work in 1978. By 1982, GHF staff and volunteers completed restoration and transformed this rare, historic vessel into a floating museum that would actively sail.

Follow her travels at Galveston 250.

Photo by Greenwalt Productions.

06/18/2026

🌞 GET READY FOR THE WEEKEND! 🌞 Here's your roundup of fun in Dorchester County June 18-21!

✔️ Blue Point Provision Co., waterfront restaurant at Hyatt Chesapeake, has reopened for summer. Deck parties every Thurs, 5-7p with live music, specials
✔️ Cabin Fever Play Centre has open play Fri & Sat 9a-7p; Sun 12-6p
👻 Cambridge Ghost Walk on Maryland’s most haunted street Thurs 8p. Tix: chesapeakeghosts.com
✔️ Choptank Riverboat Cruise on a paddlewheeler: Fri 12 and 6p, Sat 12p (all crabfeast cruises); Sun 2p (Father’s Day cruise). suicidebridge.com/choptank-riverboats
🫐 Emily's Produce has U-Pick wildflowers & blueberries, plus Wildflower Wanderer Yoga Fri 6p (pre-register: emilysproduce.com). Dad Days Sat & Sun 9a-5p with meat & beer specials, sweet corn eating contest Sun
✔️ Sunset Cruise Fri & Sat evening with Blackwater Adventures; departs 6:30p from Hyatt Chesapeake (you don't have to be guest). Also offering day cruise Sat 10a-12p. Reserve: tinyurl.com/y622c5kz
🎵 The Showroom by Blue Ruin has Reagan Kent Thurs 8-11p, DJ Lynx Muzik Fri 8p, DJ Marcus Ashley Sat 8p-12a
✔️ Juneteenth 5K Walk Sat 8am; Yock Cook-off Celebration begins 2p, Cornish (Nursery) Park. With Groove City Black Heritage & Culture Group
🐟 Kids Fishing Derby Sat 9a-12p - supplies provided. Open to public. At Cambridge Yacht Club. Register: cambridgeyachtclub.com/event/tJ7pJIghkk
✔️ The Bay Country Shop has Father's Day Event Sat 10am-5pm with fun, food, local vendors.
⭐️ The 1877 tall ship Elissa arrives in Cambridge 8am Sat, with free deck tours Sat & Sun 12-5p. Sailwinds Park at Cambridge Harbor, near 200 Byrn St., Cambridge
⭐️ Juneteenth Celebration at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center Fri-Sun with creative fun, performances, talks, activities for children. Details: tinyurl.com/3fm35x2t
⛵️ Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester has public sail Sat 1-3p. Plus Sip & Sail Sat 6-8p with wine, beer, charcuterie, river breezes. Reserve: skipjack-nathan.org
🎵 Old Salty’s Restaurant has Freak Flag Fly Sat 1-4p; Wyes Guys Sat 6-9p; Reagan Kent Sun 1-4p
✔️ The Star Child Family Trading Company LLC has Intuitive Energy Readings Fri 3-6p
🎵 Layton's Chance Vineyard & Winery has concert with Black Dog Alley Sat 6-9p. Tix: laytonschance.com
🍅 East New Market Farmers Market Sun 12-3:30p, Friendship Park
⭐️ Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center has re-opened – experience a whole new museum
🎨 Dorchester Center for the Arts has Annual Members Show
🎨 Main Street Gallery has Laura Jenkins, Sunrise to Sunset
🎨 High St. Art Gallery has Ruth Nowell Wilson
🎨 3ten Art Gallery has work by Lori Dever & Sherry Christopher
📍 WHERE TO EAT: visitdorchester.org/eat-and-drink
📍 WHERE TO SHOP: visitdorchester.org/see-and-do/shopping-and-more

06/18/2026

Celebrate Juneteenth weekend in Dorchester County! Here’s what’s happening:
⭐️ June 20: Groove City Black Heritage & Culture Group hosts a 5K Walk, Yock Cook-Off and Celebration (yock is a local delicacy!) and dedication of community garden. More: tinyurl.com/338kexps
⭐️ June 19-21: The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Church Creek hosts Juneteenth events, including a creative arts and history activity, one-woman show performance, traditional children's games, talk on Black folk music, and author talk and book signing. Details: tinyurl.com/3fm35x2t
⭐️ June 19 and 20: Remember that the Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center in Cambridge, MD just re-opened after a year of renovations. See the newly imagined space! Open Thurs-Fri 12-3pm; Sat 12-4pm.

06/17/2026

How are you celebrating Independence Day?
We have a full lineup planned! Visit us at 1003 Greenway drive, our historic campus!

06/17/2026

Surround yourself with the color and beauty of the National Garden Club Standard Flower Show on Thursday, June 18 from 1 to 4pm at the historic Packing House in Cambridge. Nine Eastern Shore garden clubs are taking part in this FREE event, which showcases the magnificent plant materials found on the Eastern Shore.
📍411A Dorchester Ave., Cambridge, MD

06/17/2026

Calling all Art Lovers !
There’s a Great art class starting June 24th in downtown Cambridge..

Cyanotype Mixed Media Workshps have been extended with three time slots on Wednesdays

classes offered :
11AM-1PM
2PM-4PM
5PM-7PM

https://www.3tenartgallery.com/workshop

Stay tuned for Open Studio Friday!





3ten Art Gallery Cambridge Main Street/Downtown Cambridge I Love Dorchester Heritage & Tourism

06/16/2026