There are two boats that travel regularly from Crisfield, Maryland, across Tangier Sound to Tangier.

Crisfield, Maryland, located on Tangier Sound, was a center of the shellfish industry.

Like the rest of the Chesapeake Bay, the fishing industry on Tangier Sound has declined markedly due to pollution and overfishing.

Smith Island is 12 miles off Crisfield in Tangier Sound.

Dolphin sighted a large patrol vessel in Tangier Sound but outran her.

As Crisfield's heritage is on the water, it has many points of access to the Tangier Sound and Chesapeake Bay.

Janes Island (also sometimes called James Island) has a shoal jutting out into Tangier Sound from its southwest point.

Large boat owners head west into the open waters of the Tangier Sound of the Chesapeake Bay.

Wyoming and the rest of the fleet then proceeded to Tangier Sound for additional training, including gunnery drills.

Canoeing and kayaking trails lead paddlers to a 7-mile long white sandy beach on the shores of Tangier Sound and the Chesapeake Bay.