2012 Orvis Endorsed Fly-Fishing Guide of the Year

Historic Essex is known for its beautiful salt marshes, and its many antique shops and fine restaurants. Once a busy shipbuilding center for wooden boats, Essex is home to the Essex Shipbuilding Museum, and is currently enjoying a revival of the art of wooden shipbuilding. Crane Beach and Hog Island (where the Hollywood film, The Crucible was filmed), are just a few minutes by boat from the marina. Whether trying your skills at fishing for striped bass or bluefish, or just exploring the salt marshes and beaches, you will be awed by the beauty of the setting.