Down by the Bay: Tilghman Island

This summer I’m living and working in St. Michaels, Maryland. The museum is right on the Chesapeake Bay, and my house is a short three-block walk inland from there. But as most of the waterfront property is privately held or devoted to marinas, my roommate Maura and I decided to explore on Sunday and try and as close as we could to the Bay.

We drove out to Tilghman Island, which is about seven miles east of St. Michaels. Following the road all the way to the end, we ended up at Black Walnut Cove. We stumbled across a Naval Research station dedicated to electronic warfare, but headed down the down the trail with just a breaker wall between us and the water. The weather was warm, but a breeze off the water kept us cool as we walked down the trail.

After our hike, we headed into town and visited a small bookstore dedicated to all things water-related (naval history, ocean voyages, etc.) and the even smaller Watermen’s Museum next door. As we wandered through the small exhibit space, a tornado warning came through so I bought a postcard for Mike Flinton and we headed for home.

No tornado, but we did have a fantastic thunderstorm – perfect way to spend the afternoon in bed with a book, while it poured outside!