Highland Beach. Charles Douglass (inset photo) founded the beach. He was the son of abolitionist Frederick Douglass. (Chesapeake’s Western Shore—Vintage Vacationland by Lara L. Lutz. Available from the publisher online at http://www.arcadiapublishing.com or by calling 888-313-2665)
A Look At America’s Former “Black Beaches”
By Marion Porter
Inland Boater Magazine
It’s a typical summer weekend on the Chesapeake Bay – bright sun, calm breezes and a temperature hot enough to give you heat stroke if you’re not careful.
A small flotilla of boats is anchored just off the Chesapeake Bay inlet at Oyster Creek, about five miles south of Annapolis, and the sound of smooth jazz and smell of food grilling dance across the water from Highland and Venice beaches.
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