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Smith Island: A Chesapeake Bay getaway off the beaten path
The article tours Smith Island Maryland linking its historic escape lore with modern visits. It notes Ewell and Crisfield as ports, references Captain John Smith, the Island Belle ferry run by Captain Frank Dize, and shows fall scenery along U.S. 50 and U.S. 13. It highlights low frill lodging and quaint shorefront life with seafood and packing houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake Bay
John Smith
Maryland
Smith Island
Crisfield
Ocean City
Bay Bridge
Salisbury
D.C
U.S. 50
U.S. 13
MD. 413
Tangier Sound
Ewell
Frank Dize
Frank
Tylerton
Chesapeake Bay Island
Crisfield High
Crisfield Dock
Somerset County School System
Island Living
Chesapeake
Dize
Rhodes Point
Virginia Watermen