, ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁l ively ▁vac ation ▁resort . ▁ ▁N amed ▁after ▁Thomas ▁Fen wick , ▁a ▁plan ter ▁from ▁England ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁Maryland , ▁Fen wick ▁Island ▁lay ▁in ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Del aware ▁which ▁was ▁claimed ▁by ▁Lord ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁his ▁he irs ▁during ▁the ▁P enn - B alt imore ▁border ▁dispute . ▁ ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁popular ▁belief , ▁the ▁town ▁does ▁not ▁sit ▁on ▁a ▁bar rier ▁island ▁but ▁on ▁a ▁narrow ▁pen ins ula ▁which ▁res emb les ▁a ▁bar rier ▁island ▁( unless ▁one ▁cons iders ▁a ▁narrow ▁man - made ▁boat ▁canal ▁well ▁in land ▁that ▁connect s ▁White ▁Creek ▁to ▁Little ▁Ass aw oman ▁Bay ). ▁ ▁The ▁narrow ▁strip ▁of ▁land ▁separ ates ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁from ▁Little ▁Ass aw oman ▁Bay . ▁ ▁Ocean ▁City , ▁Maryland ▁occup ies ▁the ▁southern ▁tip ▁of ▁this ▁pen ins ula . ▁ ▁Local ▁legend ▁has ▁it ▁that ▁C ed ar ▁Island ▁in ▁Little ▁Ass aw oman ▁Bay ▁was ▁a ▁spot ▁for ▁pir ates ▁to ▁b ury ▁tre asure . ▁Reg ard less ▁of ▁the ▁truth ▁of ▁the ▁legend , ▁the ▁Del aware ▁coast al ▁area ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁place ▁for ▁pir ates ▁to ▁hide ▁from ▁the ▁law . ▁ ▁C ed ar ▁Island ▁has ▁just ▁about ▁was hed ▁under ▁the ▁bay , ▁as ▁Se al ▁Island ▁did ▁around ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁area ▁between