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Walking tours
A highlight of visiting historic St. Michaels is enjoying a docent-led walking tour.
The Museum is closed for the season and will reopen on May 3, 2024. During that time, Special Tours may be arranged. Click here to request a Special Tour.
The St. Michaels of Frederick Douglass
St. Michaels is in Talbot County, Maryland. Frederick Douglass, one of the most important figures in American history, was born in Talbot County and spent eleven of his first twenty years here before seeking his freedom in New England. Three of those formative years were spent in St. Michaels and on farms in the surrounding area. The experiences Douglass had here led to his writing some of the greatest autobiographies and slave narratives in American literature. See the places that gave rise to this consequential figure who advocated abolition, emancipation, and equal justice.
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Historic St. Michaels: People, Places, and Events
Settled during the Colonial era, St. Michaels was one of the most important shipbuilding centers in America during the eighteenth and early nineteenth century, a site of two significant battles during the War of 1812, and a major seafood processing hub during the latter part of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This tour chronicles St. Michaels’ rich history and informs you of the lives of typical residents of the area, including Frederick Douglass.
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St. Michaels Self Guided Tour
If you would rather take the tour yourself, stop by the museum to pick up a copy of “A Walking Tour of St. Michaels” or you can download a copy of the tour guide
Book this tourdownload tour guideTours are offered each Saturday at 10 a.m. when the Museum is opened. Special tours may be scheduled by contacting the Museum.
Tours last about 90 minutes and entail approximately one-half mile of walking.