Easton, Maryland
May 8th, 2010, 05:10 AM
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Easton, Maryland
Anyone familiar with Easton? Anyone live there?? Looking for information on what the area is like. I will be there next week to see for myself but am curious to know what you like / dislike about living there. If you have a recommendation for lunch let me know. Really, any feedback is appreciated. Thank you in advance.
May 10th, 2010, 05:05 AM
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I live twenty-five miles away off the Wye River. Easton is a very pleasant town in a spectacular region of Maryland called the Eastern Shore. In town, the Bartlett Pear Inn was just recently touted by the Washington Post dining critic Tom Sietsema. We are to a degree a crab culture here on the Shore so you will have to pick up picking crabs(always eaten with cold beer), crab cakes and crab soup.
May 11th, 2010, 02:36 AM
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Looks as though I won't make it there this week after all. Instead, we're going for a weekend in June so if anyone has anything to add, I would love to hear from you. Have yet to visit City Data Forum.
May 14th, 2010, 10:47 AM
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We loved Easton! We stayed at The Tidewater Inn which is a very quaint historic hotel with excellent service. We enjoyed meals at The Bartlett Pear Inn and Mason's, both were amazing! Rignt across the street from The Tidewater was nice restaurant where we enjoyed Creamy Crab soup. St. Michaels is just a short drive away. We loved the Key Lime Cafe there and the Crab Claw. We had beautiful views of Chesapeake Bay from the Crab Claw. Enjoy Maryland! ***kim*** 
Jun 30th, 2010, 04:27 AM
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Follow-up:
We had the opportunity to spend this past weekend in Easton, staying with friends of ours who live there. Absolutely fell in love with the town and surrounding areas.
Friday night we had dinner in St. Michael's at Towne Dock. I thought the food and service were good, not great. They have a very nice view of the water and surrounding area which we enjoyed from the deck.
Saturday morning, I ate my way through the excellent farmer's market in Easton. Was I ever impressed by the variety, if only zucchini blossoms would hold up until I could get them home. There was a man there from Belgium making to-die-for Belgian waffles and, because he lived in Spain for a time, a delicious paella and two varieties of gazpacho. Very generous with samples, he let us try everything before buying.
From the market, we walked around town stepping inside the Aurora Theater and Hill's Pharmacy which still has a working soda fountain in the back. I'm sorry we didn't have more time to go inside all the varied shops, this town has a lot going on!
To help us get to know the area better, Saturday afternoon our friend drove us all over Easton and its environs. We somehow ended up at the Bellevue ferry and took it across to Oxford. So much fun, a 9 car flat bed ferry. The only ferry we'd been on prior is the one that crosses the English Channel. Night & day.
Once in Oxford we stopped at the Scottish Highland Creamery. I'm not a big fan of ice cream so for me to say this is the best ice cream I've had and would go back for more is saying a lot. Oxford is a dream on the water, we enjoyed seeing it and hope to spend more time there one day soon.
Back in Easton, we enjoyed an excellent dinner at the Bartlett Pear Inn. All of us ordered the crab and muscle salad from the menu and for dinner I had the special, rockfish with tomatoes and olives. Really impressed by the food and service here.
On our way "home" we notice a few street closures because of an outdoor concert. Really, I could go on and on about this place, all there is to do, and how much we loved our time here but that's it, in a nutshell.
Thank you, all, for your recommendations!
We had the opportunity to spend this past weekend in Easton, staying with friends of ours who live there. Absolutely fell in love with the town and surrounding areas.
Friday night we had dinner in St. Michael's at Towne Dock. I thought the food and service were good, not great. They have a very nice view of the water and surrounding area which we enjoyed from the deck.
Saturday morning, I ate my way through the excellent farmer's market in Easton. Was I ever impressed by the variety, if only zucchini blossoms would hold up until I could get them home. There was a man there from Belgium making to-die-for Belgian waffles and, because he lived in Spain for a time, a delicious paella and two varieties of gazpacho. Very generous with samples, he let us try everything before buying.
From the market, we walked around town stepping inside the Aurora Theater and Hill's Pharmacy which still has a working soda fountain in the back. I'm sorry we didn't have more time to go inside all the varied shops, this town has a lot going on!
To help us get to know the area better, Saturday afternoon our friend drove us all over Easton and its environs. We somehow ended up at the Bellevue ferry and took it across to Oxford. So much fun, a 9 car flat bed ferry. The only ferry we'd been on prior is the one that crosses the English Channel. Night & day.
Once in Oxford we stopped at the Scottish Highland Creamery. I'm not a big fan of ice cream so for me to say this is the best ice cream I've had and would go back for more is saying a lot. Oxford is a dream on the water, we enjoyed seeing it and hope to spend more time there one day soon.
Back in Easton, we enjoyed an excellent dinner at the Bartlett Pear Inn. All of us ordered the crab and muscle salad from the menu and for dinner I had the special, rockfish with tomatoes and olives. Really impressed by the food and service here.
On our way "home" we notice a few street closures because of an outdoor concert. Really, I could go on and on about this place, all there is to do, and how much we loved our time here but that's it, in a nutshell.
Thank you, all, for your recommendations!
Jun 30th, 2010, 10:42 AM
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sf 7307, Easton could absolutely be done as a day trip from DC. It is approx a 2 hour drive straight out route 50. Haven't been there in a while, so I don't know the Oxford ferry schedule, but you could probably squeeze Oxford in as well. Enjoy and make sure to eat all the crab you can!
Jun 30th, 2010, 11:18 AM
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If you're refering to the Bellevue / Oxford ferry the phone number is 410-745-9023. I looked closely at my photos for a schedule but only found something that read, "last ferry departs 8:30 PM".
Our friends in Easton told us it takes them about 1.5 hours to get to D.C.. Probably dependent on traffic and destination.
Enjoy a great time!
Our friends in Easton told us it takes them about 1.5 hours to get to D.C.. Probably dependent on traffic and destination.
Enjoy a great time!
Jun 30th, 2010, 11:47 AM
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I like the Easton area and St. Michael's is a cute little town. The problem with getting there is that you have to cross the Bay Bridge which depending upon the day and time could be no fun. It reguarly gets backed up on the weekends with all the beach traffic. Friday and Satrudays are bad crossing it gong to the shore and Sunday is bad returning to the DC area. I'd take that into account when deciding where to go. Annapolis is a quick 45 minutes and u don't have to cross the bridge.
Jul 1st, 2010, 05:08 AM
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Unless there is rain(and one lane from the westbound span is dropped due to safety concerns), Fridays are not so bad crossing the Bay Bridge most of the time. Sometimes the worse back-up, from about 3PM to 7 PM, is at the Severn River Bridge. However, Saturday is bad in the summer, often in either direction. Remember, not only are people going to the beach but people are coming home from vaction.
Hint- When coming up to a backup at the Bay Bridge, bear as far right as possible to get to the toll booths and, after passing through the toll booths, fight your way to the center.
Hint- When coming up to a backup at the Bay Bridge, bear as far right as possible to get to the toll booths and, after passing through the toll booths, fight your way to the center.
Jul 9th, 2010, 04:59 AM
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I just bumbled onto this thread because you posted something about the heat in Maryland on the Friday rants and raves. I clicked on your profile and really liked your profile picture, and then noticed you had posted something about Easton.
My second home is on the eastern shore, geographically halfway between Easton and Oxford on the Tred Avon River, so the little town of Easton is our town. It's such a cute town, and the area is so wonderful with so many things to do. Sometimes I feel like I'm back in time 40 years. People are super friendly and nice.
One of my favorite fun facts about Easton is that on New Years Eve, they have a huge crab that "falls" at midnight! GeorgeW is correct: it's a serious crab culture.
Anyway, if you liked Easton, think about returning in November for the waterfowl festival. It's an entire weekend of great seafood and more than you ever wanted to know about duck hunting, but even if you have no interest in "waterfowling" it is fun and fascinating.
Cheers! Always happy to discuss the eastern shore. It's a little known piece of heaven.
My second home is on the eastern shore, geographically halfway between Easton and Oxford on the Tred Avon River, so the little town of Easton is our town. It's such a cute town, and the area is so wonderful with so many things to do. Sometimes I feel like I'm back in time 40 years. People are super friendly and nice.
One of my favorite fun facts about Easton is that on New Years Eve, they have a huge crab that "falls" at midnight! GeorgeW is correct: it's a serious crab culture.
Anyway, if you liked Easton, think about returning in November for the waterfowl festival. It's an entire weekend of great seafood and more than you ever wanted to know about duck hunting, but even if you have no interest in "waterfowling" it is fun and fascinating.
Cheers! Always happy to discuss the eastern shore. It's a little known piece of heaven.
Jul 9th, 2010, 06:14 AM
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Hi spcfa,
"People are super friendly and nice." No kidding! We lived in Texas for 20 years, the friendliest place I've ever lived, and I have to say that it felt as though we had gone back, the people of Easton were so warm and welcoming. It did my heart good to be there.
Thanks for letting me know about the waterfowl festival, sounds like fun! We hope to return soon and, if things go well for DH, make it our home. Would love to see that crab fall on NYE (lol!).
"People are super friendly and nice." No kidding! We lived in Texas for 20 years, the friendliest place I've ever lived, and I have to say that it felt as though we had gone back, the people of Easton were so warm and welcoming. It did my heart good to be there.
Thanks for letting me know about the waterfowl festival, sounds like fun! We hope to return soon and, if things go well for DH, make it our home. Would love to see that crab fall on NYE (lol!).
Jul 13th, 2010, 07:14 AM
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It just had its grand re-opening 2 weeks ago, but under new ownership. I haven't been yet, but the chef is the former executive chef Mark Salter from the Inn at Perry Cabin in St. Michaels. There was a big story about it in the Easton Star Democrat a month or so ago.
For myself, I still think about their squash casserole, and the combo crab and shrimp cakes. That place was heaven - we loved eating there for years. The article said the new owners were working closely with the family that sold it, so perhaps some of the traditional recipes will still be available. I'm hoping so.
For myself, I still think about their squash casserole, and the combo crab and shrimp cakes. That place was heaven - we loved eating there for years. The article said the new owners were working closely with the family that sold it, so perhaps some of the traditional recipes will still be available. I'm hoping so.
