Tangier Island

Tucked away in the Eastern Shores of Maryland's mainland, Tangier, Virginia has a unique island that maintains their British native tongue, and culture on Tangier Island.

Founded in the early 1800's, this vast fisherman island and crab country was my choice for a date night and a visit to the Bay View Inn with my hubby.

The island is very unique with the total width of the island being two miles. The people were very friendly for an island of 500 people, mostly the elderly, 75 students in the K-12 grade school, and two unique souvenir shops. The island was made up of families with the Sir names of Crockett, Wallace, Pruitt, Thomas, Marshall, Charnock, Dise, and Parks. I enjoyed touring this small island on a golf cart. The roads are very narrow and there are probably three cars on the whole island. People mainly traveled by golf cart, mopeds, or bicycles.

The purpose of my visit was to go to the Bay View Inn Bed and Breakfast. My husband and I enjoyed the hospitality of the owners, the Wallace's. We had a personal tour of the island, visted their bed and breakfast, and enjoyed lunch at one of two restaurants on the island.

The photo is a crab shack on the island. Tangier Island is known for their crab business but since the regulation offices of Richmond, Virginia established new regulations on the fishermen, the island has decreased in population because there is little to no work.