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Tidewater TimesSince 1952, Eastern Shore of Maryland
Features:About the Cover Photographer: Jay Fleming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Maryland Eye: Helen Chappell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Vet Sail Program Runs Its Course: Dick Cooper . . . . . . . . . . 25Fantasyland on the Persian Gulf: Gugy Irving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Swashbucklers of the Bay - Part 2: Cliff James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Tidewater Kitchen: Pamela Meredith-Doyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Tidewater Gardening: K. Marc Teffeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Railroading: Gary D. Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Tidewater Review: Anne Stinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Disparate Voices: Harold O. Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
David C. Pulzone, Publisher · Anne B. Farwell, EditorP. O. Box 1141, Easton, Maryland 21601
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Vol. 63, No. 9 February 2015
Departments:
February Tide Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Dorchester Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Easton Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105St. Michaels Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Oxford Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Tilghman - Bay Hundred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Caroline County - A Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169February Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
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About the Cover PhotographerJay Fleming
Jay Fleming’s work show-cases his passion for the Chesapeake Bay and pho-tography. Whether it’s a sunrise over the marsh or a waterman hand tonging for oysters, the enthusiasm for his craft is obvious in ev-ery photograph. Jay comes from a family of passionate photographers. His father, Kevin Fleming, is a former National Geographic pho-tographer who has circled the globe to capture time-less images. “Instead of read-ing me children’s books, my parents showed me photog-raphy books,” he remembers.
Using a hand-me-down rig, a Nikon film camera and manual focus 300mm lens, Jay accompanied his dad to a rookery island in Delaware. His picture of a great egret won grand prize in a national EPA Wildlife of Wetlands photography competi-tion. That award-winning photo, snapped at the young age of 14, re-mains one of his most memorable photographs.
Jay graduated from St. Mary’s College of Maryland in 2009 with a degree in economics. He has pur-sued a career in photography while working with the Seafood Market-
ing Department at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and in Yellowstone National Park. Jay Fleming’s work is regularly published in the Mid-Atlantic and across the country. Jay is available for commercial, editorial, wedding and portrait photography and may be contacted at 410-279-8730 or e-mail at [email protected]. Please visit his website www.jay-flemingphotography.com.
The cover photo is of a Hooper’s Island Marsh Sunrise.
Jay shooting photographs in a pound net off Hoopers Island. Photo by Burl Lewis.
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Maryland Eye - Kenneth Basileby
Helen ChappellIt is said that the best things
come in small packages. You can hold Kenneth Basile’s latest book of photographic studies in one hand, yet each picture is a story, a medi-tation and a statement. Maryland Landscapes, the latest book from the Director Emeritus of the Ward Museum, is a small treasure that opens some very large and beauti-ful vistas of our state.
A sunrise breaks the dawn of a Maryland river in studies of blue and gray highlighted by the thou-sand pinks and oranges and yellows of a new day, reflected in the mirror of the water.
Ghost boats, towed up a Smith Island gut, rest on the yellow marsh grass, with a canopy of the vast and open sky arching over the landscape. The isolation is almost palpable.
Eased between two banks of green and ferny upland woods, the Gunpowder River, a mere creek up in the mountains, tumbles over rocks and rapids, heading toward the Bay on a day in the high and sunny summer. The green is so lush and the water so clear, it’s al-most magic.
Staubs anchoring fishing nets rise out of the Bay festooned with rope, while other staubs on land hoist purple martin houses over a yard on Hooper’s Island. Water lil-ies bloom in a freshwater creek in Lusby. Windmills dot the horizon in Carroll County.
Each photograph is both a visual treat and a narrative that beckons you to tell the story.
This is Ken’s second book of pho-tographs. His first book, Mexico City: Out and About, was produced by Ken and his wife, Karen. It is a stunning visual treatise of color, life and culture in Mexico City, and was published in 2011 to very good reviews. Ken’s third book, Chesa-peake Bay Panoramas, is due out later this year.
Ken and his family moved to the Eastern Shore over forty years ago, when he worked at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Mi-
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chaels. They now live in Nanticoke.“I started photographing when I
was four. Of course I don’t remem-ber this, but I do have a photograph of me with a camera at that age. I got my first darkroom at the age of twelve. I don’t know that any one event in my life inspired me to make pictures, I’ve just always done it,” Ken says of his lifelong work with photography.
“When I photograph, I’m look-ing for contrasts and variations in the landscape. Many people relate this type of photography to look-ing at a musical score. If it is done right, you do get a good musical sense from the image,” he says. “I’m also into semiotics, or the study of image making and com-munications. If you photograph enough, you notice that symbolic imagery keeps repeating itself. Over time, you have the develop-ment of language. You can take this all the way back to the earli-est human attempts at making images. Early cave paintings are a good example of this. It becomes very evident when you start look-ing at the interface between the built (human) environment and the natural environment. Much of what I’ve done with this book, and my work in general, is about look-ing at this interface or contrast.”
A sharp mountain rock cliff ends at the edge of a dangerous curve in
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the road where crosses have been painted on the granite surface. Folk tributes to those who didn’t navigate the tricky place where the road ends in Luke, Maryland. Evi-dence of the human imprint on the landscape shows up again where the new road diverts around a care-fully restored covered bridge near Northeast. A boardwalk winds though a shaded cypress swamp in Bowens, Maryland. The hint of humanity is everywhere and no-where. The sense of something or someone there but unseen is often evoked in Ken’s work for me, as if a living being had just stepped out of the frame.
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“I decided to do a book on the Maryland landscape because of its accessibility,” Ken recalls. “I could just step out my door and photo-graph. The state is small enough and has great physical variations, from the mountains in the west to the f latness of the Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland. It’s a great area to investigate. I’ve lived
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in Maryland most of my life and seem to have developed a love affair with the region. We have traveled throughout the state of Maryland to do the book. It was great. The whole experience was an adventure.”
A rainbow rises out of the rain over the Baltimore cityscape. The fossils are trapped in the rock at Calvert Cliffs. In Havre de Grace, a red silhouette of a crab tells the world Cap’n Bob sells soft shell crabs out of his house, a few blocks from the Susquehanna. A giant liz-ard, a roadside attraction on the beach route 404 through Denton, beckons the tourists.
The color jumps off the page. Color is a relatively new innova-tion for serious photographers. Technology has improved the color process, and it’s now less expensive and easier to do. For years black and white was considered the stan-dard for art photography, but that’s changed now.
“I specialized in color photogra-phy when I was in graduate school. At that time, early seventies, most of the emphasis in university pho-tography programs was on black and white photographs. After fin-ishing school, I noticed that fungus had attacked the color emulsion on my photographs. I switched to b&w,” Ken explains.
He holds a master’s degree in
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art with additional work in mu-seum studies from the University of Delaware, and also studied pho-tography at the Maryland Institute of Art in Baltimore.
“Color does add an additional complication to the structure and impact of the image. I don’t know that visually one type of image is any more difficult. I’m able to switch back and forth between b&w and color with some ease. When a project requires noth-ing but color images, I just start thinking that way. In the midst of a project it can be difficult for me to make the switch, though.”
Although Ken is well known as a photographer with many shows to his credit, many people know him from his time with the Ward Mu-seum, his position as Director of Cultural Affairs and Museum Pro-grams at Salisbury University, and his work with the Calumet Photo-
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After retiring from Ward, Ken and his wife, Karen, a retired teacher, have spent their time trav-
Maryland Eye eling, living in exotic places, and exploring the worlds Ken photo-graphs and Karen writes about. This winter they plan a trip to Viet Nam. I look forward to that book!
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Successful Vet Sail Program on the Miles River Runs Its Course
byDick Cooper
Vets sailing on the Miles River aboard Tusitala.
Once a month for the better part of seven summers, Wounded War-riors would hobble, wheel and walk their way onto a waiting bus near their Washington, D.C., hospital to start the 80 plus mile trip across the Bay Bridge to the Eastern Shore. They had signed up for Vet Sail, a day on the water in St. Michaels.
“The signup sheet said we were going on a boat ‘cruise,’ so I wasn’t sure what to wear,” said a soldier
from Wyoming who came dressed in casual slacks and a spiffy sweater.
“That was the biggest br idge I have seen in my life,” said a GI from the Midwest. “I didn’t think we would ever get across.”
“Where are we?” asked yet an-other soldier.
For world travelers who had fought in foreign wars, this f lat and fertile part of their homeland was uncharted territory. For most, the
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day would end with a gathering of new friends sharing a good meal and telling stories about their first ex-periences at the helm of a sailboat.
They were all part of Vet Sail, a successf ul venture that gave scores of scarred, battered and in some cases deeply trouble soldiers and their families a much-needed escape from the rigors of life in a military hospital. But, like too many recent projects reliant on the federal government for support, Vet Sail has come to a sputtering and unceremonious end. A December e-mail to supporters announced that the program, started by Army veteran Jon LeTowt in 2007 as a way of showing thanks to those who have given greatly for their country, would not be operating in 2015.
“In the spring of 2014, the De-partment of Defense in their wis-dom decided to cut funding for bus and van transportation to and
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Jon LeTowt, center, tends the jib sheet during a Vet Sail.
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Vets and family members get a chart briefing at the Miles River Yacht Club.
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from our events here on the Eastern Shore of Maryland,” LeTowt wrote in the e-mail. “As the summer pro-gressed, matters with D.O.D. and Walter Reed (Hospital) deteriorated further. No Vet Sail events were held in 2014.”
LeTowt, in his typical low-key manner, fa i led to ment ion the frustrating and often infuriating pencil-whipping, report-filing and fiscal accounting required by gov-ernment bureaucrats faced by those who would dare to do good deeds. In a system where one form will not do when 10 are available, LeTowt had to routinely renew his applications to give Wounded Warriors relaxing outings on the water and a good meal. The applicat ions became
more demanding and restrictive over time. Government watchdogs, leery of the ulterior motives of citi-zens expressing thanks to soldiers for their service, required LeTowt to list the value of the box lunches, sodas and dinners given to Vet Sail guests. In the spring of last year, government functionaries wanted to know the value of the fuel spent by boat owners to take the soldiers out for the day.
“I told them they were sailboats and God provided the wind,” LeTowt said. But when that was not suffi-cient, he put down $1 on the form. “That seemed to satisfy them, but then came the final straw. They said that any active military member who accompanied a wounded sol-dier while on duty was not allowed to receive a boat ride or a meal
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without paying for it. I was not going to do that.”
And so Vet Sail ended by attrition and starvation. But looking back at his efforts, LeTowt said there is a real sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in a job well done. More than 250 soldiers, sailors and Marines and their family members participated in Vet Sail since it started. More than two dozen lo-cal sailors, most of them from the Miles River Yacht Club and its rac-ing contingent, the Herring Island Sailing Fleet, volunteered their vessels, crew and time. Financial support came from more than 175 people from throughout the area
who donated almost $25,000 over the course of the program to fete the Warriors.
LeTowt said he got the idea to start Vet Sail after attending a fund raiser for the Yellow Ribbon Fund, a charity that supports Wounded Warriors and their families. “They talked about taking Wounded War-riors hunting and golfing. I don’t hunt, and I haven’t played golf in a long time, but I know a little about sailing.” He said the Yellow Ribbon Fund helped him make a contact at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, but he knew he had to work his idea from two angles. If Walter Reed would help transport soldiers to the Eastern Shore, he still needed to find local sailors to support his idea.
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L eTo w t c r e d i t s t h e l a t e S i Boettner, a St. Michaels business-man who was the head of the Her-ring Island Sailing Fleet at the time, with fully embracing the project. Herring Island sailors not only volunteered their boats, but made financial contributions to the Vet Sail fund.
Timing then inter fered w ith the initial start of the program. “I submitted my application to Walter Reed in April of 2007 right before the first reports of deplorable con-ditions in the rooms at old Walter Reed that put Congress into an uproar,” he said. “So my application went nowhere because they weren’t going to let anyone go anywhere until those things were resolved.”
Two months later the first Vet Sail was held, and it was the start of a very good run. Throughout that year and for the next six summers, LeTowt organized five Vet Sails each season. “We had one soldier who en-joyed it so much he came back three times,” LeTowt said. The soldier had never been sailing before, and his trip to St. Michaels inspired him to take sailing lessons. “He thought this was one more thing he could learn.” Sailors frequently exchanged e-mail addresses with soldiers and shared photos of their time spent on the Miles River or hanging out at the Miles River Yacht Club. Club mem-bers, who had not gone on the sail-
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Some vets had never been sailing before.
ing part of the day, frequently joined the soldiers back at the club and sat with them during the dinners to express their thanks. The events became so popular that on some occasions the club’s Trophy Dining Room was filled to capacity. When oppressive August heat threatened to cancel a few events, Captain John Marrah of Patriot Cruises took the Wounded Warriors out on the water in his air-conditioned vessel.
Midway through the Vet Sail run, the military opened a new Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and divided the Wound-ed Warriors between that facility and the Veterans’ Administration hospital at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Vet Sail Program For a few years, LeTowt successfully worked with staff members at both hospitals to coordination transpor-tation for the soldiers to and from St. Michaels.
Then in the spring of 2013, with the major federal government bud-get cuts caused by the Sequestration looming, LeTowt said he got a call from one of his hospital contacts that transportation from Fort Bel-voir would be discontinued. The trips from Walter Reed, however, were continued through the year.
“We did have five events in 2013 and in one of those, people from Fort Belvoir did show up,” LeTowt said. His eyes brightened and he smiled as he remembered that incident. “A Marine at Fort Belvoir said, ‘The Army can’t tell me what to do.’ He
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took a 14-passenger Marine van and loaded it up and thumbed his nose at authority. Sure enough, we had one event with Wounded Warriors from Fort Belvoir.”
Through the winter of that year, LeTowt worked with Walter Reed personnel to arrange the 2014 schedule, but then in the spring of last year, he was told that all trans-portation for Wounded Warriors was being limited to events within 50 miles of the hospital.
“That was pretty much the death knell for Vet Sail,” he said. “Every-one I talked to could not believe that these Wounded Warriors and their families were being treated like this.”
LeTowt said the reserve funds held for Vet Sail by the Miles River Yacht Club have been dispersed to five or-ganizations that continue to support veterans and Wounded Warriors.
“I feel good about Vet Sail, even though it had less than a brilliant conclusion,” LeTowt said. “I enjoyed doing it and it was a labor of love. I felt it was making some small contribution to help out our troops.”
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ber, I decided to break up the re-turn f light by spending four days in Dubai. I am embarrassed to admit that I really didn’t know if it was a city, a kingdom, a country, or just what. Back in December 1971, six independent emirates (the seventh joined in February 1972) formed the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This union was necessitated by the termination of Great Britain’s se-curity assistance, which had been in place since 1892. Each of the seven retains its own hereditary rulers, and from them an overall head of state for the UAE is select-ed. The ruling family in Dubai has been in charge since 1833.
The UAE comprises about nine million people, but only about 1.4 million are Emirati. Dubai has 2.2 million people and is the largest city and serves as the center for business, trade, tourism and fan-tasy land in general.
In the early 1950s, Dubai was a sleepy, poor fishing and pearl div-ing village. With Japan’s invention of cultured pearls, the economy had gone south. Dubai’s location was instrumental in its develop-ment as a center for trade. The air-port was built and offshore oil was discovered in 1966, which allowed for the development of necessary infrastructure for the Emirates.
Before I left for India, I easily
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found, via the Internet, a nice hotel close to Dubai Creek and an easy walk to the older part of town. It cost about $200 per night and in-cluded a very good breakfast and helpful doormen.
Arrival from Delhi and check-in were complete by 8 a.m., and I took off on foot along the busy docks where I saw about 30 large heavy wooden dhows loading and un-loading various cargo.
I made my way along the north side of the creek and found the gold souk (market) and the spice souk. I started looking for a lunch spot but was only finding very small one or two-table mom-and-pop places
that were just inches off, and open to, the side walk.
I did locate a very nice sit-down inside restaurant/café near the souks. At first I was the only diner, and I ordered jujeh kabab (bone-less chicken), bottled water and two American coffees for US $15.50, which I hope included the tip.
While I was waiting for my food, a man came in with the manager wearing the traditional white full-length garment called a dishdasha with white headdress called a ghu-tra. The white headdress indicates the man is an Emirati national, and the black double cord, the igal, on the top of the head was traditional-ly used to tie the front feet of your camel to prevent it from straying.
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The man and manager left and returned 30 seconds later with a woman (almost certainly a wife) wearing the very lightweight black cloak known as an abaya and a head scarf, the shayla. They were seated about nine feet from me. I must have looked a little suspi-cious, as the waiter immediately brought a carved wooden hinged self-standing black screen that was put up around the couple’s table. I do admit I became curious and snuck a peek and was able to see the women kept her shayla on while eating, which can’t be too easy.
Except for this restaurant, I didn’t see what I’d call local cuisine. I think this could possibly be explained by the international nature of Dubai
Fantasyland where things are homogenized from around the world. For the average traveler it seems easier to eat at the malls or hotel.
After lunch, I cabbed out perhaps four miles to the Dubai Mall, which is billed as the world’s largest shop-ping, leisure and entertainment venue, having taken four years and 20 billion dollars to construct. There are over 1,200 stores, and you could be forgiven if you forgot you were outside the United States as you walk past the three Starbucks, the Wendy’s, McDonald’s, Oscar de la Renta and Harley Davidson stores.
One difference I noticed was the sign prohibiting “kissing or overt displays of affection.” Another al-most completely disregarded sign stated “we advise avoiding showing your shoulders or knees.”
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I was really surprised to come across a display of an Amphicoelias brontodiplodocus, a 155 million-year-old, 80-foot-long complete dinosaur skeleton from the Dana Quarry in Wyoming. The skeleton is nicknamed Dubai Dino and was dis-covered in 2008. I am at a complete loss to explain why it is in Dubai.
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The building houses a hotel, restaurants, swimming pools, of-fices and 900 private apartments. Outside are beautiful fountains de-signed by the same company that constructed the fountains in front of the Bellagio in Las Vegas.
Except during a recent visit to China, I have never seen so many high-rise buildings under construc-tion. The architects must have been given free rein to design the wild-est buildings possible. I can imag-ine the structural engineers must have nightmares. I saw one build-ing, of approximately 80 stories, that twists as it rises. I read about a building in Abu Dhabi that resem-bles a flying saucer on its side stuck in the ground. Several buildings in Dubai look like sailboat spinnakers (the parachute-like sails).
Fantasyland As amazing as the Dubai Mall complex is, there are numerous oth-er major malls, including the Mall of the Emirates. I specifically went there to see and perhaps ski the 242,000-square-foot, five- slope in-door skiing venue. The basic cost of $55 including equipment was very reasonable but having grown up in Talbot County, I am more familiar with water skiing than snow skiing. I skipped the Emperor penguin ex-perience also. I did get a snack at the St. Moritz restaurant complete with high definition TVs, set inside of faux fireplaces, playing very re-alistic looping videos of log fires.
I didn’t spend all of my time indoors, as I went on a “safari” that consists of riding in seven-passenger Toyotas badged as Land Cruisers, although they looked like a smaller model, perhaps the Sequoia.
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Another event I recommend is the 50-minute ride around the city
Fantasyland on a f loat plane. The $400 cost was well worth it as I had never been on either an amphibian or f loat plane. We f lew at 1000’ aboard a nine-passenger Cessna 208 Caravan, on a nice clear day with good views of the two palm islands. These are residential islands of dredged sand formed in the shape of palm trees. The Palm Jumeirah is almost total-ly developed with many villas and hotels, including what seem to me to be an exact copy of the Atlantis in Nassau. The other palm island, Palm Deira, ran into financial trouble in 2008, and development appears to be on hold.
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Notwithstanding a recent ter-rorist act in next door Abu Dhabi, I felt very safe. According to a front page article of the November 9, 2014 Washington Post, the UAE is a very good ally in the war against extremist ideology. They f ly F-16s against the likes of ISIL, and we, the French, and maybe other na-tions, are allowed to base assets at nearby Al Dhafra Air Base.
I recommend a visit to this area
Fantasyland without reservation, especially as a stopover while heading to Africa, India or elsewhere in the neigh-borhood. The nonstop f light from Dulles makes a visit easy, but I am not sure my plan to break up the trip worked, as my return f light was just minutes under 15 hours, thanks to the normal head winds.
Gugy Irving has traveled to all 50 states and all but one of the six inhabited US territories (Northern Mariana Island being the excep-tion). He has visited 36 foreign countries, plus Liechtenstein and Monaco. When not on the road, he resides in Talbot County.
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Swashbucklers of the Bay - Part IIPrivateers from the American Revolution
to the War of 1812by
Cliff Rhys James
The battle between the Chasseur and the St. Lawrence took place off the coast of Havana on February 26, 1815.
Down through history’s ghostly procession of high seas exploits, from the early 17th century origins of the new world colonies to the American Revolution and the War of 1812, audacious swashbucklers sailing from the Chesapeake Bay checkmated and outmaneuvered the superior navies of several Eu-ropean Empires ~ not least of these Great Britain.
During the colonial period, the
limited naval forces of the 13 colo-nies were far out-numbered and seriously out-gunned by England’s Royal Navy, which ruled the seas protecting commercial sea lanes so critically important to that island nation. In fact, in 1776 only 31 American ships of all classes were in commission, and even that small number was swiftly reduced by cap-ture and blockade until at last, by 1781, a paltry seven ships sailed un-
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der the f lag of the American Navy. The fearsome flaming broadsides
of the British navy strictly rein-forced the centuries-old doctrine holding that, “the Monarchs of Britain have a peculiar and sov-ereign authority upon the oceans granted them by God and the laws of Nature.” Or so the Brits thought.
Just before the revolutionary war, the commercial sailing f leet of the American colonies numbered well over 400 ships. Despite the fact that many, if not most, of these vessels displaced less than 100 tons, they had for decades boldly sailed the crashing oceans in the hard march of New World Man from the Canary
Swashbucklers of the Bay Islands to the Mediterranean and from Baffin Bay to Brazil.
And if the ships were tough, the men who sailed them were tougher still. They were a rough-hewn but skillful breed of briny seamen ~ a tenacious, often reckless lot, un-afraid to battle anyone or anything coming at them through the misty fog of Poseidon’s realm. From the wrath of foreign navies to the fury of Mother Nature’s battering seas, and from European marauders to Barbary Pirates, theirs was a bois-terous attitude of “bring it on.”
Oc e a ngoing c olonia l i s t s re -mained undaunted by the seven seas turmoil caused by the wars of England with France and Spain that had spilled over throughout much
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of the 18th century. They remained stubbornly resolved to sail and trade as they pleased across the great blue watery expanse. And why not? American whalers and merchant-men, after all, had been attacked and shot at in international waters for decades ~ a form of live-fire training that steeled them for conflict.
Ultimately, 174 private American vessels armed with 2,000 cannon and manned by 9,000 American privateers sailed under Privateering Commissions and Letters of Marque during the Revolutionary War. They were seafaring guerillas cunning enough to avoid the overwhelming firepower of the Royal Navy’s Ships of the Line, but daring enough to plunder British Merchant ships, depriving that nation of needed resources and forcing the Royal Navy to divert war ships for convoy protection.
These privateers played a much larger role in winning the Revolu-tionary War than is often recog-nized on this side of the Atlantic. However, their impact was widely acknowledged in Britain, where Lloyd’s of London jacked up insur-ance rates and newspapers like the London Spectator ran articles bemoaning the serial successes of the daring American sea raiders.
One such article lamented in part, “Were we able to prevent their going in and out or stop them from taking our trade ~ even within sight of our garrisons? Were
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they not in the English and Irish Channels plucking our homeward bound trade, sending their prizes to French and Spanish ports to the great dismay and terror of our merchants and ship owners?”
In Salem, Boston, New York, Phil-adelphia and Baltimore, scarcely would a shipmaster arrive in port than he’d receive orders to clear his decks for mounting heavy batteries and the slinging of hammocks for a hundred eager privateers, many of whom had just signed articles in a dockside tavern. And so out would come the barrels of molasses and sugar, or loads of logwood. And in would go nine pounders, muskets, pistols, cutlasses, boarding pikes, tomahawks and all kinds of cannon shells including, but not limited to, grape, canister and double shot.
Topsail schooners and square rig-gers armed with letters of marque and bristling gun ports would then up anchor and drive out to sea like hawks to “bag a Britisher.” And bag them they did: 733 British merchant
vessels were taken as prizes and over 10,000 English seamen were captured during a time when they were desperately needed in the Royal Navy.
American privateers were in fact so disruptive to England’s trade with its West Indies colonies that one merchant from Grenada wrote, “From a f leet of 60 merchant vessels that departed Ireland, no
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more than 25 arrived in this and neighboring islands. The others were taken by American privateers. God knows, if this American War continues much longer, we shall all die of hunger.” But without a strong Navy the colonies could not prevent reciprocal losses from their own ranks ~ including hundreds of American ships captured or sunk.
During the early years of the War for Independence, 40 or 50 hardy adventurers would often set sail in smaller craft with a handful of cannons. But if experience is a hard teacher, the seafaring Yanks were quick learners. They grasped well and true the hard lessons of survival of the fittest. So much so that by the mid-point of the conflict, privateer ships were more often than not manned by over 100 men and armed with as many as 20 guns, at which point sea battles involving privateers began to resemble classic naval warfare.
Yes, some portion of privateers of all nationalities were little more than scurvy rascals loose on the high seas ~ pirates, really. And while the American privateers fought for private gain as well as public good, they, for the most part, adhered to a rough code of conduct that prohibited sinking ships with crew and passengers aboard ~ especially when their ranks included women and children. More importantly,
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their success, regardless of mixed motives, played an indispensable role in America’s victorious War for Independence.
But a hard teacher like experi-ence grades on a steep curve. And so the lessons learned by the up-start Americans in the revolution were put to good use not many years later in the War of 1812. Once again, Britannia ruled the seas. In vanquishing the combined French and Spanish f leets at the legendary Battle of Trafalgar seven years ear-lier, Lord Nelson had elevated the
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Royal Navy to the zenith of its power and prestige. With a f leet of well over 500 ships, 85 of which were stationed off the American coast, and manned by more than 130,000 seaman ~ including 30,000 marines ~ her navy was every bit and more the dominant global force she’d been for centuries.
Once again, the fledgling 18-year-old American Navy was feeble by comparison, able to put fewer than 20 ships to sea. Of these, only nine were heavy, well-armed ships: three frigates of 44 guns, three of 38 guns and three of 32. The next rung down in the echelon of firepower was oc-
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Nonetheless, because most of America’s 7,000,000 citizens lived in coastal states, the burgeon-ing nation’s maritime traditions had been well established by a century’s worth of seafaring ac-tivities including fishing, whaling and trading, not to mention run-ins with the likes of Calico Jack, Blackbeard, or that other ruthless breed of brigands from North Af-rica whose corsair raids prompted the creation of the U.S. Navy ~ the Barbary Pirates.
Thus, once again, the young American republic, this time un-der President James Madison, had no choice but to rely heavily on privateers who were a far greater threat to both British Trade and the Royal Navy than was the woe-fully outnumbered U.S. Navy. But unlike in the War of Independence, where New England dominated ocean-going activities, the center of gravity for the new republic’s merchant trade had shifted south to the Chesapeake Bay area, and
with that shif t Balt imore came to displace Salem. Just as impor-tantly, America, particularly the shipyards of the Chesapeake Bay, had advanced the state of the art of sh ipbui ld ing a nd hig h seas handling to such an extent that even England herself grudgingly acknowledged their abilities.
Because of its trade and com-mercial importance and as seat of the federal government, the Chesapeake Bay region was a vital economic and political hub. The beating heart of an upstart nation, it was here that the British threw up blockades as well as directed their attacks on both land and sea.
Bet ween Febr ua r y 1813 a nd March 1815, the British not only en-forced an effective naval blockade of the Chesapeake Bay, the Royal Navy dominated its entire length from Norfolk, Va., to the mouth of the Susquehanna River where they seized ships, impressed thousands of US citizens into naval service and raided towns on both shores. (Two batt les, seven skirmishes and at least 14 raids were inf licted
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on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. St. Michaels was famously attacked twice.) And just for good measure, they plundered plantations and torched tobacco stores before ex-propriating goods they needed in a two-year campaign of terror and destruction. As a result, the Chesa-peake Bay area sustained more enemy raids, property losses and economic damage than any other region in the War of 1812.
Its devastating losses would have been even more severe, and indeed the very outcome of the war might have been quite different, had it not been for privateers ~ which is where the famous Balt imore Clipper ships come in. These were essentially the fastest and most ma neuverable mercha nt sh ips rearmed for naval warfare and driven hard for all the speed that was in them. The fact that most of the clipper ships were built near Baltimore, then America’s third largest city, and that more priva-teers sailed from that port than any
Swashbucklers of the Bay other was even more reason for the British to focus on the Chesapeake, which they had long regarded as a “damnable nest of pirates.”
But any talk of the nimble topsail schooners called Baltimore Clip-pers must invariably lead to one man ~ Captain Thomas Boyle, and to one ship ~ the Chasseur. Boyle, who moved from his Massachu-setts birthplace to Baltimore as a teenager, was a fighting seaman of the first order. At age 11 he went to sea, and before celebrating his 17th birthday he assumed his first com-mand. He cut a fine figure at the helm of his ships, whose crews he rallied by means of his overf low-ing confidence, Irish humor and so much pluck that he often f lew a f lag reading “Catch me if you can” when in sight of the Royal Navy.
The Chasseur was built by Thom-as Kemp, a young Quaker ship-wright, at his Fells Point shipyard near Baltimore and launched in 1812. Kemp, who originally hailed from St. Michaels, demonstrated a particular genius for building fast and agile ships and is credited with
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building the four most successful privateering ships of the time ~ Chasseur foremost among them. She was a splendid vessel rated at 356 tons. Her bow was sharp, her masts were raked, she cut the water with a 26-foot-wide beam and when she went to sea, she was armed with 16 twelve-pound can-nons and a crew size exceeding 100 men and boys.
It was said that she was never out-sailed in fair winds or foul with Cap-tain Thomas Boyle at the helm and was famous at the time for chasing enemy ships of far superior forces. But Boyle had a rendezvous with destiny ~ one that would endear
him to a grateful nation that would forever after hail his ship as “The Pride of Baltimore.”
It was deep into the July swelter of 1814 when Captain Boyle, pro-pelled by his native courage, an appetite for action and a full sail of wind, slipped through the British blockade like a phantom setting course for the British Isles via the Grand Banks. His trusty sea stallion was the 356-ton topsail schooner Chasseur that he aimed straight at the heart of England.
Over the course of this extended voyage he not only seized 18 prizes, he haunted their coasts, preyed on ships and taunted their officials. In so doing he delivered a stinging rebuke to King George III by way
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of a captured Brit ish merchant ship released just for that purpose. Boyle’s written proclamation, which was posted on the door of Lloyd’s of London, sent the English merchant shipping community into a state of panic, caused insurance rates to soar and forced the Royal Navy to recall 17 war ships from stations in the Chesapeake Bay in order to pro-tect British commercial interests. It read partly as follows: ...By virtue of the power and authority in me vest-ed and possessing sufficient force, I do hear-by declare all the ports, harbors, creeks, rivers, inlets, out-lets, islands, and seacoast of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in a state of strict and rigorous blockade. And I do further declare that I consider the force under my command adequate to maintain strictly, rigorously, and effectively the said blockade.
Boyle’s proclamation went on to require all officers under his com-mand to strictly adhere to his orders by enforcing the blockade. He also publicly warned and forbade vessels of every nation from attempting to enter or exit.
Boyle knew a thing or two about how to make a world power snap to and pay attention because the King, Princes and Lords, not to mention the insurance men with Lloyds of London, had no way of knowing for certain whether these were the
The original Pride of Baltimore was designed by Thomas Kemp and launched on December 12, 1812. She was one of the fastest sailing ships of all time. Under the command of Capt. William Wade, she captured eleven enemy vessels and under Thomas Boyle, her next command-er, twenty three. Her legacy con-tinues in the reconstructed Pride of Baltimore II.
ravings of a mad man or the warning shot across the bow from a deter-mined and powerful foe who seemed to have half the empire lined up for destruction. At one point the British Admiralty dispatched six men-of-war in a fruitless chase that lasted for months. As Aeschylus noted 2,400 years ago, the first casualty of war is the truth. But true or not, Boyle’s proclamation was without question one of the most audacious acts in the history of armed conflict between nations.
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for much of the United States as well as a daily reading requirement for the likes of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Andrew Jackson, saluted Chasseur as “The Spirit of Baltimore” ~ a label that would stand the test of t ime. “She is perhaps the most beautiful vessel that ever f loated in the ocean and one of the fastest besides. Looking upon her, you may easily figure to yourself that she is about to rise out of the water and f ly in the air,” he wrote of her.
Off the coast of Havana in 1815, and once again at the helm of Chasseur, Boyle encountered St. Lawrence ~ a Royal Navy Schooner. Chasseur could have easily outrun her foe, but this time Boyle stood up to the English war ship and shot her to pieces in less than twenty minutes. Ever the gentleman, he provided his English prisoners with not only humane treatment, but the utmost courtesy throughout their captivity aboard his ship.
When he died at sea in 1825, he had fathered five daughters and one son. At one point in his life he lived next to Mary Pickersgill, who sewed the f lag that f lew over Ft. McHenry during the British bombardment. So wide was his renown that his death made the obituary columns of many of the nation’s major papers. One of those, Philadelphia’s U.S. Gazette, wrote: “Captain Boyle was one of the most respected shipmasters ever to sail from the port of Baltimore.
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He was possessed with a generous disposition and a nobleness of mind and blending the polished gentle-man with that of the sailor made him a favorite of all who knew him.”
All told, more than 500 privateers set sail for the stars and stripes dur ing the War of 1812. Their booty totaled over 1,300 British merchant ships, amounting to fi-nancial losses to England in excess of $45,000,000. On top of that they captured almost 30,000 prisoners. By comparison, the U.S. Navy only seized 245 British ships.
The British, on the other hand, who seized 279 American Priva-teers, would forever be dogged by
the frustrations of “the daring one who got away.” To the bitter end they chased but never caught Thomas Boyle and his Pride of Baltimore, at the top of whose mast streamed the maddening flag that mocked the world’s greatest sovereign power: “Catch me if you can.”
Cliff James and his wife have been Easton residents since Sep-tember 2009. Upon winding down his business career out west, they decided to return to familial roots in the Mid-Atlantic area and to finally get serious about their twin passions: writing and art.
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You can add almost anything to a wrap. The base can be a crepe, lavosh bread, corn or f lour tor-tilla, rice paper or large lettuce leaves. For fillings you can use any spread, vegetables, deli meats, cheeses, seafood ~ the list goes on. Use your imagination!
When I make a wrap, I like to use things like lettuce, spinach, arugula, basil leaves, and cold meats like beef, sliced cheese and jarred peppers. If you want to add tomatoes, put those on last as they can make the wrap soggy. Don’t overfill the wraps or it will be hard to retain their shape when you are cutting them.
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Heat the oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add the spinach, tomatoes, peppers, gar-lic, onions, salt and pepper. Sauté until the tomatoes and onion soft-en, about four minutes. Remove from heat.
Fill a wide shallow pan with 2 to 3 inches of water and bring to a gentle simmer.
Meanwhile, toast each tortilla on a bare skillet over high heat until heated through with some charring, about 15 seconds per side, or place them in a 400˚ oven for 4 minutes. Put the warm torti-llas on plates. Spoon 1 tablespoon of salsa and 1 tablespoon of gua-camole on each tortilla and spread to cover, leaving a 1-inch border. Divide the vegetable mixture over the salsa and guacamole.
Add the lemon juice to the bare-ly simmering water. With a wood-en spoon, stir the water briskly to create a vortex in the middle of the pan. Crack an egg and break it di-rectly into the center of the vortex. Stir the water gently again around the outside of the egg to help the white fold up around itself. Cook until the white is just set and the yolk is still very soft, 2 to 3 min-utes.
Using a slotted spoon, remove the egg from the water and dab on a towel to remove excess water be-fore moving it to one of the wraps.
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Repeat this process with the re-maining eggs.
Slit the yolks and press on the eggs a bit so the yolks begin to run. This will make them easier to eat. Fold up the bottom of each tortilla and then fold in the sides, leaving the wraps open at the top.
ROAST BEEF WRAP with CARAMELIZED ONIONS4 of your favorite medium, f lavored or plain, wraps or 2 large wraps1/4 cup unsalted butter4 white onions, thinly slicedSea salt and freshly ground pepper1 cup mayonnaise1/4 cup grainy Dijon mustard2 T. creamy prepared horseradish1 lb. roast beef, thinly sliced
2 jarred, roasted red bell peppers2 cups arugula, washed and well dried
Melt the butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring slowly, until they start to soften and are beginning to brown, about 15 min-utes. Season with salt and pepper. Cool the onions. (This step can be done 2 days ahead).
In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, mustard and horse-radish. Spread the mayonnaise mixture evenly over the wraps. Arrange half of the roast beef on the lower third of the round in a straight line. Top it with half of the cooked onions, half of the peppers and half of the greens. Season with salt and pepper.
Tightly roll the wrap into a cyl-inder, starting with the lower end nearest to you. Pull the wrap and tighten as you roll it to remove any air pockets. Don’t worry if the wrap tears at the beginning because the tear will be covered with the other layers.
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Trim the ends of the wrap with a serrated knife and then cut into one-inch slices, or larger if you like, up to 6 inches in length. Place the slices on a platter and serve im-mediately. You can also store the wrap, unsliced, tightly wrapped in plastic wrap, for up to 24 hours in the refrigerator.
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CHICKEN and MONTEREY JACK WRAP
Eight 8-inch tortillas1/2 lb. thinly sliced roasted chicken2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, shredded1/2 cup salsa1/2 pint sour creamFresh cilantro for garnish.
Lay the wraps out on your work surface. Divide the chicken breast slices evenly among the wrappers. Spread each with 1/4 cup shred-ded cheese. Spoon a little salsa and fresh cilantro on each, then roll up.
Microwave the wraps on high just until the cheese has melted, about 30 seconds. Once cooled, cut the wraps into thirds on a di-
agonal. Serve with sour cream and more salsa on the side.
ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS2 t. vegetable oil1 lb. ground beef2-inch piece of ginger, peeled and finely grated2 scallions, chopped2 cloves garlic, minced2 T. soy sauce1 t. red pepper f lakes1/4 cup hoisin sauce1/4 cup chopped peanutsSea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste1 head Boston lettuce, leaves sepa-rated, cleaned and dried
In a skillet over medium-high heat, add the vegetable oil and sauté the beef until browned. Stir in the ginger, scallions, garlic, soy sauce, red pepper f lakes, and hoi-sin, and cook for 1 minute.
Remove mixture from the heat and stir in the peanuts. Season with salt and pepper and serve warm wrapped in lettuce cups.
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GRILLED VEGETABLE HUMMUS WRAPS
1 red bell pepper, halved, seeded and deveined1 green bell pepper, halved, seeded and deveined1 medium eggplant, sliced into 1/4-inch slices1 red onion, sliced1 zucchini, cut into lengthwise slices4 mushrooms, wiped clean1/4 cup olive oil3 T. balsamic vinegar1 cup store-bought hummusSea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste4 f lour tortillas of any f lavor
Heat a grill or broiler to high heat. Drizzle olive oil and balsamic vinegar on the vegetables. Grill each of the vegetables until crisp tender, turning frequently so they don’t burn. Slice the bell peppers and mushrooms into thin slices.
Spread a nice layer of hummus on each tortilla. Lay the sliced veg-
Tidewater Kitchen etables on top of one another atop the wrap. On two opposite sides, fold the wrap over 1/2 of an inch. Roll up one of the unfolded sides tightly to the end. Cut each wrap on a bias and serve.
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4 12-inch tomato or spinach torti-llas toasted with a little oil4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 8 ounces each)1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oilZest of 1 lemon (about 1 t.)1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 2 lemons)2 cloves garlic, minced or grated1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, quar-tered1 heart Romaine lettuce, chopped into bite-sized piecesKosher salt and freshly ground pepper to tasteCaesar Dressing:1 cup low-fat sour cream
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2 T. grated Parmesan cheese1 T. freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 1/2 lemon)1 T. Dijon mustard2 t. Worcestershire sauce1 t. anchovy paste1/2 clove garlic, mincedKosher salt and freshly ground pepper to tasteParmesan Croutons:1/2 day-old French baguette, crust removed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 4 cups)2 T. grated Parmesan cheeseKosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste2 T. olive oil
To make the croutons, preheat the oven to 375 .̊ Add the bread
and Parmesan to a large bowl and sprinkle with salt and pep-per. Drizzle with oil and mix well. Spread the mixture onto a baking sheet and bake until light golden brown, about 15 minutes.
While the croutons are baking, mix together the Caesar dressing ingredients in a medium bowl and set aside.
To assemble the wraps, divide all ingredients evenly among the wraps. Fold up the bottom of each tortilla and then fold in the sides, leaving the wraps open at the top.
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1 pint fresh ripe strawberries, stemmed, drained and thinly sliced1 T. sugarFour 8-inch whole wheat wraps4 oz. mascarpone cheese, at room temperature4 sprigs of mint, sliced into very thin slicesChocolate Sauce:4 oz. chocolate chips2 T. unsalted butter1/2 cup sugar1 cup heavy cream
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In a medium bowl, toss the strawberries with sugar and let stand for 10 minutes.
Arrange the tortillas on your work surface. Spread each with one quarter of the mascarpone cheese. Top with a layer of drained straw-berries, Add the mint and roll up.
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TIDEWATERGARDENINGby K. Marc Teffeau, Ph.D.
February - The Shortest Month
Placing a spot of glue at the end of each freshly cut cane will dissuade borers from laying their eggs there.
The good news about Febru-ary is that it’s the shortest month, and the promise of spring is just around the corner. If you can mo-tivate yourself, there are some gardening activities that can be done inside and out on some of those milder February days.
If you didn’t get to it earlier, you can prune hybrid tea roses now, removing old canes and lowering the plants to a height of 12 to 15 inches. Apply a drop of white glue or place a thumb tack at the end of the freshly cut canes to prevent borers from laying their eggs on the cut. This is a good time to ap-ply a dormant spray of lime-sulfur and dormant oil before active growth appears.
Make sure you clean the cut canes out of the rose bed. Discard old foli-age and remove the old mulch that has weeds. Re-apply a fresh layer of mulch to the rose beds.
Another outside activity is to prune your clumps of ornamen-
tal grasses before new growth ap-pears. Tie a rope around the clumps and cut them down to the correct height with a hedge trimmer.
If you use hay and manure in the garden, one way to make it weed-free is to spread it on the soil in late winter, water well, and cover with black plastic. The weed
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seeds will sprout after a few days of warm weather, and they will be killed by frost and lack of sunlight.
This is also the time to hang or clean out bluebird houses before the birds start looking for a new home.
If you use clay pots for contain-er gardening, now is the time to clean and disinfect them by soak-ing them in a solution of 1 part liq-uid bleach to 10 parts water. Wear plastic gloves and scrub them with a stiff brush. Rinse thoroughly to remove all bleach residue. Doing this now will ensure that they are
Consider replacing any cracked or damaged pots before the growing season starts.
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While you are cleaning the pots, do a review of any other outside containers that you have. If they have been cracked or damaged in some way, consider replacing them. I always recommend that you do not reuse the potting oil left in the containers. Start with fresh growing medium each gar-dening season.
If there is no snow on the ground, and you didn’t do it last fall, now is the perfect time to lime your lawn and garden. Apply the correct amount of lime based on
Forcing flowering branches like forsythia will definitely brighten any room.
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your soil test results. If the ground dries out a bit, you can still take soil samples and send them to a commercial soil test lab in Febru-ary, though the results will be a little slower getting back to you. It is their busy time of year.
How would you like to get a jump on spring? You can brighten your home by forcing a number of spring-blooming shrub branches. Generally, it takes two or three weeks to bring to blossom such items as pussy willow, forsythia, Japanese quince, f lowering al-
mond, azalea, magnolia, Europe-an birch and red maple.
Another fun activity for the depths of winter is to plan 2015’s vegetable garden, either on paper or using one of the available gar-dening apps. One thing that a lot of people don’t take into consid-eration is the date of your family vacation. Choose planting dates
Compact forms of beans, cucum-bers and squash can even be grown in container gardens.
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and varieties so your garden won’t be ready for a full harvest when you are not at home. The other alternative is to invite family and friends to harvest your garden while you are gone.
Check out the garden seed cata-logs that you have received in the mail, and the companies websites, for new and interesting varieties that are available for your area. Put in your orders soon. I have found over the years that while the garden centers, big box stores, and other retailers carry a selection of vegetable varieties, they are usu-ally the standard ones. If you want to grow something different, you
will need to order the seeds your-self, or grow from transplants.
How to decide what vegetable cultivars would be best for your garden? There are a couple of points to consider as you put the pen to the order sheet. These include the specific use (fresh, canning, freezing), mature size, growth habit, yield and vigor, adaptability to our area, and re-sistance to insect, pest and dis-ease problems.
Some cultivars are best for im-mediate use, while others are better for preserving, either canned or frozen. Some cultivars of onions, for example, are bet-ter “keepers” than others. If you have a small garden, or limited
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space, try growing the space-saver cultivars such as bush beans or compact (non-vining) forms of cu-cumbers, squash, cantaloupes or perhaps watermelons.
Hybrid cultivars, labeled F1, are usually more vigorous and pro-duce higher yields than the stan-dard cultivars. Of course, growing conditions, water and soil fertility all play a part in the vigor and pro-ductivity of the plants.
When ordering seeds, also keep in mind the adaptability of the cultivars selected to our soil types and climate. Types that do well ei-ther in the northern or southern U.S. usually have problems in our mid-Atlantic area. Many times the catalog will tell you what growing
zones the specific cultivars prefer.Practice the principles of IPM
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It is a good practice to consult the Hardiness Zone chart when order-ing cultivars. The Mid-Atlantic re-gion is zone 7.
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sistant cultivars. To reduce your de-pendence on chemicals in the gar-den there are cultivars of tomatoes that are wilt resistant, green beans that are resistant to mosaic and mildews, and cucumbers that are resistant to scab problems.
As I mentioned earlier, if you are looking for something unique, you may have to raise the transplants yourself. If this is your plan, it is important that you change the plant light bulbs over your seedlings on your growing system. After a couple of years use, older bulbs do not give off as much light as new bulbs.
A good scheduling plan for grow-ing transplants is to plant the seed
six weeks ahead of the expected planting date in the garden. This is early enough for the fast-growing species such as cabbage and brocco-li. Eight weeks allows enough time for the slow-growing types such as tomatoes and peppers, especially since you need to wait to set these
Growing your own transplants can be a lot of fun.
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transplants out until the danger of frost is past.
If you are like me, you have a sup-ply of various seeds that date back a couple of years. Most vegetable seeds have a short life and usually will not be viable after a year or two, especial-ly if they have been stored in a shed or garage. Short storage life seeds that will not be viable after a year or two include sweet corn, onions, okra, beans, parsnips and peppers.
I have also found that garden peas and “sugar” peas lose their viability after about three years. I had some older sugar snap peas that I mixed with fresh pea seed and planted last year. The older ones did not germi-
nate, or if they did they succumbed very quickly to damping-off or root rot disease.
The best advice is to use vegeta-ble seed packed for the 2015 season and toss out any seed that is two years old or older.
It is important that you handle the seed packets carefully. Rubbing the outside of the packet to deter-mine how many seeds are inside can break the protective seed coats. This will result in a reduction in the percentage of germinated seeds.
Happy Gardening!
Marc Teffeau retired as the Director of Research and Regu-latory Affairs at the American Nursery and Landscape Asso-ciation in Washington, D.C. He now lives in Georgia with his wife, Linda.
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DorchesterPoints of Interest
Dorchester County is known as the Heart of the Chesapeake. It is rich in Chesapeake Bay history, folklore and tradition. With 1,700 miles of shoreline (more than any other Maryland county), marshlands, working boats, quaint waterfront towns and villages among fertile farm fields – much still exists of what is the authentic Eastern Shore landscape and traditional way of life along the Chesapeake.
FREDERICK C. MALKUS MEMORIAL BRIDGE is the gateway to Dorchester County over the Choptank River. It is the second longest span
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Dorchester Points of Interestbridge in Maryland after the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. A life-long resident of Dorchester County, Senator Malkus served in the Maryland State Senate from 1951 through 1994. Next to the Malkus Bridge is the 1933 Emerson C. Harrington Bridge. This bridge was replaced by the Malkus Bridge in 1987. Remains of the 1933 bridge are used as fishing piers on both the north and south bank of the river.
LAGRANGE PLANTATION - Home of the Dorchester County Histori-cal Society, LaGrange Plantation offers a range of local history and heritage on its grounds. The Meredith House, a 1760’s Georgian home, features artifacts and exhibits on the seven Maryland governors associated with the county; a child’s room containing antique dolls and toys; and other period displays. The Neild Museum houses a broad collection of agricultural, maritime, industrial, and Native American artifacts, including a McCormick reaper (invented by Cyrus McCormick in 1831). The Ron Rue exhibit pays tribute to a talented local decoy carver with a re-creation of his workshop. The Goldsborough Stable, circa 1790, includes a sulky, pony cart, horse-driven sleighs, and tools of the woodworker, wheelwright, and blacksmith. For more info. tel: 410-228-7953 or visit dorchesterhistory.org.
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SAILWINDS PARK - Located at 202 Byrn St., Cambridge, Sailwinds Park has been the site for popular events such as the Seafood Feast-I-Val in August, Crabtoberfest in October and the Grand National Waterfowl Hunt’s Grandtastic Jamboree in November. For more info. tel: 410-228-SAIL(7245) or visit www.sailwindscambridge.com.
CAMBRIDGE CREEK - a tributary of the Choptank River, runs through the heart of Cambridge. Located along the creek are restaurants where you can watch watermen dock their boats after a day’s work on the waterways of Dorchester.
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Dorchester Points of InterestCambridge’s High Street one of the most beautiful streets in America. He modeled his fictional city Patamoke after Cambridge. Many of the gra-cious homes on High Street date from the 1700s and 1800s. Today you can join a historic walking tour of High Street each Saturday at 11 a.m., April through October (weather permitting). For more info. tel: 410-901-1000.
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CHOPTANK RIVER LIGHTHOUSE REPLICA - Located at Long Wharf Park in Cambridge. The replica of a six-sided screwpile lighthouse was completed in fall 2012. The lighthouse includes a small museum, with exhibits about the original lighthouse’s history and the area’s maritime heritage. The original lighthouse once stood between Castle Haven and Benoni Points on the Choptank River, near the mouth of the Tred Avon River and was built in 1871. For more info. tel: 410-228-4031 or visit www.lighthousefriends.com.
DORCHESTER CENTER FOR THE ARTS - Located at 321 High Street in Cambridge, the Center offers monthly gallery exhibits and shows, extensive art classes, and special events, as well as an artisans’ gift shop with an array of items created by local and regional artists. For more info. tel: 410-228-7782 or visit www.dorchesterarts.org.
RICHARDSON MARITIME MUSEUM - Located at 401 High St., Cambridge, the Museum makes history come alive for visitors in the form of exquisite models of traditional Bay boats. The Museum also offers a collection of boatbuilders’ tools and watermen’s artifacts that convey an understanding of how the boats were constructed and the history of their use. The Museum’s Ruark Boatworks facility, located on Maryland Ave., is passing on the knowledge and skills of area boatwrights to volunteers and visitors alike. Watch boatbuilding and restoration in action. For more info. tel: 410-221-1871 or visit www.richardsonmuseum.org.
HARRIET TUBMAN MUSEUM & EDUCATIONAL CENTER - The Museum and Educational Center is developing programs to preserve the history and memory of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday. Local tours by appoint-ment are available. The Museum and Educational Center, located at 424 Race St., Cambridge, is one of the stops on the “Finding a Way to Freedom”
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Dorchester Points of Interestself-guided driving tour. For more info. tel: 410-228-0401 or visit www.harriettubmanorganization.org.
SPOCOTT WINDMILL - Since 1972, Dorchester County has had a fully operating English style post windmill that was expertly crafted by the late master shipbuilder, James B. Richardson. There has been a succession of windmills at this location dating back to the late 1700’s. The complex also includes an 1800 tenant house, one-room school, blacksmith shop, and country store museum. The windmill is located at 1625 Hudson Rd., Cambridge.
HORN POINT LABORATORY - The Horn Point Laboratory offers public tours of this world-class scientific research laboratory, which is af-filiated with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. The 90-minute walking tour shows how scientists are conducting research to restore the Chesapeake Bay. Horn Point Laboratory is located at 2020 Horns Point Rd., Cambridge, on the banks of the Choptank River. For more info. and tour schedule tel: 410-228-8200 or visit www.umces.edu/hpl.
THE STANLEY INSTITUTE - This 19th century one-room African American schoolhouse, dating back to 1865, is one of the oldest Maryland
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schools to be organized and maintained by a black community. Between 1867 and 1962, the youth in the African-American community of Christ Rock attended this school, which is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tours available by appointment. The Stanley Institute is located at the intersection of Route 16 West & Bayly Rd., Cambridge. For more info. tel: 410-228-6657.
OLD TRINITY CHURCH in Church Creek was built in the 17th cen-tury and perfectly restored in the 1950s. This tiny architectural gem contin-ues to house an active congregation of the Episcopal Church. The old grave-yard around the church contains the graves of the veterans of the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War. This part of the cemetery also includes the grave of Maryland’s Governor Carroll and his daughter Anna Ella Carroll who was an advisor to Abraham Lincoln. The date of the oldest burial is not known because the wooden markers common in the 17th century have disappeared. For more info. tel: 410-228-2940 or visit www.oldtrinity.net.
BUCKTOWN VILLAGE STORE - Visit the site where Harriet Tubman received a blow to her head that fractured her skull. From this injury Harriet believed God gave her the vision and directions that inspired her to guide so many to freedom. Artifacts include the actual newspaper ad offering a
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Dorchester Points of Interestreward for Harriet’s capture. Historical tours, bicycle, canoe and kayak rentals are available. Open upon request. The Bucktown Village Store is located at 4303 Bucktown Rd., Cambridge. For more info. tel: 410-901-9255.
HARRIET TUBMAN BIRTHPLACE - “The Moses of her People,” Harriet Tubman was believed to have been born on the Brodess Plantation in Bucktown. There are no Tubman-era buildings remaining at the site, which today is a farm. Recent archeological work at this site has been inconclusive, and the investigation is continuing, although there is some evidence that points to Madison as a possible birthplace.
BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE - Located 12 miles south of Cambridge at 2145 Key Wallace Dr. With more than 25,000 acres of tidal marshland, it is an important stop along the Atlantic Flyway. Blackwater is currently home to the largest remaining natural population of endangered Delmarva fox squirrels and the largest breeding population of American bald eagles on the East Coast, north of Florida. There is a full ser-vice Visitor Center and a four-mile Wildlife Drive, walking trails and water trails. For more info. tel: 410-228-2677 or visit www.fws.gov/blackwater.
EAST NEW MARKET - Originally settled in 1660, the entire town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Follow a self-guided walking tour to see the district that contains almost all the residences of the original founders and offers excellent examples of colonial architecture. For more info. visit http://eastnewmarket.us.
HURLOCK TRAIN STATION - Incorporated in 1892, Hurlock ranks as the second largest town in Dorchester County. It began from a Dorches-ter/Delaware Railroad station built in 1867. The Old Train Station has been restored and is host to occasional train excursions. For more info. tel: 410-943-4181.
VIENNA HERITAGE MUSEUM - The Vienna Heritage Museum displays the Elliott Island Shell Button Factory operation. This was the last surviving mother-of-pearl button manufacturer in the United States. Numerous artifacts are also displayed which depict a view of the past life in this rural community. The Vienna Heritage Museum is located at 303 Race St., Vienna. For more info. tel: 410-943-1212 or visit www.viennamd.org.
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EastonPoints of Interest
Historic Downtown Easton is the county seat of Talbot County. Established around early religious settlements and a court of law, today the historic district of Easton is a centerpiece of f ine specialty shops, business and cultural activities, unique restaurants and archi-tectural fascination. Tree-lined streets are graced with various period structures and remarkable homes, carefully preserved or restored. Because of its historical significance, Easton has earned distinction as the “Colonial Capital of the Eastern Shore” and was honored as #8 in the book, “The 100 Best Small Towns in America.”
Walking Tour of Downtown EastonStart near the corner of Harrison Street and Mill Place.
1. HISTORIC TIDEWATER INN - 101 E. Dover St. A completely modern hotel built in 1949, it was enlarged in 1953 and has recently undergone extensive renovations. It is the “Pride of the Eastern Shore.”
2. THE BULLITT HOUSE - 108 E. Dover St. One of Easton’s oldest and most beautiful homes, it was built in 1801. It is now occupied by the Mid-Shore Community Foundation.
3. AVALON THEATRE - 42 E. Dover St. Constructed in 1921 during the heyday of silent films and vaudeville entertainment. Over the course of its history, it has been the scene of three world premiers, including “The First Kiss,” starring Fay Wray and Gary Cooper, in 1928. The theater has gone through two major restorations: the first in 1936, when it was refinished in an art deco theme by the Schine Theater chain, and again 52 years later, when it was converted to a performing arts and community center. For more info. tel: 410-822-0345 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
4. TALBOT COUNTY VISITORS CENTER - 11 S. Harrison St. The Office of Tourism provides visitors with county information for historic Easton and the waterfront villages of Oxford, St. Michaels and Tilghman Island. For more info. tel: 410-770-8000 or visit www.tourtalbot.org.
5. BARTLETT PEAR INN - 28 S. Harrison St. Significant for its architecture, it was built by Benjamin Stevens in 1790 and is one of Easton’s earliest three-bay brick buildings. The home was “modernized” with Victorian bay windows on the right side in the 1890s.
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Easton Points of Interest6. WATERFOWL BUILDING - 40 S. Harrison St. The old ar-
mory is now the headquarters of the Waterfowl Festival, Easton’s an-nual celebration of migratory birds and the hunting season, the second weekend in November. For more info. tel: 410-822-4567 or visit www.waterfowlfestival.org.
7. ACADEMY ART MUSEUM - 106 South St. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the Academy Art Museum is a fine art museum founded in 1958. Providing national and regional exhibi-tions, performances, educational programs, and visual and performing arts classes for adults and children, the Museum also offers a vibrant concert and lecture series and an annual craft festival, CRAFT SHOW (the Eastern Shore’s largest juried fine craft show), featuring local and national artists and artisans demonstrating, exhibiting and selling their crafts. The Museum’s permanent collection consists of works on paper and contemporary works by American and European masters. Mon. through Thurs. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. First Friday of each month open until 7 p.m. For more info. tel: (410) 822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
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Easton Points of Interest8. CHRIST CHURCH - St. Peter’s Parish, 111 South Harrison St.
The Parish was founded in 1692 with the present church built ca. 1840, of Port Deposit granite.
9. TALBOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY - Located in the heart of Easton’s historic district. Enjoy an evocative portrait of everyday life during earlier times when visiting the c. 18th and 19th century historic houses, all of which surround a Federal-style garden. For more info. tel: 410-822-0773 or visit www.hstc.org. Tharpe Antiques and Decorative Arts is now located at 25 S. Washington St. Consignments accepted by appointment, please call 410-820-7525. Proceeds support the Talbot Historical Society.
10. ODD FELLOWS LODGE - At the corner of Washington and Dover streets stands a building with secrets. It was constructed in 1879 as the meeting hall for the Odd Fellows. Carved into the stone and placed into the stained glass are images and symbols that have meaning only for members. See if you can find the dove, linked rings and other symbols.
11. TALBOT COUNTY COURTHOUSE - Long known as the “East Capital” of Maryland. The present building was completed in 1794 on the
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11A. FREDERICK DOUGLASS STATUE - 11 N. Washington St. on the lawn of the Talbot County Courthouse. The statue honors Fred-erick Douglass in his birthplace, Talbot County, where the experiences in his youth ~ both positive and negative ~ helped form his character, intellect and determination. Also on the grounds is a memorial to the veterans who fought and died in the Vietnam War, and a monument “To the Talbot Boys,” commemorating the men from Talbot who fought for the Confederacy. The memorial for the Union soldiers was never built.
12. SHANNAHAN & WRIGHTSON HARDWARE BUILDING - 12 N. Washington St. It is the oldest store in Easton. In 1791, Owen Kennard began work on a new brick building that changed hands several times throughout the years. Dates on the building show when additions were made in 1877, 1881 and 1889. The present front was completed in time for a grand opening on Dec. 7, 1941 - Pearl Harbor Day.
13. THE BRICK HOTEL - northwest corner of Washington and Federal streets. Built in 1812, it became the Eastern Shore’s leading hostelry. When court was in session, plaintiffs, defendants and lawyers
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all came to town and shared rooms in hotels such as this. Frederick Douglass stayed in the Brick Hotel when he came back after the Civil War and gave a speech in the courthouse. It is now an office building.
14. THOMAS PERRIN SMITH HOUSE - 119 N. Washington St. Built in 1803, it was the early home of the newspaper from which the Star-Democrat grew. In 1911, the building was acquired by the Chesa-peake Bay Yacht Club, which occupies it today.
15. ART DECO STORES - 13-25 Goldsborough Street. Although much of Easton looks Colonial or Victorian, the 20th century had its influences as well. This row of stores has distinctive 1920s-era white trim at the roofline. It is rumored that there was a speakeasy here during Prohibition.
16. FIRST MASONIC GRAND LODGE - 23 N. Harrison Street. The records of Coats Lodge of Masons in Easton show that five Masonic Lodges met in Talbot Court House (as Easton was then called) on July 31, 1783 to form the first Grand Lodge of Masons in Maryland. Although the building where they first met is gone, a plaque marks the spot today.
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17. FOXLEY HALL - 24 N. Aurora St., Built about 1795, Foxley Hall is one of the best-known of Easton’s Federal dwellings. Former home of
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Easton Points of InterestOswald Tilghman, great-grandson of Lt. Col. Tench Tilghman. (Private)
18. TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL - On “Cathedral Green,” Goldsborough St., a traditional Gothic design in granite. The interior is well worth a visit. All windows are stained glass, picturing New Testa-ment scenes, and the altar cross of Greek type is unique.
19. INN AT 202 DOVER - Built in 1874, this Victorian-era mansion ref lects many architectural styles. For years the building was known as the Wrightson House, thanks to its early 20th century owner, Charles T. Wrightson, one of the founders of the S. & W. canned food empire. Locally it is still referred to as Captain’s Watch due to its prominent balustraded widow’s walk. The Inn’s renovation in 2006 was acknowledged by the Maryland Historic Trust and the U.S. Dept. of the Interior.
20. TALBOT COUNTY FREE LIBRARY - Housed in an attractively remodeled building on West Street, the hours of operation are Mon. and Thurs., 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tues. and Wed. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fri. and Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except during the summer when it’s 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcf l.org.
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1900s, now one of the finest hospitals on the Eastern Shore. Memorial Hospital is part of the Shore Health System. www.shorehealth.org.
22. THIRD HAVEN MEETING HOUSE - Built in 1682 and the oldest frame building dedicated to religious meetings in America. The Meeting House was built at the headwaters of the Tred Avon: people came by boat to attend. William Penn preached there with Lord Baltimore present. Extensive renovations were completed in 1990.
23. TALBOT COMMUNITY CENTER - The year-round activities offered at the community center range from ice hockey to figure skating, aerobics and curling. The Center is also host to many events throughout the year, such as antique, craft, boating and sportsman shows.
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24. PICKERING CREEK - 400-acre farm and science education center featuring 100 acres of forest, a mile of shoreline, nature trails, low-ropes challenge course and canoe launch. Trails are open seven days a week from dawn till dusk. Canoes are free for members. For more info. tel: 410-822-4903 or visit www.pickeringcreek.org.
25. WYE GRIST MILL - The oldest working mill in Maryland (ca. 1682), the f lour-producing “grist” mill has been lovingly preserved by
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Easton Points of InterestThe Friends of Wye Mill, and grinds f lour to this day using two massive grindstones powered by a 26 horsepower overshot waterwheel. For more info. visit www.oldwyemill.org.
26. WYE ISLAND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AREA - Located between the Wye River and the Wye East River, the area provides habitat for waterfowl and native wildlife. There are 6 miles of trails that provide opportunities for hiking, birding and wildlife viewing. For more info. visit www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/eastern/wyeisland.asp.
27. OLD WYE CHURCH - Old Wye Church is one of the oldest active Anglican Communion parishes in Talbot County. Wye Chapel was built between 1718 and 1721 and opened for worship on October 18, 1721. For more info. visit www.wyeparish.org.
28. WHITE MARSH CHURCH - The original structure was built before 1690. Early 18th century rector was the Reverend Daniel Mayna-dier. A later provincial rector (1764–1768), the Reverend Thomas Bacon, compiled “Bacon’s Laws,” authoritative compendium of Colonial Statutes. Robert Morris, Sr., father of Revolutionary financier is buried here.
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St. Michaels Points of Interest
On the broad Miles River, with its picturesque tree-lined streets and beautiful harbor, St. Michaels has been a haven for boats plying the Chesa-peake and its inlets since the earliest days. Here, some of the handsom-est models of the Bay craft, such as canoes, bugeyes, pungys and some famous Baltimore Clippers, were designed and built. The Church, named “St. Michael’s,” was the first building erected (about 1677) and around it clustered the town that took its name.
1. WADES POINT INN - Located on a point of land overlooking ma-jestic Chesapeake Bay, this historic inn has been welcoming guests for over 100 years. Thomas Kemp, builder of the original “Pride of Baltimore,” built the main house in 1819. For more info. visit www.wadespoint.com.
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St. Michaels Points of Interest2. HARBOURTOWNE GOLF RESORT - Bay View Restaurant and
Duckblind Bar on the scenic Miles River with an 18 hole golf course. For more info. visit www.harbourtowne.com.
3. MILES RIVER YACHT CLUB - Organized in 1920, the Miles River Yacht Club continues its dedication to boating on our waters and the protection of the heritage of log canoes, the oldest class of boat still sailing U. S. waters. The MRYC has been instrumental in preserving the log canoe and its rich history on the Chesapeake Bay. For more info. visit www.milesriveryc.org.
4. THE INN AT PERRY CABIN - The original building was con-structed in the early 19th century by Samuel Hambleton, a purser in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. It was named for his friend, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. Perry Cabin has served as a riding academy and was restored in 1980 as an inn and restaurant. For more info. visit www.perrycabin.com.
5. THE PARSONAGE INN - A bed and breakfast inn at 210 N. Talbot St., was built by Henry Clay Dodson, a prominent St. Michaels businessman and state legislator around 1883 as his private residence. In 1877, Dodson,
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St. Michaels Points of Interestalong with Joseph White, established the St. Michaels Brick Company, which later provided the brick for the house. For more info. visit www.parsonage-inn.com.
6. FREDERICK DOUGLASS HISTORIC MARKER - Born at Tucka-hoe Creek, Talbot County, Douglass lived as a slave in the St. Michaels area from 1833 to 1836. He taught himself to read and taught in clandestine schools for blacks here. He escaped to the north and became a noted abolitionist, orator and editor. He returned in 1877 as a U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia and also served as the D.C. Recorder of Deeds and the U.S. Minister to Haiti.
7. CHESAPEAKE BAY MARITIME MUSEUM - Founded in 1965, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is dedicated to preserving the rich heritage of the hemisphere’s largest and most productive estuary - the Chesapeake Bay. Located on 18 waterfront acres, its nine exhibit buildings and floating fleet bring to life the story of the Bay and its inhabitants, from the fully restored 1879 Hooper Strait lighthouse and working boatyard to the impressive collection of working decoys and a recreated waterman’s shanty. Home to the world’s largest collection of Bay boats, the Museum regularly hosts temporary exhibitions, special events, festivals, and education pro-grams. Docking and pump-out facilities available. Exhibitions and Museum Store open year-round. Up-to-date information and hours can be found on the Museum’s website at www.cbmm.org or by calling 410-745-2916.
8. THE CRAB CLAW - Restaurant adjoining the Maritime Museum and overlooking St. Michaels harbor. Open March-November. 410-745-2900 or www.thecrabclaw.com.
9. PATRIOT - During the season (April-November) the 65’ cruise boat can carry 150 persons, runs daily historic narrated cruises along the Miles River. For daily cruise times, visit www.patriotcruises.com or call 410-745-3100.
10. THE FOOTBRIDGE - Built on the site of many earlier bridges, today’s bridge joins Navy Point to Cherry Street. It has been variously known as “Honeymoon Bridge” and “Sweetheart Bridge.” It is the only remaining bridge of three that at one time connected the town with outly-ing areas around the harbor.
11. VICTORIANA INN - The Victoriana Inn is located in the Historic District of St. Michaels. The home was built in 1873 by Dr. Clay Dodson, a druggist, and occupied as his private residence and office. In 1910 the property, then known as “Willow Cottage,” underwent alterations when
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St. Michaels Points of Interestacquired by the Shannahan family who continued it as a private residence for over 75 years. As a bed and breakfast, circa 1988, major renovations took place, preserving the historic character of the gracious Victorian era. For more info. visit www.victorianainn.com.
12. HAMBLETON INN - On the harbor. Historic waterfront home built in 1860 and restored as a bed and breakfast in 1985 with a turn-of-the-century atmosphere. For more info. visit www.hambletoninn.com.
13. SNUGGERY B&B - Oldest residence in St. Michaels, c. 1665. The structure incorporates the remains of a log home that was originally built on the beach and later moved to its present location. www.snuggery1665.com.
14. LOCUST STREET - A stroll down Locust Street is a look into the past of St. Michaels. The Haddaway House at 103 Locust St. was built by Thomas L. Haddaway in the late 1700s. Haddaway owned and operated the shipyard at the foot of the street. Wickersham, at 203 Locust Street, was built in 1750 and was moved to its present location in 2004. It is known for its glazed brickwork. Hell’s Crossing is the intersection of Locust and Carpenter streets and is so-named because in the late 1700’s, the town was described as a rowdy one, in keeping with a port town where sailors
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would come for a little excitement. They found it in town, where there were saloons and working-class townsfolk ready to do business with them. Fights were common especially in an area of town called Hells Crossing. At the end of Locust Street is Muskrat Park. It provides a grassy spot on the harbor for free summer concerts and is home to the two cannons that are replicas of the ones given to the town by Jacob Gibson in 1813 and confiscated by Federal troops at the beginning of the Civil War.
15. FREEDOMS FRIEND LODGE - Chartered in 1867 and con-structed in 1883, the Freedoms Friend Lodge is the oldest lodge existing in Maryland and is a prominent historic site for our Black community. It is now the site of Blue Crab Coffee Company.
16. TALBOT COUNTY FREE LIBRARY - St. Michaels Branch is located at 106 S. Fremont Street. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit www.tcfl.org.
17. CARPENTER STREET SALOON - Life in the Colonial community revolved around the tavern. The traveler could, of course, obtain food, drink, lodging or even a fresh horse to speed his journey. This tavern was built in 1874 and has served the community as a bank, a newspaper office, post office and telephone company. For more info. visit www.carpenterstreetsaloon.com.
18. TWO SWAN INN - The Two Swan Inn on the harbor served as the former site of the Miles River Yacht Club, was built in the 1800s and was renovated in 1984. It is located at the foot of Carpenter Street. For more info. visit www.twoswaninn.com.
19. TARR HOUSE - Built by Edward Elliott as his plantation home about 1661. It was Elliott and an indentured servant, Darby Coghorn, who built the first church in St. Michaels. This was about 1677, on the site of the present Episcopal Church (6 Willow Street, near Locust).
20. CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 301 S. Talbot St. Built of Port Deposit stone, the present church was erected in 1878. The first is believed to have been built in 1677 by Edward Elliott. For more info. tel: 410-745-9076.
21. THE OLD BRICK INN - Built in 1817 by Wrightson Jones, who opened and operated the shipyard at Beverly on Broad Creek. (Talbot St. at Mulberry). For more info. visit www.oldbrickinn.com.
22. THE CANNONBALL HOUSE - When St. Michaels was shelled by the British in a night attack in 1813, the town was “blacked out” and lanterns were hung in the trees to lead the attackers to believe the town was on a high bluff. The houses were overshot. The story is that a can-
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St. Michaels Points of Interestnonball hit the chimney of “Cannonball House” and rolled down the stairway. This “blackout” was believed to be the first such “blackout” in the history of warfare.
23. AMELIA WELBY HOUSE - Amelia Coppuck, who became Amelia Welby, was born in this house and wrote poems that won her fame and the praise of Edgar Allan Poe.
24. TOWN DOCK RESTAURANT - During 1813, at the time of the Battle of St. Michaels, it was known as “Dawson’s Wharf” and had 2 can-nons on carriages donated by Jacob Gibson, which fired 10 of the 15 rounds directed at the British. For a period up to the early 1950s it was called “The Longfellow Inn.” It was rebuilt in 1977 after burning to the ground. For more info. visit www.towndockrestaurant.com.
25. ST. MICHAELS MUSEUM at ST. MARY’S SQUARE - Located in the heart of the historic district, offers a unique view of 19th century life in St. Michaels. The exhibits are housed in three period buildings and contain local furniture and artifacts donated by residents. The museum is supported entirely through community efforts. For more info. tel: 410-745-9561 or www.stmichaelsmuseum.org.
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St. Michaels Points of Interest 26. KEMP HOUSE - Now a country inn. A Georgian style house,
constructed in 1805 by Colonel Joseph Kemp, a revolutionary soldier and hero of the War of 1812. For more info. visit www.kemphouseinn.com.
27. THE OLD MILL COMPLEX - The Old Mill was a functioning flour mill from the late 1800s until the 1970s, producing f lour used primarily for Maryland beaten biscuits. Today it is home to a brewery, distillery, artists, furniture makers, and other unique shops and businesses.
28. ST. MICHAELS HARBOUR INN, MARINA & SPA - Con-structed in 1986 and recently renovated. For more info. visit www.harbourinn.com.
29. ST. MICHAELS NATURE TRAIL - The St. Michaels Nature Trail is a 1.3 mile paved walkway that winds around the western side of St. Michaels starting at a dedicated parking lot on S. Talbot St. across from the Bay Hun-dred swimming pool. The path cuts through the woods, San Domingo Park, over a covered bridge and past a historic cemetery before ending in Bradley Park. The trail is open all year from dawn to dusk.
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OxfordPoints of Interest
Oxford is one of the oldest towns in Maryland. Although already settled for perhaps 20 years, Oxford marks the year 1683 as its official founding, for in that year Oxford was first named by the Maryland General Assembly as a seaport and was laid out as a town. In 1694, Oxford and a new town called Anne Arundel (now Annapolis) were selected the only ports of entry for the entire Maryland province. Until the American Revolution, Oxford enjoyed prominence as an international shipping center surrounded by wealthy tobacco plantations.
Today, Oxford is a charming tree-lined and waterbound village with a population of just over 700 and is still important in boat building and yacht-ing. It has a protected harbor for watermen who harvest oysters, crabs, clams and fish, and for sailors from all over the Bay.
1. TENCH TILGHMAN MONUMENT - In the Oxford Cemetery the Revolutionary War hero’s body lies along with that of his widow. Lt. Col. Tench Tilghman carried the message of Cornwallis’ surrender from Yorktown,
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Oxford Points of InterestVA, to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Across the cove from the cemetery may be seen Plimhimmon, home of Tench Tilghman’s widow, Anna Marie Tilghman.
2. THE OXFORD COMMUNITY CENTER - This former, pillared brick schoolhouse was saved from the wrecking ball by the town residents. Now it is a gathering place for meetings, classes, lectures, and performances by the Tred Avon Players and has been recently renovated. Rentals available to groups and individuals. 410-226-5904 or www.oxfordcc.org.
3. THE COOPERATIVE OXFORD LABORATORY - U.S. Depart-ment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Maryland Department of Natural Resources located here. 410-226-5193 or www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/oxford.
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5. OXFORD TOWN PARK - Former site of the Oxford High School. Recent restoration of the beach as part of a “living shoreline project” created 2 terraced sitting walls, a protective groin and a sandy beach with native grasses which will stop further erosion and provide valuable aquatic habitat. A similar project has been completed adjacent to the ferry dock. A kayak launch site has also been located near the ferry dock.
6. OXFORD MUSEUM - Morris & Market Sts. Devoted to the preserva-tion of artifacts and memories of Oxford, MD. Admission is free; donations gratefully accepted. For more info. and hours tel: 410-226-0191 or visit www.oxfordmuseum.org.
7. OXFORD LIBRARY - 101 Market St. Founded in 1939 and on its present site since 1950. Hours are Mon.-Sat., 10-4.
8. BRATT MANSION (ACADEMY HOUSE) - 205 N. Morris St. Served as quarters for officers of the Maryland Military Academy. Built about 1848. (Private residence)
9. BARNABY HOUSE - 212 N. Morris St. Built in 1770 by sea captain Richard Barnaby, this charming house contains original pine woodwork, corner fireplaces and an unusually lovely handmade staircase. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Private residence)
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Oxford Points of Interest10. THE GRAPEVINE HOUSE - 309 N. Morris St. The grapevine
over the entrance arbor was brought from the Isle of Jersey in 1810 by Captain William Willis, who commanded the brig “Sarah and Louisa.” (Private residence)
11. THE ROBERT MORRIS INN - N. Morris St. & The Strand. Robert Morris was the father of Robert Morris, Jr., the “financier of the Revolu-tion.” Built about 1710, part of the original house with a beautiful staircase is contained in the beautifully restored Inn, now open 7 days a week. Robert Morris, Jr. was one of only 2 Founding Fathers to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Con-stitution. 410-226-5111 or www.robertmorrisinn.com.
12. THE OXFORD CUSTOM HOUSE - N. Morris St. & The Strand. Built in 1976 as Oxford’s official Bicentennial project. It is a replica of the first Federal Custom House built by Jeremiah Banning, who was the first Federal Collector of Customs appointed by George Washington.
13. TRED AVON YACHT CLUB - N. Morris St. & The Strand. Founded in 1931. The present building, completed in 1991, replaced the original structure.
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Oxford Points of Interest14. OXFORD-BELLEVUE FERRY - N. Morris St. & The Strand.
Started in 1683, this is believed to be the oldest privately operated ferry in the United States. Its first keeper was Richard Royston, whom the Talbot County Court “pitcht upon” to run a ferry at an unusual subsidy of 2,500 pounds of tobacco. Service has been continuous since 1836, with power supplied by sail, sculling, rowing, steam, and modern diesel engine. Many now take the ride between Oxford and Bellevue for the scenic beauty.
15. BYEBERRY - On the grounds of Cutts & Case Boatyard. It faces Town Creek and is one of the oldest houses in the area. The date of construction is unknown, but it was standing in 1695. Originally, it was in the main business section but was moved to the present location about 1930. (Private residence)
16. CUTTS & CASE - 306 Tilghman St. World-renowned boatyard for classic yacht design, wooden boat construction and restoration using composite structures. Some have described Cutts & Case Shipyard as an American Nautical Treasure because it produces to the highest standards quality work equal to and in many ways surpassing the beautiful artisan-ship of former times.
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Tilghman’s Island“Great Choptank Island” was granted to Seth Foster in 1659. Thereafter
it was known as Foster’s Island, and remained so through a succession of owners until Matthew Tilghman of Claiborne inherited it in 1741. He and his heirs owned the island for over a century and it has been Tilghman’s Island ever since, though the northern village and the island’s postal designation are simply “Tilghman.”
For its first 175 years, the island was a family farm, supplying grains, vegetables, fruit, cattle, pigs and timber. Although the owners rarely were in residence, many slaves were: an 1817 inventory listed 104. The last Tilghman owner, General Tench Tilghman (not Washington’s aide-de-camp), removed the slaves in the 1830s and began selling off lots. In 1849, he sold his remaining interests to James Seth, who continued the development.
The island’s central location in the middle Bay is ideally suited for watermen harvesting the Bay in all seasons. The years before the Civil War saw the influx of the first families we know today. A second wave arrived after the War, attracted by the advent of oyster dredging in the 1870s. Hundreds of dredgers and tongers operated out of Tilghman’s Island, their catches sent to the cities by schooners. Boat building, too, was an important industry.
The boom continued into the 1890s, spurred by the arrival of steamboat service, which opened vast new markets for Bay seafood. Islanders quickly capitalized on the opportunity as several seafood buyers set up shucking and canning operations on pilings at the edge of the shoal of Dogwood Cove. The discarded oyster shells eventually became an island with seafood packing houses, hundreds of workers, a store, and even a post office.
The steamboats also brought visitors who came to hunt, fish, relax and escape the summer heat of the cities. Some families stayed all summer in one of the guest houses that sprang up in the villages of Tilghman, Avalon, Fairbank and Bar Neck. Although known for their independence, Tilghman’s Islanders enjoy showing visitors how to pick a crab, shuck an oyster or find a good fishing spot.
In the twentieth century, Islanders pursued these vocations in farming, on the water, and in the thriving seafood processing industry. The “Tilghman Brand” was known throughout the eastern United States, but as the Bay’s bounty diminished, so did the number of water-related jobs. Still, three of the few remaining Bay skipjacks (sailing dredgeboats) can be seen here, as well as two working harbors with scores of power workboats.
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Railroadingby
Gary D. Crawford
This was the train of my dreams.
I’ve been fond of trains ever since I rode one, alone, from Dayton, Ohio, to my grandparents in Cleveland when I was five years of age. That fostered an interest in model trains, and I had a fine Lionel set that I was mighty attached to. It came as a Christmas present when I was 8 years old, though my dad, always a kidder, made me work for it.
L i ke R a lph ie , t hat k id in A Chr i st mas Stor y, I was rea l ly hoping ~ nay, expecting ~ that Santa would hear my heartfelt need that Christmas. I had even written to him about it. But Christmas morning didn’t begin well. I could tell almost at f irst glance there was no train set for me under the tree. No box was the right shape
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or big enough, I was pretty sure. So I opened presents, socks from Grandma and the rest of the stuff. All very nice and thoughtful gifts, I’m sure, but I don’t remember a single one of them.
W he n w e h ad f i n i s he d t he opening of presents, I smiled wanly and took one last look around. I still had a glimmer of hope. Perhaps Dad might say something about a train, anything. But unlike the movie, there was no BB gun behind the tree. Dad just shook his head and said, “Well, son, I know you were hoping for a train. Too bad. But maybe it was just too big for Santa to get down the chimney.” (Oh, no, I hadn’t thought about that! Our chimney was pretty small.) Nodding glumly, I sighed, “Yeah.”
Then Dad added, “If Santa had a problem, he’d leave you a note, wouldn’t he?”
(That’s dumb, I thought. Whoever heard of Santa leaving a kid a note, except to say thanks for the cookies and milk?) But I replied, “A note? Where would he leave a note?”
Dad shrugged. “Maybe in the fireplace?”
“Come on, Dad, it would get burned up in there.”
“Well then, maybe somewhere close to the fireplace. Look around.”
I got up and walked over to the fireplace. Hey, there was a little envelope on the mantle! I reached
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up and took it down. “What’s it say?” asked Dad, off-handedly. I ripped it open and read the card aloud. “Gosh, listen to this. It says, ‘Dear Gary. This is Clue #1. Clue #2 is in the piano bench. Merry Christmas, Santa.’” I looked up, stunned. “Wow!”
Sure enough, Clue #2 was right there on a stack of Mom’s piano music. On and on I went ~ racing in one room and out another, down into the basement, out onto the porch, around the back steps, then inside again, upstairs to my own room! There on my dresser was Clue #12. “Gary. I couldn’t get it down the chimney, so Clue #13 is
Railroading in the attic. Sorry. Santa Clause.”Frantically, I cried out for help.
Mom and Dad came up. “What’s the matter?” my mother asked. “Help me get the attic stairs pulled down Please, please?” I must have been hopping w ith excitement. Dad grumbled something about all the bother, but he then he went into the hallway, reached up for the cord, pulled the trapdoor down and unfolded the ladder. “OK, there you go.”
I jumped for the ladder, climbing hand over hand, unti l I f inally popped my head up through the hatchway.
And there she was, laid out on the f loor ~ a beautiful Lionel model train, a fine 2-6-4 engine with her
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headlight lit and puffing smoke, chugging around with her tender, four cars, and a red caboose! It was perfect. That Santa! What a guy.
The point here is that I’ve been fond of trains for quite some time. Not a collector or train junkie, mind you, but I do enjoy seeing handsome model train sets moving through well-crafted scenery with clever features. Fortunately, there’s a fine one here in our area.
Two yea rs ago I v is ited t he “Fest iva l of Tra ins,” a ter r i f ic display set up each December over on Kent Island in one of those big vacant outlet stores just over the Kent Nar rows Br idge. The Festival is co-sponsored by the Museum of Eastern Shore Life and
the Queen Anne’s Railroad Society. When MESL president John Harper invited us to attend the pre-opening celebration last year, I jumped at the chance.
Once again, the show was great: dozens of trains of various gauges, huge layouts, ingenious stuff, and nice folks. They have a great train turntable built by John. He also has a knack for capturing photos of wonderfully dramatic night scenes. Here are three: a dozen trains waiting to get onto that turntable, a night diesel, and a 1950s snack bar at the Stardust Drive-In movie theater, all packed with cars.
Egg Flats.
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One guy, Carl Hedges, managed to get a tiny little train set ~ plus a miniature village called “Egg Flats” ~ all stuffed into a frying pan! (He said he did it for the Delmarva Chicken Festival.) Strolling along, I admired a charming school and pl ay g r ou nd . W h at c au g ht my attention was that the teensy little kids were swinging gaily back and forth ~ but how? “Um, John?” I asked. “Magnets underneath,” he grinned.
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And then there was the Golden Train, the one they handle with white gloves.
I hope you saw the 2014 “Festival of Trains” last year. If not, make a note for this year. It’s usually the first two weekends of December, noon to 5 p.m.
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to have real train sets. Two lines ran right across the peninsula, east and west. The one from Chestertown went through Centreville and all the way to Rehoboth. Other lines ran north and south, interconnecting all.
Two brothers named Barr ie, Phi ladelphia law yers and av id yachters, wrote a book in 1909 about their cruises on the Chesapeake. One day at Oxford, they went ashore “for ice and telegrams.” There they received a message from Philly requiring one of them to return to the office, pronto. He got his gear, hopped the train to Easton, took another to Clayton, DE, where he took a nor thbound train to Wilmington. Within hours, he was back in Philadelphia.
The route map.
What fun that would be today!The other east-west line went
between Claiborne and Ocean City. Think of that! You could go aboard a steamboat in Baltimore, cross the Bay in style, land at Claiborne, stroll across the platform onto a train, settle back and walk out onto the beach in O.C. a few hours later.
The jetty where the steamboats docked and this rail line began still exists, though it has eroded badly. The railroad itself is gone entirely. Well, almost. You can just see…
At this point I must offer a word of caution, Gentle Reader. You are at risk of being drawn into a little pastime that can squander gobs of your time. I refer to trying to locate the almost lost railways of
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Delmarva. There are traces of rail lines here and there, and it is fun to look for them. I wondered, for example, how the track ran from Claiborne out to the road we now know as Route 33. With such f lat terrain, it could have gone almost anywhere and we might not be able to spot any indications of it today.
When I mentioned this to Capt. Stanley Larr imore, he sa id he remembered how it ran and offered to show me. We pi led into his Mercury, drove up to McDaniel, and turned down the Old Claiborne Road. He said the old St. Michaels-Tilghman Road (let’s just call it “33”) made a big loop to the north
Railroading at that point, going around two sides of a triangle.
Here’s that odd triangle, with old “33” shown in blue. A dirt track (brown) running along the bottom of the triangle could be used as a shortcut if you were young or in a hurry. The road from Claiborne (shown here in red) came into “33” just at the apex of the triangle and ended there. In later years, when “33” was straightened out, here and there, they lopped of f that triangular loop and paved the dirt road. One side of the triangle then became “Old Claiborne Road” and the other “New Claiborne Road.”
As we pulled up to this spot, now a four-way intersection, Capt. Stanley came to a stop. “That hump just
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ahead is where the track crossed,” he said, “just where old ‘33’ bent around to the right to run up to St. Michaels.” Hills are pretty rare in Delmarva, so once he pointed it out, even I could see it. (I’ve added yellow to show where the tracks ran.)
A f ter leav ing Cla ibor ne and crossing “33,” where did the rail line go next? Well, to the first stop, of course. Just two miles from Claiborne was McDaniel Station, the first of no fewer than 25 stations between Claiborne and Ocean City.
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McDaniel Station served more than the village there, then known as McDanieltown. It also was the jumping-of f point for ever yone going anywhere in Bay Hundred ~ to Wade’s Point, Wittman, Poplar Island, Sherwood, and the several villages on Tilghman’s Island. All of these places had guest houses and accommodations for fishing and hunting parties. Families f leeing the heat of the cities spent weeks here, their husbands joining them on weekends. They came by ferry to Claiborne, switched to the train and hopped off again a few minutes later at McDaniel Station. (Locals traveled, too, of course.)
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McDaniel Station was planted between the railroad tracks and “33” just a few hundred yards N W of the present Chesapeake Landing restaurant. This grainy but fascinating photo from 1905 shows a crowd standing on the platform on the far side of the station, while others and their carriages wait in the parking lot. (It looks like the train is due any moment.)
From there, the rail line and the road ran together until the road veered away near where is now an electrical substation. The train went straight for St. Michaels, passing through a few blocks south of the main street, where the town’s nature trail now runs. From there the rail line went alongside “33” to Royal Oak, where it crossed Oak Creek on a trest le br idge. It boasted this spectacular little drawbridge, complete with winch a nd counter weig ht . The route onward is pretty obvious and easy to follow ~ until you get to Easton. And that is another matter entirely.
Capt. Stanley remembers there w a s a r a i l r oad br id ge ~ over
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Tidewater Reviewby
Anne Stinson
The Transcriptionist by Amy Rowland. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. 246 pp. Paperback $14.95.
Amy Rowland’s f irst novel is based on her four years as a tran-scriptionist in a lone room on the 13th f loor of The New York Times. It took some time before she was motivated to write it. “I wasn’t able to write it for a long time,” she says. “My time ticked by, and I was aware that I was witnessing the end of something at an immediate level, the end of a department (the transcription room closed in 2007, a few years after she left) and at a larger level, the decline of newspa-pers and the turbulent transition to a web-based news world.”
The book will be chocolate cake for anyone who has worked in a newsroom, but just as fascinating to readers who haven’t. This is a novel, mind you ~ not the Times or the Star Democrat. It is set in a fictional cosmopolitan newspaper. The Record is fiction, with no at-tempt to indicate it’s the Times, the author makes clear.
Even in the Star-Dem’s glory
days, we never had the need for a desk that collected reporters’ stories on tape, directly from all over the world ~ political, economic, medi-cine, crime and obituaries ~ every day. We had a rattling AP teletype in the Star-Dem newsroom to col-lect news from places as distant as Crapo and Hurlock (just kidding),
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Four women are on the transcrip-tion staff at The Record, one at a time, so the job is mostly solitary. Occasionally, a newsroom reporter takes the ancient elevator with a rush story to be transcribed on deadline, but most of Lena’s work comes via the telephone line. Re-corded material comes in, or is dictated by reporters on the scene of the news.
Lena is an excellent typist, and breaking stories require speed. Under her headset, the stories f ly from her ears to her fingers. There are occasional slow days when she
Tidewater Review has time to kill with alert patience, but most days are hectic.
The only companion in her cave-like space is a pigeon that never moves f rom the w indow ledge. She always shares her lunch with him. Only when Lena retires does she discover that one of his legs is trapped in a crack in the concrete.
During her reign on the phone, she meets the only other solitary employee in the vast building, a very old man whose job is repair-ing and filing fragile remains of ancient obituaries. In his small, out-of-the-way room, apparently no one remembers that he works there at all. They become friends.
Out of her of f ice, Rowland’s doppleganger Lena leads a rela-tively quiet life. Rather than take the subway or bus to and from work, she walks each morning and night from her all-female apart-ment house where a stern old lady sits at her door-desk to be certain that no resident ever comes in with a gentleman friend.
One cold, rainy day, Lena skips her daily walk and hops on a bus. In the seat next to her sits a pleasant older woman with whom she chats. In the next morning’s Record she sees a story about a woman who climbed the fence at the zoo and somehow crossed the moat circling the lion’s enclosure. The woman was attacked and killed, almost certainly a deliberate suicide. The woman’s photograph is included
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with the story, and although Lena puzzles to think where they had met, she soon recognizes the face as the woman on the bus. Lena watches for days, but no obituary appears in the Record. She embarks on a search to find the grave of her bus companion. Her admiration of the courage of the lion’s victim haunts her.
Lena’s isolation from the daily activity and pressure of the news-room doesn’t provoke boredom. Once in a while she meets a group of writers for a drink at the end of the day, and dates one or two for short friendships. The difference
between her job and theirs is usu-ally a gap not worth closing.
Lena is a calm and intelligent girl. Essentially she’s a reporter who observes it all, but may save her ob-servations for a book in the future. She’s very subtle at recognizing the sly pushers who strut their ratings, the ones who f lout the rules, cut the corners of truth, who have no goal except fame and celebrity.
Women can be just as devious as men, Lena realizes. When she balks at sending a pushy female’s story with a false foreign dateline for a piece that Lena knows was produced that day in New York, all hell hits
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the fan. Lena decides to send it as is, just as the writer demands, and lets the error be revealed. As Lena knew would happen, the Record’s integrity is smeared. Lena’s out of a job, and so is the liar.
Rowland’s prose is more than capable. It’s lovely. Her characters come to life on the page.
Rowland is also great at “the twist,” the revelation that the reader doesn’t see coming. She cleverly saves the best for last.
Every page is a trip on a captivat-ing path by a rare talent. The author brings believable compassion. She conveys the smell of a huge city with its stars and its quiet drones.
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This critic hopes she writes more books that a reader savors like whipped cream ~ so good it makes a person want more of the same.
Anne Stinson began her career in the 1950s as a free lance for the now defunct Baltimore News-American, then later for Chesapeake Publish-ing, the Baltimore Sun and Mary-land Public Television’s panel show, Maryland Newsrap. Now in her ninth decade, she still writes a monthly book review for Tidewater Times.
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Disparate VoicesA Critical Analysis of Sue Ellen Thompson’s
Theyby Harold O. Wilson
Aunt Connie asked if I cut my hairthis way on purpose ~ she’s hilarious. ~ Thomasin Parnes
Sue Ellen Thompson’s They is un-common for a book of poetry in that it distributes postcards written by her adult child, Thomasin, among finely crafted poems. By collecting and curating these postcards, the au-thor tells a story with this book that lies beyond the capacity of poetry alone to capture. What is that story? What is Thompson wishing to tell us by crafting a narrative that speaks through two disparate voices?
In narrative verse, Thompson struggles with the growing aware-ness that her daughter is not what she expected when the nurse placed the glowing package in her arms. “How could I know my child would be / something I’d not yet heard of, never seen?” This is the voice of the poet, describing, analyzing, and re-flecting on her relationship with her daughter.
It is true that all Thompson’s work in this book explores personal family relationships, but the inten-sity of the poems about her daugh-ter takes us to a new place. Her
placement of the poems describes an arc that slowly reveals the po-et’s awareness that her daughter is transgender. Her little girl sees, feels, and knows herself not to be a “she” or a “he,” but a “they,” even though the “they” manifests itself primarily as male. This poetry chal-lenges our own gender security by placing us in a world where the old rules no longer apply and a new ap-preciation of gender identity is de-manded. In “Anniversary,” we are at the celebration table with the poet and her husband as they unfold their daughter’s four-page, single-spaced letter confirming what they did not want to know: the letter
whose secrets would requirethat we begin from birth again to know our only child.
There is no bitterness in Thomp-son’s poetry; there is no rancor and there is no denial. She plays the cards she has been dealt. The book begins with a note of confu-
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sion and then slowly morphs into an attitude of longing: not a desire that the cards be shuffled and re-dealt, but that somehow a mother might reconnect with this child who is so different and so distant; whose words to her mother are so often “bitten off.” One can’t help but feel that this book represents an attempt to make this connec-tion. An effort to define her child in a way that will enable the author to find some common ground; com-mon ground on which to build an understanding with her child who is neither her son nor her daughter.
In “Flood Zone,” water rising from an “adolescent rain” covers
the driveway and seeps into the ga-rage where it threatens cardboard storage boxes and the trunk where Thomasin has stored items from her childhood. The poet opens the trunk to find:
a few CDs, some photo albums,and in between these, the minia-ture pairof work boots she picked out herselfwhen she turned five. The flood continues to risein me as I gaze out over the broad, flat reachof this unnamed body of water.
This rising flood of unnamed recognition offers more than a hint that common ground is going to be
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hard to come by. Perhaps if a gender declaration was possible and Thom-asin could confirm herself as a “he” or a “she,” the task might be easier, but a “they” significantly compli-cates the quest. How do I identify you, how do I call you, since “they,” for a singular entity, does not easily roll off the American tongue like it might a British? For that, Thoma-sin has no answer. A congruence of male and female genders has issued in a “they,” and she can be no other. She has named the unnamed body of water rising in her mother and cannot change who she is to stem its rise. This is made clear toward the end of the title poem, “They”:
…Since neither “he” nor “she”is accurate, I should refer to her as “they.”Whether or not I’m okaywith this is irrelevant. If I want to see
her more than once a year, I maywell begin by unlearning the ruleof noun-pronoun agreement. In this school,I am the student; she, the teacher. They.
In spite of this admonition, Thompson makes a difficult choice and does not choose to use the term “they” in the book. She refers to her child as her daughter and as a “she.”
Disparate Voices Perhaps, in this choice, the author betrays an unintended prejudice or a discernible stubbornness by placing a grammatical obstacle on the path to a common understand-ing. But Thompson is nothing if not gutsy, and by choosing to refer to Thomasin as her daughter, has in a way declared her own indepen-dence. “At the Kitchen Window” ends with a silence that could fill a library shelf of books on personal strength. Thompson tells us that her father would sit with Thomasin on the porch in the evening and an-swer all her questions without say-ing a word about her tattoos, pierc-ings and triangle of hair shaved off. That is, except one morning at the kitchen window when, watching her in the yard pitch windfall apples into the woods, he said:
“If I didn’t know differently,I’d think she was a boy.” I pouredsome coffee I didn’t want or need
into a mug as slowly as I could and then some milk, and stirred.I waited for that thought, and the mood it cast over me, to settle without a word.
One would have to believe that with the publication of this slim volume, Thompson has broken her silence. That word is now spoken. And even if all we had were these poems, the poet’s voice defining
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Thomasin and their difficult rela-tionship, that would be enough. But there are these postcards. Single minded in content and addressed only to the grandfather, they are non-reflective and offer no com-ment on the relationship of the daughter to the mother. They stand alone, isolated among the poems like individual poppies sprung up in a well-manicured field of clover.
The over whelming tone of Thompson’s poems expresses an at-titude of longing, and the postcards capture the object of that longing. Their purpose appears to be to give voice to the relationship Thomasin had with her grandfather and to celebrate that relationship. This is made clear in the poem “Postcards.”
Thompson would find the cards to her father on the nightstand when she visited him. She tells us that they were the only way she had of knowing what her daughter was up to during the years her phone calls dwindled to almost nothing. The cards would be signed, “Thinking of you, Pop.” From these cards, the poet tells us she was under no illu-sion “which shelf he occupied / in the library of her affections.”
“And how did that make you,her mother, feel?” a shrinkwould no doubt ask, and Iwould have to answerthat it made me happy—happier,I think, than if those cards had been addressed
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to me. Here was a man who’d waited19 years for a grandson, who had kepthis wishes silent as six grand-daughterswere born. Here was a manwho liked to spend a summer day
fishing lazily along the Merrimack,winter weekends stacking cord-wood,and here was a child who wanted to beat his side, doing what he did. They seemed to have an understanding: she would give himall the love that she could spare
Disparate Voices for generations preceding her ownand in return, he’d never say a wordabout her tattoos or her piercingsor her boyish haircut, or ask her whyshe hid her breasts and let her mustache show. He would sim-ply thinkof her as the grandson he’d been waiting for, and she would always think of himas the man she wanted to be likewhen she was old and hadno grandson of her own.
The understanding between Thomasin and her grandfather ex-presses in this poem a rapproche-ment that harmonizes their rela-
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tionship and allows for a give and take that implies acceptance. It indicates a mutual need and the ability of the other to satisfy that need. “Understanding” is a word well-chosen in the poem and per-haps might serve to define the rela-tionship with her daughter the poet desires.
So what, then, is the basis for this rapprochement, this understanding between Thomasin and her grandfa-ther? Clearly Thomasin is comfort-able with her grandfather, confident that he accepts her free of judgment. She will get no surprises from this grandfather. Rapprochement im-plies a common need: so what is the common need to be met in this rela-tionship? The poet tells us it is her father’s desire for a grandson, and Thomasin fills this need. He embrac-es her unequivocally, and she has the confidence to enter that embrace. So what need, then, does Thomasin bring to their relationship? In the beautiful and moving poem “My Daughter Visits Her Grandfather During His final Illness” the poet in-timates that Thomasin’s need is the affirmation she received from her grandfather. The poem suggests it was not an acceptance he expressed but one that he lived, one that Thom-asin could feel.
He keeps asking me whenis she coming, whenwill she be here and Ikeep saying she’s on her way
from Philadelphia, probablyin Connecticut now, in Manchester,barely a half-hour away, and
there she is at the door.He doesn’t see what I see:a girl-boy, woman-man with a sparsemustache, with a chest made flat,with thrift-shop pants hanging offher ass. He sees his grandchild,who climbs in his bedand reads him his get-well cardsand newspaper headlines,
spooning egg into his near-toothless mouth, patting downthe thin hair that the pillow pushed up,telling him easily and repeatedlywhat she hasn’t told me in years.
There are no demands from Thomasin’s grandfather. Only that she be there. And this is perhaps Thomasin’s need: the freedom to talk and talk with the man she wants to be like: its reward, a silent affirmation.
So one role the postcards play in this story is to sharpen the focus on the object of the poet’s longing. They are here to say, this is the re-lationship I want to have with my daughter. This is the voice I want to hear from my child. But might not the reader see it as an idealized re-lationship?
One could argue that the inser-tion of this organized and curated
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group of stand-alone postcards in a book of finely crafted poems is simply another way for the author to confine her daughter to a single definition. Their placement, in iso-lation from any contextual word from Thomasin herself or her own perception of her relationship with her mother, separates Thomasin from the postcards, thereby re-flecting the poet’s way of project-ing a desired relationship with her daughter.
This might be a compelling argu-ment if the postcards were insou-ciant, but like the poems, they too are finely crafted. Carefully writ-ten, they are self-contained gems of expression that carry a literary weight of their own. In the poem “Postcards,” cited above, Thompson describes them as “row / after row of miniscule block letters / paus-ing patiently before the fenced-off plot / she’d set aside for sheltering his name….” The honesty and rich-ness of these postcards, in style and content, overrides any conscious or unconscious control the poet might have exercised in their selec-tion. Each card expresses an inde-pendent personality with its own unique and powerful voice.
Postcard: Lakota Wolf Preserve, Columbia, NJ
Hey Pop! I went on a 24 hour get-
Disparate Voices away with some friends to the Delaware Water Gap, two hours north of Philly. We floated down the river in tubes all afternoon, camped for the night, then got up early for a “wolf watch” at a place nearby where 25 timber, tundra and arctic wolves now live. There were bobcats, who’d been some-one’s pets, and two red foxes. All were either born in captivity or rescued from roadside attractions, so they weren’t afraid of humans. I was thinking about that cougar you once spotted in New Hamp-shire. Next time you see him, tell him there’s a home for him here in New Jersey ~ isn’t that where you spent your “wild youth?” I miss our early morning walks. Love, Thomasin.
Immediately, we are surprised to hear a voice that doesn’t fit the daughter described in the poems. This is not the Thomasin we ex-pected. Here is a person, full and complete in her own right: a person apparently comfortable in her own skin. The insecurity, defiance and bitterness we might expect do not exist. This voice is warm, caring, full of life and confident in itself. Open and free flowing, one does not find a nervous need for control or a reticence of expression.
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It is clear from the tone of the cards that Thompson has also placed them in the book to cel-ebrate her daughter. In contrast to the difficult relationship expressed in the poems, Thompson is say-ing, this, this also is my daughter. Any grandfather worth his salt would walk through fire twice to have a grandchild like Thomasin. It wouldn’t matter her gender, the tattoos or piercings she displayed, or how oddly her hair was cut or her head shaved. In each card, she reaches out to her grandfather and takes him in. And even though the postcards might appear to be about herself, they are all, in fact, about him and for him. In every card she makes him a part of her experience.
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In the last poem in the book, “In-heritance,” Thomasin’s grandfather has died and she is offered anything she wants to take from his house. What does she take? She takes items that are incredibly personal: yellowed handkerchiefs, a leather belt, the pajama bottoms he wore at his death, and finally a button that said, “I flew a B-24.” They are items of no commercial value and might well have found their way to the Goodwill box if not for Thomasin. But we can imagine from the poem that these items are of inestimable value because they carried the inti-mate imprint of her grandfather.
So these are the two voices Sue El-len Thompson offers us in her book They. One speaks to us of confusion and longing through the medium of poetry; the other exhibits a fully independent personality speaking through small pieces of paper sent through the mail. What story, then, is the author telling us with these two disparate voices? The dynamics of family relationships are terribly com-plex and almost impossible to figure out, even for the members involved. The story Thompson is telling us with this mix of poems and postcards is fairly straightforward, however: it is that of a woman longing to have a re-lationship with her daughter similar to the one she sees in the postcards. But the voices she offers us are dispa-rate. We can see that they address the
Disparate Voices wrong people. The voice of the poet speaks to us of a daughter who tells her mother little and seldom visits. The open, embracing voice offered of the daughter in the postcards is re-served for a grandfather who is now dead.
We are optimists, however, and believe that something more than détente between a gifted mother and daughter is possible. But Thomp-son’s book ends with no reconcilia-tion, no rapprochement, no under-standing established. And perhaps that’s because we have only the poet’s perspective; Thomasin does not engage in the relationship with her mother. In the postcards it is never mentioned. If there are cards from Thomasin that speak of her re-lationship with her mother, we are not privy to them. What the author has given us are two independent, unrelated voices speaking past each other. The common element, howev-er, the common ground that stands starkly before the reader’s eyes, is the grandfather. It is in this man ~ so dear to both mother and daugh-ter, whose life and death are spread lovingly through the poems and postcards ~ we place our confidence.
In 2010, Harold Wilson was named to the Editorial Board of the Delmarva Review and is the past president of the Eastern Shore Writer’s Association.
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Caroline County is the very definition of a rural community. For more than 300 years, the county’s economy has been based on “market” agriculture.
Caroline County was created in 1773 from Dorchester and Queen Anne’s counties. The county was named for Lady Caroline Eden, the wife of Maryland’s last colonial governor, Robert Eden (1741-1784).
Denton, the county seat, was situated on a point between two ferry boat landings. Much of the business district in Denton was wiped out by the fire of 1863.
Following the Civil War, Denton’s location about fifty miles up the Choptank River from the Chesapeake Bay enabled it to become an important shipping point for agricultural products. Denton became a regular port-of-call for Baltimore-based steamer lines in the latter half of the 19th century.
Preston was the site of three Underground Railroad stations during the 1840s and 1850s. One of those stations was operated by Harriet Tubman’s parents, Benjamin and Harriet Ross. When Tubman’s parents were exposed by a traitor, she smuggled them to safety in Wilmington, Delaware.
Linchester Mill, just east of Preston, can be traced back to 1681, and possibly as early as 1670. The mill is the last of 26 water-powered mills to operate in Caroline County and is currently being restored. The long-term goals include rebuilding the millpond, rehabilitating the mill equipment, restoring the miller’s dwelling, and opening the historic mill on a scheduled basis.
Federalsburg is located on Marshyhope Creek in the southern-most part of Caroline County. Agriculture is still a major portion of the industry in the area; however, Federalsburg is rapidly being discovered and there is a noticeable influx of people, expansion and development. Ridgely has found a niche as the “Strawberry Capital of the World.” The present streetscape, lined with stately Victorian homes, reflects the transient prosperity during the countywide canning boom (1895-1919). Hanover Foods, formerly an enterprise of Saulsbury Bros. Inc., for more than 100 years, is the last of more than 250 food processors that once operated in the Caroline County region.
Points of interest in Caroline County include the Museum of Rural Life in Denton, Adkins Arboretum near Ridgely, and the Mason-Dixon Crown Stone in Marydel. To contact the Caroline County Office of Tourism, call 410-479-0655 or visit their website at www.tourcaroline.com.
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Thru April 5 Exhibit: Africa Now! Sub-Saharan Artwork from the World Bank at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Curator Tour on February 24 at noon. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmu-seum.org.
Thru April 12 Exhibit: The Art of Greg Mort ~ Selections from the Hickman Bequest III at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.acad-emyartmuseum.org.
1,7,8,14,15,21,22,28,1 Appren-tice for a Day Public Boatbuilding Program at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Pre-registration required. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916 and ask to speak with someone in the boatyard.
2 Brown Bag Lunch at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Mi-chaels to feature Professor Dale Glenwood Green on The Hill Community: Centuries of Life, History and Culture. Noon. The Hill Community is a ref lection on faith, family, finance, friend-ship and freedom. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit www.tcfl.org.
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2 Brown Bag Dinner with Lady Macbeth! at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 5:30 p.m. Free screening of Roman Polan-ski’s Macbeth. Bring your din-ner and the library will supply refreshments. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
2 Field Trip for GrownUps at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 6 to 8 p.m. Explore the Academy Art Museum in a hands-on way. $10. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
2 Lecture: Peter Garfield to speak at the Tidewater Camera Club meet ing at the Talbot Com-munity Center, Easton. 7 p.m. Garfield’s lecture is Taking the Wrong Road to Success. He will illustrate the process of pursuing thematic photographic ideas and showing his personal work to illustrate his lecture. Free and
open to the public. His work can be viewed at www.petergarfield.net/index.shtml. For more info. tel: 410-822-5441 or visit tide-watercameraclub.org.
2,4,9,11,16,18,23,25 Free Blood Pressure Screening from 9 a.m. to noon at University of Mary-land Shore Regional Health Diagnostic and Imaging Center, Easton. For more info. tel: 410-820-7778.
2,9,16,23 Open Portrait Studio with Nancy Reybold at the Acad-emy Art Museum, Easton. 9:30 a.m. to noon. Museum member-ship required. For more info. tel: 410-822-0597.
2,9,16,23 Open Studio and Live Model with Nancy Reybold at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 1 to 3:30 p.m. Museum member-ship required. For more info. tel: 410-822-0597.
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of Arabia, Gertrude Bell and the Arab Revolt of World War I with Lynn Leonhardt Mielke in the Van Lennep Auditorium, Chesa-peake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. For enrollment details tel: 410-745-4941.
2,9,16,23 Meeting: Overeaters Anonymous at UM Shore Medi-cal Center in Easton. 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. For more info. visit www.oa.org.
2,9,16,23 Monday Night Trivia at the Market Street Public House, Denton. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Join host Norm Amorose for a fun-filled evening. For more info. tel: 410-479-4720.
2-Mar. 9 Academy for Lifelong Learning: Everyone Has a Story Worth Telling with Glory Aiken in the Dorchester House, Chesa-peake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 6 sessions on Mon-days, excluding Feb. 16. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. For enrollment details tel: 410-745-4941.
3 Meeting: Breast Feeding Sup-port Group from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at UM Shore Medical Center in Easton. For more info. tel: 410-822-1000 or v isit www.shorehealth.org.
3 Academy for Lifelong Learning: Book Club ~ Ozeki’s A Tale for the Time Being with Margot Miller at the Talbot Senior Center Confer-ence Room, Easton. (Session 3 of 3) 1 to 3 p.m. For enrollment details tel: 410-745-4941.
3 Academy for Lifelong Learning: Lawn Gone ~ How to Create At-tractive, Sustainable Landscap-ing for Your Property with Julie Lowe in the Van Lennep Audito-rium, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 2 to 3:30 p.m. For enrollment details tel: 410-745-4941.
3,17 Grief Support Group at the Dorchester Count y L ibrar y, Cambridge. 6 p.m. For more info. tel: 443-978-0218.
3-March 27 Exhibit: 2015 Art Competition ~ Discovering the Native Landscapes of Mar y-land’s Eastern Shore on display at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Reception on Saturday, Feb. 14 from 3 to 5 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsarboretum.org.
3,5,10,12,17,19,24,26 Adult Ballroom Classes with Amanda Showell at the Academy A r t Museum, Easton. Tuesday and Thursday nights. For more info. tel: 410-482-6169 or visit www.dancingontheshore.com.
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“Samothracae,” a wooden sculp-ture by Jack Elliott of Ithaca, NY, was awarded first prize in Adkins Arboretum’s Art Competition ~ Dis-covering the Native Landscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore last year.
3,6,10,13,17,20,24,27 Free Blood Pressure Screening f rom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Dorchester in Cambridge. Screenings done in the lobby by DGH Auxiliary members. For more info. tel: 410-228-5511.
3-March 24 Class: Building with Watercolor with Heather Crow at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Tuesdays from 1 to 3:30 p.m. $220 members, $250 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
4 Nature as Muse at Adkins Ar-boretum, Ridgely. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enjoy writing as a way of exploring nature. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsarboretum.org.
4 Storytime at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 10:30 a.m. for children under 5 ac-companied by an adult. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
4 Meeting: Nar-Anon at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Cam-bridge. 7 p.m. For more info. tel: 1-800-477-6291 or visit www.nar-anon.org.
4,11,18,25 Social Time for Seniors at the St. Michaels Community Center, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-6073.
4 Academy for Lifelong Learn-ing: Meet the Co-Author ~ Ron Lesher, Stamps Tell Stories in the Van Lennep Auditorium, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Mu-seum, St. Michaels. 10:30 a.m. to noon. For enrollment details tel: 410-745-4941.
4 Reiki Share at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living in Easton. 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org.
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4,11,18,25 Meeting: Wednes-day Morning Artists. 8 a.m. at Creek Deli in Cambridge. No cost. For more info. visit www.wednesdaymorningartists.com or contact Nancy at [email protected] or 410-463-0148.
4-March 25 Discover Your World with Books, Art and Science at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. Wednesdays at 2 p.m. for ages 3 to 5 accompanied by an adult. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
5,12,19,26 Dog Walking with Vicki Arion at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. 10 to 10:45 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsar-boretum.org.
5 Stitch and Chat at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Mi-chaels. 10 a.m. Bring your own projects and stitch with a group. Limited instruction available. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
5 Field Trip for GrownUps at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Explore the Academy Art Museum in a hands-on way. $10. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
5 Concert: Jake Schepps Quintet in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org.
5,11,24 Shipwrecked! Speaker Series at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. The three-part series will have experts in the field sharing and ex plor ing Chesapeake Bay ’s stories of sunken vessels, from Baltimore’s privateers to sal-vaged skipjacks and other ves-sels around the Bay. 2 to 3:30 p.m. Seating is limited, with advanced registration required. For more info. tel: 410-745-4941, visit www.cbmm.org or e-mail [email protected].
5,12,19,26 Open Mic & Jam at RAR Brewing in Cambridge. 7 to 11 p.m. Listen to live acoustic music by local musicians, or
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5,12,19,26 Men’s Group Meeting at Evergreen: A Center for Bal-anced Living in Easton. 7:30 to 9 a.m. Weekly meeting where men can frankly and openly deal with issues in their lives. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org.
6 Spaghetti Dinner at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Cam-bridge. All you can eat from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Adults $10, children 5-12 $5, under 4 free, family package (2 adults and 2 children under 12) $25. For more info. tel: 410-228-4640.
6 Dorchester Swingers Square Dance from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Maple Elementary School, Egypt Rd., Cambridge. Refreshments provided. For more info. tel: 410-221-1978.
6 Comedian Rahmein Mostafavi in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org.
6 Susan G. Komen Concert for a Cure at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. The music is anchored by the world famous Grainger Brothers rhythm sec-
tion and is accompanied by Mi-chael Ault (guitar), Mia Samona Davis (vocals), Benjie Porecki ( keyboards), and Paul Reed Smith on guitar. The premium ticket ($75) includes a pre-con-cert reception in the theatre, which will begin at 6 p.m., in-cluding food and a drink and a chance to meet Paul and his bandmates. There will also be a live auction of a PRS SE Custom 24 guitar. General admission ($40) includes the concert only, with access to a cash bar. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org.
6 First Friday in downtown Easton. Throughout the evening the art
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galleries offer new shows and have many of their artists pres-ent throughout the evening. Tour the galleries, sip a drink and explore the fine talents of our local artists.
6,13,20,27 Meeting: Friday Morn-ing Artists at Joe’s Bagel Cafe in Easton. 8 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-673-1860 or visit www.FridayMorningArtists.org.
6,13,20,27 Bingo! every Friday night at the Easton Volunteer Fire Department on Creamery Lane, Easton. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and games start at 7:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-4848.
6,20 Meeting: Vets Helping Vets at the Hurlock American Legion #243. 9 a.m. Infor mat iona l meeting to help vets find ser-vices. For more info. tel: 410-943-8205 after 4 p.m.
7 The bicentennial celebration of the last battle of the War of 1812 to be fought on the Chesa-peake Bay ~ The Battle of the Ice Mound. The ceremony will be held at the Taylor’s Island Volunteer Fire Company with a reenactment to follow. The ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m. with the battle reenactment at
noon. For more event details visit www.visitdorchester.org/events/battle-ice-mound-bicen-tennial/.
7 First Saturday guided walk. 10 a.m. at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Free for members, $5 admission for non-members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsar-boretum.org.
7 Craft Saturday at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Ages 6-12. 1 to 3 p.m. $5 per child. Pre-regis-tration is required. Scholarships available. For more info. tel: 410-822-2787 or email [email protected].
7 The Country School’s Totally ’80s Celebration in the Field House at the Country School, Easton. In celebration of The Country School’s 80th year they will pres-ent a dance and silent auction fundraiser. This event is open to the community and will feature music from the decade of big hair and leg warmers, hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants, and a live and silent auction featuring getaways, sports tickets, home and garden items and more. For more info. or to purchase tickets visit www.countryschoolauc-tion.org.
7 Have a Heart Gala at the Hyatt
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Regency Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge to benefit Baywater Animal Rescue. 6 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-829-1518.
7 Concert: Roadhouse Clams in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalonfoundation.org.
7,14,21,28 ChesAdventures pro-gram at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. This program brings age-ap-propriate, Chesapeake themed, hands-on activities and a take-home art project to children ages 4 to 9. 10 a.m. to noon. Advanced registration required and participation is limited. For moreinfo. tel: 410-745-4941 or e-mail [email protected].
8 Pancake Breakfast at the Oxford Volunteer Fire Company. 8 to 11 a.m. Proceeds to benefit the Oxford Volunteer Fire Services. $8 for adults and $4 for children under 10. For more info. tel: 410-226-5110.
8 Book Arts Studio with Lynn Reynolds at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 1 to 4 p.m. Museum membership required. For more info. tel: 410-757-5542.
8 Vietnam’s “Tet Holiday” Cooking Demonstration and Tasting with celebrity chef Henry Miller at Two if by Sea Restaurant, Tilgh-man. 4 p.m. $35 per person. For more info. tel: 410-886-2447.
8 The Talbot Cinema Society pres-ents Closely Watched Trains at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-924-5752 or v isit www.talbotcinemasociety.org.
9 Valentine’s Day Crafts at the Talbot Count y Free Librar y, Easton. 3 to 4:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
9 Family Winter Craf ts at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 3 p.m. For all ages (children 5 and under must be accompanied by an adult). For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
9 Stitching Time at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 3 to 5 p.m. Bring projects in progress (sewing, knitting, cross-stitch, etc.). Limited instruction avail-able for beginners and newcom-ers. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
9-March 9 Exhibit: Watercolor paintings by Donna Winterling at the Tidewater Inn Library
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Gallery in Easton. This exhibit is focused on local winter scenes and the beauty found in nature along Maryland’s Eastern Shore this time of year. For more info. tel: 301-717-2058 or visit www.donnawinterling.com.
10 Flute Circle at Justamere Trad-ing Post, St. Michaels. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Come and enjoy the Native Flute. Learn to play, or just listen. For more info. tel: 410-745-2227.
10,17,24 Academy for Lifelong Learning: The 1002nd, 1003rd, and Following Tales of Schehe-razade with Ron Lesher in the Van Lennep Auditorium, Chesa-
peake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 2 to 3 p.m. For enroll-ment details tel: 410-745-4941.
10,24 Buddhist Study Group at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living, Easton. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Open to the public. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org.
10,24 Meeting: Tidewater Stamp Club at the Mayor and Council Bldg., Easton. 7:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1371.
11 Open House at St. Luke’s Pre-school in St. Michaels. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. See classes and meet teachers. Preschool program is
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for ages 2 to 4. For more info. tel: 410-745-2534 or visit www.stlukes-school.org.
11 Meeting: Talbot Optimist Club at the Washington Street Pub, Easton. 6:30 p.m. For more info. e-mail [email protected].
11,25 Chess Club from 1 to 3 p.m. at the St. Michaels Community Center. Players gather for friend-ly competition and instruction. For more info. tel: 410-745-6073.
11,25 Meeting: Choptank Writers Group from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Dorchester Center for the Arts, Cambridge. Everyone in-terested in writing is invited to participate. For more info. tel: 443-521-0039.
12 Combsberry Book Club to meet at 5:30 at the Robert Morris Inn, Oxford. Cost is $10 per session. Meetings to be held the second Thursday of the month. For more info. tel: 410-310-2277.
12 Poetry and Music Open Mic Night ~ for teens only ~ at the Talbot Count y Free Librar y, Easton. 5:30 to 7:30. Read and/or perform your favorite poem or play music in front of an au-dience of your peers. For more
info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
12 Concert: The American Spiritual Ensemble at Holy Trinity Episco-pal Church, Oxford. 7 p.m. The American Spiritual Ensemble was founded by Dr. Everett Mc-Corvey to keep the American Negro Spiritual alive. Its mem-bers have sung in theatres and opera houses around the world. For more info. tel: 410-226-5134.
12-15,21,22,27-Mar. 1 Play: The Tred Avon Players present Night Watch at the Oxford Community Center. An ingeniously devised thriller written by Oxford’s own Lucille Fletcher and directed by John Norton. For show times and ticket information visit www.tredavonplayers.org.
12,19 Academy for Lifelong Learn-ing: Keeping Calm and Car-rying On ~ Growing Up in the United Kingdom During and After World War II with Dorothy
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Parker in the Van Lennep Audito-rium, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. For enrollment details tel: 410-745-4941.
13 Chocolat - a decadent evening to benefit the Chesapeake Culinary Center, Denton. 7 to 10 p.m. $35 includes 2 drink tickets and a chocolate-inspired menu. For more info. visit www.tourcaro-line.com.
13 Concert: Marc Cohn at the Ava-lon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org.
13,27 Meeting: Vets Helping Vets at VFW Post 5246 in Federalsburg. 9 a.m. Informational meeting to help vets find services and information. For more info. tel: 410-943-8205 after 4 p.m.
14 Friends of the Library Sec-ond Saturday Book Sale at the Dorchester County Public Li-brary, Cambridge. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-228-7331 or visit www.dorchesterli-brary.org.
14 Open Collage Studio with Susan Stewart at the Academy Art Mu-seum, Easton. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Museum membership required.
For more info. tel: 410-226-5742.
14 Family Crafts at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 10 to 11:30 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
14 The Met: Live in HD with Blue-bird’s Castle by Tchaikovsky at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org.
14 Valentine’s Day Chocolate and Wine Pairing at Layton’s Chance Vineyard, Vienna. 1 to 5 p.m. $20 (pre-payment required). Bring an old world charm to your romantic celebration with wine and chocolate. Enjoy a selection of Layton’s Chance wines paired with delicious chocolates. Live music by acoustic soloist I.M. Wolske. For more info. v isit www.laytonschance.com.
14 Words of Love & Music of Ro-mance at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 2 p.m. Susan Jones presents a program to celebrate love, including music (on the clarinet), original verse, and narration. Mrs. Jones played with the Oregon Symphony Or-chestra for nearly 14 years. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
14 Second Saturdays at the Artsway
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from 2 to 4 p.m., 401 Market Street, Denton. Interact with ar t ists as they demonstrate their work. For more info. tel: 410-479-1009 or v isit www.carolinearts.org.
14 Second Saturday in Historic Downtown Cambridge on Race, Poplar, Muir and High streets. Shops will be open late. Galleries will be opening new shows and holding receptions. Restaurants will feature live music. For more info. v isit www.cambridge-mainstreet.com.
14 Concert: The Tool Gypsies at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org.
14 Concert: Katelynn Cherry in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org.
14 Concert: The Joe Alterman Trio with featured vocalist Lena Seikaly at the Academy Art Mu-seum, Easton. Co-sponsored by Jazz on the Chesapeake and the Academy Art Museum. 8 p.m. $45 per person. Tickets on sale at www.chesapeakechamber-music.org.
14,28 Country Church Breakfast at Faith Chapel & Trappe United
Methodist Churches in Wesley Hall, Trappe. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. TUMC is also the home of “Martha’s Closet” Yard Sale and Communit y Outreach Store, open during the breakfast and every Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
14,28 Cooking Demonstration and Lunch with celebrity chef Mark Salter at the Robert Morris Inn, Oxford. 10 a.m. demonstration, noon lunch. $68 per person with limited guest numbers. Feb. 14 ~ Tuna, Feb. 28 ~ Winter Pasta Dishes. For more info. tel: 410-226-5111.
18 St. Paul’s Soup Day from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Cambridge.
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For more info. tel: 410-228-1424 or visit www.stpaulscambridge.com.
18 Meeting: Dorchester Caregivers Support Group from 3 to 4 p.m. at Pleasant Day Adult Medical Day Care, Cambridge. For more info. tel: 410-228-0190.
19 Meeting: Stroke Survivors Sup-port Group at Pleasant Day Medi-cal Adult Day Care, Cambridge. 1 to 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-228-0190.
19 Third Thursday in downtown Denton from 5 to 7 p.m. Shop for one-of-a-kind floral arrange-ments, gifts and home decor, dine out on a porch with views of the Choptank River, or enjoy a stroll around town as businesses extend their hours. For more info. tel: 410-479-0655.
19,26,March 3 Academy for Lifelong Learning: Traditional Arts in the Southwest with Rob Forloney in the Van Lennep Auditorium, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 10:30 a.m.-noon. For enrollment details tel: 410-745-4941.
20 Soup Day at the St. Michaels Community Center. Choose from three delicious soups for lunch.
$6 meal deal. Each meal comes with a bowl of soup, roll and drink. Take out or eat in. For more info. tel: 410-745-6073.
20 Pro Bono Legal Clinic at the Dorchester County Public Li-brary. 1 to 3 p.m. on the third Friday of each month. For more info. tel: 410-690-8128.
20 Concert: Brooks Williams in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalonfoundation.org.
21 Rummage Sale at the Oxford Vol-unteer Fire Department. 9 a.m. to noon. Sponsored by the OVFD Ladies Auxiliary. For more info. tel: 410-226-5110 or visit www.oxfordfireco.com.
21 Soup ’n Walk - Seeking Sun and Winter Warmth at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Seek out green plants that cherish the winter sun and trees with distinctive bark. Menu: Kale, corn and black bean soup; Eastern Shore cole slaw; ancient grain bread with spinach spread; dried fruit compote. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsarboretum.org.
21 Tharpe Antiques Lecture Se-ries: Monumental English Brass and Early American Tombstone
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Rubbings at Tharpe Antiques and Decorative Arts in Easton. 5 p.m. The lecture covers his-tory, techniques, examples and hands-on demonstrations. For more info. tel: 410-820-7525 or e-mail [email protected].
21 Concert: Jeffrey Foucault in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalonfoundation.org.
24 Mystery Loves Company presents Lunch with Laura Lippman at the Robert Morris Inn, Oxford. Noon. Lippman will sign HUSH. RSVP for lunch and books at [email protected].
24 Lecture: Bringing Nature Home to Us with Douglas Tallamy at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 1:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Tallamy will speak about the necessity of attract-ing diverse insects back into our gardens. Sponsored by the Talbot County Garden Club. For more info. e-mail [email protected].
24 Meeting: Breast Cancer Support Group at UM Regional Breast Center, Easton. 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1000, ext. 5411.
24 Meeting: Women Supporting Women, loca l breast cancer support group, meets at Christ Episcopal Church, Cambridge. 6:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-463-0946.
25 Town Clerk Brown Bag Lunch at the Oxford Community Cen-ter. Noon to 1 p.m. The topic of conversation will be Oxford’s Challenges and Opportunities. Coffee and tea will be provided. For more info. tel: 410-226-5122.
25 Zion Soup Day from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Zion United Methodist Church, Cambridge. For more info. tel: 410-228-4910.
25, March 4,11,18 Music Lec-tures: Magnificent Movie Music presented by Dr. Rachel Franklin at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Series ticket (4) lectures: $100 Museum members, $125 non-members. Indiv idual lecture tickets: $30 Museum members. $35 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
25, March 4,11,18 Academy for Lifelong Learning: Is There An A mer ican Poet ic Tradit ion? with John Ford and John Miller in the Van Lennep Auditorium, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Mu-seum, St. Michaels. 1:30 to 3
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Tracy Cohee HodgesVice President/Branch Manager
Eastern Shore Maryland111 N. West St., Suite C
Easton, MD 21601410-820-5200
tcohee@gofi rsthome.comwww.tracycohee.com
NMLS ID: 148320
p.m. For enrollment details tel: 410-745-4941.
27 Concert: Annalivia in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalonfoundation.org.
28 Workshop: Put Down Your Brush! with Diane DuBois Mul-laly at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. $60 members, $85 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academy-artmuseum.org.
28 Eyewitness Dinosaur Movie at the Talbot County Free Library,
St. Michaels. 2 p.m. for ages 7 and older. Journey into the Ju-rassic to unearth facts behind the lost world inhabited by di-nosaurs. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
28 Northern Italian Wine Dinner at Two if by Sea Restaurant, Tilgh-man. 7 p.m. Savor the foods and wines of Northern Italy. $55 per person. Reservations required. For more info. tel: 410-886-2447.
28 Concert: Joan Osbourne at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org.
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Peyton Logeman, RealtorBenson & Mangold Real Estate, LLC
24 N. Washington St., Easton, MD 21601(c) 410-353-1520 or (o) 410-770=9255
[email protected] · www.bensonandmangold.com
EASTON - Lovely 4 bedroom Dulin-built Cape on 2+ acres, just minutes from down-town Historic Easton. Open floor plan, great for entertaining, large bedrooms, in-ground pool, oversized garage and professional landscaping. Asking $484,900. TA8504335
ASBURY on the CHOPTANK - Unique 5 bedroom home with in-law/au pair suite on 3+ private acres. 2 living spaces in one with private entrances. Hardwood floors, separate dining and living rooms, sunroom, vaulted ceilings, wood-burning fire-place, extensive gardens. Enjoy walking the nearby community trail that leads to the Choptank River and pier. $349,000. CM8509901
114 Goldsborough St.Easton, MD 21601 · 410-822-7556
www.shorelinerealty114.com · [email protected]
Choptank River Waterfront - Bright, open contemporary residence set atop
almost 10 wooded acres. Dock, extensive shoreline. Deck with amazing views. Two fireplaces. 3 BRs, 2 baths. Easton 8 miles.
$585,000
Elegant Brick Manor House Caretaker’s quarters, pool, barn, fields
and offshore hunting. 31 acres with 800’ of private sand beach. 6’ mlw at dock. Trappe Creek/Choptank River.
$1,995,000
Waterfront on tranquil cove of Miles River between Easton and St. Michaels. High, well drained lot with mature trees and shrubs. Brick Colonial in need of
updating, but with huge potential. $645,000
4,000 sq. ft. - Highest quality glass, tile and stone residence offering one story living. Caretaker’s or visitors’
apartment; fenced dog yard; spa pool; art studio; out buildings.
$599,000
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