Seat with a View...
Solomon's Island is a major boating center located at the mouth of the Patuxent River, in southern Calvert County, Maryland. The island is about an hour and a half drive from Washington DC or two hours from Baltimore.
Originally called Bourne's Island (1680), then Somervell's Island (1740), Solomons takes its name from 19th century Baltimore businessman Isaac Solomon, who established a cannery there shortly after the Civil War. Solomon's home still stands on the front of the island. The area has been inhabited since colonial times.
The town now welcomes tourists with numerous marinas, seafood restaurants, gift shops, a boardwalk, a sculpture garden, the Calvert Marine Museum where visitors can climb atop a former lighthouse, harbor cruises, and occasional famous performer concerts outdoors. Solomons also has three major hotels, three bed & breakfast inns, a U.S. Navy family recreation center, and a church retirement home. St. Peter's Chapel is an historic 1889 Carpenter Gothic-style church that is still in use.
For more on Solomon's Island, see one (or all ) of the links below!
This photo, appropriately titles "Seat with a View" was taken over the Summer, after lunching at The Pier, one of the many great seafood restaurants on the Island!
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