Cape Charles Harbor Renovations

Once a has-been town with a tired and small mixed use harbor, a major renovation is changing the face of Cape Charles. Additional slips built in the late summer / fall nearly doubled the recreational harbor capacity, and new bath house and harbormaster facilities are going up even as we speak. Vendor facilities are planned.

The Master Plan. The slips are compete and the building in progress.

 An improvement? I'll miss the shallows where we used to collect monstrous hermit crabs....

Some of these are 5 inches, tip-to-tip

... but this town deserves a revival. Once vital place with both rail and passenger ferry service to Norfolk, it strugled through many decades of business failures. While that sort of commercial and industrial activity is past--the bridge killed it for good--there is historical value in this town, the access to the southern Bay and Ocean is excellent, and small businesses are fighting to bring the main street back.

Passenger Ferry Docks

Nicer facilities for the trailer sailor, fisherman, renter, and transient for certain. I suppose I'll miss some of the commercial flavor. I worry that recreational use often moves working boats out, but I believe Cape Charles remains committed to mixed use. They are committed to maintaining a balance.

Delmarva Now Article

Master Plan Slide Show

Cape Charles is a key stop for many boats circumnavigating the Delmarva. These improvements will certainly be welcome.