Quiet, friendly, out of the way with a great view of the Chesapeake Bay! A charming & affordable waterfront venue.
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01/19/2025
Why settle for just a room when you can have an entire waterfront property? 🏝️🥳
At Island View, we’re not just a venue - it’s your personal slice of paradise for the day.
Think lawn games with your besties, fishing off the dock (because Uncle Joe will try to catch “the big one”), and soaking up this sunset vibes like you own the place…without having to cleanup after 🧹❌
No boring banquet halls or awkward setups here - just private, wide open spaces, a planning process that’s easy peasy, and lots of fun.
Now booking parties, weddings, and more! 🎉
Emails [email protected] for pricing and details.
Your party, your vibe, our mess to clean up 😘
Island View Waterfront Venue
01/15/2025
😞No one wants to celebrate in a windowless back room or -gasp- in front of of the bathroom.
🌟 At Island View Waterfront, you’ll have exclusive use of our entire waterfront property, indoors and out.
Your guests will enjoy stunning views, an experienced team to make planning easy, and plenty of space to celebrate.
Whether you are dreaming of a relaxed outdoor bash or an elegant indoor affair, we’re here to help make it uniquely yours.
The best part? Every corner of our venue makes for a picture perfect backdrop.
Don’t settle for less - let’s plan a party that everyone will remember.
Island View was excited to host State Farm Agent Melanie Cook and team for a private, fully catered sit-down dinner with the entire place to themselves.
They were welcomed with a glass of champagne, an open bar, twinkling lights and festive decor. Dinner was served and it felt like family sitting around the table with lots of laughs and yummy food.
It was absolutely the best and hope to have them back again next year to make it even better!
Let the festivities begin!! 🎄🍾🥂❤️💚
12/02/2024
We’re decking the halls and trimming the tree at Island View! 🌲♥️
Getting ready for all the upcoming holiday celebrations booked has us feeling extra festive! 🎁
Good news! There’s still time to book your holiday party or winter event with us - our winter rate is extended through February 😇
Message us today for all the serials and let’s make your gathering one to remember!
11/20/2024
Make their Sweet 16 as unforgettable as they are! 💕
At Island View Waterfront, this milestone moment deserves more than just a party - it deserves the entire waterfront property, inside and out, all to yourself.
From stunning views to a space that’s all about celebrating them, we make planning easy so you can focus on the fun.
Let’s make their dream party a reality! Reach out to book today. 🎂🎉
11/14/2024
Surprise!
You thought you were going to dinner at your favorite waterfront spot but instead all of your favorite people were waiting - and you had the whole place to yourself!
Go grab a drink and some food because it’s a special menu just for you 🥳
Time to hit the dance floors because the dj is playing your favorite song 💃🏻 🕺
Pics or it didn’t happen so you head outside and grab sunset photos with your best friends.
We can keep a secret - send a message or head to our website to book a surprise party at Island View 🎉
11/12/2024
Tired of being tucked away in a restaurant’s back room for your holiday party?
Not at Island View!
We offer you the ENTIRE property for your private holiday extravaganza.
✨what we offer:
🍽️ preplanned menus to save you time,
🎊festive decor to set the mood
🧑🍳 friendly service staff to cater to your every need
All of this, budget friendly and personalized to make your celebration one-of-a-kind 🙌🏼😍
Book your holiday party with us now - limited slots available!
The sweetest coastal themed baby shower at Island View ⚓️
Designed by momma and Grammy to be, this celebration design elevated Island View’s waterfront setting.
Congratulations Brianna & Gary! Your bundle of joy is blessed to have you as parents 💙
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Looking for a place to celebrate?
Island View Waterfront is available year round for any type & sized celebration.
The whole property, inside and outside, is all yours - you won’t get stuck in a windowless, back room, we promise 😘
11/05/2024
Farewell Wedding Brunch complete with build your own Bloody Mary & Mimosa Bar 🥂
Looking for a private venue for your special celebration? Island View Waterfront is the place!
The entire property is yours to relax and enjoy with customizable food and drink packages. You don’t have to share the space with anyone or get shoved in a windowless back room.
Now booking holiday parties & more!
Message today for info! Let’s us do the work while you celebrate 🎉
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09/23/2024
Congratulations Caitlin & Judson ♥️ 9/21/24 ♥️
A full wedding weekend filled with so much love and fun!
Traveling from Ohio, South Carolina, and all over Maryland, this weekend was a blast! Friday night kicked off with a Rehearsal crab feast followed up with a waterfront wedding ceremony & reception with panoramic Chesapeake Bay views and gorgeous sunset.
Looking for a local gem to celebrate special occasions?
Island View Waterfront is your go-to spot!
Enjoy delicious food, stunning views, and a friendly atmosphere. Perfect for family gatherings, holiday parties, milestone birthdays, work meetings, weddings & more.
Family owned and operated since 1968, we have the experience to guide you through planning your next celebration so you can relax & enjoy.
Message for info - limited winter dates available
09/16/2024
Don't get stuck in a windowless room!
At Island View, you'll have the ENTIRE waterfront property to yourself to celebrate.
Now booking holiday parties and more! Email [email protected] for rental & catering prices.
Or comment PARTY and we'll send you a message with links to the details.
Family owned and operated since 1968, Island View Waterfront will make planning your next party easy peasy :)
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After the Storm
After the Storm… What a difference a few hours make on the Chesapeake Bay
Summer Solstice Paddle-June 20
A mini vacation in your backyard is just what you need to kick off summer!
Thursday, June 20, 5-8pm is Island View’s next Guided Kayak Adventure!
Explore the coves around Island View led by @kayakingmadeez
Comment SUMMER for the link to save your spot - only 18 left!
No lame party rooms, Mom & Dad! IslandView lets me create MY theme, with epic views and they do all the work. Can we celebrate there?! 🎉book your next party at Island View - the whole property is yours to enjoy! #partyvibes #partyvenue #partysetup #partyspace #backyardparty #waterfrontvenue #sweet16 #partyideas #partykids #islandviewwaterfront
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
In season, Yellowstone has 3 million visitors, 12 thousand per day…
I had the park to myself:) what a great time to visit!
Yellowstone
Bison, up close & personal:)
A few more 20 degree days and we’ll be ice skating:)
Another storm in the history books and the Chesapeake’s back to the way we like it:)
8am. The tide is finally receding. A few missing pier boards but otherwise all is good. Hope everyone faired as well.
It's shaping up to be nasty night here at the Island View. The weather service is predicting overnight gail winds and coastal flooding of 4 to 6 feet. Hopefully the piers will be underwater before the big waves start crashing in.
📷It started as “Tom's Tavern” named after the man who dreamed of owning his own bar. Tom’s was a cavernous place, decorated in timeworn beer signs (Arrow, Hamms, Gunther, National) from the 1940’s & 50’s. It had a pool table, shuffleboard, juke-box, pin-ball and cigarette machine. There was an old wall mounted public telephone with 5¢ 10¢ 25¢ coin slots that doubled as the business line (it’s still the same today 687-9799). Centered on the back bar was an ancient cash register with rows of whiskey bottles lined right and left. Other shelves held the Natty Boh beer glasses, ci**rs and racks of potato chips. Red, round, bar stools lined the front bar with ash trays (in full use) for every seat. On the bar there were jars of hot sausages, pickled eggs, pickled pig’s feet and coddies for sale - 25¢ each. The beer coolers were full of National and Pabst Blue Ribbon, 7-up and Coke. Even the rest rooms (complete with “novelty” machine) were fascinating with the odd door k***s*, toilet tanks mounted on the wall and a long trough in the men’s room. No Air Conditioning in 1968, only large screened windows and black oscillating fans humming back and forth to the screech and bang of the swinging screen doors as customers came and went. In the winter the only real heat was a large brick fireplace and an Army pot belly stove that customers fed to keep warm. A true community bar where generations learned to play pool and behave themselves. Sadly, Tom passed away in 1984 marking the end of an era leaving his children to begin the next chapter. In the summer of 2000, we tore the old Tom’s Tavern down and built the new Island View overlooking the Chesapeake. We miss Tom (and Fran) and the old smoke-filled tavern, the breaking pool balls, the clack of shuffle board quakes, the clattering, ringing pin-ball machines. But we have a lifetime of memories and friendships that can never be torn down and are still with us today and will be forever.
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This is what the Island View is all about; shared stories that become memories
