Back in November, Pops and I had the opportunity to visit the small village of St. Michaels in Maryland. A friend gave me a Paula Deen magazine highlighting Paula's visit to Annapolis. In this magazine Paula recommended a restaurant called The Crab Claw for the best crabs. Since Paula recommended this restaurant, we decided we had to go. Much to our surprise the village of St. Michaels, where the restaurant is located was having an oyster festival. The central venue for the festival was at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Vendors were on every street corner giving away oysters straight out of the ocean. The oysters were delicious and the village was charming. We made it to the Crab Claw and were not disappointed by Paula's recommendation.
After eating at the Crab Claw (which by the way does not take credit cards--much to our surprise--they will take a personal check) we decided to meander over the the Chesapeake Bay Maritimie Museum. The museum has a working boat yard which we found very interesting as well as a floating fleet of historic Chesapeake Bay watercraft.
After the museum we visited the shops of downtown St. Michaels. We had a delightful time discussing antiques with the shop owners and hearing their stories of their quaint village. Still curious about the area we got in the car and drove toward anothe village named Claiborne. It has a sign boasting population 147. Between 1890 and 1952 Claiborne was the location for a ferry service across the Chesapeake Bay. The ferry service was stopped when the Chesapeake Bay bridge was built in 1952.
On our way back to St. Michaels and then on to Annapolis, we passed the Inn at Perry Cabin
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