Eastern Shore Weekend 2026

## Details

CONFIRMED DATES: May 1 - May 3, 2026

Please join your LVCC riding buddies for the annual Eastern Shore Weekend May 1 - 3 , 2026. As usual we have rides planned for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

As in 2025, our host hotel will be the Holiday Inn Express Easton, 8561 Ocean Gateway, Easton, MD. The room rate is $199 per room plus a 10% tax. PLEASE NOTE: They have a TWO NIGHT MINIMUM STAY requirement on spring weekends so plan accordingly.

As always you will book your own rooms. I have a block of 16 rooms with two queen beds under the group name Lehigh Valley Cycling Club.
The phone number is (410)-819-6500. Be sure to say you are part of the Lehigh Valley Cycling Club to get the group rate.
When the event gets closer I'll post a booking link to reserve on-line.

The rate is available till April 1, 2026. After that rooms may not be available so book early. (The standard, refundable room rate is $264 + tax)
If you will be cycling You MUST BE A LVCC MEMBER (insurance purposes).
Non riding guests are welcome to attend. There is a lot to see and do in the area.
Here are the route maps for the weekend rides:
https://ridewithgps.com/collections/3434686

The Saturday ride takes us to Hooper's Island. Like last year, the Hooper's Island Volunteer Fire Company will be hosting a rest top for us. They did a great job and are looking forward to seeing us again.

For those not riding, there is a lot to see in the area.
Here are links to some of the area's attractions.
St Michaels (http://www.stmichaelsmd.org/), home of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (http://cbmm.org/)and numerous good pubs.
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Blackwater/)
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Museum (Adjacent to Blackwater) https://www.nps.gov/hatu/index.htm
Hooper's Island (http://visitdorchester.org/hoopers-island/)
The Oxford-Belleview Ferry (http://tourtalbot.org/businesses/oxford-bellevue-ferry/) will be open.