Friday, August 28, 2009


The streets of Tangier Island. Bikes, golf carts, motor bikes, a few rusted out pick em up trucks and one car owned by the nurse on the Island.

The Double Six Sandwich Shop where the waterman gather at 3:00 AM for coffee and a smoke before going out to fish


The Island was settled by John Crockett in 1688 and his descendants along with the Parks and Pruitt families are still here today. The British fleet that ravaged the Chesapeake was based here. They sailed from here to near Baltimore to attack Fort McHenry. It was in this attack that the Star Spangled Banner was written
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