Crab country and a college town: from the 1744 Washington Hotel to the Hard Crab Derby, Somerset celebrates its own way.
Somerset County is rural and proud of it. In Princess Anne, the restored 1744 Washington Hotel hosts intimate weddings, tea parties and corporate events, and The Henson, the UMES hotel and conference center, has a grand ballroom and ten conference rooms. Janes Island State Park in Crisfield has two 100-person pavilions for parties and reunions, and Great Hope Golf Course in Westover hosts golf outings and fundraisers.
Crisfield calls itself the Crab Capital of the World, and its National Hard Crab Derby fills Somers Cove Marina every Labor Day weekend. Twelve miles offshore, Smith Island is Maryland's only inhabited offshore island and the home of Smith Island Cake, the official state dessert.
Flat travel fees from our Sussex County base, gas and tolls included. Any address not listed gets its fee on your proposal before you sign.
The Washington Hotel (Sugarwater 1744)
Restored 1744 hotel. Intimate weddings, a private tea room and corporate events.
Princess Anne
The Henson, UMES Hotel and Conference Center
University hotel. Grand ballroom and 10 conference rooms.
Princess Anne
Janes Island State Park
State park with two 100-person picnic pavilions.
Crisfield
Great Hope Golf Course
Municipal links course. Golf outings up to 288 players.
Westover
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Summer through Labor Day is high season: the Tangier Sound Music Festival in June, the county fair in late July, and Labor Day weekend's National Hard Crab Derby with the Deal Island Skipjack Races. December brings Crisfield's lighted boat parade.
Every package includes unlimited sessions, custom-designed 2x6 strips, the live lookbook and an attendant. Prices don't include the service fee on card payments.
See everything in each packageThe Cameo
2 hours of booth time, unlimited sessions
$625
+ $80 travel
The Scene Stealer
3 hours of booth time, unlimited sessions
$835
+ $80 travel
The Showstopper
4 hours of booth time plus an intermission hour, unlimited sessions
$1,150
Travel to Somerset County included
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