Rock Hall
Haven Harbour Marina is one of more than a dozen marinas in Rock Hall.
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A look at Rock Hall, a quiet fishing town on Maryland’s Eastern Shore that offers a charming throwback to a forgotten age of neighborly affection and good-natured fun.
Children enjoy the small beach at Rock Hall.
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Rich Smizer of Gloucester City, N.J., left, and Pamela Reeder of Delanco, N.J., try out cruiser bikes on Main Street. Behind them is The Hickory Stick Boutique.
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Lunchtime diners at the wooden booths at Durding’s Store, which dates back to 1925.
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Jordan Rose, left, and Casey Bowers, right, working at the old-fashioned soda fountain at Durding’s Store.
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Kat Fithian folds a handmade rag quilt at the Village Quilting store in Rock Hall.
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Durding’s Store has a large display of medicines and other antiques from its early years as a pharmacy. The label on the Maltbie Syrup at right lists 10 percent alcohol, codeine phosphate (a derivative of opium), and cannabis as the first three ingredients.
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Ospreys perched at Gratitude Marina.
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Ms. Amanda, docked at Rock Hall Landing Marina.
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Richard Christie, left, of Reading, Pa., with his son Levi Christie, 11, fishing from standup paddle boards at Rock Hall Beach.
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A sunflower sways in the breeze at the intersection of E. Sharp and Main streets in Rock Hall, a town with a population of just over 1,200.
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Boats dock at Rock Hall Landing Marina.
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