ROAD TRIP:
Tangier Island - Paradise in the middle of the bay (continued ...)
Susan Guynn
Photography by Travis S. Pratt
Spring 2008 Issue
If you go...
Tangier Island is located in the Virginia waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Most visitors arrive aboard one of three passenger ferries. One departs from Crisfield, Md., and two depart from Virginia.
GETTING THERE:
Passenger ferries
The 300-passenger Steven Thomas departs Crisfield at 12:30 p.m. and Tangier Island at 4 p.m., daily May through October. Cost is $25 per person. 800-863-2338.
The Chesapeake Breeze departs Reedville, Va., at 10 a.m. and Tangier Island at 2 p.m. daily, May through October. Cost is $25 per person, $13 ages 4-12. 800-453-2628.
Cruise boats depart Onancock, Va., at 10 a.m. daily, May through October. Cost is $25 for ages 13 and older, $13 ages 4 to 12; under 4 free. 800-453-4434.
WHERE TO STAY:
Hilda Crockett's Chesapeake House Bed and Breakfast, Main Ridge. The oldest operating B&B on the island, it opened in 1939. There are eight rooms available in two houses, one of which has the restaurant where a family-style dinner is served daily. Rates are $120 double occupancy, $100 single, and include breakfast and dinner, plus pick-up when you arrive. 757-891-2331.
Shirley's Bay View Inn, accommodations in the main house and private cottages. Seasonal rates, May through October, $110 per night weekdays, $125 per night, weekends. Off-season rates, November through April, $100 per night. 800-330-3554.
Sunset Inn Bed and Breakfast, "motel-like" accommodations. The inn is for sale, so check for availability before arriving. Rates are $110, single or double, per night weekdays; $125 per night weekends. 757-891-2535.
WHERE TO EAT:
This is seafood country, so expect it fresh.
Hilda Crockett's Chesapeake House is open daily serving home-cooked all-you-can-eat breakfasts of scrambled eggs, bacon, ham, Chesapeake-style fried potatoes, homemade fried bread and preserves, from 7-9 a.m. Cost is $7 per person, $6 ages 6-12, $5 ages 5 and under. Lunch and dinner are served family-style and include crab cakes, clam fritters, Virginia ham, potato salad and hot corn pudding. Cost is $19, $10 ages 6-12, $5 ages 5 and under.
Fisherman's Corner is operated by Tangier Island residents. On our visit, it was closed for a private wedding dinner, but it was recommended by several locals for its local bay seafood meals. 757-891-2900.
Lorraine's Sandwich Shop offers pizza, sandwiches, subs and seafood. It's open daily and is the only restaurant that makes deliveries. 757-891-2225.
The Waterfront Restaurant is located at the docks, so you can't miss it if you arrive by boat. It serves crab cakes, soft-shell crabs, subs and burgers. Picnic tables out front overlook the dock and water. Open daily mid-May through October.
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