Tangier, Virginia, is an island about 12 miles from the Maryland-Virginia border, in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay.

About 400 people live on the island that is only accessible by boat or plane.

Electricity came to Tangier in the 1960s, while the ability to send waste from a home to the sewage treatment plant came in the 1980s.

Captain John Smith found the island in the 1600s and called it Tangier because it reminded him of the land near Tangier in Morocco. Prior to settlement, it was used as a native hunting ground.

There’s not much there, a few historic homes, lots of fishing shacks, a few restaurants, etc., but it is peaceful and a great break from the rest of the world. You can unplug as much as you want. We enjoyed nightly trips to the beach or looking at the marshes close to sunrise:

We spent a lot of 2024 on Tangier. Here are a few photos of the island. Enjoy!