On Wednesday, August 12, we cruised across the Bay to St. Michaels, MD founded in 1677. The town prides itself on its role during the War of 1812. When British marines planned a night attack, the forewarned residents hung lanterns high in the trees and on masts drawing fire away from the town -- only one house was hit. The town has many cute boutiques and restaurants; however, we walked by most and headed to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum which is pictured above. The round white building was the Hooper Strait Lighthouse, a fully restored 1879 screwpile wooden structure. We climbed up the stairs to visit the living quarters and to see the Fresnel lens that surrounds the light on the top deck. The museum offers many interactive exhibits on boat building, historic boats, decoys, and Bay history.