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| Standing on piles of oyster shells. This town still harvests oysters and sells them out of the shell in bulk across the country. |
Crisfield is located on the eastern side of the Chesapeake bay, located on the Tangier sound in Maryland. It is distinguished as the southernmost town in Maryland. It was once a booming fishing town, known as the Seafood Capital of the World. It is said that the town is built on top of oyster shells. Sadly this is yet another small dying town we have found ourselves in. For every store front that is open and operating there are probably five that are closed and for rent.
Today the town is mostly a tourist town and really draws crowds for a variety of festivals through out the year. We happened to be here on a Monday and there was only two restaurants and a Dollar General open. But that was ok for us, we found food! The marina we stayed, called Somers Cove, was once a happening place. Majority of the slips were empty but they have a great pool and the grounds were wonderful to walk around and Crocket had a great spot to run. We spent one night.
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| All the boats you can see in the picture are all that is here. They have over 300 slips. |
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| Not much happening here! |
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| This picture is taken from the city dock looking into town. |
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