Great Chesapeake Bay Loop Getaway Guide - 2024 Great Chesapeake Bay Loop Getaway Guide
The Bay’s Bounty
2024-06-05 14:04:11
Plentiful waters make the Chesapeake Bay the perfect place to catch your own shellfish or enjoy the Bay’s bounty served fresh at seafood restaurants.
Experience the Bay
The Chesapeake Bay teems with crabs, oysters and fish that have supported the livelihoods of area watermen for generations. Want to try a hand at reeling in your own harvest? Chesapeake Bay Storytellers teach fishing and crabbing techniques amid the Bay’s flourishing waters while proudly imparting their historical significance. Some tours even allow you to cook and eat your own haul so you can delight in the fruits of your endeavor.
Learn more about Storyteller-guided fishing and crabbing tours on p. 26.
Taste the Bounty
Here are a just a few of the many restaurants along the Chesapeake that flaunt the Bay’s bounty.
Waterman’s Crab House in Rock Hall lives up to its name with crack-your-own crab feasts, crab cakes, crab dip and crab imperial — a hearty baked dish singing with rich flavors.
You’ll come back for seconds of the subtly sweet and flaky blue catfish at Old Salty’s Restaurant in Fishing Creek.
The Lighthouse Restaurant & Dock Bar in Solomons serves raw, fried and steamed oysters sprinkled with lemon juice.
Find more restaurants serving local seafood on the Maryland Crab & Oyster Trail.
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