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Deal Island, Maryland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (443 words) |
 | Deal Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. |
 | About 4.1% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over. |
 | Deal Island was historically known as Devil's Island. |
| Deal Island, MD--46th Annual Skipjack Races (1431 words) |
 | Deal Island is the home of the Labor Day Skipjack Races and Land Festival, and also home to some of the men who make their living from the bountiful waters of the Chesapeake Bay -- this is watermen's country. |
 | Because of the high water table on the Island, graves cannot be dug to the standard depth. |
 | Soft crabs from Deal Island and Wenona are shipped (fresh and frozen) all over the world. |