Eastern Shore of Virginia towns and communities

The Eastern Shore of Virginia, the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula, stretches for 75 miles between the waters of the Chesapeake Bay on the west and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. On a tiny finger of land between two imposing bodies of water, we stayed to ourselves for a long time, content to go about our serene daily lives out of the eyes of the world.

an Eastern Shore staple, a local version of the corndog

an Eastern Shore staple, a local version of the corndog

The Eastern Shore of Virginia's towns have long been a stronghold of independent, hardworking, honest and strong willed people. Family and community oriented people with very definite ideas of what really is important in their lives, indeed in the world.

The towns on Virginia's Eastern Shore are quietly losing ground, quite literally, to the influx of strangers from the cities who come seeking that unique 'something' that we have here. Of course, they often do not find it, not realizing that everything is a trade-off, that all things do not easily coexist in one place. Many people have come here and made this a better place. But, as always, choices must be made.

Join our email list here to be notified of updates to our Town site.	Come visit the small towns & communities on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and the people and byways that link them together	Well, our site blog just dropped out of existence. I recovered some of the files and reposted them. Sorry, couldn't get all of them. This time I went with 'Blogger' so we should be safe. Go here for the new blog.
Please Read the FYI section Some of the places we have recorded Accomac Atlantic Burtons Shore Byways Cape Charles ~ cont'd Chincoteague Deep Creek Eastville Exmore Locustville Onancock Onley Tangier Island ~ cont'd Tasley Wachapreague ~ cont'd Willis Wharf Coming Next Perhaps: Saxis	The Land Remembers! But the more and the deeper we cover it, the harder those memories are to find and to feel. The Eastern Shore of Virginia, the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula, stretches for 75 miles between the waters of the Chesapeake Bay on the west and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. On a tiny finger of land between two imposing bodies of water, we stayed to ourselves for a long time, content to go about our serene daily lives out of the eyes of the world. The Eastern Shore of Virginia's towns have long been a stronghold of independent, hardworking, honest and strong willed people. Family and community oriented people with very definite ideas of what really is important in their lives, indeed in the world. The towns on Virginia's Eastern Shore are quietly losing ground, quite literally, to the influx of strangers from the cities who come seeking that unique 'something' that we have here. Of course, they often do not find it, not realizing that everything is a trade-off, that all things do not easily coexist in one place. Many people have come here and made this a better place. But, as always, choices must be made.	As this way of life, the peace and quiet, the ways of the waters and the fields, passes into history, into stories we tell our children, we feel that some pictorial record of the towns and byways should be made. This record will not tell the whole story. Too much has already been lost. We mourn its loss. But perhaps some of the old flavor can be preserved, something our children and grandchildren will be able to see, if not touch. Please know this is not intended as a condemation of the people who come here seeking, 'whatever'. It was inevitable. At various points in the history of the Shore, we all 'came here'. Those who respect the ways, value our people and walk gently on our land are even welcome. Much of the Eastern Shore of Virginia still lives its life by the tides and the seasons. We hope to chronicle here some of the places and scenes of our rural landscape. We also hope to have pictures of some of the small, peaceful towns and their people. For contributions to, comments on or suggestions for this site, please contact us at 757-999-0719 or use the update form.
	There is also a 'blog' to provide commentary on the areas as they are added. Just thoughts evoked by a town, an area and/or the people. Maybe some historical references, perhaps a story or two.Sometimes just me ranting, who can tell.	If you are interested in pictures of our area please bookmark us as we will be adding towns, communities and byways on a regular basis. If you have anything to add, comments or pictures to contribute, please come forward. You will be given credit for your contributions. Join our mailing list if you'd like to be notified by email of updates.

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