Talk about hometown pride! When I asked a grizzled waterman who lives on Smith Island, Maryland, whether he would like to accompany me to one of the other nearby villages, he replied, “Nope, I’ve been there.”
While the twinkle in his eyes suggested he wasn’t serious about the reason for his decision, the fact is that residents of Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay good-naturedly tout the superiority of their town over the other two. Along with being chauvinistic about their small island and even tinier towns, Smith Islanders also are hardy, self-reliant, and welcoming to visitors.
