Development on Tilghman Island has been modest over the years. The area is now called Tilghman and includes residents just north of the island for a population of about 970 people. Many houses of this style were built on the island, but only a few remain. Other historic houses, some dating to the mid-1800s, offer bed and breakfast with a view of the Choptank River. Rambling around the area on a bicycle or car is a good way to see this quaint watermen's village.
Visitors can enjoy the bounty of the sea which residents of the island have sought for centuries.