Tilghman Island and St Michaels
Traveled the length of Tilghman Island and stopped by Dogwood
Harbor to see the skipjacks and other boats used by the watermen of the
island. The skipjack, Rebecca T. Ruark, sails out of Dogwood
Harbor and is featured in Skipjacks, a book we are reading. Life on the island has changed significantly
in the past 50 years. The completion of
the Bay Bridge has allowed it to become a distant suburb of Annapolis. You have to get to the very southern-most end
of the island before you feel you are in a community that relies on what is
caught in the Bay for its economic livelihood.
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| Tilghman Island Watermen's Boats |
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| St. Micheals Residence Built in 1692 |
We made our second visit to St. Michaels. Joined the other tourist wandering through
the art galleries and boutique shops. We
did get off the main street to explore the side streets. We ate our picnic lunch the site of the
British landing during a raid on the town during the War of 1812. Two cannon from the war were oriented toward
the water as if to repel the British invaders.
Three small well-preserved homes bordered the park and caught our
attention. The oldest was built in 1692
and the other two were built shortly thereafter. These fine houses attest to the successfulness
of the early St Michaels settlers.
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