Known as Maryland’s state dessert, the Smith Island Cake is characterized by its 10 thin, alternating layers of yellow cake and rich, fudge-adjacent chocolate frosting. Since 2018, Smith Island Bakery ...

Oxford, accessible by car or the Oxford-Bellevue Ferry (one of the oldest privately operated ferries in the country), ...

Smith Island sits in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, a place where time moves differently and traditions are preserved like the finest preserves themselves. It’s Maryland’s only inhabited offshore ...

The Rhode Island accent, as we know it, may be headed for extinction. While it’s still a reliable feature of the local landscape (“For the paahts depahtment, press 3”), a generational shift ...

April 1, 2025 Located 12 miles offshore on the Chesapeake Bay, Smith Island is Maryland’s only inhabited offshore island, renowned for its natural marsh landscapes and charming island communities.

Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay is slowly disappearing as sea rises and erosion hits the shoreline. The population has dwindled, but the people still living there say they're there to stay.

SMITH ISLAND, Md. — The University of Maryland is piloting a drone program to get medications to the Smith Island community. Currently, the island's lone medical assistant helps shuttle lab ...

State Sen. Mary Beth Carozza, R-38, speaks at the announcement of a grant of nearly $2 million to provide broadband access for the residents and businesses of Smith Island.

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day has announced a nearly $2 million grant for broadband on Smith Island.

Tangier Island, one of the inhabited islands in the Chesapeake Bay, received a $2.3 million grant for environmental protection and mitigation projects, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality ...

According to Wolfram, Ocracoke Brogue, or the “Hoi Toider” accent, as it is commonly known, is derived mainly from early settlers of Ocracoke who came to the island in the 1700s from Jamestown, which ...

According to Wolfram, Ocracoke Brogue, or the “Hoi Toider” accent, as it is commonly known, is derived mainly from early settlers of Ocracoke who came to the island in the 1700s from Jamestown ...