Team Leader: Micah

Leadership Day: Describe to goals of this day and how it relates to the overall research project (3 sentences).

Cultural Institution(s) to Assess:

1. Smith Island Cultural Center (High Priority) https://smithisland.org/projects

2. J. Millard Tawes Museum, Crisfield, MD (High Priority) www.crisfieldheritage.org/

The Museum is open Thursday through Saturday from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm beginning May 7th.

410-968-2501 to make an appointment

Logistics

Lodging (location, price, and explanation):

Meals (location, price, and explanation):

The Watermen's Inn, traditional seafood dishes made with local ingredients

901 W. Main Street, Crisfield, MD 21817

PN# - 410-251-3109

Transportation (distance traveled, ferry schedule and price):

Island Belle (Passenger Ferry, Freight and U.S. Mail)

410-425-2422

Departs Crisfield City Dock 12:30 p.m.

Rough Timeline of Day (hour by hour)

1 hr 30 min drive from Easto

Janes Island State Park

J. Millard Tawes Museum

Crisfield Heritage Foundation

Somers Cove Marina

Person(s) of Interest (to request interview)

1. (Name, contact info, and explanation)

Nancy Smoker, Chairman of Crisfield Heritage Foundation Board of Trustees

CHF - (410) 968-2501

Other Possible Places and People of Interest Related to the Research Question:

• Smith Island

  • Bakery

  • Watermen Boat Tours

  • Bayside Inn and Restaurant

• Crisfield

Sources:

https://www.richmondfed.org/publications/community_development/community_scope/2016/community_scope_2016_no3_p2

https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0322-watermen-bay-20190319-story.html

https://www.cbf.org/issues/what-we-have-to-lose/economic-importance-of-the-bay/

Michael W. Fincham, Following the Watermen: An Anthropologist on Deal Island, Maryland Sea Grant

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tangier-island-and-the-way-of-the-watermen-117890294/