Old Rosie in the Bahamas: Central and Southern Chesapeake

St. Micheals is on the east side of the Chesapeake, approximately 27 nautical miles from Annapolis Harbour. We anchored in San Domingo Creek, known as the back door, rather than the marina/ mooring ball-filled north entrance to the town so we would be more sheltered from the predicted north winds. It meant we had to dinghy to a park, then we could walk into St. Michaels from the south.

The streets, houses and shops were very picturesque, even on a dull day.

It’s a great place to browse/shop and have lunch.

After a delicious lunch (yummy crab vegetable soup) we spent the afternoon at The Chesapeake Bay Marine Museum; it’s like a seaport village with buildings, exhibits, docks, boats and activities. “Celebrating the way people live, work and play on the Bay” says the Visitor Guide.
Captain John Smith’s boat used to explore the Chesapeake in 1608

In the Working Boat Yard, Bay boats restoration projects are taking place.

The Small Boat Shed contains a collection of boats and a recreated interior of a crab picking plant.

This is a nine log skiff, the idea was derived from the dug-out canoe.

This is the Hooper Strait Lighthouse, an 1879 screw pile lighthouse that was moved here in 1966.

The "necessary room" hangs out over the water, and you can guess how that would work.

Interesting.. the outboard is in this little boat pushing the sailboat from the harbour to the fishing grounds.

Boats on the Bay
As we travel down the bay from St. Micheals to Reedville and Deltaville, we see how many people make their living.
The Skipjack is one of the few commercial sailing vessels being used today.