Blogs from Solomons, Maryland, United States, North America

Susan and I thought Solomons, Maryland, would be a pleasant place for another circumscribed day trip. I had head of it, but not visited. Certainly easy to reach from home, only about 1 1/2 hours away via the Capital Beltway and Maryland 4. Solomons is at the tip of a peninsula where the Patuxent River flows into the Chesapeake Bay. Fishing, especially crabbing, had been the industry in Solomons for decades. Shipbuilders at Solomons developed the bugeye and skipjack sailing vessels specifically for fishing and crabbing. Today pleasure boating and sailing are the principal leisure activities. There is no beach immediately at Solomons but there are several marinas. At Solomons, Maryland 4 continues across the Patuxent River via the Thomas Johnson bridge. We took the branching Solomons Island Road into the town and and then on ... read more

Geo: 38.3183, -76.4567We made it to Solomon's Island, Maryland. We docked at Zahnisers Marina around 12:30 pm. Matt and Shawna drove up and met us here, so we spent the day and evening bar hopping around the island. Good times!... read more