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Tidewater Times
Since 1952, Eastern Shore of Maryland Vol. 63, No. 4
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September 2014
Features: About the Cover Artist: Sean Wells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 A Quiet Week: Helen Chappell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Exploring the Miles River Aboard Winnie Estelle: Dick Cooper . . 23 Abacos Adventures: Bonna L. Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Frederick Douglass Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Tidewater Kitchen: Pamela Meredith-Doyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Tidewater Gardening: K. Marc Teffeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Lodestar: Gary D. Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Tidewater Review - The Music Lesson: Anne Stinson . . . . . . . . 163
Departments: September Tide Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Queen Anne’s County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Caroline County ~ A Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Dorchester Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Easton Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 St. Michaels Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Oxford Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Tilghman - Bay Hundred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 September Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 David C. Pulzone, Publisher · Anne B. Farwell, Editor P. O. Box 1141, Easton, Maryland 21601 102 Myrtle Ave., Oxford, MD 21654 410-226-0422 FAX : 410-226-0411 www.tidewatertimes.com info@tidewatertimes.com
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About the Cover Artist
Sean Wells Sean Wells is from Doylestown PA, and is employed as the Exhibitions Manager at the James A. Michener Art Museum. He spends most of his weekends in Oxford at his family’s home. Sean prefers to paint around Oxford and the Eastern Shore as he loves water scenes, boating and participating in Oxford community events. He majored in painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design in GA, and graduated with a BFA. Featured on the cover is Two Moored, an oil painting of a familiar Oxford scene of two Shields sailboats tied to moorings in the Tred Avon River. Sean participated in the Fine Arts Fair at Oxford for the first time in 2014 and has completed three Oxford Picket Fences for the charity Auction held each October. Sean’s fence, “Two Sides of the Pride,” was
the highest seller in 2013 and proceeds benefited the establishment of Oxford’s dog park. That fence featured the tall ship Pride of Baltimore II. His crab fence entry won the highest bid for the evening in 2012. Proceeds from that auction were donated to melanoma research. He has donated paintings to help raise funds for Preservation Maryland, Habitat for Humanity, The Oxford Museum and Oxford Fire Company. Two of Sean’s newest paintings are Buoy 12A located in the Choptank River and Storm Surge, a buoy that washed ashore on Martha’s Vineyard. Sean’s original paintings and giclée prints are available for sale on his website at scwellsdesigns.com, The Treasure Chest in Oxford, and Vintage Books and Fine Art in Easton.
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A Quiet Week by Helen Chappell
It’s been a quiet week somewhere, but not on the street where I live. As concerns my neighbors, it’s my practice to keep a low profile and stay out of the line of fire. I like to be on cordial terms here on, shall we say, Sesame Street, but I’m not in and out of other people’s houses all day. As far as I’m concerned, your drama is not my drama. As the Polish saying goes ~ Not my circus, not my monkeys. Still and all, I can’t help but be fascinated when something interesting happens on Sesame Street. I could tell you about the ongoing family feud. I could tell you about the neighbor who moved away using a horse trailer, or the strange, tell-you-all-about-yourself hoarder who always seemed to know what we were all up to and why even before we did. His death was quite a show. It took a crew in Hazmat suits and masks, a f lock of stunned and estranged relatives and four and a half giant roll off dumpsters to get rid of the ceiling-high stacks of newspapers, magazines, and plain old trash that filled his big, decrepit house. Did I mention the roaches, mold and bedbugs?
If he’d been nicer and not constantly prowling around at night peering into people’s windows, I might have felt worse. But he’s gone to the great thrift shop in the sky, where a Collector more powerful than me will judge him. So, all of that has been interesting in a vague kind of way, but my whole aim in life these days is to keep a low profile and stay out of the line of fire. The entire French army could march down Sesame Street with a brass band and I might peek out the window, but that’s it. I was kind of surprised when I found out that there had been a bank robbery at the other end of the street. I came home and sort 9
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ings. Apparently one individual was the wheel man, another the lookout, and a third actually went into the bank and did the stickup. As I heard it, the teller handed over a bag of swag and did as he or she was trained to do, which is such a closely guarded secret I’d have to kill you if I told you what little I knew. As the silent alarms went off, the robber f led the bank and the Unholy Trinity sped away in a late model something. Now, as the scuttlebutt goes, they ended up at Harrington at the casino. So the Three Stooges march in, and Stooge #1 plunks the swag bag down on the cashier’s counter where you buy all
of wondered what all the f lashing lights and cruisers and Staties and Sheriffs were all doing. In a town so small we have to rent a town drunk, we sure seem to get a lot of excitement here. Since a great deal of it is on various court dockets, I’m not free to discuss it in a family-friendly publication, but let’s just say I am a former journalist and I Have My Sources. So here’s the deal. Three criminals, evidently with the collective I.Q. of my shoe size, decided to hold up the jewel box-sized branch bank down the block on Sesame Street. I wasn’t there, of course. I was oblivious, as usual, to the happen410-310-3748 pattyfisherartist@gmail.com
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A Quiet Week the chips and stuff you need to spend your day gambling. I don’t know if you’ve ever been to the casino, but it’s this vast space, all on one f loor, with acres and acres of slot machines, the computerized kind, not the fun old fashioned one-armed bandits. And there are table games, and bars and cafés and the highly desirable all-you-can-eat buffet. There is also a theatre where we once saw a great Elvis tribute artist and a bunch of other over-stimulating, over-lit stuff. It’s daylight in the casino twentyfour/seven because casinos never close and it’s always 3 p.m. in there.
You can stagger in at 4 a.m. and there are people playing blackjack before they go to work. There are all kinds of people, all day and all night, focused on one thing: gambling. The building could burn down and people would still be chained to the slots until the firemen dragged them out.
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A Quiet Week Personally, I think they were actually there for the free buffet, because the all-you-can-eat shrimp is pretty good, but I digress, as usual. Anyhoo, Stooge #1 rips the swag bag open with a grand gesture, like all the cash is gonna come f lying out of there. Instead, there’s a popping sound and the dye pack explodes all over the place. You do know about the dye pack, don’t you? It’s a dummy bundle the teller slips into the bag. It’s paper money on the outside, but in the middle there’s a squid of reddish-pink dye that explodes when you toy with it. So, that’s exactly what the
Stooge did. POP! And the red dye just blows up all over the place. All over the Stooges, all over the cashier and all over the goon squad. What? You never noticed those huge hulking guys in suits hanging around the edges of casinos, cracking their knuckles? The kids in the uniforms are just for show. The goon squad is the muscle.
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A casino has more security than a bank. Somewhere up in the ceiling there are cameras attached to monitors being watched closely by people who spot card counters, pickpockets, people who take an extra shrimp from the free buffet, you name it. That’s the first line. The second line are the people in uniforms, mingling with the guests. The third is the ones in civilian clothes ~ the goon squad. They are the big hulking guys I want on my team. Security in a casino is tighter than a Politburo meeting. So you can just imagine how fast the Three Stooges, all splattered with red paint, were up against the
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Exploring the Miles River Aboard the Historic Winnie Estelle by Dick Cooper The high bow of the Chesapeake buyboat Winnie Estelle cuts a sharp path across the Miles River on a bear ing for t he nor t her n t ip of Long Point Island carrying a full complement of passengers and crew in search of an isolated great blue heron rookery.
“The herons roost in trees, which is weird because you usually see them standing on the edge of the water,” Elle O’Brien, an educator for the Miles-Wye Riverkeeper Conservancy, explains to the attentive passengers. “In the rookery, they look like pterodactyls. They even sound
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f ly overhead, their wings making soundless, powerful strokes. And so goes the morning as one serendipitous find follows the next. The sold-out tour that combines the efforts of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Education Department and the Riverkeeper Conservancy is off to a good start under a clear sky on a pleasant summer day. Three previous days of rain had the planners worried, but now the sun is out, the breeze is cool and birds seem more than happy to oblige. Hor st ma n, who re c ent ly lef t the world of financial planning to start a second career in hands-on conservation, tells the passengers they are welcome to assist in the science experiments that will be conducted from Winnie Estelle’s decks. The Riverkeepers and their volunteers routinely monitor the health of the rivers. The scenic Miles and Wye rivers with their seemingly low population density are, in fact, impaired by high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus, he says. Oysters are at one percent of their historic high levels, and water quality is poor. Today, following the rain, the water is a murky green-brown. The Winnie Estelle, the Museum’s latest addition to its floating fleet, provides a stable platform for the on-board classroom. CBMM took delivery of the 94-year-old buyboat on April 1 after she was bought by an anonymous Museum benefactor. She was documented in 1920 in
Elle O’Brien points out an eagle. like pterodactyls.” And then quickly adds, “Or what I think pterodactyls would sound like.” R i ve rke e p e r Je f f Hor s t m a n , standing before the mast of the boat, tells everyone to be on the lookout for bald eagles that also live in the trees on the island. As if on cue, an eagle glides low over the river, looking for an unsuspecting fish swimming near the surface, and O’Brien points out the raptor as it passes by. “There’s another one,” a passenger yells. “No,” another responds. “It is the same one. It just turned around and is coming back again.” As volunteer Captain Jerry Friedman pilots the Winnie Estelle in closer to the island, herons are visible in the trees while others perch like so many lawn statues on deadfall trees or stalk along the banks. Several of the great birds, long necks tucked and spindly legs trailing, 26
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She was abandoned and left to rot, a common fate for Chesapeake boats sold south, but was saved in 1990 when Captain Roberto Smith spotted her on a reef and liked her lines. Smith rebuilt the 65-foot boat using the tropical hardwoods that were readily available. In the process, he replaced about 80 percent of her wood and saved her for future generations. He sailed the old Maryland girl out of Ambergris Key in Belize, ferrying divers and tourists to local attractions. Two years ago, Mike Whitehill of Centreville found the Winnie Estelle for sale in Guatemala and bought her from Smith. He sailed the boat, with Smith’s help, back to the United States and returned her to the Chesapeake Bay in 2013.
Crisfield but in all probability was built that year by Captain Noah T. Evans on Smith Island, according to Evans family members. She was originally built with local pine and worked hard all of her life, hauling oysters from the skipjack f leets dredging out on the Bay to markets in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and the packing houses of the Northern Neck of Virginia. After spending much of her life on the Chesapeake, the Winnie Estelle, named for Captain Evans’ two daughters, was sold and moved to the Caribbean, where she was used to haul freight and hardwood up and down the Central American coast.
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armed with a cluster of oyster shells and one very large single shell as she explains the life cycle of the Bay’s most important mollusks. “Oysters used to be so plentiful that the bars came out of the water at low tide,” she says. Local shipping traf f ic could run aground on mounds. She explains that oysters used to filter all of the water in the Bay in two days. Now it takes more than two years to complete the same task. A visitor from Illinois says he has never eaten an oyster and wonders if they are in season. Elle says the wild oyster season is in the cold months, but that cultivated oysters are now available year-round. Over on the port side of the boat, volunteer Bob Hinkel gathers several children around to help him check the clarity of the Miles River
It was about that time when the Mister Jim, the replica buyboat that had been the primary tour vessel of the Maritime Museum for almost 30 years, began suffering from major wooden boat and engine fatigue. The Museum staff was talking to Whitehill about the future of the Winnie Estelle when the donor bought her for the Museum’s use. Mister Jim has since been sold to a new owner who plans to take her south. Winnie Estelle’s longer de ck provides the Museum with a bigger stage for its programs, and the Riverkeepers and Museum volunteers keep the passengers entertained with a variety of experiments and “show-and-tell.” E l le O’Br ien work s t he de c k
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river water, and a young passenger helps Hinkel match up the color of the water in a test tube with a corresponding chart. Yet another youngster peers through a prism to gauge the water’s salinity. CBMM’s Education Director, Kate Livie, says the cruise is the result of a partnership with the Riverkeeper and their common goal of informing the public about natural resources. “The Riverkeeper cruise is just one of a whole host of interpretive cruises and in-classroom lessons we’ve done,” Livie says. “It’s been a great way to combine our efforts at connecting with the public, and also to work with a local organization that has a considerable overlap in mission with our own. Plus, it’s just
water. He lowers a black and white “Secchi” disk on a rope into the water, telling the onlookers that this simple gauge was invented by an Italian priest. He lowers it until it can’t be seen through water. He then pulls it up slowly until it reappears near the surface and measures the length of the line. “We can only see 18 inches to two feet down,” Hinkel says. “Usually we can see down five or six feet, but there is a lot of runoff from the rain.” He says that historically, before the Bay was polluted, watermen reported being able to see the bottom at 20-foot depths. Other experiments are used to test the dissolved oxygen in the
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fun to cook up ideas with creative Chesapeake colleagues and see if they’ll f ly.” Livie says the Winnie Estelle is allowing the Museum to get more visitors out on the water and add new dimensions to their experience in St. Michaels. “We’ll definitely see more themed cruises,” she says. “We’ve got a beautiful new boat and a gorgeous river to explore.” Dick Cooper is a Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist. He and his wife, Pat, live and sail in St. Michaels, Maryland. He can be reached at dickcooper@coopermediaassociates. com.
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Sailing and Exploring the Bahamas by Bonna L. Nelson
The wind caught the sails of the Alpha Cat as we skimmed across the turquoise waters of the Sea of Abaco in the direction of Tahiti Beach. Riley, a Portuguese water dog, pranced along the gunnels of the catamaran, occasionally hopping into the cockpit to lick our toes or to be petted by his owner, Captain
Robbie Robinson, who was at the helm. First mate Petra shared her insights with us on the best dining spots near our first night dockage, between Lubbers Quarters Island and Elbow Cay. Capt. Robbie and Petra anchored us safely in Dorra’s Cove and sped off in their shuttle boat. My hus-
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week in the Abacos ~ islands in the northern Bahamas archipelago ~ where we “cay-hopped” amongst 150 cays, some historic settlements decorated with pastel cottages, and some uninhabited islands decorated with tropical trees and glittering white beaches. The leeward side of the 120-mile-long chain of islands offers calm, sheltered, brilliant blue waters and warm breezes ~ a boating, sailing, and fishing paradise. Months before our Abaco adventure began, I had to leave John behind early one evening at a dinner and auction. It was a big night for John at the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), Maryland MidShore Chapter, annual fundraiser. He bid on, and won, several trips. One was the Alpha Cat Catamaran Charter in Abaco, Bahamas. I should leave him at auctions more often! CCA seeks to conserve, promote, and enhance coastal resources for the benefit and enjoyment of all. They have chapters in 17 states and have more than 25 years of experience and
Riley. band, John, and I washed the travel dust and sea salt off and took the small Boston Whaler, tied to the Alpha Cat, to shore to meet our driver. Our Easton neighbors and traveling companions, Robbie and Jay Carey, decided to have dinner on the catamaran. The Abaco Inn boaters’ pick-up service gave us the opportunity to experience a delicious meal of succulent broiled Bahamian crawfish (lobster) with a side dish favored by the locals, pigeon peas (lentillike beans) and rice. The Inn sits on a small elevation overlooking the roaring waves of the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the calm Sea of Abaco on the other. The ocean waves crashed over the craggy limestone formations as we took a post-dinner stroll before heading back to the Cat for the night. A similar scene was repeated almost every day during our first
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canopied cockpit with table and lounges, and bow trampoline for sunning. We used the 13’ Whaler dinghy w it h outboard motor to travel to the cays each day. As Capt. Robbie suggested, we took a ta x i van f rom t he newly opened international air por t in Marsh Harbor to pick up prov isions for the week and met him at a marina dock. After loading up our luggage in a downpour, we shuttled out to the Cat. Fortunately, the rain stopped in time for us to unload. Afternoon showers and squalls were a frequent occurrence during our stay, as they are in Florida (Abaco is only 200 miles east of Palm Beach). But the sight of magnificent cloud formations over the
interest in the health and longevity of coastal fisheries and waters. Capt. Robbie, ow ner/operator of Alpha Cat Charters, offers one trip a month to the national CCA f u nd r a i si ng auc t ion s. He g re w up in Ocean City, MD, and there he began helping an uncle on his fishing charter boat at age nine. Robbie also spent some time as a fishing guide in Florida. Familiar with the mission of the CCA in both states, he is a strong supporter and his auction charter trips ref lect his CCA commitment. The fully equipped 45’ Alpha Cat is captained by day and bareboat by nig ht. We were comfor tably accommodated w ith four queen staterooms and heads, galley, salon,
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Capt. Robbie and Petra usually arrived mid-morning. Every day they provided the time of their arrival for the next day and revealed our sailing destination which included Little Harbour Cay, Lynyard Cay and Man-O-War Cay, depending on the weather. One day they brought fresh-caught mahi mahi that we cooked for dinner. We spent one night at Little Harbor Cay visiting Pete’s Pub, a famous beach eater y and art galler y. At picnic tables on the sand we enjoyed fresh snapper and the popular local drink, Goombay Smash, a fruity rum concoction on which you can easily get smashed; they go down sooo easy! We browsed the gallery displaying Pete’s world-famous bronze
white sand beaches and aqua seas of Abaco were worth every raindrop. The nights were filled with stars and the quiet rocking of the Cat that lulled us to sleep. We dinghied to Tahiti Beach one morning to explore the tranquil white sand spit, John looking for fish, while I searched for seashells. We had heard a roaring overnight and located the source, the Tilloo Cut, behind Tahiti Beach. There the Atlantic Ocean rushed through a rock formation. Empty conch shells were scattered on the deserted beach, our footprints being the first of the day. We spotted stingrays, mullet fish and a few loggerhead turtles on the gorgeously sunny morning.
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John strolling out Cherokee dock. marine sculptures and walked the beach on both sides of the island. Pete’s is a fun, casual locals’ hangout for families and couples. Shoes are discouraged. John spotted bonefish (his reason for the trip), needle fish, bait fish, and mullet in the water near shore. While three of us relaxed on the Cat over a glass of wine and admired the stunning moon and stillness, he went fishing. And so the days passed as we e x plore d t he c olor f u l ly na me d Abacos Cays. On Lynyard Cay we snorkeled over reefs to Capt. Robbie’s “private beach.” There he had hung a rope ha mmock a nd lef t chairs. We rela xed, shelled and John fished. Loggerhead turtles and rays magically circled the Cat. After watching a stunning sunset, we spotted barracuda and needle fish at the stern of the boat under the gleam of our f lashlights.
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Queen Anne’s County The history of Queen Anne’s County dates back to the earliest Colonial settlements in Maryland. Small hamlets began appearing in the northern portion of the county in the 1600s. Early communities grew up around transportation routes, the rivers and streams, and then roads and eventually railroads. Small towns were centers of economic and social activity and evolved over the years from thriving centers of tobacco trade to communities boosted by the railroad boom. Queenstown was the original county seat when Queen Anne’s County was created in 1706, but that designation was passed on to Centreville in 1782. It’s location was important during the 18th century, because it is near a creek that, during that time, could be navigated by tradesmen. A hub for shipping and receiving, Queenstown was attacked by English troops during the War of 1812. Construction of the Federal-style courthouse in Centreville began in 1791 and is the oldest courthouse in continuous use in the state of Maryland. Today, Centreville is the largest town in Queen Anne’s County. With its relaxed lifestyle and tree-lined streets, it is a classic example of small town America. The Stevensville Historic District, also known as Historic Stevensville, is a national historic district in downtown Stevensville, Queen Anne’s County. It contains roughly 100 historic structures, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located primarily along East Main Street, a portion of Love Point Road, and a former section of Cockey Lane. The Chesapeake Heritage and Visitor Center in Chester at Kent Narrows provides and overview of the Chesapeake region’s heritage, resources and culture. The Chesapeake Heritage and Visitor Center serves as Queen Anne’s County’s official welcome center. Queen Anne’s County is also home to the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center (formerly Horsehead Wetland Center), located in Grasonville. The CBEC is a 500-acre preserve just 15 minutes from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Over 200 species of birds have been recorded in the area. Embraced by miles of scenic Chesapeake Bay waterways and graced with acres of pastoral rural landscape, Queen Anne’s County offers a relaxing environment for visitors and locals alike. For more information about Queen Anne’s County, visit www.qac.org. 77
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Caroline County – A Perspective 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-ofcall 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. 79
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Transitioning from Summer to Fall September is the transition month between summer and fall in the garden and landscape. I always look forward to the cooler days of September, and the long shadows that the afternoon sun casts across the landscape. The days are still warm enough to enjoy, but there is that hint of cool in the morning and evening. As a transition month ~ like May to June ~ the pace of gardening activities increases. Production from the existing vegetable plantings is slowing down and we notice a more uneven ripening process for the tomatoes and squash. Start to think about how you are going to preserve any of the semi-green or green tomatoes that you might have before the first frost hits next month. Near the end of September, pick off all tomato blossoms that won’t have time to bear fruit so the plant nutrients go to existing tomatoes. Your maturing hot peppers will keep best if stored after they are
Beets can become rather woody if allowed to get too large. dry. Pull up the entire plant and hang it up, or pick the peppers and thread on a string. Store in a cool, dry place and make sure you wash your hands after handling them. We can still seed some lettuce and other greens in early September. They will come up and give you a nice basis for salads later on in October. Also, don’t forget to seed root crops like beets, carrots, turnips and parsnips. They might not get very large in the fall, but they do overwinter. If you cover them with some straw, you can harvest 81
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Tidewater Gardening amount of organic matter such as compost and fertilizer evenly over the area. Mix this at least 6 to 8 inches deep into the soil. Space divisions at least one foot apart in all directions so that root competition will not be a problem for several years. If you have a mass of perennials where the center plants have died out, discard the dead centers and replant divisions from around the perimeter. Fist-sized pieces are fine. Add lilies to you list of plants in the perennials beds for many years of beautiful flowering. Modern hybrids are available in many colors and grow from two to six feet tall. American-grown hybrid varieties have less trouble with virus disease than the old species types. Perennial phlox are also a nice addition to the perennial bed. They should be divided about every third or fourth year. Early fall and early spring are the best times to plant and transplant them. Divide big clumps into thirds. If you have tender bulbs, such as cannas, caladiums, tuberous begonias and gladiolus mixed into the flower beds, be sure to dig them before frost. Air dry and store in dry peat moss or vermiculite in a location where they will not freeze over the winter. While we are on the subject of perennials, German bearded iris seem to have taken a beating this 84
small brownish lesions with watersoaked margins surrounded by a yellow halo, usually on the upper halves of the leaves. Both front and back will be affected. As the season progresses, the blotches enlarge and merge to form dead areas that cause the leaves to turn yellow, die back from the tip, and curl. Eventually the spots will develop a gray
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previous years and in the soil. When mild weather returns, new spores are generated, and the cycle begins again. Disseminated by being wind-blown or carried by splashing rain, new spores penetrate iris leaf tissue, re-infecting the same plants and others nearby. Leaf spot doesn’t kill right away, but repeated attacks will weaken plants, impairing their ability to grow and increase in clumps. Flowering will decrease, and weakened plants will become more susceptible to ot her pests. Control of this disease is straight forward. In the fall, rake up and dispose of old iris leaves. Do not compost them, or you’ll simply bring the problem back. Also, have
This images shows the yellow halo surrounding the brown leaf spot. center: this is where fungal spore production occurs. These spores overwinter in the garden on infected debris from
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Avoid wetting the leaves when irrigating, and be careful walking in your beds, particularly when foliage is wet, because you can spread spores that way. We can’t talk about September without mentioning spring flowering bulbs like tulips, narcissus, and hyacinths. There are always questions about spring flowering bulbs and their use in the landscape. One is how soon after purchasing spring flowering bulbs should they be planted? The best place for flower bulbs is tucked in the soil of a well-drained, well-prepared garden bed. But if planting must be put off for practical reasons, then take care to store the bulbs in a cool, dry place away
Now is the time to start planting bulbs for spring. a look at how you’ve got your iris beds laid out. Mycosphaerella likes humid conditions where air f low is restricted. Plant irises in sunny beds and don’t allow the clumps to become overcrowded. Avoid lowlying areas prone to damp soil.
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String peppers to dry them. is the top, plant it on its side. The stem will always grow upright. As you select your f lowering bulbs to plant this fall, keep in mind that larger caliber bulbs give
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pesto and can be frozen in plastic containers for winter use. For established deciduous trees and shrubs in the landscape, wait for their leaves to begin to drop before fertilizing them. This signals dormancy, when no new growth will be stimulated that might not harden off prior to cold temperatures. Roots are active until soil temperature drops below 40°, so nutrients will be taken up and used by the plants to develop a stronger root system. Allow plants to finish the summer growth cycle in a normal manner. Never encourage growth with excessive pruning at this time as plants will delay their hardening process that has already begun in anticipation of winter. New growth can be easily injured by an early freeze. This is the beginning of their slow progression into winter dormancy. Don’t “confuse” them by doing things that trigger growth while their genes are attempting to regulate the opposite. Don’t be alarmed if evergreens, especially white pine and arborvitae, drop needles. All evergreens shed needles at some time, but not all at once like deciduous plants do. Happy Gardening!
All evergreens shed needles, so don’t be alarmed. the top leaves. Dip the lower ends in rooting hormone and insert the stems into a moist and loose, soilless media. Cover the pot with a perforated plastic bag and keep outside in a protected location. Pull gently on the stems in two weeks to test for root growth. Pot the cuttings up individually after they start growing and bring them indoors for use during the winter. Harvest the individual leaves of tarragon, rosemary, basil, sage and other culinary herbs and dry them indoors. Herb leaves are most intensely flavored right before the plant blooms. Snip foliage in the morning after the dew has dried. To dry herbs for storage, tie the cut stems together and hang them upside down in a dry location. Cover with a paper bag to avoid losing the leaves. Store dried herbs in glass jars away from light and heat. Fresh basil can be processed into
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Dorchester Points of Interest bridge 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 Historical 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, horsedriven sleighs, and tools of the woodworker, wheelwright, and blacksmith. For more info. tel: 410-228-7953 or visit dorchesterhistory.org.
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DORCHESTER COUNTY VISITOR CENTER - The Visitors Center in Cambridge is a major entry point to the lower Eastern Shore, positioned just off U.S. Route 50 along the shore of the Choptank River. With its 100foot sail canopy, it’s also a landmark. In addition to travel information and exhibits on the heritage of the area, there’s also a large playground, garden, boardwalk, restrooms, vending machines, and more. The Visitors Center is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about Dorchester County call 800-522-8687 or visit www.tourdorchester.org or www.tourchesapeakecountry.com. 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: 410-228SAIL(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. HISTORIC HIGH STREET IN CAMBRIDGE - When James Michener was doing research for his novel Chesapeake, he reportedly called
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Dorchester Points of Interest Cambridge’s High Street one of the most beautiful streets in America. He modeled his fictional city Patamoke after Cambridge. Many of the gracious 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. SKIPJACK NATHAN OF DORCHESTER - Sail aboard the authentic skipjack Nathan of Dorchester, offering heritage cruises on the Choptank River. The Nathan is docked at Long Wharf in Cambridge. Dredge for oysters and hear the stories of the working waterman’s way of life. For more info. and schedules tel: 410-228-7141 or visit www.skipjack-nathan.org. 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.
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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 appointment 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 Interest self-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 affiliated 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 century and perfectly restored in the 1950s. This tiny architectural gem continues to house an active congregation of the Episcopal Church. The old graveyard 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 Interest reward 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 service 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 Dorchester/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. LAYTON’S CHANCE VINEYARD & WINERY - This small farm winery, minutes from historic Vienna at 4225 New Bridge Rd., opened in 2010 as Dorchester County’s first winery. For more info. tel. 410-228-1205 or visit www.laytonschance.com. 102
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Easton Points 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 fine specialty shops, business and cultural activities, unique restaurants and architectural fascination. Tree-lined streets are graced with various period structures and remarkable homes, carefully preser ved 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 Easton Start 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. 105
Easton Points of Interest 6. WATERFOWL BUILDING - 40 S. Harrison St. The old armory is now the headquarters of the Waterfowl Festival, Easton’s annual 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 Association of Museums, the Academy Art Museum is a fine art museum founded in 1958. Providing national and regional exhibitions, 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, CR AFT 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 Interest site of the earlier one built in 1711. It has been remodeled several times. 11A. FREDERICK DOUGLASS STATUE - 11 N. Washington St. on the lawn of the Talbot County Courthouse. The statue honors Frederick 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 Chesapeake 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 GR AND 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. This completes your walking tour. 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 Interest Oswald Tilghman, great-grandson of Lt. Col. Tench Tilghman. (Private) 18. TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDR AL - 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 Testament 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. 21. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT EASTON - Established in the early
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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. Near Easton 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. W YE 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 Interest The 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. W YE ISL A ND NATUR AL RESOURCE MA NAGEMENT 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 Maynadier. 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 2. 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 constructed 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 Interest along 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 Tuckahoe 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 programs. 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. 410-7452900 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 outlying 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 120
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St. Michaels Points of Interest 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 constructed 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
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St. Michaels Points of Interest 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 cannonball 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 RESTAUR ANT - During 1813, at the time of the Battle of St. Michaels, it was known as “Dawson’s Wharf” and had 2 cannons 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: 410745-9561 or www.stmichaelsmuseum.org. 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 flour 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 - Constructed 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 Hundred 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. 130
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Oxford Points 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 yachting. 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 Interest VA, 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. Department 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. 3A. U.S. COAST GUARD STATION - 410-226-0580. 4. CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY - Founded in 1851. Designed by esteemed British architect Richard Upton, co-founder of the American Institute of Architects. It features beautiful stained glass windows by the acclaimed Willet Studios of Philadelphia. www.holytrinityoxfordmd.org.
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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. 141
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by Gary D. Crawford You just never know who’s going to walk into your bookstore, do you? Sometimes it’s an acquaintance you haven’t seen for years, sometimes one of the regulars, and often a total stranger. The other day it wasn’t any of those. In fact, there were two “arrivals,” the first one by telephone. But this isn’t where our story starts. It all began a long time ago, in a place far, far away ~ Springfield, VA. It was January 31, 1993, when I first met a gentleman who was to figure large in my life. We had recently bought a gift shop, the former Tilghman Bank building, with the intention of one day retiring here. I wanted to open a strange kind of bookstore, one specializing in books about the water ~ the sea, ships, and the people who sail them. The sea has always been an attraction to me, which is curious since I grew up in Dayton, Ohio, a right good way from the ocean. True, my father served six years in the Navy in the 1930s, logging a hundred thousand sea miles aboard the ill-fated USS Indianapolis, but that really isn’t a good explanation for my watery preferences. Nevertheless, we had a building and just needed some books to put in it. (I’ve heard since that some people set up a business the other
Harold way around.) My personal collection was no more than 400 books, and the rule of thumb is 30 books to a standard bookshelf, so 150 for a five-shelf bookcase. By a lightning calculation, all my books would fit into just three bookcases with room to spare. Somehow that didn’t seem enough to open a store. So I went on a quest to find other people who also had collections of nautical books…not all the same as mine, of course…and not in Topeka, but somewhere in the DC area…and these people had to be willing to sell them, of course…and, let’s see, oh yes, they couldn’t be too expensive. OK, how hard could that be? “Hi!
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Lodestar Say, do you have a thousand nautical books you’d like to sell cheap?” When I mentioned my problem to a book dealer in Arlington, she said, “Yes, I have some nautical books I could sell you, but there’s a guy who has a really big collection. Name is Harold.” [I’m leaving last names out of this.] “Harold sold books for a time in Georgetown. Nice guy, but I don’t even know if he’s still around. Maybe I have his number somewhere…” She found it and I headed home to give it a try. A gravelly voice answered. I said I’d heard from Natalie in Arlington that he had some nautical books; he allowed as how he
did have some. I asked about how many he had; he said 8,000, give or take a few. Gulp. I paused, trying to imagine what 8,000 books would look like. My mind, working like the finely honed machine it is, churned out an answer: 8,000 divided by 150 would be five whole bookcases. No…wait! Wouldn’t it be fifty bookcases? I asked whether his books were for sale or were just his private collection. He said I could buy whichever ones I wanted, at the prices listed in his ledger. Then I popped the big question. “Um, say. Any chance you’d be willing to sell them all?” Without missing a beat, he said, “Yes.” Then he made The Offer. If I took them all,
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Lodestar every one, he’d discount them to 25 cents on the dollar. And he named a figure. I gulped again. Somewhat dazed, I asked when I could see the books. “Come out today if you want,” he replied, “but I’m watching the Super Bowl at 4.” (The Washington Palefaces were playing the Miami Dolphins. Michael Jackson was to be the halftime act.) When it turned out Harold was only 45 minutes away, I said I’d be there within the hour. He said OK and hung up. My wife, Susan, and I dashed out to Springfield and met Harold and his wife, Linda. Two hours later on the drive back, I told Susan the
collection was magnificent, but the price was staggering. She didn’t hesitate a moment, saying that if I passed up this opportunity, I’d regret it the rest of my life. (She’s like that, always encouraging me to go for it.) To make a long story shorter, we bought Harold’s entire 30-year collection of 8,000 books on an installment plan. I began going over to Harold’s home two nights a week after work. I soon came to realize that he had forgotten more about nautical books than I would ever know. He became my teacher, my advisor, and over the years a dear friend, nearly a second father. Harold had intended to open a bookstore of his own, but age and infirmities had made that impos-
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Not all our evening chats were about books. Harold had quite a past, about which he gave me only occasional glimpses. He recalled being on the crew of an ocean-going tug during the “Little Blitz” the spring of 1944, anchored in the Thames with two ammo barges lashed on either
side. Later he watched the Normandy landings, as they circled in the Channel picking up broken boats. I discovered, too, that Harold was a talented ship modeler. In 2000, he decided to build one last model ~ a full-rigged clipper ship ~ for his new grandson, then just a baby. My hunch was that Harold wasn’t sure he would live long enough to really get to know the boy, and thought his last ship model might be a way to speak to him across the years. He decided to design the vessel himself, to build a model of a fictitious clipper combining elements of historical vessels. He obtained scale plans for Flying Cloud, Thermopylae, Great Republic, and others. And so was born the medium clipper Lodestar. He picked the name from somewhere and began inventing a history for her, where she was built and when, even concocting highlights
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of her 15-year career on the seven seas. I thought it was a terrific idea and encouraged him by writing up that history and digging appropriate photos out of books. One day, it dawned on me that Lodestar lacked a “ship sailing card.”
A word of explanation may be in order here. Back in the mid-19th century, the California Gold Rush created an intense competition between ship owners, captains, and the ships themselves. To convince merchants and passengers that their ship was the fastest, driest, the safest way to get from New York City to San Francisco, cards were printed up announcing when a ship was scheduled to depart. These cards were beautiful fullcolor lithographs; young boys scampered along the South Street waterfront putting them in every shop window. After the ship sailed, naturally, these advertising gimmicks were throwaways. The few that managed to survive are now very collectible.
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One day I surprised Harold with a sailing card for Lodestar. He seemed pleased, particularly after he noticed the card said she was commanded by his grandson. We were both having fun. After moving to the Eastern Shore, I continued to make pilgrimages to Springfield to chat with Harold for a few hours. His health was failing, but Lodestar was coming along. On a visit one Thursday, he pointed out the progress he had made. The hull was complete, much of the deck furniture was in place, 152
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Lodestar’s bow. and the three masts were ready to step. I took some photos.
Three days later, Harold passed away. Everything and everyone, not just Lodestar, suddenly was incomplete. Months later, I got to thinking about that ship model. The pieces and parts were all there, but it was well beyond my fumble-fingers to complete her. Now it so happened that one of our best customers, to whom we had sold over $6,000 worth of scarce books (we’ll call him Jim), lived just across the Bay in Annapolis. I knew he was an accomplished ship-modeler because he would sometimes appear in the store with a model he had built, knowing I would appreciate it. After checking with Linda, I phoned Jim with a proposition. Would he complete Lodestar, and accept Harold’s modeling tools, equipment, and supplies as compensation? No money ~ a swap? Jim readily agreed to help, so I picked him up in Annapolis and together we drove to Linda’s home in Springfield. There he admired Lodestar and said he would do his best to finish her up. Later, back in Annapolis, I helped him put away Lodestar and all the gear in his garage. About three months later I called Jim to see how Lodestar was coming along. He said he was really swamped at work and was having to travel overseas occasionally. I said OK, that there was no rush. I never saw or heard from Jim again. When I tried to contact him
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Lodestar six months later, sometime in 2002, I found his phone was disconnected. His last name was very common, which made tracing him through the Internet fruitless. He had moved from the house in Annapolis, and no forwarding address was available. It was a dead end. Finally I had to confess to Linda that we had lost Lodestar. She was very saddened by the news but told me not to blame myself. But of course I did blame myself, as the whole thing was my idea and Linda had trusted me. Worse, there was no way to fix it. A substitute ship model would have no meaning to anyone. Every now and again during the
12 years since, I have pulled out the Lodestar photos, each time with a pang of regret. I had accepted the loss, but still wondered. Had Jim finished and sold her? Did Lodestar still exist somewhere? Had he gone overseas and taken her with him? Jim certainly had seemed reliable. Had there been an accident? Was he even alive? Well, we live and learn, and time passes. Today we continue to run the bookstore but have stopped seeking books to add to the collection. We have even instituted a discount scheme to boost sales. (Hint, hint.) Still, people do have books to sell and sometimes they call us. One Saturday morning, a woman in Easton phoned to say she had
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books, very large, with French titles. “Does the title mention anything about souvenirs?” “Why, yes,” she replied with a note of surprise. “They read Souvenirs de Marine. So you know about them?” My mind raced. Oh yes, I knew about them. We had sold a complete set of the six Souvenirs to a customer in Japan for $10,500. But I had sold another set, too, a mismatched one, to another customer. “How did you come by these books?” I asked. “They were my father’s books and I’m clearing out all his stuff for the family.” My memory might be failing, but my computer was on. Quickly I checked. Sure enough, the customer who bought the mixed set of
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then had stained it with a dark stain.) “Yes, that’s the incomplete one. There also are masts and parts, and a box…” The rest of what she said slipped past me. Oh my. Lodestar was still afloat, and she had sailed across the Bay! Well, the rest of the tale is quickly told. As I explained the full story, she listened attentively. When I asked if the model was for sale, she responded immediately with warmth and generosity. She offered to give it to me so it could be returned to Linda and her family.
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So now we come full circle. Sure enough, one morning it was she who walked into the bookstore with the model cradled in her arms, and placed it gently on the counter. Lodestar had set sail on her return voyage, bound from Annapolis to Springfield, with stops in Easton and Tilghman. I wondered at the chances involved, the stunning unlikelihood that I should ever get news of Lodestar again, let alone that she would be brought to me. Later, with Lodestar safely in port, I could finally make that phone call to Springfield. Linda, of course, was thrilled with the news. But now, here is where you come in, Gentle Reader. Lodestar is laid up in dry-dock, needing repairs and rigging. Does anyone know of a ship modeler who would be willing to take on this project? My number is 410-886-2418. Keep in mind that there’s a teenage boy in Virginia, his eyes fixed on the horizon, waiting for his grandpa’s fine clipper ship to arrive ~ a vessel he has yet to see. Gary Crawford and his wife, Susan, operate Crawfords Nautical Books, a unique bookstore on Tilghman’s Island.
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The Music Lesson by Katharine Weber. Crown Publishers, Inc. 178 pp. $21. ISBN 0-60960317-5. Patricia Dolan, the fictional teller of this tale, is Irish-American. Her father, Pete Dolan, is a Boston policeman. Her great-great-grandfather, Michael Dolan, came to America in 1848 when the famine raged in Ireland; potatoes rotted in fields, and the options were leave or starve. When he died he was still raging against the damned English for stealing Ireland and refusing to help them be fed. His son and his son’s son followed the passionate hatred. Pete, who raised his daughter after her mother died, is almost as vociferous as his late father Paddy was. His talented supply of curses is routinely exercised in discussions with his friends, Irish cops at Foley’s, their favorite bar in Boston’s Southie. They all hated the Brits with a passion. Unlike her dad and grandfather, Patricia was a quiet child whose mother died when Patricia was four years old. She spent many of her evenings on Pete’s lap at the bar absorbing reams of Irish lore, the
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cold. She walks two miles to town for delicious scones made by a nosy old woman. She gets more of her groceries from a friendly shop and slogs through the cold mud on the way back. The mailman who delivers the suitcase is pleasant, and a worker repairing a power line interrupts his job to descend the pole and mumble that Mickey will be back today. The palace has received the ransom letter about the painting and refuses to pay, Mickey tells her. A new plan must be devised. Things become more dicey, and people begin to die suddenly. What’s going on? K athar ine Weber has created a plot with a powerful and tense unwinding, a twist that this reader never guessed until the final page
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of t his romant ic, politic a l, and heart-rending tale. Her book is also a vivid look at the land, the stone cottages, the sounds of colonialism, and the pains of a proud, unforgiving people. If you’re Irish, it will make you want to go there. If you’re not Irish, you’ll still want to go there. I loved this book, and I think you will, too. Anne Stinson began her career in the 1950s as a free lance for the now defunct Baltimore News-American, then later for Chesapeake Publishing, the Baltimore Sun and Maryland Public Television’s panel show, Maryland Newsrap. Now in her ninth decade, she still writes a monthly book review for Tidewater Times. 170
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Kent County and Chestertown at a Glance Kent County is a treasury of early American history. Its principal towns and back roads abound with beautiful old homes and historic landmarks. The area was first explored by Captain John Smith in 1608. Kent County was founded in 1642 and named for the shire in England that was the home of many of Kent’s earliest colonists. When the first legislature assembled in 1649, Kent County was one of two counties in the colony, thus making it the oldest on the Eastern Shore. It extended from Kent Island to the present boundary. The first settlement, New Yarmouth, thrived for a time and, until the founding of Chestertown, was the area’s economic, social and religious center. Chestertown, the county seat, was founded in 1706 and served as a port of entry during colonial times. A town rich in history, its attractions include a blend of past and present. Its brick sidewalks and attractive antiques stores, restaurants and inns beckon all to wander through the historic district and enjoy homes and places with architecture ranging from the Georgian mansions of wealthy colonial merchants to the elaborate style of the Victorian era. Second largest district of restored 18th-century homes in Maryland, Chestertown is also home to Washington College, the nation’s tenth oldest liberal arts college, founded in 1782. Washington College was also the only college that was given permission by George Washington for the use of his name, as well as given a personal donation of money. The beauty of the Eastern Shore and its waterways, the opportunity for boating and recreation, the tranquility of a rural setting and the ambiance of living history offer both visitors and residents a variety of pleasing experiences. A wealth of events and local entertainment make a visit to Chestertown special at any time of the year. For more information about events and attractions in Kent County, contact the Kent County Visitor Center at 410-778-0416, visit www. kentcounty.com or e-mail tourism@kentcounty.com. For information about the Historical Society of Kent County, call 410-778-3499 or visit www.kentcountyhistory.org/geddes.php. For information specific to Chestertown visit www.chestertown.com. 173
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September Calendar ford Firehouse. Entertainment by DJ Chris Startt, a 50/50 raffle and a silent auction of prizes. $25 per person if purchased before September 1, $35 at the door. For more info. tel: 410-226-0191. 1,3,8,10,15,17,22,24,29 Free Blood Pressure Screening from 9 a.m. to noon at University of Maryland Shore Regional Hospital Diagnostic and Imaging Center, Easton. For more info. tel: 410-820-7778. 1,8,15,22,29 Meeting: Overeaters A nony mous at U M Shore Medical Center in Easton. 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. For more info. visit www.oa.org. 1,8,15,22,29 Monday Night Trivia at t he Ma rke t S t r e e t P ubl ic 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. 1,15 Meeting: Tidewater Camera Club at the Talbot County Community Center, Wye Oak Room. 7 p.m. For more info. visit www. tidewatercameraclub.com. 2 Meeting: Breast Feeding Support Group f rom 10 to 11:30 a.m. at U M Shore Medical Center in Easton. For more info. tel:
410 -822-1000 or v isit www. shorehealth.org. 2,5,9,12,16,19,23,26,30 Free Blood Pressure Screening from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Dorchester in Cambr idge. Screenings done in the lobby by DGH Auxiliar y members. For more info. tel: 410-228-5511. 2,9,16 Class: Experimental Handmade Paper ~ Art but No Drawing or Paint! with Heather Crow at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 1 to 3:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 2,9,16,23,30 Walk-In Bereavement S upp or t at t he Ta lb ot Hospice Foundation, Cynwood Drive, Easton. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-6681. 2,9,16,23,30 Bingo! at Elks Lodge 1272, Cambridge. 7 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-221-6044. 2-Nov. 4 Story Time at the Talbot County Free Librar y, Easton. Tuesdays at 10 a.m. For children 5 and under accompanied by an adult. For more i n fo. tel: 410 - 822-1626 or v isit www. tcf l.org. 2,16 Meeting: Bereavement Sup-
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September Calendar port Group at the Dorchester County Library, Cambridge. 6 p.m. For more info. tel: 443978-0218. 3 Nature as Muse at Adkins Arboretum, 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. 3 Spaghetti Dinner at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Cambridge. 4:30 to 7 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-228-1424. 3 Meeting: Tidewater Camera Club annual membership orientation in the Wye Oak Room of the Talbot County Community Center, Easton. 7 p.m. Open to anyone who would like to learn more about the Tidewater Camera Club. Photographers of all skill levels are welcome. Membership forms available on the website at www. tidewatercameraclub.com.
3 Reik i Sha re at Everg reen: 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. 3,10,17,24 Meeting: Wednesday Morning Artists. 8 a.m. at Creek Deli in Cambridge. No cost. For more info. visit www.wednesdaymorningartists.com or contact Nancy at ncsnyder@aol.com or 410-463-0148. 3,10,17,24 Class: Pastel Painting
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with Katie Cassidy at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 9:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
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3,10,17,24 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.
3,10,17,24 Sip ’n Paint classes with Laura Howell at Local Port of Art in St. Michaels. 6 to 8:15 p.m. Sip ’n Paint is a BYOB class that offers a fun and unique way to uncork your creativity. $35 per person, per class. Payment is due in advance to hold space due to popularity. Class sizes are limited. For more info. tel: 443-205-2760 or e-mail info@ stmichaelsevents.com.
3,10,17,24 Oxford Farmer’s Market at the Oxford Community Center. Every Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. For more info. tel: 443-254-4107. 3,10,17,24 Class: Getting to Know Your Smart Phone w ith Scott Kane at the Academy Art Mu-
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vited for a kayak paddle with the Sultana Education Foundation’s Chris Cerino through the marshes of Chicone Creek near Vienna. $30 per person with a kayak provided, or $20 per person if you bring your own. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916 or visit www.cbmm.org.
every Wednesday with Christine O’Neill at RiverArts, Chestertown. 10 a.m. to noon. For more info. visit www.chestertownriverarts.org.
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4 Stitch and Chat at the Talbot Count y Free Librar y, St. Michaels. 10 a.m. Bring your own projects and stitch with a group. For more info. tel: 410 -8221626 or visit www.tcf l.org. 4,11,18,25 Dog Walking with Vicki A r ion at Ad k ins A rboret um, Ridgely. 9 to 9:45 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsarboretum. org. 4,11,18,25 Meeting: Caregivers Suppor t Group at t he Ta lbot Hospice Foundation, Cynwood Drive, Easton. 1 to 2:15 p.m. All are welcome. For more info. tel: 410-822-6681. 4,11,18,25 Cambridge Farmers Market from 3 to 6 p.m. at Long Wharf, Cambridge. Locally grown produce and meats, baked goods, crafts, flowers and more. 4,11,18,25 Men’s Group Meeting at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living in Easton. 7:30 to 9 a.m.
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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. 5 Dorchester Sw ingers 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. 5 First Friday Open House at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 5 to 7 p.m. Free demonstrations by Academy Art Museum instructors in drawing, painting, pastel, photography, ceramics, printmaking and more. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 5 First Friday Galler y Walk in downtown Easton. 5 to 9 p.m. Easton’s art galleries, antiques shops and restaurants combine for a unique cultural experience.
5 Karaoke Happy Hour at Layton’s Chance Vineyard, Vienna. 6 to 10 p.m. Singing, dancing and good t i me s. Br i ng you r ow n dinner or snacks. For more info. tel: 410-228-1205 or visit www. laytonschance.com. 5 Concert: Seth Glier in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. $20. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalonfoundation.org. 5,12,19,26 Meeting: Friday Morning Artists at Joe’s Bagel Cafe in Easton. 8 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-673-1860 or visit www. FridayMorningArtists.org. 5,12,19,26 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. 5,19 Meeting: Vets Helping Vets
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September Calendar at the Hurlock American Legion #2 43 . 9 a .m. I n for m at ion a l meeting to help vets find services and information. For more info. tel: 410-943-8205 after 4 p.m. 5-6 Fall Native Plant Sale at Environmental Concern, St. Michaels. Fri., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sat., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-9620.
6 Watch log canoe races aboard the Winnie Estelle. Cruise departs the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, at 9:30 a.m. The two-hour trip offers scenic views and photo opportunities, along with commentary from an experienced log canoe team member. $25 for CBMM members or $35 for non-members. Space is limited and advanced registration is required. For more info. tel: 410-745-4941. 6 Veterans Recognition Tribute at Governors Hall, Sailwinds Park,
Cambridge. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend this 16th annual event to support and honor our veterans. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. For more info. tel: 410-463-1239. 6 Chestertown Jazz Festival features Sherry Winston at Wilmer Park, Chester tow n. A n array of other per formers includes the Kent County One Hundred Voice Choir, Lena Seikaly, Gregor Hue bne r, T he To dd M a r c u s Orchestra, and The Bratcher Project led by Vaughn Bratcher. Wilmer Park opens at 11 a.m. $20 in advance or $25 at the gate. For more info. tel: 410-810-2060 or visit www.garfieldcenter.org. 6 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.adkinsarboretum.org. 6 Living in the Trees ~ Speaking to the Times, an ongoing conversation in music and art at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Join a guided walk of the seventh biennial Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition and music by Jeff Davis & CafĂŠ Bossa. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Light dinner served. For more info. tel: 410634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www. adkinsarboretum.org.
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6,13,20 Skipjack Sail on the Nathan of Dorchester from 1 to 3 p.m., Long Wharf, Cambridge. Adults $30; children 6-12 $10; under 6 f ree. For more info. tel: 410-228-7141 or to make reservations online visit www. skipjack-nathan.org.
6 Concert: The Golden Road ~ Celebrating the Music of the Grateful Dead at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. $20 and the dance floor will be open. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www. avalonfoundation.org. 6,7,13,14,20,21,27,28 Apprentice 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.
6,13,20,27 Easton Farmer’s Market held ever y Saturday until Christmas from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Town parking lot on N. Harrison Street. Over 20 vendors. Live music from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Easton Farmer’s Market is the work of the Avalon Foundation. For more info. tel: 410 -253- 91 51 or v i sit w w w. theavalonfoundation.org. 6,13,20,27 St. Michaels FreshFarm Market in the municipal parking lot behind Pemberton Pharmacy. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Farmers offer fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, cut flowers, potted plants, and much more. For more info. tel: 202-362-8889 or visit www. freshfarmmarket.org.
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Nathan of Dorchester from 1 to 2 p.m., Long Wharf, Cambridge. Adults $15; children 6-12 $7; under 6 f ree. For more info. tel: 410-228-7141 or to make reservations online visit www. skipjack-nathan.org. 8 Meeting: Suicide Grievers Support Group at the Talbot Hospice Foundation, C y nwood Dr ive, Easton. 6 to 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-6681. 8 Book Discussion: The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 6 p.m. Bill Peak hosts the discussion of this year’s One Ma r yla nd One Book memoir of growing up in both Mexico and the U.S. For more info. tel: 410 - 822-1626 or v isit www. tcf l.org. 8 Class: Zentangle Basic with Sue Green at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Liv ing, Easton. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $35 member, $40 non-member. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www. evergreeneaston.org.
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September Calendar 8,22,29 Story Time at the Talbot Count y Free Librar y, St. Michaels. 10:30 a.m. For children 5 and under accompanied by an adult. For more i n fo. tel: 410 - 822-1626 or v isit www. tcf l.org.
Open to the public. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www. evergreeneaston.org. 9,23 Meeting: Tidewater Stamp Club at the Mayor and Council Bldg., Easton. 7:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1371.
9 Lecture: Creative Lives with Kelley McIntire from 6 to 8 p.m. at RiverArts, Chestertown. $30 members, $40 non-members. For more info. visit www.chestertownriverarts.org.
9- Oct. 14 Class: Figure Drawing with Patrick Meehan at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410 822-ARTS (2787) or visit www. academyartmuseum.org.
9,23 Buddhist Study Group at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living, Easton. 6:30 to 8 p.m.
9-Oct. 14 Class: Drawing ~ Fund a ment a ls of t he He ad w it h Patrick Meehan at the Academy
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Art Museum, Easton. Tuesdays, 1 to 4 p.m. For more info. tel: 410822-ARTS (2787) or visit www. academyartmuseum.org. 9-Oct. 28 Class: The Potters Wheel e ver y Tue sd ay w it h Ma r i le e Schumann at RiverArts, Chestertown. For more info. and times v isit www.chestertownriverarts.org. 10 Meeting: Talbot Optimist Club at the Washington Street Pub, Easton. 6:30 p.m. For more i n fo. e -ma i l r vanemburgh@ leinc.com. 10,17,24,Oct. 1 Class: Still Life Part 1 ~ How to Make Exciting Paintings in Black, White & Gray with Rita Curtis at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
10,24 Meeting: Choptank Writers Group from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at t he Dorchester Center for the Arts, Cambridge. Everyone interested in writing is invited to participate. For more info. tel: 443-521-0039. 11 Book Discussion: The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 3 p.m. Bill Peak hosts the discussion of this year’s One Maryland One Book memoir of growing up in both Mexico and the U.S. For more info. tel: 410 - 822-1626 or v isit www. tcf l.org.
10-Oct. 8 Class: Printmaking with Kevin Garber at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Wednesdays, 1:30 to 4 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
11 Lecture: The Changing Culture of the Waterman ~ Where Do We Go From Here? with writer and educator Bonnie Feldstein. 6 p.m. at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. Special guest is Smith Island native, songwriter, crab picker, and natural-born comedienne Janice Marshall, whose real life story inspired Feldstein’s novel, The Island Woman, a Chesapeake Story. For more info. tel: 410 -8221626 or visit www.tcf l.org.
10,24 Chess Club from 1 to 3 p.m. at the St. Michaels Community Center. Players gather for friendly competition and instruction.
11 Blood Donation Drive at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Cambridge. 12 to 7:45 p.m. For more info. tel: 888-825-6638 or
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visit www.DelmarvaBlood.org. 11,18,25 Memoir Writing at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Record and share your memories of life and family with a group of friendly folks. Participants are invited to bring their own lunch and are asked to pre-register for this program. For more info. tel: 410 - 822-1626 or v isit www. tcf l.org. 11- Oct. 23 Class: Painting the Head with Patrick Meehan at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
11-Oct. 23 Class: Landscape Painting with Patrick Meehan at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Thursdays, 1 to 4 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 12 Paddle King’s Creek with the Choptank R iverkeeper, Drew Koslow. 9 a.m. to noon. Call ahead to reserve one of MRC’s kayaks or bring your own. Meet at Kingston’s Landing. $20 per person, $10 if you bring your own kayak. For more info. tel: 443-385-0511
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September Calendar or e-mail suzanne@midshoreriverkeeper.org. 12 Friday Art Walk in St. Michaels. 5 to 8 p.m. Come explore St. Michaels and its creative community this summer while you take in the sights and beauty of our local arts scene. For more info. e-mail info@stmichaelsevents.com. 12 Concert: Tool Gypsies in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. $20. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalonfoundation.org. 12-14 Fall Open House at the Native Plant Nursery at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. No longer simply a plant sale, this event offers the opportunity to tour the nursery, learn about propagation and rain barrels, and visit the Nursery’s native gardens. Friday, September 12 is a special Open House day for members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsarboretum.org. 12,26 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.
13 Photography Workshop: Capture the Process ~ Creating the Perfect Image! with Karen Messick at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 13 Friends of the Librar y Second Saturday Book Sale at the Dorchester County Public Library, Cambridge. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-2287331 or visit www.dorchesterlibrary.org. 13 Class: Intro to EGOnomics with Penny Haddaway at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living, Easton. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $45 member, $50 non-member. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston. org. 13 St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Craf t and Used Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 304 Talbot St., St. Michaels. Rain or shine. For more info. tel: 410745-2534. 13 Harvest Festival Vineyard Dash at Layton’s Chance Vineyard and Winery in Vienna. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A cross-country 5K (run or walk) for all ages through the fields of Layton’s Chance, followed by the harvest festival that includes grape stomping,
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13 Book Talk and Workshop at the Oxford Community Center. The OCC will host an author’s book talk by Dr. Elaine Ef f on her recently published work, The Painted Screens of Baltimore! An Urban Folk Art Revealed at 1 p.m. Follow ing the talk, Eastern Shore-based artist John R. Iampieri will lead a Painted Screens Workshop at 2 p.m. Reg197
September Calendar istration and pre-payment are required. $45 per person, ages 7 and up. Space is limited. For more info. tel: 410-226-5904. 13 Second Saturdays at the Artsway from 2 to 4 p.m., 401 Market Street, Denton. Interact w ith a r t i s t s a s t he y demon s t r ate their work. For more info. tel: 410 -479 -1009 or v isit www. carolinearts.org. 13 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 i n fo. v i sit w w w.c ambr idgemainstreet.com. 13 CBMM’s Party on the Miles ~ Big Easy St yle boating par t y s t a r t i ng at 5:30 p.m. at t he Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Catering by Peachblossoms Events and music by the XPDs. $200 per person. For more info. tel: 410-745-4950. 13-14 22nd annual Native American PowWow at the Vienna Ballfield, Vienna. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians hosts this festi-
val featuring traditional dancers, singers, drumming, crafts, artisan’s demonstrations, food, a tomahawk throw, a large silent auction, and much more. Rain or shine. Adults $5, children 12 and under $1, seniors 62 and over $3. For more info. tel: 410-376-3889 or visit www.turtletracks.org. 13-14 Workshop: Take the Plunge! Oil Painting Startup with Diane DuBois Mullaly at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more info. tel: 410822-ARTS (2787) or visit www. academyartmuseum.org. 1 3- O c t . 1 4 E x h ibit ion: Ma r y A nn Schindler ~ Totems and Touchstones at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 13-Nov. 14 Exhibition: Moscow Studio ~ Russian Prints from the Permanent Collection at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Members’
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Sept. 24 at noon. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 13,27 Country Church Breakfast at Faith Chapel & Trappe United Methodist Churches in Wesley Ha l l, Trappe. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. TUMC is also the home of “Martha’s Closet” Yard Sale and C om mu n it y O ut re ach Store, open during the breakfast and every Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Moscow Portfolio Print 8 reception on Sept. 12 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Curator-led tour on Sept. 24 at noon. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 1 3 - Ja n . 4 E x h i bit ion: F r a n k L loyd Wr ight ~ A rchitecture of the Interior at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Members’ reception on Sept. 12 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Curator-led tour on
14 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: 410226-5110. 14 Kirkin of the Tartans - The members of the St. Andrew’s Society of the Eastern Shore, complete w ith bagpipes and kilts, w ill march through St. Michaels on their way to Christ Church at 10 a.m. 10:15 a.m. church service
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September Calendar will be followed by a concert on the lawn with Oxford’s Highland Creamery serving ice cream. For more info. tel: 410-745-9076. 15 Class: Introduction to iPhone Photography at RiverArts, Chestertown. 1 to 5 p.m. with Karen Klinedinst. $100 members, $125 non-members. For more info. v isit www.chestertownriverarts.org. 15 Class: Zentangle Intermediate with Sue Green at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living, Easton. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $30 member, $35 non-member. For more
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George Holzer at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Wednesdays, 6 to 8:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 17-Oct. 22 Class: Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced Pottery with Paul Aspell at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
Dr. Anke Van Wagenberg 17 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. 17-Oct. 5 Class: Digital Editing Using Adobe Photoshop with Christopher Pittman at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Wednesdays, 6 to 8:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 17-Oct. 22 Class: Introduction to Pottery with Paul Aspell at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Wednesdays, 1 to 3 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 17- Oct. 22 Class: Digital Photography ~ Fundamentals with
18 Work shop: Int roduc t ion to Bookbi nd i ng w it h E l i zabet h McKee at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 18 Brown Bag Lunch: Trade Bet ween Nat ive A mer ic a n Delmarva and the Moundbuilders featuring Dr. Darrin Lowery at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. Noon. Dr. Lowery explains how, long before Columbus, loc a l Nat ive A mer ic a ns traded shells for valuable materials from the continent’s interior. For more info. tel: 410 -8221626 or visit www.tcf l.org. 18 Meeting: Stroke Survivors Support Group at Pleasant Day Medical Adult Day Care, Cambridge. 1 to 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-228-0190.
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September Calendar 18 Academy for Lifelong Learning Fall Social at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 4 to 6 p.m. Open to all. For more info. tel: 410-745-4941. 18 Lecture: Isaac in Philadelphia ~ A Slave Visits a “Free City” with His Owner, Thomas Jefferson, with professor Lawrence Reid Bechtel at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 6 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcf l.org. 19 Soup Day at the St. Michaels Community Center. Choose from three delicious soups for lunch. $6 meal deal. Each meal comes w ith a bowl of soup, roll and drink. Take out or eat in. For more info. tel: 410-745-6073. 19 Pro Bono Legal Clinic at the Dorchester County Public Librar y. 1 to 3 p.m. on the 3rd Friday of each month. For more info. tel: 410-690-8128. 19 The Academy Art Museum is partnering with the Inn at 202 Dover for a champagne tasting at 6:30 p.m. At least 15 different champagnes will be poured and w ill be accompanied by hors d’oeuvres. $75 members, $100 non-members. To reserve your flute tel: 410-819-8007.
19 Staged reading of The Glass Menagerie by the Watershed Stage Company in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. $15. For more info. tel: 410 -822-7299 or v isit www. avalonfoundation.org. 19-20 Hot and Tangy BBQ Chicken and Beef at the Linkwood-Salem VFC in Linkwood. 10 a.m. until... For more info. or to call in an order tel: 410-221-0169. 19-21 Chesapeake Film Festival in Easton. The slate of films this year includes: Desert Runners, Nightlights, Short Term ’12, A Year on the Ice, It’s a Disaster, Good Ol’ Freda, The Republic of Rick, Becoming Lucy, Touch of Light, Chu and Blossom, and Last Days of Vietnam. Venues i nclude t he Ava lon The at re, Academy Art Museum, Talbot County Free Library in Easton and the Oxford Community Center. To purchase weekend passes or individual movie tickets tel: 410 -822-3500 or v isit www. chesapeakefilmfestival.com. 19-Oct. 10 Colored Pencil Workshop w ith Constance DeNero at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to noon. For more info. tel: 410822-ARTS (2787) or visit www. academyartmuseum.org.
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September Calendar 19-Oct. 24 Class: Introduction to Adobe Lightroom 5 with Steve Dembo at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon. (No class Oct. 17) For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 20 IronMan Mar yland ~ Cambridge will host the inaugural IronMan Mar yland triathlon. 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, and 26.2-mile run. This is a qualifier for the 2015 Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawa ii. For more i nfo. v isit www.ironman.com/maryland.
20 Workshop: Woodworking with V ic c o von Vo s s i n h i s C entreville studio. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Academy Art Museum. For more info. tel: 410822-ARTS (2787) or visit www. academyartmuseum.org. 20 Class: Why Sabbath Matters w ith R abbi Naomi Hy man at Evergreen: A Center for Bala nc e d L iv i ng, E a s ton. 10 to 11:30 a.m. $20. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www. evergreeneaston.org. 20 Crab cake and soft crab sandw ich sa le f rom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Salvation Army, 200 Washington St., Cambridge. For
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September Calendar ganization’s provision of mental health recovery to a five-county Mid-Shore area. 7 p.m. Tickets are $100, $75 and $50. For more info. tel: 410-827-5867. 20 Concert: Naked Blue and Bryan Russo in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. $20. For more info. tel: 410 -822-7299 or v isit www. avalonfoundation.org. 20-Oct. 25 Class: Introduction to Adobe Lightroom 5 with Steve Dembo at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon. (No class Oct. 18) For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 21 Bird Walk at Blackwater National Wildlife Ref uge, Cambridge. 8 a.m. Guided bird walk with Harry Armistead from the Visitor Center. For more info. tel: 410-228-2677. 21 Celebrating the Star-Spangled Banner with an informal program of music and remarks at the historic Barren Creek Spring Church, Mardela Springs. 2 to 3 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. No admission but donations will be greatly appreciated to support Westside Historical
Societ y public programming. For more info. tel: 410-726-8047. 22 Academy for Lifelong Learning visit to Poplar Island with the Poplar Island staff. 9 a.m. to noon. Boat leaves from Tilghman Island. Enrollment is limited. For enrollment details tel: 410745-4941. 22 Lecture: Compton ~ The Family Home of Governor Samuel Stevens with Barton Ross and Cindy Schmidt at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 6 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcf l.org. 23 Workshop: Sand and Surf en Plein Air! with Diane DuBois Mullaly and Katie Cassidy. Allday trip sponsored by the Academy A r t Museum. R a in date Sept. 25. For more info. tel: 410822-ARTS (2787) or visit www. academyartmuseum.org. 23 Academy for Lifelong Learning day trip to tour the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base, Dover, with Barbara Resisert. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Enrollment is limited. For enrollment details tel: 410-745-4941. 23 Family Fall Crafts at the Talbot Count y Free Librar y, St. Michaels. 3 p.m. Create a journal. For more info. tel: 410 -822-
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for Eldering with George Merrill. 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Universalist Unitarian Church, Easton. Enrollment is limited. For enrollment details tel: 410745-4941.
1626 or visit www.tcf l.org. 23 Meeting: Breast Cancer Supp or t Gr oup at U M R e g ion a l Breast Center, Easton. 6 p.m. For more info. e-mail pplaskon@shorehealth.org. 23 Meeting: Women Supporting Women, lo c a l bre a st c a nc er support group, meets at Christ Episcopal Church, Cambridge. 6:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-463-0946. 23,30 Class: Academy for Lifelong Learning on the Realities of Aging and the Significance
23,30 Class: Academy for Lifelong Learning class on Tales of the Deep with Jay Harford. 1 to 2 p.m. in t he meet ing room at Londonderry, Easton. For enrollment details tel: 410-745-4941. 23-Nov. 11 Class: Clean Color and the White of the Paper with Heather Crow at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Tuesdays from 1 to 3:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit
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September Calendar www.academyartmuseum.org. 25 Academy for Lifelong Learning class on American Gospel with Sam Barnett. 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Van Lennep Auditorium, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. For enrollment details tel: 410-745-4941. 25 Free Prostate Cancer Screening at the University of Maryland Shore Reg iona l Hea lt h C a ncer Center, Easton. 5 to 8 p.m. Screenings are being coordinated by the Cancer Center and the Talbot County NA ACP. For more info. tel: 410-820-6800.
25-Oct. 30 (no class on Oct. 16) Class: The Poetry of Prints with Ebby Malmgren at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 26 Spaghetti Dinner at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Cambridge. 4 to 7 p.m. For more info. tel: 410 -228-4640, or e-mail info@immanuelucc.com. 26 L ec t u re: K it t redge -W i lson Speaker Series at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Picasso and Others ~ Collecting Prints for the Academy with Jonathan Bober, curator at the National
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Gallery of Art. 6 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 26 Skipjack captain’s and crew reception benefiting the Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race. 6 to 8 p.m. at Snapper’s Water front Café in Cambridge. $30 in advance, $35 after Sept. 20 and at door. For more info. and tickets tel: 410-228-7141 or visit www. skipjack-nathan.org. 27 38th annual Oxford Librar y Book Mart from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Market Street in Oxford will be closed to vehicle traffic so the entire family can browse a huge
collection of books for sale. Rain date, Sunday, Sept. 28. For more info. tel: 410-226-5727. 27 Fall Rummage Sale at the Oxford Volunteer Fire Company sponsored by the Oxford Ladies Auxiliary to benefit the OVFD. 9 a.m. to noon. Time to f ind some fabulous bargains at the last rummage sale of the year. For more info. tel: 410-226-5110. 27 Saturdays en Plein Air! with Diane DuBois Mullaly at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
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available. 10 a.m. to noon. For more info. tel: 410-330-6634 or visit www.skipjack-nathan.org. 27 Crabtober fest f rom 5 to 10 p.m. in downtown Cambridge. Dancing, music, German beer, G er man and A mer ic an food. $5. For more info. visit www. crabtoberfest.com.
Capt. Wade Murphy, Jr., won last year’s Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race. Photo by Cyndy Carrington Miller. 27 Choptank Heritage Skipjack R ace on t he Choptank R iver off Cambridge. There may be a dozen or more skipjacks competing this year. Watching the race is free and open to the public. A parade of skipjacks precedes the race. The parade and race start and finish are viewed best from L ong Whar f, where bleacher seating, food and gift vendors, and nonprofit exhibitors will be
27 Magic in the Meadow gala at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. 6 to 9 p.m. Catering by Magnolia Caterers, music by Unified Jazz Ensemble, and a chance to win exciting live auction items, including a culinary escape to Tuscany, a romantic trip to Vancouver and Victoria, or a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Provence. The winning “Best of Live” raff le ticket will be drawn during the gala. Only 100 tickets will be sold, offering excellent odds of winning the live auction item of your choice! Tickets for the gala are $150 per person. For more info. tel: 410634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www. adkinsarboretum.org.
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September Calendar 27-28 Workshop: Color Theory for Oil Painters with Aaron Michael Thompson at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410 822-ARTS (2787) or visit www. academyartmuseum.org. Winterthur Lake Oil by Betty Huang
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27-28 Concours d’Elegance at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort, Cambridge. Elegant and rare coach-built automobiles from the golden age of motoring, 1900-1942, and a unique collection of sports cars from the post-war racing era, 19481963. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. General admission is $35, VIP is $100. Benefits the Mid-Shore C ommunit y Foundat ion. For more info. tel: 410-820-8366 or visit www.smcde.org. 28 Reiki II with Dell St. Ana at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living, Easton. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. $177. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www. evergreeneaston.org. 222
28 Fourth annual Tent Symposium at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley. The symposium explores the science behind resilience in plants and animals in our climate and in our communities. The day’s proceedings will be moderated by photographer Dave Harp and legendar y nature w riter Tom Horton. For more info. tel: 410634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www. adkinsarboretum.org. 28 38th Dorchester Center for the Arts Showcase on historic High Street in Cambridge. The event features the area’s finest artists, crafters, performers and food vendors. The historic setting of homes along High Street provides
the perfect backdrop to the annual street festival, a rain or shine event that attracts nearly 5,000 locals and visitors alike. Admission is free and the event runs from noon until 5 p.m. There will be free sails aboard the skipjack Nathan of Dorchester at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-228-7782. 29 - Oc t. 4 Work shop: Bui ld a Chesapeake Light Craft kayak at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Pre-registration is required. For more info. visit www.clcboats.com or www. cbmm.org.
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