Centuries ago, Indians of the Algonquin Nation, including the Assateagues, Pocomokes, Manokins, and Acquinticas, migrated seasonally between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. Their travel patterns were later followed by the first European immigrants, whose principal activities were fishing, farming, and timbering. These patterns remain deeply imprinted on the land and can still be seen in relatively undisturbed settings along the trail on the Lower Eastern Shore, continuing a tradition of travel for discovery.