Around Town: Rock Hall, Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay
Rock Hall is a picturesque fishing/crabbing, boating and sailing town located in Kent County, Maryland, on the Eastern Shore of the majestic Chesapeake Bay.
The charming village, home to 15 world-class marinas, is known for its fine seafood restaurants, quaint downtown, and natural wildlife preserves, including the renowned Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge. Diverse celebrations and events, such as the town’s spectacular 4th of July fireworks display, and The Mainstay, a premier entertainment venue that brings some of the finest jazz, blues, and contemporary musicians to its stage, make Rock Hall the perfect destination for all ages.
The relaxing town offers some of the finest cruising grounds on the Chesapeake Bay and is convenient to boaters from the Western Shore, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. A small public beach protected by a breakwater is perfect for sunning and swimming.
A “watermen’s harbor” since its inception, Rock Hall dates back to at least 1707. Originally known as Rock Hall Crossroads, the village was an important port-of-call for tobacco ships and is today a major center for Kent County’s fishing, crabbing, and oystering industries.
With so many things to do, on land and open sea, Rock Hall is the perfect getaway for the whole family. Its unique blend of watersports, great restaurants, antiques and shopping, history, museums and education, arts and entertainment, nature sites, outdoor recreation and just plain fun offers something for everyone.
Just a 15 minute drive to historic Chestertown, MD, home of Washington College, Rock Hall is only an hour and a half from Baltimore and Wilmington, and two hours from Washington, DC and Philadelphia.
