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SALISBURY, MD---In 1634, royal subjects aboard two ships, the Ark and Dove, embarked on a transatlantic voyage from England to the New World with instructions to colonize a new territory to be called Maryland.

Since 1978, a recreation of the Dove has represented that journey at its home port in historic St. Mary’s City. From Thursday-Sunday, September 14-18, the vessel docks in downtown ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥.

The Dove opens to the public from 6-8 p.m. Friday, September 16. Its captain, Will Gates, speaks about the ship and its significance to Maryland’s history at 7 p.m. that evening. Shipboard tours are available from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, September 17-18.

Co-sponsored by ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥’s Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, and the Wicomico County Historical Society, admission is free and the public is invited.

For more information call 510-543-6312 or visit the Nabb Research Center Web site at .