SAWYER CRUISES & TOURS
      Hoopers Island, Maryland
     410-397-3743

*Daily Lighthouse Tours & Cruises to Solomons

Spectacular sunsets, abundant waterfowl and scenery await you in an area rich in maritime history.  Come, visit the quaint waterman's village of Hoopers Island in southern Dorchester County in the "heart" of Chesapeake country on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Choose from the following "tour packages" or ask about a customized cruise or outing:

  LUNCH or DINNER CRUISES TO SOLOMONS or SMITH ISLAND
Enroute from Hoopers Island to Solomons Island, see Hoopers Island lighthouse; view ships in the channel on their way to and from the ports of Baltimore; watch watermen harvesting the day's catch from pound nets or crab pots; pass by the Patuxent Naval Air Station and view lovely waterfront homes as you enter the harbor at Solomons.
Your narrated cruise includes a visit to the Calvert Maritime Museum and Drum Point Lighthouse, and lunch or dinner at a waterfront restaurant.
The cruise to historic SMITH ISLAND, which is only accessible by boat, includes a visit to Ewell and Tylerton, a tour of the local museum, rental of golf cart or bicycle for a leisurely self-guided tour of this unique Island and lunch or dinner at a waterfront restaurant.

   

  LIGHTHOUSE TOURS of the CHESAPEAKE BAY
Visit seven "beacons" of the Chesapeake and learn their fascinating history & legends.
     

  "ISLAND EXPERIENCE" GROUP PACKAGE TOUR (Bus Group Favorite!)
"Travel through lush pine forests and over scenic waterways to the quaint waterman's village of Hoopers Island in the heart of Chesapeake Country on Maryland's Eastern Shore..."                    Tour features a narrated Boat Cruise on the Honga River, aboard the 50ft. "Sawyer"; (Observe local watermen harvesting their day's catch via pound nets and crab pots; Watch for Osprey, Great Blue Heron, Egrets, Mute Swan, Bald Eagles while learning the history, & legends of Hoopers Island.);
Tour of Phillips Crab factory (Crab meat may be purchased);
Seafood buffet meal at "Old Salty's Restaurant" on Hoopers Island;
Guided tour of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, (home to exotic Sika deer; native White-tail deer, Delmarva Fox Squirrel & abundant waterfowl.) Browse exhibits, view a movie at the "newly remodeled" Visitors Center.  Stroll through the beautifully landscaped Butterfly Garden & Gift Shop.

*Other Narrated "HISTORICAL TOURS OF DORCHESTER COUNTY".
Visit Richardson Maritime Museum, Horn Point, historical Church tours, and enjoy an
"afternoon tea" at LaGrange Plantation & Neild Museum.

*For pricing info. or reservations, call: 410-397-3743
or Email:  capt.dave@sawyercharters.com