Eastern Shore stories, history, places, and field notes.
Place
Hoopers Island Road and Hoopersville Road Fishing Creek and Hoopersville, MD
Hoopers Island is a chain of Chesapeake Bay islands in southwestern Dorchester County, Maryland, reached by Hoopers Island Road south of Cambridge. Upper and Middle Hoopers Island remain working watermen communities, with marsh, bridges, seafood houses, birding, churches, and broad water views between the Chesapeake Bay and the Honga River.
Place
26280 Alfred J. Lawson Drive Crisfield, MD 21817
Janes Island State Park near Crisfield, Maryland, protects a remarkable saltmarsh-and-water-trail landscape on the lower Eastern Shore. The park combines a mainland campground, marina, cabins, picnic areas, and boat launch with more than 2,900 acres of island marsh, more than 30 miles of marked water trails, and remote Tangier Sound beaches reached by boat or paddle.
Place
Near Temple Street and Second Street Secretary, MD 21664
Secretary Boat Ramp is a public boat landing on the Warwick River in Secretary, Maryland. Tucked into one of Dorchester County’s small waterfront towns, the ramp offers practical access for boaters, anglers, paddlers, and anyone who wants to understand how closely daily life on the Eastern Shore is tied to its creeks and rivers.