Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Home to one of the country’s the largest breeding populations of bald eagles; check out the online Eagle Cam. ADDRESS & WEB SITE: 2145 Key Wallace Drive, Cambridge, MD. fws.gov/refuge/blackwater Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge Best known for wintering tundra swans, this refuge boasts a year-round population of eagles. ADDRESS & WEB SITE: 1730 Eastern Neck Road, Rock Hall, MD. fws.gov/refuge/eastern_neck Wye Island Natural Resources Management

A quiet bit of water in a lush and unspoiled setting offers a paddler a sense of solitude and wonder. In Kent County, three paddles on three different waterways offer such experiences. These rivers and creeks offer an array of Chesapeake Bay watershed habitat—from coves studded with brilliant starbursts of American lotus to the deep shade of graveled-bottomed headwaters. They teem with birds, fish, muskrat and tiny jewel-like damselflies. Although each is easily accessible by