Crisfield MD Maryland
Frequently Asked Questions
In the heart of the community, at the very tip of the Delmarva Peninsula on Chesapeake Bay. River and coastal cruise ships on the Chesapeake itinerary out of Baltimore call here.
Yes. From the landing, the main street runs up between shops, churches and wooden houses. The centre reveals itself in an hour's stroll, with stops in craft shops and in front of the murals.
The City Dock to watch the workboats unload, a loop through downtown and its murals, then a crab cake lunch on the waterfront. A longer call allows the ferry to Smith or Tangier.
Because part of the town literally rests on fill made of shells piled up in the era when the railroad shipped seafood across the entire eastern United States.
A bay fisherman who goes out each morning to pull crab pots and dredge oysters. The boats leave before dawn and return in early afternoon; that unchanging schedule shapes the whole town's life.
Yes, seasonal ferries leave the dock in early afternoon, a little over an hour's sailing. These trips need a long enough call: check the ship's times before committing.
An eight- or ten-layer cake that became Maryland's official dessert, baked by the island bakery. You eat it among white houses and skiffs moored at the edge of the marsh grass.
It's a Virginia island community across the maritime border, where the accent of the first settlers can still be heard. A small museum tells the island's story.
US dollars and English. Bring cash: the shops are small and outside visitors remain rare, which shows in the warmth of the welcome.
Spring through fall, when the island ferries run and blue crab is in season. Chesapeake summers are hot and humid, with mosquitoes in the marshes at dusk.
