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Vol. 69, No. 6

Published Monthly

November 2020

Features: About the Cover Photographer: Carol Horton Ward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Family Vacations: Helen Chappell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 A Holly Day in the Big Apple: Bonna Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 November Tide Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Harvesting Compassion: Mike Valliant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Tidewater Kitchen: Pamela Meredith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 The Night The Stars Fell: James Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Tidewater Gardening: K. Marc Teffeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Island Odds and Ends: A.M. Foley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 St. Michaels Map and History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Oxford Map and History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Easton Map and History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 The Stoltz Pavilion ~ A New Venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Dorchester Map and History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Caroline County ~ A Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Changes ~ All American (Part XIV): Roger Vaughan . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Denton's New Vibe: Tracey F. Johns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Anne B. Farwell & John D. Farwell, Co-Publishers Proofing: Jodie Littleton & Kippy Requardt Deliveries: Nancy Smith, April Jewel & Brandon Coleman Social Media Liaison: Mary Farwell P. O. Box 1141, Easton, Maryland 21601 3947 Harrison Circle, Trappe, Maryland 21673 410-714-9389 FAX : 410-476-6286 www.tidewatertimes.com info@tidewatertimes.com

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About the Cover Photographer Carol Horton Ward Carol Horton Ward worked for the Department of Energy, and before that spent 23 years in the U.S. Army. When she fi nally ushered in retirement, Carol wholeheartedly embraced her passion for photography.

On many warm Summer nights, Carol Horton Ward packs her photography gear into a Jeep Wrangler, quietly calls her little white Maltese mix terrier named Astro, and the two of them head out to Assateague Island to photograph the magnificent Milky Way. This year, the Earth had a special visitor passing through our solar

system ~ a Comet called Neowise.

With diligent care, Carol created beautiful images of this natural phenomenon ~ a light show for the well informed.

Carol is one of the photographers who have formed a group called Photo Easton who are giving the proceeds from the sale of their photographs to Food Banks and other charities. Make a donation of an appropriate amount and receive a ready to hang framed canvas of equal value.

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Family Vacations by Helen Chappell

Certain mornings, when the light falls just so and there’s a faint smell of bacon in the air, I have a f lashback to my childhood. After spending the night in a strange place, my family and I are checking out of a motel and hitting the road for another day of Family Trip.

In my memories, motels always seem to be bathed in that Edward Hopper light you get on bright cloudless mornings. And having spent the night in a motel, away from home, just added to the surreal feeling. As did grits for breakfast in some small-town café. We did a

lot of traveling through the South and later all the way across country to the freshly opened Disneyland.

Back in the mid-century, motels were a big thing. First constructed along the new interstates, when more and more people started to own cars, each one had its own personality, unlike the predictability of Holiday Inns and Hilton Gardens we have today.

So, it was kind of a gamble when you needed to stop for the night because you never knew if this night’s neon sign would lure you into a den of filth and worn-out towels or an

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And the restaurants and Stuckey’s and a million tacky tourist traps! Cheap tourist crap made in Asia out of plastic, seashells, wood chips and political incorrectness. There was always row after row of some caricature to offend every race, including hillbillies.

Acres and acres of this stuff. Miles of aisles of tacky little bric-a-brac dust collectors, lined up like soldiers. I also have a special fondness for Stuckey’s praline logs, so sugary you could rot your teeth just looking at. Roadside attractions with miserable-looking bears and big cats. Fireworks stands.

People with no teeth. Ugly Americans from all over the country who were probably very nice in their native suburban developments, looking harsh and monstrous under

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I belong to a Facebook group that shares photos and information on old hotels, motels and the days of old. Neon signs are especially valued. Something else you don’t see much of anymore, those wonderful neon signs beckoning you into the Sleep EZ or the Wigwam (real teepee-shaped tourist cabins!) with garish mermaids, rocket ships, palm trees, whatever.

A lot of these old motels, bypassed by the new interstates, have fallen on hard times. They have become residential Section 8 Housing, full of druggies and hookers, others deserted and desolate, others bulldozed to make way for a Walmart.

It’s sad to see them go, but there may be a revival by millennials who see the retro glamour.

I first knew these motels and tourist traps because my silver

the f luorescent lighting and travel weariness.

I seem to recall, perhaps incorrectly, people with poor dental hygiene and a nasty attitude toward outsiders that even a kid could sense. The farther south you got, the worse the roads and the attitudes got. Fortunately, my father was a native of North Carolina and could speak the language, but his heart was in the history.

The new interstates just suck all the fun out of tackiness. Now you have to plan for South of the Border and the wonder of Elvis on Black Velvet; you just don’t stumble upon these wonders anymore.

In fact, I know a lot of people who plan their trips just to see roadside attractions like the good old days.

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Family Vacations haired daddy was a Civil War maven. The War Between the States was his hobby, which makes him like about ten percent of the male population of his generation. He read about it voraciously in a huge library, collected Civil War and Civil War-related products, everything from Enfield rif les to old photos, and could be seen swooning with happiness with the latest Douglas Southall Freeman Lengths of Generals’ Beards, Vol 1, 1859-61 was released. I mean, the man just loved his Civil War stuff.

So, as far back as I can remember, about once every summer, we would pile into my mother’s

Cadillac (another story in itself) and head south. I can vaguely remember the ferry you had to take to cross the Chesapeake before the bridge ~ vaguely.

More vivid memories concern my brother and me fighting in the backseat like a pair of boxers until my mother finally had enough and put my brother in the front seat next to my father and sat in the back keeping an eye on me. We siblings were incorrigible and used to make up games where we could actively wound each other, so this was probably for the best, although I feel sorry for my mom having to sit in the back and missing the good views of all the sights.

Looking back, the sights seemed to be endless fields and shabby little towns, antebellum mansions next to some of the most appalling poverty I’d ever seen from my sheltered life. This would be punctuated by acres of carefully landscaped lawns dotted with manly statues of soldiers on both sides and signs explaining every single detail of 16

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marker and my mother gamely tried to be interested, my brother and I fought. Nonetheless, I guess I absorbed some of it, because I am an armchair historian. Of almost anything BUT the Civil War. Our cross-country family vacation was more of the same, except I’d developed an interest in the ecology and wildlife of the deserts and the pools in motels. Oh, and Disneyland, which for my brother and me was like reaching the Promised Land.

every single fistfight, skirmish and bloodbath that happened.

Later, I saw Matthew Brady’s graphic and horrifying photographs of the corpses and carnage of this war. Swollen rotten bodies lying in a muddy field waiting for a burial that might be weeks or months away did not impress me with any sort of heroism.

I do believe we toured every battlefield in every state. Every skirmish, every high place in the road, every place Grant went behind a tree or Stonewall Jackson changed his underwear, we stopped. While my father reverently examined every detail and every historical

When I was a grown-up and living and working in Los Angeles, I went back to Disneyland, and as an adult, I had to agree with my father’s assessment that it was an overpriced, overhyped roadside attraction.

It’s an unfortunate fact that I’ve reached the time in my life where I could be classified as an antique, and a lot of the experiences of my youth could be historical, if you looked at them in a very dim light 18

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Family Vacations after a couple of drinks ~ or three.

When I was older, I drove across country a couple of times, but they were hardly family trips, unless you were a member of some semihippie commune or something, only not quite as trendy. And, of course, we camped out a lot, but there were still motels .

In my misspent youth, I did cross-country road trips, completely different from the family trips. First of all, we were college kids driving some beat-up van like something out of Scooby Doo, pretending to be adults. Or about as adult as we’re ever going to be.

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cidentally checked into a by-thehour motel in Villa Hermosa and couldn’t figure out why there was so much coming and going. And at that point, we were allegedly adults.

Two favorites motels stand out on those Kerouac trips: one was the Jefferson, a trucker’s motel near Chicago where the big rigs kept their engines running all night at KISS concert-sound levels to keep their freezers running. It was like trying to sleep in a war zone. Sleeping through Gettysburg might have been easier.

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stains. The mattresses on the bed could have doubled as a ski slope, and I saw at least one cockroach.

But the topper was the handlettered signs: NO COOKING ON BEDS NO IRONING ON RUG CHECK OUT TIME 11:00.

AN EXTRA DAY WILL BE CHARGED AFTER THAT. One of our jolly crew was so freaked out she slept in the car.

These days, if and when I travel, I try to stay in decent places, whether they’re mom-and-pop motels or chains.

But yeah, I could take a retro motel tour, just for the neon signs alone.

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A Holly Day in the Big Apple by Bonna L. Nelson

Planning took place months earlier when I reserved a bus trip from Perry Hall, Maryland, to the Big Apple for the famous Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular with the Rockettes for our daughter, Holly, granddaughter, Bella, and me.

The atmosphere on the bus was festive. Both families and groups of lady friends, adorned in festive holiday sweaters, exchanged greetings and pastry treats to accompany the coffee and tea held in every hand.

This was ten-year-old Bella’s first out-of-state bus trip, and the excitement of seeing New York City had gradually built since we had gifted her and her mother, Holly, the trip

for Christmas. She had early on expressed an interest in visiting Paris, but New York City was her second most requested destination.

An on-again, off-again cool, misty rain didn’t damper her enthusiasm.

Like her father, John, Holly has a great sense of direction. I am not so gifted. Between her skill, the map provided by the bus company and her cell GPS, she determined that we could easily experience Rockefeller Center and all of its delights on our own and still arrive on time at our final destination, Radio City Music Hall, for the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular. After being dropped off a few blocks from our destination, we

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A Holly Day plowed through the sidewalk crowds turning this way and that.

After weaving through the many sidewalk cafes that line the approaches to Rockefeller Plaza, there we were. We beheld the iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in all its splendid glory. It is one thing to see the televised lighting ceremony and quite another to behold its height and beauty in person. All we could do was smile and gaze in awe at the sparkling decorations and flickering lights.

I was curious about the history of Rockefeller Center and the tree lighting ceremony. According to the Center’s website, its namesake, John

D. Rockefeller Jr., conceived of creating “a city within a city,” a place for art, style and entertainment, more than 100 years ago. Situated on 22 acres between West 49th and 50th streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues in midtown Manhattan, the famous landmark includes the popular Ice Skating Rink, the Channel Gardens, fabulous sculptures, great works of art, memorials, fountainheads, historic office buildings, NBC Studios (home of The Today Show on the ground floor), the Rainbow Room, restaurants, retail shops and so much more. Rockefeller Center averages 125 million visitors a year.

A holiday attraction for New Yorkers and visitors since 1931, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree often reflects current world events. For example, a photo on the website shows

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A Holly Day a tiny, shabby-looking Christmas tree erected during the Depression fronted by the workers who erected it collecting their paychecks. Of course, the lighting, decorations and stars have changed over the years, but the tree still serves as a New York City beacon of holiday light. At the time of this writing, the2020 tree lighting ceremony is scheduled for December 2.

We are all familiar w ith “The Rink,” the famous ice skating rink fitted into the sunken plaza at Rockefeller Center. We have watched many famous skaters take a turn around the ice on television. Again the in-person experience is exhilarating. First known as the “skating pond,” The Rink officially opened on Christmas Day 1936. Though initially a temporary exhibit, it became so popular that it was installed permanently. The Christmas Tree and Prometheus statue arranged behind the festive Rink add to its magic and delight families and visitors. We enjoyed watching young and old take a spin and wished that we had the time to join them!

We wandered through the beautiful Channel Gardens, which were filled with holiday-themed trees and topiary shapes, including prancing reindeer. Glittering angels w ith golden trumpets frolicked in the gardens surrounded by the original Rockefeller Center buildings, de-

clared historic landmarks in 1987 and containing an amazing 15,550 windows!

Our next stop was outside The Today Show studio on the bottom floor of the NBC Studios at historic 30 Rockefeller Plaza, often called 30 Rock. The NBC television network headquarters, as well as the Rainbow Room and an observation deck called Top of the Rock, are housed in the American Art Deco skyscraper that forms the centerpiece for Rockefeller Center. Unfortunately, we could not watch The Today Show since it was not in session, but we could watch stage hands rearranging the set and they gave us a wave.

After our brief but exciting tour of Rockefeller Center, we headed to our next primo destination, the Radio City Music Hall for the 2019 Rockettes Christmas Spectacular.

The line was long but moved quickly. Soon we were escorted to our comfortable orchestra seats in the beautiful, mammoth theater with just enough time to grab a bite to eat.

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sweeping, curving arches sparkling with more than 25,000 lights. Even though it is immense it seems to cradle the audience.

The Great Stage measures 66 by 144 feet and includes a 50-foot. rotating section of floor. There are wings off of the stage and balconies where performers appear. I can’t begin to understand the complexities of the lighting and sound techniques and the hydraulic lifts used to present the Christmas Spectacular and other shows staged at Radio City.

Since 1933, Radio City Music Hall patrons have watched the Christmas Spectacular featuring all-time favorites such as the “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers” and, my favorite, the “Living Nativity” performed by the famed precision dance company, the Rockettes. The original

items before the show. They also peddle drinks and food during the show.

Holly volunteered to visit the Grand Lounge and purchased delicious cocoa and Christmas cookie treats for us along with bottles of water. We were, however, disappointed to learn that we could not take photographs inside the theater.

Built by John D. Rockefeller Jr. on land that he owned, the Art Decodesigned Radio City Music Hall, “the Showplace of the Nation,” “a palace for the people,” opened in 1932 and it remains one of the world’s largest indoor theaters. The marquee is a the length of a full city block. The cavernous Hall has 84-foot-high ceilings. The walls and ceilings are composed of beautifully decorated,

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Twelve Days of Christmas,” with the dancers dressed in candy canecolored tutus, is a crowd pleaser.

The “Sleigh Ride” has the dancers in brown tuxedos and with antlers on their top hats. And, to the tune of “Here Comes Santa Claus,” the dancers all become tapping, dancing Santas.

The highlight of the show for the three of us was the live Nativity scene with fluffy prancing sheep, lumbering camels and loping donkeys. To the hymn, “The First Noel,” the shepherds led their sheep to the manger scene. Next arrived the Wise Men, traveling to the “We Three Kings” melody under a dramatic night sky filled with stars following the Star of Bethlehem. The Star led the Wise Men with their camels and donkeys

30-minute live show has evolved to a 90-minute extravaganza of elaborate sets and sparkling costumes celebrating the holiday season to the fullest. Millions have seen the show, and more than 3,000 women have performed as Rockettes.

The precision line dancing was fascinating to Bella who loves to dance: ballet, hip-hop, you name it.

The “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers,” with the long-legged, high-kicking Rocket tes d ressed like wooden soldiers and marching in a line, in a circle, amazed us and all who see it.

What a feat. How do they do it?

We were enchanted by the music, the high-kick, coordinated dancing, the singing and the costumes. “The

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such exceptional food and delightful entertainment.

Ellen’s bills itself as home to the future stars of stage and screen. All of the waiters and waitresses are performing artists. The restaurant is known for its world-famous singing waitstaff. The artists take turns performing on a small runway that was directly behind our table. We were seated at the “stage.”

Bella’s eyes grew large as her smile spread. She could see these performers up close, close enough to touch them, and they waited on us. It was easier to see these artists than it was the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, even with our orchestra seats.

They sang Broadway show tunes as we enjoyed our delicious dinners, including soup, turkey BLTs and rich chocolate milkshakes. Such a happy place and a happy ending to our Holly Day. Sadly, the 2020 production of the Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes has been cancelled due to the uncertainty associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. They claim it is the fi rst cancellation in 90 years. I suggest that you enjoy the 2019 show and other previous shows on YouTube with your families. Happy Holidays!

to the manger. Angels danced in the sky to “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.”

The final scene culminated with all of the travelers arriving at the stable. It was very moving and brought tears to my eyes.

After a standing ovation and a few more singalong holiday tunes, Radio City Music Hall emptied in an orderly fashion. We were off to one more destination, dinner, before boarding the bus back home. It was pouring by that point in the afternoon, but we had small umbrellas and were prepared.

We counted on Holly once more to direct us to Ellen’s Stardust Diner. A friend had recommended the restaurant to Holly as “not to be missed.” I was a bit doubtful when we arrived to fi nd a line waiting in the rain. It is a “no reservations” spot. They are located at the corner of 51st Street and Broadway.

We chatted with some folks in line, some New Yorkers, some from out of town, like us, some on second and third visits. Everyone said you won’t be disappointed. The line moved quickly. We weren’t too drenched. We were hungry. We were not expecting

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Harvesting Compassion by Michael Valliant

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to

It’s 70 degrees year-round. In our homes, we have done away with the seasons. We can change the thermostat and make it any temperature we want. Of course, we also have to pay the bill for that luxury when it comes due. But there is a good chance that we have fallen out of step with the world outside.

And November is a good time to remember.

Whether you know it from Pete Seeger’s song “Turn, Turn, Turn” or from Ecclesiastes in the Bible, this is a passage, or lyrics, that many people are familiar with:

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tant as anything, right on the heels of giving thanks for all we have.

This year, November is also a presidential election, which we will watch and can participate in, and in the scheme of things, the result doesn’t matter nearly as much as the people we allow ourselves to become after it is over.

Let’s talk about harvest. Harvest is a gathering of crops. And what have we planted this year? A quick look around might tell us: hatred, blaming and shaming those who don’t see things the way we do, self-righteousness, name-calling, all pointing toward the election and the direction we think the country needs to go in order to do and be better.

rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.”

(Ecclesiastes 3:1-8) November is a time for harvest.

Watch squirrels and birds and things that live outside. Watch farmers and watermen; the seasons are changing, and it is time for new work. In the United States, November has gratitude and giving thanks built right into the end of it, as we gather around a table to give thanks. We won’t talk about Black Friday, which is as much a symptom of losing sight of what is impor-

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And then it’s done. And whatever has happened, we need to move forward. But how do we do that after all that’s happened, all that’s been said, all that’s been done?

In a sermon this fall, Fr. Bill Ortt at Christ Church Easton was talking about justice and righteousness.

And he said, “What does the righteousness of God look like in the world? It looks a lot like compassion.”

This isn’t a message you have to be religious to get your head or heart around. If we want a way forward together, compassion is something to look at.

I love that the Dalai Lama is on

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tions with each other.”

“In our world today, everyone wants to live a happy life and indeed everyone has a right to a happy life. Yet we face problems, many of which are of our own making. If we look a little deeper, we may see that loving kindness is the key to our survival.”

The Dalai Lama turned 70 this year and is using social media to make sure new generations are able to hear his message of loving kindness.

All the major religions, which have been around for thousands of years, all point in the same direction: peace, compassion, our interconnectedness to each other and the world, and love. And all the ma-

Twitter. He tweets snippets of wisdom, of humanity, of compassion and peace. A few of his tweets this fall: “As human beings we essentially belong to the same family and we have to think of each other as part of ‘us.’ To develop peace in the world, we have to educate people to understand that we are all the same in being human.”

“Honest concern for others is the key factor in improving our day to day lives. When you’re warmhearted, there is no room for anger, jealousy or insecurity. A calm mind and self-confidence are the basis for happy and peaceful rela-

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to compassion. Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist who has made a name for himself by popularizing and making sense of scientific information for a broader public. He is the director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City.

“The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock,” Tyson said. “The most successful people in life recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.”

It’s not too late to give compassion a try. Instead of practicing outrage, we can practice kindness and empathy. November is a culmination of a year of upheaval that has led up to it. Regardless of what we have planted to this point, we can harvest compassion.

jor religions have also done some crappy things that can cloud our eyes from seeing what it looks like to harvest those things in our lives.

And that’s maybe one of the most encouraging aspects to harvesting compassion: it doesn’t take long to grow. Certainly, it grows larger and can become our very way of living over time, with practice and attention, but we can see a yield even at the very beginning. Even if we were sowing hatred and fear. It’s not too late to change. And the smiles and small acts of kindness we extend to others can come back to us tenfold.

So how do we start? We can listen. We can be open to other ways of thinking. We can lend a hand instead of crossing our arms. Mahatma Gandhi said, “The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.” We would do well to start with simple acts of kindness.

Even our famous scientists today are on the same page when it comes

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Combine the first five ingredients in a large bowl; toss to coat well. Layer half of the potato mixture in a lightly greased 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle half the parsley over potatoes. Layer remaining potato mixture. Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until tender.

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The Night the Stars Fell The Great Meteor Storm of 1833 by James Dawson The skies of the Eastern Shore are often full of unexpected wonders.

We are far enough from big cities to have nice dark starry skies, and being on the east edge of the East Coast, we have a front-row seat to get a good view, as it were. You never know what you might see here, or when it might happen: comets, eclipses, fireballs, auroras, meteor showers and more. Sometimes even

a rare meteor storm, which is like the more common meteor shower, but on steroids.

One such outstanding astronomical event occurred 187 years ago, and an 11- or 12-year-old slave girl in Dorchester County was one of the first to witness it.

After working for her master all day, young Araminta “Minty� Ross, accompanied by one of her brothers,

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looking for errant and r unaway slaves, Minty went inside the small cabin to see her mother. The visit was going fine until her brother suddenly called for her. But it wasn’t because of slave patrols ~ he called her to come out and see the stars, which were “all shooting whichaway.” Going outside, Minty saw hundreds of falling stars in the sky, which was so frightening that they all thought the world was ending.

What they saw was the beginning of the Great Meteor Storm of 1833, probably one of the greatest meteor storms ever seen. The little girl whom the world would soon know as Harriet Tubman would remember it all her life. She said it taught her to always follow the North Star,

walked over to visit her mother, who was a slave on a nearby farm. Even though the moon was almost full, it was an unusually dark night, which was good because they did not have permission to leave their farm. Nocturnal visitations and assemblies were part of the secret world of slaves that the whites knew little or nothing about. So long as they were back by dawn, no one would be any the wiser. As it turned out, these nocturnal trips were good training for what Minty would be known for later in life. That is, if she didn’t get caught. Fortunately, she never was.

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Fifteen-year-old Frederick Bailey, whom the world would know as Frederick Douglass, recorded the event in his 1855 autobiography My Bondage and My Freedom:

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away to heaven for the rest denied me on earth.”

with its starry train. I witnessed this gorgeous spectacle, and was awe-struck. The air seemed filled with bright, descending messengers from the sky. It was about daybreak when I saw this sublime scene. I was not without the suggestion, at the moment, that it might be the harbinger of the coming of the Son of Man; and, in my then state of mind, I was prepared to hail Him as my friend and deliverer. I had read, that the “stars shall fall from heaven,” and they were now falling. I was suffering much in my mind. It did seem that every time the young tendrils of my affection became attached, they were rudely broken by some unnatural outside power; and I was beginning to look

The Bible passage Douglass made reference to was Mark 13:25, “And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.”

Samuel Harrison, who lived near Easton, remembered later that the shooting stars looked like “a snow storm of fiery f lakes ~ so thick and numerous were they.” It was his impression that “superstition attached a disastrous meaning to this appearance. The end of the world was thought to be drawing near.”

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the reader.

About five o’clock in the morning, the sky being perfectly serene, and not a cloud observable, the heavens were illuminated by thousands of f lying meteors, or what are commonly called shooting stars, descending towards the earth with a profusion and continuity closely resembling a shower of fire, or, if you will allow the comparison, “a golden snow.”

Occasionally a meteor would burst precisely after the manner of a sky-rocket, leaving behind it a stream of light. It is said, the meteors were seen to shoot soon after midnight, and that they continued to increase in number and intensity until they faded away before the light of day. However that may be, at that time we witnessed the

the South, many thought it was a Divine warning about the evils of slavery.

Just recently, I found a long-forgotten account of the event in, of all places, The Life and Times of Hon. Elijah Stansbury, published in 1874.

Among other things, Stansbury was a veteran of the War of 1812 and mayor of Baltimore from 1848 to 1850, He wrote: “It was on Wednesday, the 13th of November, of this year [1833], we had the extraordinary meteoric phenomena, known as the “Falling Stars.” It was the good fortune of the writer to witness the wonderful display, a description of which will doubtless prove interesting to

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pr o gno s t ic ate d dre adf u l w ar; whilst the philosopher, smiling at their simplicity, calmly viewed the phenomenon, wonderful as it was.

The newspapers were filled with articles concerning it.”

extraordinary phenomenon, the heavens presented a spectacle peculiarly grand and imposing.

The light was so bright and brilliant that one could tell the hour of the morning by [a] watch. Occasionally a large meteor would whirl through the atmosphere, and without noise burst asunder, scattering millions of fiery particles through the surrounding air. This phenomenon was not local, but extended over the United States, and was seen on the ocean.

It created much speculat ion, and gave rise to much discussion among scient if ic men. Some of the credulous predicted the end of the world-others of more stern souls were sure that it, at least,

The light from the meteors was so bright that many woke up thinking it was dawn, while in Annapolis, the Rev. Hector Humphreys was awakened by his wife who thought their house was on fire! And he wasn’t the only one. The event was witnessed by thousands of others all across the country, including Abraham Lincoln in Illinois. The aerial display even terrified horses.

An estimated 240,000 meteors fell over a nine-hour period, and it

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The Night the Stars Fell was seen over the entire continental United States. At the peak hour, up to 100,000 meteors/shooting stars were estimated to have fallen. That’s over 1,600 a minute, an incredible 27 per second. By comparison, you might be lucky to see 27 an hour in an average meteor shower.

If a meteor shower has over 1,000 meteors an hour, then it’s called a meteor storm, so you can just imagine what 100,000 an hour might look like. One hundred times more dramatic!

Despite their panic-inducing appearance, the meteors were harmless, most no bigger than grains of sand, and burned up harmlessly in the atmosphere long before they could have hit the earth. And every one fell in perfect silence.

This was actually par t of the Leonid Meteor Shower, which is an annual event peaking around Nov. 17 and 18. In fact, this 1833

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nessed. The last 33-year event was in 1998, and the next one is due in 2031. I hope to see you then.

One other dark night sky event seen in Talbot County turned out to be man-made, when on the night

meteor storm prompted astronomer Denison Olmsted to realize that meteors came from outer space.

Astronomers say that this shower is the result of debr is from the comet Tempel-Tuttle, which was co-discovered by Wilhelm Tempel and Horace Parnell Tuttle in the 1860s.

If you discover a comet, it is named for you. However, the Leonids got their name because they appear to originate from the constellation of L eo the lion. They brighten into a meteor storm every 33 years, which is how long it takes the comet T-T to orbit the sun, and for whatever reason, the Leonid Meteor Storm of 1833 was probably the greatest meteor storm ever wit-

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exploded, but since it had fallen in perfect silence and I saw no smoke, I realized that it must be a fireball, which is a meteor or falling star big enough to hit the earth.

Later on, there was a report in the newspaper that it had fallen over Canada and northern Indiana, and they even found some pieces. When chunks of meteors hit the earth, they are called meteorites. Big ones are uncommon. And valuable.

So keep watching the skies! You never know what you might see, and hopefully you will have time to duck.

of Feb. 3-4, 1904, Charles Willis Sr. saw a big glow in the northeast from his farm in Trappe. He found out the next day that this illumination was from the Great Baltimore Fire, which practically leveled the city.

Baltimore was 50 miles away across the Chesapeake Bay. The most unusual thing in the night sky I ever saw was a huge fireball at about 8:47 p.m. on September 17, 1966. I was out for a night saunter and saw a big red glow from the corner of my eye that got my attention.

It lasted for about 2 seconds and was the size of 1/8 of a full moon before it disappeared behind some trees.

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by K. Marc Teffeau, Ph.D.

November Nuggets One definition of a “nugget� is a tidbit or piece of information. So, here we go ~ lots of nuggets about what to do in the November landscape before winter finally arrives.

If you have not fertilized your fescue lawn this fall, you need to complete it by November 15. According to the Maryland Fertilizer

Law lawn fertilizer, you cannot apply after November 15. If you miss the fall fertilization date, you will have to wait until after March 1 of next year. This law, however, does not apply to lime applications on turf. Late fall is an excellent time to lime your lawn if the soil test results indicate that liming is needed.

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prevents the alternate freezing and thawing of the ground. If you happen to use a black polyethylene covering as landscape fabric ~ a practice that I DO NOT recommend ~ mulching is especially essential. If you delay removing the mulch in the spring, the plants will remain dormant later into the season. Delaying the removal of the mulch is often

Make sure you remove all the fallen leaves on the lawn. Leaves left on the turf will smother it.

Rake up and compost the leaves.

If there are not many leaves left on the turf, a good alternative is cut them up using a mulching lawn mower. They will then decompose naturally and provide nutrients for the turf in 2021.

After the second or third hard frost, you can apply a light layer of mulch to your landscape plantings.

Mulching with either pine bark or shredded bark will help to protect the plants from severe winter temperatures. It also helps keep the soil at an even temperature, which

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~ CO2. This gas exchange is inhibited when plastic mulches are used.

After you apply the mulch, the best place for plastic mulch bags is the trash can.

As for organic mulch, the thumb rule is two to three inches of depth, MAX. Please, no mulch volcanos six or seven inches high around trees and shrubs. Do not prune azaleas, rhododendrons and other spring-f lowering shrubs like forsythia and spirea now because they have already set their f lower buds for next year’s blooms. If you feel these shrubs need to be pruned, you can prune them now, but you will sacrifice next spring’s f lowers.

In the perennial bed, mulch the

slows blossoming past the critical frost period. On the ’Shore, you can remove the mulch in early or midApril if it is a normal spring.

I just shake my head when I see that someone has planted shrubs or trees in the landscape and used the plastic bags that the mulch came in as a landscape ground cover. Please do not do this!! For healthy plant growth and plant roots, the soil needs to “breathe.”

That is, you have to allow for gas exchange from the soil to the atmosphere. Roots respire. They take in oxygen for their biological processes and give off carbon dioxide

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keep a four- to six-inch stem at the top of the bulb. You can store these bulbs in paper or mesh bags, cardboard boxes or nylon stockings. Cover or layer the bulbs with peat moss, perlite, vermiculite or shredded newspaper, and be sure to store them in a cool (40-50 degrees), dry place. Check them periodically for shriveling, rotting, decay or any mice damage.

Although the landscape is starting to look winter drab, some plants and trees provide color and interest in the month of November.

These include camellia, nandina, pyracantha, red twig dogwood, birches, coral bark maple and Harry Lauder’s walking stick. Since November is still an excellent time

plants after the first hard frost. After chrysanthemums have stopped blooming, cut stems back close to the ground and dispose of stems and all dropped and dried leaves and branches. Don’t forget to dig up and store the tender bulbs in your f lower bed. These are the summer-f lowering bulbous and tuberous plants.

The list includes cannas, dahlias, gladiolus, caladium and tuberous begonias. After you dig them up, be sure to remove any loose soil from the roots. Then cut the existing foliage back to just above the top of the bulb and spread them out to cure in a dry area. Curing takes from one to three weeks.

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Italian Arum (Arum italicum ‘Pictum’) grows to a height of 12 to 20 inches and forms clumps of white and green leaves. It produces showy red berries in the summer and prefers deep, moist soil. Wild Ginger (Asarum europaeum) is good to use in an open woods setting since it grows best in a damp, humusy soil. It is a low-growing (under 6 inches) and densely spreading ground cover with heart-shaped foliage. Heartleaf Bergenia (Bergenia cordifolia) grows 1 1/2 to 2 feet tall and presents thick, bold foliage throughout the year. The foliage turns bronze in winter, and the plant produces rose-colored f lowers in spring.

This ground cover will tolerate a wide range of soils.

Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis) has leathery, evergreen foliage year-round. It reaches a height of 1 1/2 to 2 feet and produces pale green, white, pink to maroon f lowers in early spring. It is one of the ground covers that prefers a neutral (pH7) to alkaline soil. Other ground covers can be dug and

to plant trees and shrubs, consider adding one of these plants to add color and interest in your yard.

People tend to think that all plants are dormant in winter, but many plants provide winter interest with their foliage. Here are a few perennials for your shade garden that are hardy in our zone.

Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans) has a height of 4 to 8 inches. It will form a dense ground cover through the year provide white, blue or violet spring f lowers. Bugleweed is such a vigorous grower that some people consider it invasive. This ground cover prefers well-drained soil.

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borus is established, leave it there.

Foamf lower (Tiarella cordifolia) is a stoloniferous ground cover, which means it spreads by stolons, a type of spreading root. It grows best in very organic, moist soil. In the spring, starry f lowers rise in foamy masses about the Heucheralike leaves.

For your fall vegetable garden, root crops such as beets, carrots and turnips can be stored right in the ground through most of the winter. Cover them with a few inches of soil and add a thick mulch over the earth to add some additional storage time for the crops.

Continue to clean up and compost any old debris left in the garden.

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You can also add aged manure and compost to the soil at this time. I have known gardeners who dig holes in the garden and bury intact leaves that they have raked up.

Burying intact leaves is not a recommended practice because entire leaves will not decompose over the winter, and you will have a mess when you till the soil in the spring.

Either chop up and add the leaves to your compost pile or shred the leaves with a mulching mower or a garden shredder before applying them to the soil.

If you are more into a “no till” vegetable garden approach as an alternative, and if you have not sowed a green cover crop for the winter, then apply a compost

soil erosion, you can still turn over the soil and let it lay fallow to help kill any overwintering adult insects. “Rough” plowing or spading of the vegetable garden soil, especially with heavy, clayey soils, will allow the ground to be exposed to the freezing and thawing cycle of winter temperatures to break up the clods. You can also add lime at this time if the soil test results show that you need it. I prefer to use a pelleted or granulated limestone rather than the pulverized variety as it is easier to handle. If your soil test results show a magnesium deficiency, be sure to use dolomitic limestone, as it has a higher magnesium content than regular limestone.

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careful not to smother the crowns of the plants. Apply after a hard frost when the strawberry leaves are lying f lat on the ground, usually mid- to late November, to protect crowns and roots against cold injury and drying out. This temperature change can cause the strawberry plants to “heave� out of the soil, resulting in the crown and root death.

If you have fruit trees, November is the time to rake leaves from around the base to remove overwintering insect pests and remove disease-causing organisms that overwinter on leaf debris. You will help reduce rodent populations by removing all fruit remaining on the tree or on the ground. Be sure

mulch to a depth of 3 inches over the soil surface. Chop the mulch finely enough that it will decompose over the winter. You can turn it under next spring as you add additional organic matter to the soil.

Like ornamental plants, strawberries benefit from mulch protection, especially when snow cover is shallow or nonexistent during winter. Clean straw is superior to hay as mulch because it does not add weed seeds to the garden. Other possible mulch materials include chopped corn stalks, ground corn cobs, bark chips and pine needles.

Apply mulch so it is no more than two inches deep when it settles. Be

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feed on the trunk’s bark. When applying mulch around the trunks of fruit trees, leave a one-foot circle completely bare to help control rodents.

Other activities for November include potting and forcing tulip bulbs for winter bloom, pruning out the old canes out of raspberry bushes and starting paperwhites in late November for Christmas f lowering.

Happy Gardening!

Marc Teffeau retired as Director of Research and Regulatory Affairs at the American Nursery and Landscape Association in Washington, D.C. He now lives in Georgia with his wife, Linda.

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Island Odds and Ends by A.M. Foley

As it has for many, hibernating for health has caused me to explore some long-neglected corners of my house. In a closeted box of files and audio tapes, I rediscovered transcribed interviews that Freddie Waller and I made in the last millennium, while researching Elliott’s Island: The Land That Time Forgot.

As the sole surviving participant, I feel now is the time to share a few nuggets that could possibly have caused embarrassment at the time

of our book’s publication, or that might simply have been overlooked.

Miss Leila When I knew Miss Leila, she was in her nineties, commuting by van before dawn five days a week to a seafood packer across Fishing Bay in Toddville. After their own Elliott Island crabhouse had burned, she and her neighbors (not one of the ladies under seventy) had to ride over an hour to pick crabs, or else

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enna, they had another horse they came off with. The first horse give out, so they switched.”

[What about the people?]

“Nah, they were just sitting there.” [. . . on an eighteen-mile trip, including eight miles of log-paved, corduroy causeway across the marsh.]

“Aunt Leila used to stop in Hur-

retire. Their afternoon’s return trip took even longer, with the teetotaling ladies nervously monitoring the alcohol taken by the codger in the driver’s seat as they snaked home down the road crossing the marsh.

In an interview, Miss Leila’s nephew Barney spoke of her earlier career, when her father held the contract to carry bulk mail from the Vienna post office, down through Hurley’s Neck, and on to the island postmaster’s general store. In a 1990s interview, Barney said: “Aunt Leila had a Model T she carried the mail in. Before that they carried mail by buggy and horse.

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St. Michaels Map and History

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On the broad Miles River, with its picturesque tree-lined streets and beautiful harbor, St. Michaels has been a haven for boats plying the Chesapeake and its inlets since the earliest days. Here, some of the handsomest models of the Bay craft, such as canoes, bugeyes, pungys and some famous Baltimore Clippers, were designed and built. The Church, named “St. Michael’s,” was the first building erected (about 1677) and around it clustered the town that took its name.

For a walking tour and more history of the St. Michaels area visit https://tidewatertimes.com/travel-tourism/st-michaels-maryland/.

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Odds and Ends ley’s Neck and get gallons of whiskey for island people who wanted whiskey. Austin’s father used to make bootleg whiskey back there in the woods.” *** During Prohibition, the Hurley’s Necker with the still profited from a cash crop of moonshine, but Miss Leila was simply doing her delivery duty.

Market gunning had also become prohibited, but the message hadn’t caught on along Miss Leila’s route. Gunners sent contraband wildfowl via the mail carrier, tying tags around the feathery necks.

Commercial moonshining didn’t catch on among the islanders themselves. Barney described how some islanders did experiment with brewing for home consumption, which would have been legal within reason.

“Reese and Gus made beer here on the stove in the house,” said Barney. “They put it in Coca-Cola bottles and had one of those capping machines. My uncle was in on it, too.

“Beer has to work, and some of the people here on the island couldn’t wait for it to work. So when they’d open a bottle up, they’d lose about half of it. Then they went and got a big tub and set it in the middle of the f loor. When they opened one

up, beer went down in the tub and they took and dipped it out.”

On Death and Dying In older times, the Messicks from Bivalve sailed over to the island with a coffin to bury islanders. Along with a full-sized hearse, they kept a small white hearse in a wooded shed to accommodate a child.

Barney’s memory didn’t reach quite back to the Messicks. He remembered a local man preparing the deceased, then an undertaker coming across the marsh from “up on land”: “Fairfield Hughes shaved a man when he died. Not everybody would do that. They didn’t embalm in those days. They laid a man out in the house, and different people sat up all night with him. Then Mr. Willoughby came down from East New Market with a coffin and they buried him. Fairfield dug the grave; he got a dollar for doing that. Nobody charged for nothing else.

“When my mother died, they

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Odds and Ends sat up three nights with her.” [The road wasn’t passable every day.]

“Herman Moore drove the hearse, pulled her with horses. Mr. Wes Jones was the last one who rode into it. They broke off pine shats and put them in the springs so she’d quit squeaking.

“They kept the hearse down here in a shed. The shed’s boards ran up and down, had wide cracks. When we were little kids, we’d go there and peep in them cracks and run as hard as we could run, scared to death.”

Remembering an old horse that wasn’t earning his keep, Phillip said, “I don’t know what Herman

Jones had that red horse for. . . . I bet it used to pull that hearse.”

On Halloween, older youngsters were known to raid the crumbling shed that housed the hearse. They pulled it, racing up and down a network of wooded paths called Five Crossings, squealing springs protesting.

One may be surprised that a community of boatbuilders would hire an undertaker to come all the way from East New Market with a casket. Undoubtedly, not all could afford this arrangement, but engaging Mr. Willoughby would have been an extra sign of respect when possible. ***

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Odds and Ends Fairfield Hughes, one of several island barbers, was remembered with dread by men whose remaining hair had long since turned white.

Dick Shorter: “Saturday nights, Fairfield’d set his barbering stool in the middle of the store. His old handclippers were so dull they wouldn’t cut, so he’d just pinch up a lock of your hair and yank.”

Elderly men cringed remembering when Fairfield got to trimming around their temples.

lived just to the right, in a typically modest two-story frame house.

“I guess there were eight or nine people lived in that house at one time,” said Barney, who often played nearby around the creek.

“I’d come up from the creek and Miss Mary Wes’d say, ‘Have you had anything to eat?’ I’d say no.

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“I remember after they washed the dishes, they put ’em back on the table upside down, the plate and the cup and saucer. The bread they’d always leave on the end of the table ~ maybe two or three pones.”

Nobody went hungry on the island, but cash was hard to come by. Barney was visiting Cap’n Sol’s one day when their son was to go to the store for lamp oil. Through

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“Smitty picked up the kerosene can this day and said, ‘I’m going out the store with the can, but I don’t know whether Rannie’ll let me have it or not.’”

He surely got the kerosene. As Barney said of the Gray brothers and their store, “How they stayed in business I don’t know. Everybody owed ’em.”

The island population dwindled in World War II, and the Gray brothers moved on to businesses up the road, but Barney said “They did the same thing in Cambridge and Vienna.” They saw many families through the lean years of the ’30s, “when a dollar looked as big as a bushel basket.”

Easy Money Little Gertie was a fifty-foot schooner built for Cap’n Sam, one of the Gray family who owned quite a f leet of schooners harbored off Gray’s Island. (“None of ’em could read or write,” Barney said of that hard-working generation.) One of Cap’n Sam’s two sons was listed as Little Gertie’s Master.

Speaking of Cap’n Sam’s sons, Barney said, “Huh, they couldn’t get up the river, neither one of ’em.

Bert Jarrett steered for ’em, to Baltimore or wherever. Cap’n Sam left those two all of them oysters up to Gray’s Island. Oyster season come and they never worked none ~ hired people to work the oyster beds.

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“Cap’n Sam left ’em a barrel of money. They run up and down the river with them big-time folks in Cambridge. Sold Grason Winterbottom the Martha Ellen, a sixtyeight footer.

“When the fi rst son died, he had fi fty cents in his pocket. He’d blowed it all. Before he died, he didn’t have money to pay his life insurance. They told his daughter, ‘If you don’t pay it for him today, it’s gonna lapse.’ He didn’t live over

four or five days more. If she hadn’t paid it, there wouldn’t have been money enough to bury him.

“Like they say, comes easy ~ goes easy. You don’t know the worth of it when you never worked for it.”

Forty-some years ago, A.M. Foley swapped the Washington, D.C., business scene for a writing life on Elliott Island, Maryland. Tidewater Times has kindly published portions of one upcoming work, Chesapeake Bay Island Hopping, along with other regional musings. Foley’s published works are described at www.HollandIslandBook.com.

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Oxford Business Association November Calendar Nov. 7 – Cars and Coffee: Anyone can come out and enjoy cars, coffee and camaraderie. If you have a new, classic, or other interesting automobile, you and your car are welcome. Hosted by Ryan Gold, owner of AugustClassic.com of Easton. Oxford Community Center. Free; 9-11:30 a.m.

Nov. 9 – Monday Meal and Music: Order a special Oxford Community Center take-away dinner by Garden & Garnish and receive a link to a mini concert performed on the center’s Steinway piano. $35 pp. Meal pick-up 5 p.m. at OCC. For more details and to reserve your dinner call 410-226-5904 or visit oxfordcc.org.

Nov. 9 & 19 – Bring Your Own Piece of Furniture Painting Class: Learn how to use chalk mineral paint to paint and seal it! The class price includes an 8-oz. jar of paint and an 8-oz. jar of sealer for you to keep and take home after the class. Furniture piece should be on the small side. The Treasure Chest, 111 S. Morris St; 5:30-8:30 p.m.; $65; Limited to 3 participants, social distancing, mask required. For more info or sign up, go to www.treasurechestoxford.com.

Nov. 13 – Seafood Take-Out Dinner: Fried Fish, Crab Cake, Shrimp & a Side. 4 – 7 pm or till sold out.

Oxford Volunteer Fire Department.

Nov. 14 – Oxford Walks 21654 Kickoff: Virtual walk to keep folks moving! Benefits Oxford Volunteer Fire Co. and Oxford Community Center. Watch for more info. at oxfordcc.org and portofoxford.com.

Nov. 16 – Chicken Cordon Bleu Take-Out Dinner: Prepared by Larry Paz for the Oxford Community Center. His meals always sell out fast, 410-226-5404 or go to oxfordcc.org to make your reservation.

Nov. 16 – Painting and Transfer Class: Learn about using chalk mineral paints to paint an inspirational sign, materials supplied; 5:30-7:30 p.m.; $36; The Treasure Chest, 111 S. Morris St. Limited to 3 participants, social distancing, mask required. For more info or sign up, go to treasurechestoxford.com.

Nov. 21 – Drive-Thru Bake Sale: Oxford Fire Department Auxiliary. Pre-orders only at https://ofcamd. square.site/ Questions? E-mail ofcaMD@gmail.com.

Nov. 26 – Thanksgiving Dinner at Robert Morris Inn: Outside around a fire pit, inside socially distanced or take out for the whole family. Go to www.robertmorrisinn.com/dining-menus-and-togo/ thanksgiving-dining--to-go.aspx for more information and reservations.

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The Stoltz Pavilion: a New Venue in Easton Like every music venue across the world, the Avalon Foundation has struggled to find ways to present live music during the COVID pandemic. Since news broke in March, the Avalon Foundation has been committed to the safety and well-being of the community that it serves. Even today, when it could have audiences of up to 100 people indoors, so far, the Foundation has restricted indoor programming to audiences of no more than 20, or 5 percent of its normal capacity.

Studies show that there is a 20 fold relative risk increase of transmission between being indoors verses being outdoors, so developing a covered outdoor venue would

be a real game changer both for the Avalon Foundation and the many other organizations whose programming used to occur in the Theatre. Today the Avalon Foundation announces a new, socially distanced venue that will help fill this vital social and economic need.

Named “The Avalon Foundation’s Stoltz Pavilion,” this stateof-the-art tent structure will safely bring the fun of a night out back to Easton while supporting the downtown area in these challenging times.

“By creating this space we are giving the public an entertainment option that is specifically designed to significantly reduce infection

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Stoltz Pavilion risk,” said Al Bond, President and CEO of the Avalon Foundation.

“But it will also attract more customers to small businesses downtown, especially hard-hit restaurants, while offering non-profit organizations a safer place to hold community events.”

To ensure safe social distancing, the Stoltz Pavilion will be arranged with 40 separate seating “pods” that will accommodate no more than four people each. According to Suzy Moore, the Avalon Foundation’s Artistic Director, observing healthy precautions in the venue will be a top priority.

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the best practices and protocols in regards to COVID and will require that all patrons who choose to come, do the same,” said Moore.

“In return, we are creating this very cool, very comfy, and quite cozy space for our guests with the same intimacy and attention to detail that the Avalon Theatre and Stoltz Listening Room are known for.” Each seating pod will contain either a table and stools or a comfortable love seat or love seat & chairs for parties of four. “And to top it off,” Moore added, “there will be table-top propane fire pits in most pods to keep the chill off on fall evenings.”

Even as it is safer to gather outdoors, the Foundation acknowl-

edges that high risk patrons still need to remain at home. Thus it is committed to continuing to serve everyone by live streaming performances from the Stoltz Pavilion on YouTube and Facebook, so patrons can enjoy Avalon programming from the comfort and safety of their homes.

According to Bond, the Stoltz Pavilion, to be erected behind Talbot Town Center and NAPA Auto Parts in late October, will be much more than a simple tent edifice.

The SaddleSpan S5000, designed by the Canadian-based Tentnology, is used for major festivals and cultural events around the world.

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Stoltz Pavilion often compared to Australia’s iconic Sydney Opera House, uses no poles. The shape and space evenly distribute acoustics within the tent while muting sound outside.

Moore, who is currently arranging shows for the venue, admits that it feels great to be connecting with musical artists and agents again.

“Although many national artists are opting to stay home, there are still artists performing at safe and socially distanced outdoor venues,” said Moore. “The Stoltz Pavilion will provide such a haven for these artists, plus it offers a great opportunity to showcase some of the amazing regional talent found

right here in our community.”

The total cost for the Stoltz Pavilion—including the tent, furnishings, security, etc. ~ is $210,000.

The funding and development of the pavilion is a big move for the Avalon, ensuring sustainability through the pandemic and beyond.

The pandemic has decimated the music industry and closed venues across the world. Opening a new venue at this time requires the support of people with real vision.

Over many years the Stoltz family has been instrumental in helping the Avalon Foundation grow to be the largest arts organization on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Jack & Susan Stoltz both served on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees

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the Stoltz Pavilion. As the owner of Electric Lady Studios (now celebrating its 50th year), Keith Stoltz is heavily involved in the music industry and understands how critical it is to develop ways to present live music safely.

According to Stoltz, “For me the Stoltz Pavilion is a continuation of the long term commitment of the Stoltz family to the Avalon Foundation. Just as importantly it will provide a creative solution to the challenges caused by the pandemic and hopefully become a permanent addition to the community. The whole industry depends on figuring this out.”

While the Pavilion is intended to meet important community needs during the ongoing pandemic, Bond imagines it has the potential to grow into a more long-lasting fixture.

“If everything goes well,” Bond said, “we are interested in pursuing a long-term use of the venue. If so, the exact seating capacity is yet to be determined, but it will certainly be a lot more than its current COVID capacity. In the meantime,

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the Stoltz Pavilion will provide a resource to the many organizations with whom the Avalon has been a long time partner; it will provide a meaningful boost to struggling businesses; it will put artists and support workers back on the job; it will bring the public a spark of much needed joy.�

For more information about the Stoltz Pavilion contact Al Bond at al@avalonfoundation.org. For information about booking or community organization rental of the facility contact Suzy Moore at suzy@avalonfoundation.org. For information about upcoming performances watch avalonfoundation.org.

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Dorchester County is known as the Heart of the Chesapeake. It is rich in Chesapeake Bay history, folklore and tradition. With 1,700 miles of shoreline (more than any other Maryland county), marshlands, working boats, quaint waterfront towns and villages among fertile farm fields – much still exists of what is the authentic Eastern Shore landscape and traditional way of life along the Chesapeake.

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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.

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All American Part XIV of a novel in many parts

by Roger Vaughan Previously: The year is 1988.

Andy Thomas makes an ill-advised tactical call during a race in 50-foot sailboats that nearly causes a dangerous collision. His father, Mitchell (at the helm), is livid. Later, at the awards dinner, a drunken Andy delivers a public declaration that makes it virtually impossible for Mitchell Thomas, a well-known amateur sailor, not to mount a Round the World Race challenge.

Mitchell is CEO of Moss Optical, a company inherited by his wife, Deedee Moss. He is thoroughly outraged by his son’s gaffe. At a board meeting held in Moss’s planetarium-board room, a proposal to sponsor the first American boat in the Race is presented, and accepted, much to Deedee’s delight.

Colorful two-time America’s Cup winner Jan Sargent holds one of his high-intensity press conferences to announce he has been asked by Mitchell Thomas to skipper the Moss boat, All American.

In his office at Moss, Andy is distraught, having learned his father

has made him part of All American’s crew. He agonizes over this to his friend Jeff Linn, a Moss opticist. After an unpleasant meeting with his father, who is adamant about Andy going on the Race, he drives to see his mother, Deedee, on the family’s Long Island estate, hoping she will intervene.

Andy has a very pleasant sail with his mother ~ her favorite thing to do ~ but is distraught to find her conviction about him going on the race is set in concrete.

When pressed, Ossie, the old Norwegian who has run the family’s waterfront for 40 years, says only that Andy’s mother has a very good reason for insisting he go on the race.

Andy spends two weeks with the crew doing an Outward Bound course for training and bonding.

As the boss’s son, he is subjected to hazing from this fraternity of professional sailors, and he hits back.

He also proves he can sail.

At home, seated at his powerful telescope, Andy reveals his proclivity for astronomy. His

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the deck. Andy is grabbed by a crewman as he is being washed over the side. He’s certain he had clipped on.

eye-candy girlfriend, Isha, is discovered being nosy about a secret project of Andy’s.

Andy hopes a visit with his *** mother will result in her reneging “ t sounds impossible, I agree, about his going on the race, but instead she reveals family secrets. but the guy still has more patients After a crew meeting with de- than he can handle. He had to take signer Gibb Frey to learn about on a partner!” Joe Dugan was talktheir new boat, Andy gets excit- ing from the wheel.

Dawn was breaking. It was quite ing news about his secret project ~ the astronomy-themed hotel spectacular, one of those clear, and observatory campus. He has cloudless mornings with unlimited another difficult meeting with his visibility, the ocean calm as a lake, father over his mother’s illness. wind under three knots moving Andy tries to engage Ossie about All American through the glassy water with just a his mother, but he birth of a new day bathed ripple of a wake. Not learns little. everything in harsh good for racing, but At the launching one of those speyellow light of All American, the cial mornings Andy crew officially accepts Andy over a few bottles of would never forget. The peace, the rum. Becky Cotton, a childhood isolated calm of such a morning as friend of Andy’s, shows up and dis- All American approached the equatracts him. After an embarrassing tor, a thousand miles from land, miss on her first try, Deedee con- the crew suspended in a tiny craft nects with a bottle of champagne roughly two miles above the ocean floor, was ethereal. Roger Davis’ and christens All American.

The day of the Round the World watch was silent as the birth of a race start, Andy has a relapse. new day bathed everything in harsh He retreats to a container, then yellow light. Damaris and Sargent responds to Becky Cotton calling slipped up from below to catch the his name. With purpose, she kisses moment.

The wind had crapped out an him. Late, he runs to the boat.

On board, it is rough living. On hour before the Davis watch had deck, it is worse. As All American taken over at 2 a.m. With the propdrives into big seas in heavy wind, er, lightest heads’l up, there wasn’t green water frequently sweeps a whole lot to do but watch the sails

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ing. Although feedback made his conversation more interesting. and put some weight to leeward.

Joe didn’t disappoint. His brothDavis had given the helm to Joe er was on his mind. No one knew Dugan.

Joe had a brother. That seemed to It was a happy group that morn- focus attention. Family stuff was ing. Frustration over the wind state always a juicy subject, and it was had been dismissed by Sargent re- all safe there in outer space under minding his crew that it was quite the cover of darkness, in the secure pointless to waste energy over what vault of a race boat. Safer than Fort they could not control.

Knox.

Teddy Bosworth, on Sargent’s It turned out Joe’s brother was a watch, had been particularly veterinarian. Seems he’d had a pasfreaked out by the onset of the calm sion for animals as a kid that had conditions. Bosworth had taken stayed with him as he got older. to complaining about it every five He had always wanted to be a vet, minutes or so, driving himself and so he’d studied hard and had been everyone else crazy. accepted by the University of Penn“Teddy,” Sargent had finally said sylvania’s well-known vet school. to him quietly, “Shut He graduated with family stuff up. Save your energy, honors, hung out a was always man, because you’re shingle. Then the a juicy subject gonna need it. Stay problem started. calm so you’ll feel “He found himself the conditions changing and be not paying much attention to the ready to react to them. That’s rac- animals he didn’t like,” Joe Dugan ing, what we’re out here for, not had said. “Giving them short shrift.” ranting, which is a distraction.”

“Amazing,” Davis said.

The next watch was happy be“Hey, I can understand that. It cause driving was an activity that makes sense,” said Stu Samuels. always caused Dugan to talk his “But one question: that problem head off. Nobody minded because had never come up before?”

Joe was always entertaining. He “No. I asked him that,” Joe said. talked very quietly, as if he were “The pets we had at home we all talking to himself. Feedback wasn’t liked, or my father would move necessary. He was driving, paying them on if they were troublesome, attention, keeping his head focused you know, bad actors. Once my dad on the sails, the wind instruments, caught one of our cats, Alan, peeing the speed and talking. Joe didn’t on the marble table in the kitchen. seem to care if anyone was listen- He’d been trying for weeks to dis128

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says, ‘take this freaking, spoiled little shit of a dog out of here’?’” cover which of our three cats was Joe laughed. “Naw. Paul wouldn’t leaving the smelly dried-up puddle have done that. Too polite. But he on the table. We had a family meet- told me several of his patients were ing about it. Dad was good with bugging him. He found himself animals. That’s probably where ignoring them. For one reason or Paul got it from. Dad explained that another, he just didn’t like them.” while Alan was a fine cat, there was Dugan paused. “Roger, whaddayasomething about our environment think about the halyard tension on that gave him a problem. Alan ex- the heads’l. . .maybe a little ease?” pressed it by peeing on the table.

Davis got up, walked slowly and We were sad, but we got it. Paul and carefully forward up the leeward I were charged with finding Alan a side so as not to disturb what monew home. And we did. It all worked mentum the boat had. He played out.” the flashlight over the sail, then “Who took him?” Stu Samuels walked back. “I think it’s good.” asked. “Alan. Ha. Great name for a “Pets are like people,” Dugan cat.” said, picking up where he left off.

“Dad named him “Good ones, bad Listening to Joe made ones, some you like, after Alan Ladd, the Andy wonder how his some you don’t. Ask actor. Actually, an older lady a couple me how I know. I’m a dogs were streets over took P.A. A vet’s patients him. We got to visit him.” can’t say what’s wrong with them.

“He never peed on her table? Stu Vets really get into studying animal asked. behavior so they can look for clues “No. I don’t think so.” That got a about what might be ailing them. laugh.

Some vets, like Paul, go the extra “At vet school, I guess they had mile, dig into animal personality. a variety of animals they practiced Paul said to me one time that anion and observed, whatever,” Du- mals are like any other group ~ and gan continued. “They were people’s by that he meant groups like teachpets, but Paul and his pals were ers, musicians, builders, lawyers ~ studying, so it didn’t matter much, in that there are some really fine I guess.” people at the top, some seriously “He hangs out a shingle,” Caskie mean-ass losers at the bottom, and asked, “and some woman brings the rest are in the middle somein a little puff ball that won’t stop where. The old bell curve works for barking, and it bites him and he animals.”

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“You mean he might refuse the case, tell the owner and his sick Joe went quiet for a moment, puppy to bag ass?” Stu said. focusing on the instruments as a “That’s about the size of it,” Joe little six-knot gust dusted the boat. said.

Andy, who was watching the jib, “People didn’t freak out?” trimmed a click with the pressure, “No, because Paul is a very cool then eased as the puff moved on. guy, and he developed a great rap Listening to Joe made Andy wonder about the critical importance of a how his dogs were. They were stay- vet being able to relate to an animal. ing with Jeff while he was away. He He never told anyone he didn’t like knew they liked Jeff. their animal, just that he was hav“Paul tried different things,” Joe ing a hard time relating to the anicontinued as he responded to a mal, and if he couldn’t relate to it, ten-degree wind shift to the right. it was going to be very difficult for “Down ten.” Davis entered the time him to treat it.” in a little notebook he kept in his “That’s freakin’ brilliant,” Caskie shirt pocket. “First he would tell said. the owner of a dog he “It also makes didn’t like that an- it became a thing if you sense,” Joe said, and your pet got to be “and also, Paul really other vet was better at treating the dog’s believes it.

Paul's patient particular illness.

“Caskie, could you But he realized he couldn’t use that please sit on the low side?” all the time. Then he thought he’d Caskie moved. say he didn’t have room for another “I’m betting owners were very patient, but that was a crock since involved in this process,” Stu said he’d just started his practice.” Joe with a chuckle. paused. “Back up ten degrees.” Da“Yeah, that’s really the brilliant vis made a note. part,” Joe said. “Some of the time “Wha’d’e do?” Stu Samuels asked. it was the pet’s owner who was the “He decided to come right out bad actor Paul didn’t want to have with it,” Joe said. “That’s like Paul. to deal with.”

He hates bullshit. Takes after my “This is so cool,” Caskie said. dad. He just went for it. He got his “And it worked out? He’s still in receptionist to tell first-time call- business?” ers that their initial appointment “Thriving,” Joe said.

“He would be like an interview, free, no changed the name of his practice charge, unless he decided to take to Vet Pet Connect. He’s in a small the case and begin treatment.” town. Word got around, and it be132

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harassment, a dubious seafaring tradition with mysterious origins.

Over the years, those with encame a thing if you and your pet got to be one of Paul’s patients. If you thusiasm for carrying out elaborate passed muster, if you were accept- and distressing harassment in the ed. A feather in your cap, a member name of initiation have taken the of an exclusive club. There was no rigors of the initial crossing of the list of those who were turned away, equator to brutal lengths that have but the gossip was intense. ‘Hey,’” included beatings, sexual assaults, Joe whispered,”’did you hear Mrs. even a few deaths. The U.S. Navy was forced to write regulations to Jones and Fifi weren’t accepted?’”

“Mrs. Jones and Fifi,” Stuart temper the potentially harmful cracked up. “Can you imagine, Mrs. equator-crossing hazing rituals.

Race boats are not exempt Jones who tries to run everything in town in that snotty way of hers, from the tradition, although one always with that rotten little fluffer might think that life aboard those tagging along with its sparkly collar stripped-down vessels where life’s and the little red bow in its hair. . necessities, not to mention comfort, are reduced to con.Mrs. Jones being rejected! Mrs. Jones! they would be subject to ditions the Humane a certain amount Society would conHa ha ha what a of harassment demn is punishment hoot. I’m gonna get enough. A priority of a dog and move to wherever Paul lives so Buster and I every man aboard every boat in the race was keeping his personal gear can be his patients.”

“You’d never be accepted,” Caskie as dry and as organized as possible.

Having one’s stuff interfered with said.

“He should make it a franchise,” was a nightmare. Andy had heard Stu said. “Vet Pet Connect. I love it.” tales about what other first-timers “Wish I could do it with my pa- had endured, including having motor oil poured in their boots; having tients,” Joe said.

All American crossed the equa- their clothing soaked in salt water tor at high noon. Barely. They were and tied in knots; or of themselves barely moving. The mains’l hung being stripped and shaved. Andy slack. The jib had been lowered. But had considered lying about having it was a special moment for Larry made a previous crossing. But he and Caskie Kolegeri, and for Andy. knew he would be found out and deNone of them had ever crossed the cided to just let it happen.

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All American under a blue, cloudless sky, Andy found himself sitting in the cockpit alongside the Kolegerie brothers, naked except for the Speedo bathing suit he wore as skivvies, and pouring sweat.

Jan Sargent came up the companionway as King Neptune, complete with a long white beard he’d purchased for the occasion, using a towel as a robe, with a makeshift trident made from a boat hook.

Sargent was the right man for the part. In an instant, he had become Neptune. Roger Davis and Richard Crouse were his lackies. Davis held a large pot from the galley with the handle of a ladle protruding from it.

Sargent had his best Lord of the Deep voice on as he read from a document about equatorial traditions. “Sailors undergoing one ceremony,” Sargent read, “were physically and verbally abused before having a dark liquid daubed over their naked bodies, then forced to jump overboard until allowed back on the submarine.”

Sargent paused and looked up, his face fierce as he addressed the three men seated before him. “And so, you dirty tadpoles, you come before me because you have sinned. And what is your sin, tadpole Caskie?”

“I released the jib when we tacked, your elegance.”

“A vile sin if there ever was one.

Christen our friend with the stew of

Neptune!”

Davis advanced on Caskie, scooped up a brimming ladle of a frothy, slimy mix of coffee grounds, chunks of meat that had gone bad and been saved for this moment, moldy hunks of bread, very old banana slices, dish soap and a cup or two of old motor oil added for thickening.

“Absolve this dirty tadpole of his sins,” Neptune pronounced as Davis dumped several ladles of stew over Caskie’s head and shoulders, making sure it ran down across his face.

Larry received similar treatment after admitting he had brushed his teeth every time he went on watch.

Then came Andy.

“And dirty tadpole Andy, you look like a very bad sinner to me. Confess!”

“I am the boss’s son,” Andy muttered, already revolted by the bad smell of the stew that had splashed on him when Davis had dumped it on Larry.

“The boss’s son!” Neptune roared, laughing maniacally as the rest of the crew howled and applauded. “The boss’s son. . .tell me, could there be a worse sin?”

“Nooooo,” the crew intoned as one.

“His redemption will require the max,” Neptune railed. “You know what to do,” he said to Davis.

Davis emptied the pot on Andy’s head, shaking out the residue stuck to the bottom, the chunks of vile

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“Boil, boil, trouble and toil,” Neptune muttered. “Ah, if we’d only had an eye of newt! But we are almost done here with our miracle of converting hopeless dirty tadpoles into strong salts of the sea. But fi rst they must sit here in the hot equatorial sun for a few minutes and let this stew, this stew of salvation, bake into their very pores.”

The three sat immobile, heads down, dirty tadpoles indeed. Unhappy tadpoles, to say the very least. The pot slipped off Andy’s head and fell with a clang into the cockpit. The crew made derisive comments.

Pete Dimaris had popped below, having heard an electronic sound that indicated an incoming fax.

Now he came back up the companionway, a sheet of paper in hand.

“It’s for you,” Dimaris said, extending the sheet to Andy.

Andy looked up, wiped a hand

across his eyes, then took the sheet.

He stared at it for a long minute, his face expressionless behind its layer of stew. He let the sheet drop onto the wet mess of the cockpit floor.

Then he slowly stood up. “Son of a bitch!” he screamed into the empty void of sky, sea and horizon, startling the crew into silence. “Son of a bitch,” Andy repeated quietly. Then he dove over the side.

Sargent turned to Dimaris. “What did it say?” Dimaris shrugged.

Joe Dugan had gingerly picked up the stew-soaked sheet and was looking at it. “Not much,” he said.

“Slightly difficult to read: ‘Mountain View. . .has hit the wall.’”

“All right, fi sh that newly christened strong salt out of the water,” Sargent said, pulling off his beard.

“And the three of you clean up this mess you’ve made.”

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Denton’s New Vibe by Tracey F. Johns

Put yourself (safely) in a place of street concerts, outdoor poetry readings, cornhole tournaments, farm-to-table dining experiences and waterfront parks. Now place these experiences on a hilltop along the picturesque Choptank River and you’ll find yourself experiencing the new vibe of Denton, Maryland.

Denton’s new vibe resonates with a feeling of renewed and reimagined energy, firmly rooted in the Town’s early beginnings and as a nod to its original name, Edentown.

Denton was first named after the last royal governor of Maryland, Sir Robert Eden. The name Edentown became shortened over time

to Denton, with the tiny settlement established in 1781, and incorporating in 1802.

Eden, however, also means a delightful place or paradise; celebrating a blissful state of great delight, happiness or contentment. And today, Denton embraces that ‘edenistic’ spirit by drawing artists and art-lovers together in celebration of the Town’s culinary, visual and entertainment delights.

“Denton is a mix of old and new, with the past a vital part of who we are as we also embrace the new,” says Downtown Denton Main Street Manager Audrey Clemens.

“The vibe of Denton’s is a tapestry of life on the Eastern Shore.”

That tapestry includes the new

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Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center and a downtown filled with businesses and events that summon your senses with live music playing in the streets, artist’s creations catching your eyes and the sumptuous scents of coffee roasting or the grill firing up at a local restaurant to tempt your taste buds.

The new visitor center is located riverside in Crouse Park and offers a great place for travelers to stop, stretch their legs, find information on Caroline County and its

towns, and take in the views of the Choptank River. The center also has a boat ramp and nature trail.

Denton’s cultural art offerings are rich and include the Fiber Arts Center of Maryland, the Arts Council Gallery on Artsway, the Museum of Rural Life and the Chesapeake Culinary Center.

Denton draws people downtown with businesses that include an expanding Market Street Pub, Harry’s Food & Spirits, Shore Gourmet; Nich’s Coffee Shop and craft coffee roaster Night Kitchen; boutique shops like What’s New Shop, Meraki, Joviality Gifts and Patti’s Petals Florist, Gardens and Gifts; and other art businesses like Kent Liberty Tattoo.

“We have utilized our community lawn across from our local coffee shop for movie nights, open mic nights, poetry readings, and Downtown Denton Farmers Market on

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Denton's New Vibe Tues. evenings,� says Downtown Denton Main Street President and Patti’s Petals owner Patti Wood.

Wood says that storefronts are filled with something for everyone and that the town hosts monthly scavenger hunts and a Third Thursday event where shops stay open

late, restaurants have specials and a cornhole tournament takes place each spring through early fall. She says an automobile Cruise-In also takes place every 2nd Friday of the month when car enthusiasts come together to show off their muscle cars, street rods, dragsters and more.

Kent Liberty Tattoo Owner Sean Parker says he believes Denton is in transition to finding its new vibe.

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Downtown Denton Main Street has a mission to bring together the community to foster civic pride, promote economic vitality and pre-

serve and develop the cultural and historical resources of Denton. Recent activities include revitalizing the 3rd Street Green and leveraging the Town’s recent designation as a Maryland Arts & Entertainment District.

Maryland’s Arts & Entertainment (A&E) Districts help develop and promote community involvement, tourism, and revitalization through tax-related incentives that attract artists, arts organizations and other creative enterprises to towns and cities across the State.

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Downtown Denton Main Street is part of Main Street Maryland, a comprehensive downtown revitalization program created in 1998 by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development and the National Trust

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