Tidewater Times June 2011

Tidewater Times June 2011

Waterfront Homes Reduced to Sell!

IRISH CREEK In the Ferry Neck area of Talbot County.

This well-designed, impeccably maintained home is sited on 4 private acres with over 500’ of shoreline. Sparkling waterside pool and dock.

WAS $1,350,000. NOW $999,000

MILES RIVER A perfect summer/weekend waterfront home near St. Michaels. “Extraordinary” best describes the waterviews enjoyed from the glassed-in River Room, office, master BR and waterside deck.

WAS $895,000. NOW $795,000

OAK CREEK Facing due west across a peaceful Miles River tributary. Recent new master suite addition, 3 guest bedrooms, waterside screened porch, heated pool, private dock and great sunsets.

WAS $925,000. NOW $799,000

LONG HAUL CREEK Deep water dock for your boat and a comfortable home for you, your family and guests. Sited on 2 private acres near St. Michaels. Large waterside screened porch.

Short-term rental approved.

WAS $895,000. NOW $799,000

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Tidewater Times

Since 1952, Eastern Shore of Maryland Vol. 60, No. 1

Published Monthly

June 2011

Features: About the Cover Photographer: Donna Tolbert-Anderson . . . . . 7 Learning to Drive: Helen Chappell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Heritage Tourism: Dick Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Tidewater’s Living Fossil: Mary Syrett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Tidewater Kitchen: Pamela Meredith-Doyle . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Tidewater Gardening: K. Marc Teffeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 The Bonaparte Threat: Gary D. Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 St. Michaels Fire Department Celebrates 100! . . . . . . . 157 Tidewater Traveler: George W. Sellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Tidewater Review: Anne Stinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Departments: June Tide Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Dorchester Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Easton Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 St. Michaels Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Oxford Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Tilghman History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Queen Anne’s County Invites You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Kent County & Chestertown at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Caroline County - A Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 June Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 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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ASHLAND

Sequestered on 233 acres on the Chester River, Ashland captures your heart with its quintessential Tidewater charm. Located in Queen Anne’s County, only 10 minutes from Centreville, this well maintained 1870’s home affords wide river views. Six bedrooms offer ample quarters for family and friends. A property for the most discriminating buyer, Ashland’s amenities include a swimming pool, stable, barns, pond, boat house, dock with lift, an FAA certified grass airstrip and a home for a caretaker.

Truly a hunter’s, rider’s and boater’s paradise. Offered at $7,900,000.

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About the Cover Photographer Donna Tolbert-Anderson peared in publications such as Birds & Blooms, Tidewater Times, and Attraction Magazine. Recently, my Great Blue Heron photograph taken at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge won 4th place in the 2010 National Wildlife Refuge Association photo contest. Over 800 images were submitted for this contest.

For me, the Eastern Shore offers endless opportunities to view and photograph nature year round.

Additional trips to Arizona and the Lower Rio Grande River Valley in Texas provide me with species not found in this area.

You can see more of my work at capturingnaturesimages.com.

My photography focuses on all kinds of birds, mammals, and butterflies. Primarily, I am attracted to photographing birds – especially songbirds and hummingbirds.

Hummingbirds are especially challenging subjects because of their tiny size and fast motion. To photograph them in my backyard, I offer one of their favorite red flowers, making sure to angle the blooms so the bird will feed facing the camera. A fast shutter speed, a little advance planning, and a nondistracting background result in a successful image.

My imagery has been used by the Tucson Audubon Society, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and ap-

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Learning to Drive by Helen Chappell

I couldn’t wait to turn sixteen.

I couldn’t wait to get behind the wheel of a car and go where I wanted to go and do want I wanted to do. A driver’s license meant teen freedom, and teen freedom was what I was looking for.

It was the era of the Beach Boys, when our bands sang about cars and driving around with your best girl and surfin’ USA. This last wasn’t important to me, and I didn’t have a boyfriend, but I desperately wanted to get out.

Out of the house and away from my parents, away from the hell that was high school, where I was not in with any crowd, and desperately a polar opposite of the popular cheerleaders.

Whether I knew it or not at the time, I was like 96% of American teens in the mid-’60s. Hormonal, insecure, a hopping bag of hope and premature cynicism, with an incipient rising social consciousness and a desperate yearning for something more than the century-old academic program of my high school and the weary disapproval of my parental units at home.

Oh, if I knew then what I know now. If my parents had smoth-

ered me, I wouldn’t blame them.

I was obnoxious and whiny and knew it all. Well, some things never change, but at the time, I was pretty unbearable, I think, even for a teenager.

In my imagination, I was driving toward my dreams, which in those days mostly involved folksingers, handcrafted ethnic clothing and being a hell of a lot more hip than the dreary provincialism of small town life. I lacked the courage to run away to Sausalito and live on a houseboat among beatniks, which was my secret dream, so the next best thing was to get a driver’s license and have fun, fun, fun ’til Daddy took the T-bird away, as the Beach Boys sang, and as one of my BFFs liked to quote in dripping irony.

Our little clique was totally about irony.

It was our defense against the jocks and the cheerleaders, the hoods and the hoodettes, which were pretty much your choices in my high school. Our little group liked to fly under the radar.

Back in those days, when dinosaurs roamed the earth (and, believe me, when you had road kill then, you had road kill), schools 9

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trated with real-life accident scenes, crushed cars complete with blood on the two-lane blacktop and severed heads rolling out of the wreckage. Stuff like that. It might sound tame now, but back then, it gave people nightmares.

I liked learning to drive with Mr. Messenger. He was ironic, too, and he was pretty patient with me, because I was too timid to try any hot dogging maneuvers, and I was polite. “Sorry!”

I would chirp when I ran a red light downtown, to the sound of screaming brakes and metal hitting metal. No wonder the man chain-smoked. Five hours of that a day, and I’d probably

still offered driver’s ed. So we got to drive with a very nervous man named Mr. Messenger, who smoked in the driver’s ed car and had an extra set of brakes on the passenger side. He would chain smoke and try to guide nervous teenagers through traffic.

We also got to see Wreck on Highway 9.

Before slasher films, cautionary movies about car wrecks were about the goriest thing most of us saw. Some of you Baby Boomers who were also around in the dinosaur days will recall similar films where the wages of poor decisions in driving were graphically illus-

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to even touch. Every year, my father, as a good doctor did back then, bought my mother a new Cadillac. I had absolutely no desire whatsoever to drive anything so ugly (tail fins, anyone?) that, even with power steering, handled like a school bus. Besides, my mother didn’t want me junking up her matronly Caddy with loose paper and lost books.

This left my father’s car. Now, my father was raised on a farm, and in those days, doctors were united on The Ford Question.

Fords were the Old Man’s religion – maybe because his first car was a Ford. For a man who kept himself immaculate, as a surgeon should, my father kept

be smoking something stronger than cigarettes.

Successfully completing driver’s ed, I still had a slight hitch before I could get that piece of paper that would unleash me on the unsuspecting drivers of the world. I was only 15, and you had to be 16 to get a license. True, I had a learner’s permit, but that still meant you had to have a licensed driver with you.

We were a three-car family.

My brother, a true automotive maven, had a series of more and more exotic sports cars – AustinHealys, even a Fiat – which he was smart enough to forbid me

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had a classy car, he was cool. In those days, Caddys were actually trendy, mind you – like Mercedes and Beemers today.

But when he wasn’t working, I got the Fairlane to practice driving. I remember that car very well, and with a great deal of affection. Under the dust, it was a handsome brown, with a darker brown leather interior buried under stuff. It was large, but not as large as the Caddy, and I drove that car all over the farm roads and the blacktops.

There wasn’t a lot of traffic, which was just as well, because the roads were lined with deep ditches, and if I’d gone into one of those, the car would have to

a car so dirty it was worthy of a hard news reporter on a major urban daily. Yes, it was just that dirty. The interior was filled with field detritus from our farm and his gunning and fishing life. He rarely washed his cars, and as my brother said recently, “he drove the hell out of them.”

My father thought nothing of heading his ’62 Ford Fairlane off the oystershell drive and right into a field, bounding on those shocks as we drove over ruts and ditches at a right nice pace.

Then, come Monday morning, he’d drive the car to work. He didn’t care. As long as his wife

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time it looked as if I were going to make a faux pas, which was often.

On the open road, I was speeding up and slowing down, trying to get the feel for what it was like in traffic, however thin it was on a back country road.

“That’s it!” Mother finally exclaimed, clutching the dashboard after a truck carrying bushel baskets of crabs nearly rear-ended us. “Turn around and let’s go home.”

As we squabbled, I made a right turn into a farm lane, then panicked. I was terrified to turn back out into the road again. As often happens in these situations, the cars were spaced just far enough apart so as not to give a novice driver a chance to sloooooooowly back up and avoid the deep ditches, so I was getting a little hysterical, and my mother was running out of patience.

“I can’t do this! I can’t do this!” I was nearly in tears.

“There’s a space! Do it now!” my mother said. I had plucked the poor woman’s last nerve.

“I can’t!” I whined. Not so grown up now, are we?

“Tsk!” My mother made a sort of noise that was unique to her – a sort of tongue click that expressed anger, frustration and her absolute certainty she could do the task at hand better than anyone else.

She leaned over, put her foot

be pulled out with a farm truck and I’d never hear the end of it, as my father had Eastern Shore Alzheimer’s: he could forget anything but a grudge. So I bumped around and around and up and down until I felt pretty comfortable behind the wheel.

Comfortable enough to take my mother out for a ride. At the best of times, my mother was high strung. Having a teenaged daughter will do that to you.

Driving with me, she was white knuckled and white faced. Her lips were set in a thin line, and she hit an imaginary brake pedal on the passenger side floor every

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blame her. She had a bad heart that would eventually kill her, and she didn’t need the extra stress.

You know what? Now that I’m two days older than dirt, I hate driving. Hate it, the very thing I lived for all those years ago. If I were a rich woman, I’d hire a driver.

on top of mine and hit the gas.

The Fairlane was already in reverse, and it swung out into the road as she grabbed the wheel and turned it.

In seconds, we were neatly facing the direction of home. And we drove back in dead silence.

Of course, I passed the test and got my license. My parents bought me a little car for my birthday. I found transportation was great, but that you can’t run away from yourself. At least not until you get to college and no one knows you.

But my mother would never again drive with me. And I can’t

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Teaching Old Watermen New Ways to Make Money and Save Their Communities by Dick Cooper The morning class of the Watermen Heritage Tourism Training program in the fellowship hall of the Neavitt United Methodist Church starts out with a round of introductions. The 21 men and women who make their living pulling seafood from the waters of Talbot County take turns explaining why they are here.

One says he wants to learn new

ways to make money. Another says he is interested in the history of the Bay. Yet another wants to know when he will get paid.

His frankness is rewarded with chuckles and nods as they are assured their checks will be in the mail soon.

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“You have a heritage to preserve,” he says. “It is time to teach the public what your life is all about.”

The training program pays the watermen $350 a day to attend the classes and is financed by federal grants through the Blue Crab Fishery Disaster Fund formed by U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski. The goal is to teach watermen how to become waterborne heritage tour guides and run other tourism related businesses from their workboats.

The program partners are the Chesapeake Conservancy, NOAA, the state Department of Natural Resources, the Maryland Waterm e n ’s A s s o c i a t i o n , t h e C h e s a peake Bay Maritime Museum and

watermen whose traditional ways of working the water are being threatened by a combination of pollution, development and a changing way of life.

By the end of the five-day program, they will learn how websites, Facebook posts and Twitter feeds can attract tourism dollars when the trotlines, pound nets and oyster tongs come up empty.

“I have had a love/hate relationship with coastal tourism,” says program trainer Mike Vlahovich, a well-known St. Michaels boat builder and director of the Coastal Heritage Alliance. “It took me a long time to see tourism as an ally to sustain a

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ists out on crabbing day trips, sightseeing ventures into local backwaters, fishing and hunting charters and sunset cruises.

Wade Murphy III of Wittman tells the group he occasionally runs crabbing trips for hire, showing tourists how to run a trotline. “I put them right to work,” he says. “A lot of times, the women are more into it than the men.”

Murphy’s father, Wade Murphy Jr., captain of the skipjack Rebecca T. Ruark, has been taking tourists sailing for years out of Dogwood Harbor on Tilghman Island. “I get a lot of referrals from my dad,” Murphy says.

A concern that pops up early in the day is liability. One waterman says he is worried about what would happen

the Coastal Heritage Alliance.

During the program, watermen receive advice on how to develop a business plan, insure against risk and collaborate with other Talbot County businesses.

Joel Dunn of the Conservation Conservancy says that the program is intended to give watermen sustainable skills.

“It is good to dredge for ghost pots and do oyster bed restoration (two other programs that paid watermen for their time and efforts), but it is time to do something long-term,” Dunn says.

Some of the ideas floating around the fellowship hall were taking tour-

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Chief Curator Peter Lesher uses a slideshow of century-old black-and-white photos to illustrate the history of Talbot County.

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splitting his time between dredging for oysters and chartering for tourists for more than two decades. When he first went to a local banker with his idea of charging visitors for a sail on his skipjack, the banker said, “who’s going to pay you to go out on an old drudge boat?”

“I went to another banker and told him what I wanted to do. He said, ‘What a great idea. Is anyone else doing that?’”

Farley says one of the unexpected consequences of the expansion of the Inn at Perry Cabin in the 1990s was the influx of corporate conferences to St. Michaels. After the company meetings, the employees needed to be entertained, and Farley was there offering skipjack rides on the Miles

if a tourist fell over or was injured on his boat. His vision of a tourist includes city folks looking for hot tubs and easy chairs, and he wonders why they would pay to go crabbing or oystering on his 35-foot deadrise.

Ed Farley, captain of the skipjack H.M. Krentz, one of the class trainers, tells them that group insurance is available at reasonable rates through charter fishing organizations. He also tells them that tourists who are willing to pay for a day crabbing or oystering are not couch potatoes afraid of getting wet.

“They are looking for an authentic experience,” he says.

Farley tells the class he has been

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ters is not a walk in the park. He says one old captain used to call him “Easy Money” because people would line up at the dock to give him money for a boat ride. “At the end of the day, you go to bed just as tired as if you dipped crabs all day,” Farley says.

Part of the course includes teaching watermen how to build a narrative to entertain and inform their customers. CBMM Chief Curator Pete Lesher uses a slideshow of century-old black-and-white photos to illustrate the history of Talbot County. One photo depicts cars being offloaded from a steamboat at the Claiborne Ferry Landing in 1918.

“That’s Jimmy Murphy’s first car,” one of the watermen quips.

Lesher tells them to mine their

River. He says one of the regular corporate clients has chartered with him for seven years running.

He stresses the need to work with area bed and breakfast owners to offer crabbing and nature tours by water. “The people who stay in bed and breakfasts spend money.” Cell phones, websites and Facebook are all ways to get paying customers onboard, Farley says.

One of the watermen expressed concern about using Facebook. “I don’t need any more friends,” he says.

Farley counters that social media is just one more way of getting people to your website and booking a trip.

He also warns that working char-

Wade and Jimmy Murphy, two generations of Chesapeake watermen.

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with 50 sunblock. You are authentic and they are willing to pay for the experience,” she says.

Outside the church, waterman Bert Blades of Bozman, who learned crabbing from his grandfather, says he worked charters in the 1990s but returned to commercial crabbing because he liked being his own boss.

He says he also operates hunting charters in season. “I am here to see what I can learn in case I need something to fall back on.”

family histories for stories that have been passed down for generations.

“Tell them about the people that the locals looked up to,” he says. “Spice it up a little.”

Near the end of the day, Debbi Dodson, executive director of Talbot County’s Office of Tourism, tells them that travelers bring $134 million in business to the county a year. She says the emerging luxury vacation home rental business is bringing big money to the county.

“Some people are willing to spend $15,000 a week to rent a home. Visitors come to the Eastern Shore to get experiences,” she says. “They don’t want to be just sitting by the pool

Dick Cooper, a Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist, and his wife, Pat, live and sail in St. Michaels, Maryland.

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The Tidewater’s Living Fossil by Mary Syrett

When a new moon rises in June, thousands of prehistoric creatures emerge from the depths of the sea, their heavy armor clanking as they clamor over one another in the shallows of Chesapeake Bay. Here they mate, leaving millions of eggs in sand near the shore. Then they seemingly disappear.

Of all the animals that inhabit this planet, the horseshoe crab, also known as “horsefoot” and “saucepan,” is my favorite. There is something special about a crea-

ture that has remained unchanged for hundreds of millions of years, surviving mass extinctions that at various times wiped out much of life on earth.

The horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) belongs to the Anthropod class of animals that have legs with joints and a body divided into two or more parts. The American horseshoe crab is found from Maine to Mexico and throughout Florida. The largest concentration in the world is found in the

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pis aurora, the ancient horseshoe crab is estimated to have been just 1.5 inches long from head to tail tip.

That’s much smaller than its modern-day relatives, some of whom span 20 inches. Horseshoe crabs are the closest living relative of the long extinct trilobite, which was a marine creature of the Paleozoic era having a segmented skeleton divided by grooves.

Consider the real possibility that long, long ago a horseshoe crab resting on a beach saw a dragonfly with a three-foot wingspan pass by, or witnessed enormous dinosaurs in the immediate vicinity. Today, dinosaurs exist only as fossilized exhibits, and live dragonflies have three-inch wingspans. Still, horse-

Delaware Bay/Chesapeake Bay region. The name originates from the rounded shape of the head. Just like the shoe on a horse’s foot, the head is round and U-shaped.

Ancestry. The horseshoe crab first appeared some 500 million years ago, during the Ordovician Period, and has changed very little since then. Half a billion years ago, tiny horseshoe crabs crept along shorelines much like today’s larger versions do. Two fossil specimens recently discovered in Canada reveal a new genus of the creature, pushing its origins back to at least 100 million years earlier than previously thought. Dubbed Lunatas-

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They lack jaws. The mouth is essentially a hole in the esophagus with muscles that open and close.

The first pair of legs is covered with thick, hard bristles pointing inward toward the mouth. These bristles act like a set of grinding tools as the animal is walking; they are used to “chew” food and direct it toward the mouth. Because horseshoe crabs grind food with their spiny leg segments, they must be walking in order to properly chew.

The long tail is not used as a weapon. Rather it is employed as a rudder for steering.

Distinctly different horseshoe crab populations inhabit major estuaries along the Atlantic Coast.

Populations in one estuary can be

shoe crabs live on without any appreciably noticeable evolutionary changes.

One reason why the horseshoe has been able to live so long is because it can tolerate different variations of salinity in the water. Also, the creature can go an entire year without eating. Trying to survive with marked variations in salt water is enough to limit the lifespan of most sea creatures, but surviving for a year without intake of food is something few animals can do.

Physical Characteristics.

Horseshoe crabs breathe through gills that are attached to the underside of a pair of abdominal legs.

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differentiated from others based on the relative size of adults, the shell’s color and by pigments present in the eyes.

Horseshoe crabs eat worms, mollusks, crustaceans, and small fish.

When eating clams, a horseshoe places a clam near its mouth and crushes the mollusk with the burrlike sections of its legs.

In the ever-shifting tides, horseshoe crabs are coveted real estate.

Over 20 different organisms live on horseshoe crab shells, including barnacles, blue mussels, sponges, flatworms and leeches.

No one can say with certainty how horseshoe crabs have been able, with “no modern improvements,” to survive in competition

with other creatures that are more highly evolved.

Their survival may reflect a lack of specialization. Horseshoes can inhabit shallow sandy, rocky or muddy shores.

They can walk or swim by flapping their primitive abdominal appendages. They have six pairs of legs, two in the front for seizing prey and five more for walking. Their shell provides protection, and the tail helps put them back upright when they are turned over by a tidal wave.

Really not too bad a life, when you think about it.

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No IV drug reaches your hospital pharmacy without a blood test. If you or someone you care about has ever been hospitalized, you owe more than you will ever know to a creature whose lineage extends far back in the planet’s primordial history.

Each year, horseshoe crabs donate (involuntarily) their blood for the production of LAL. Some die in the process. Increased understanding of how much blood a crab has, how it can be safely extracted, and how to reduce the animals’ stress during time spent out of water can help sustain the population of this unique creature.

Along with people, some birds owe much to the horseshoe. Millions of shorebirds migrate each year between the southern tip of Argentina and breeding grounds in Alaska. Delaware and Chesapeake bays are one of the refueling stops of these shorebirds in their very long distance migratory flight.

After a four-day non-stop flight from South America, the birds are hungry in the extreme by the time they arrive along the Atlantic Seaboard. Here shorebirds gorge themselves on horseshoe crab eggs in order to gain the strength needed to continue flying northward to Alaska. While regaining their strength on Delaware and Chesapeake bays, it has been estimated that each bird eats 10,000 horseshoe crab eggs a day.

The underside of a horseshoe crab. device, odds are that a horseshoe crab has saved you from a lifethreatening infection. The blood of the horseshoe crab, colored blue by the presence of copper, clots in the presence of toxic bacteria.

Pharmaceutical companies test the purity of IV drugs, vaccines, medical devices and the water used to produce them with Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL). This chemical is made from horseshoe crab blood cells that have been separated from the plasma, then broken down to release a toxin detector. LAL is unique. Researchers have been unable to synthesize its equivalent in the laboratory, making the blue blood of horseshoe crabs the gold standard for quality control of pharmaceuticals.

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We often only learn the real value of a species after its population has been decimated. However, in the case of horseshoe crabs, we already know their importance to the biomedical industry. Today man has an opportunity to protect horseshoe crab populations at sustainable levels and ensure sufficient numbers of the creatures will be around for both ecological and commercial uses, now and in the future.

The most decisive factor in the animal’s long-term survival may involve future changes in sea level and water temperature. Even if they occur only on a minimal scale, such changes may negatively impact the crabs’ distribution and reproduction patterns.

Threats to the Horseshoe Crab’s Survival. Human development threatens the long-term survival of the horseshoe crab, both in the United States and in other parts of the world where the creatures live. Human disturbances can adversely affect spawning activities. For example, beach development and shoreline modifications oftentimes prevent horseshoe crabs from reaching traditional spawning areas. Recreational vehicle traffic on beaches can crush the crabs and destroy prized nesting habitat. Oil spills also pose threats to breeding grounds and to young horseshoe crabs.

Shorebirds gorge themselves on horseshoe crab eggs.

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ible animal has lived on earth.

For some people, the horseshoe is a childhood acquaintance, first introduced when we saw a fiercelooking skull embedded in sand on a Chesapeake beach. For ecologists, historians and scientists, the horseshoe crab is a significant creature – an adaptable generalist that pre-dates most every species now living on the planet. For all of us, the creature is an intriguing puzzle that offers insights into evolution, bacteria and species interdependence.

Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources is seeking your help in identifying shoreline used as horseshoe crab spawning habitat around the state. When fishing, should you notice horseshoes spawning on the shoreline, please document the location, using GPS coordinates if possible. For further information, contact Mark Topolski at 410-260-8263, or by e-mail at mtopolski@dnr.state.md.us.

The horseshoe crab is the sort of fanciful, out-of-this-world creature that appears more frequently in science fiction stories than in zoology texts. It is almost impossible to comprehend how long this incred-

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Burgers on the Grill What’s better than getting a group of friends together to have a grilled burger, especially in the summer?

Grilling and summer go together like peas and carrots. My family loves burgers year round, but we love to get out there around the grill with friends.

Hamburgers can be very simple or on the gourmet side. You can either add a bunch of yummy stuff on the side or on top, or you can just keep it plain. Your burgers can also be made with turkey, shrimp, lamb, or even veggies – they don’t

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ing for your burger, you can stuff it with a cube of your favorite cheese, a tablespoon of salsa, sliced onions or any number of other delicacies.

There are also tons of things you can pile on top of your burger. I love grilled onions and peppers, along with some cheese.

Blue cheese, pepperjack cheese, cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese are favorites around my house. Don’t forget the mayo, guacamole, hummus, ketchup, mustards, pickles, relish and jalapenos. No matter how you fix them, have fun with them and enjoy!

always have to start with beef.

Lean burger meat is healthiest for you, but you will lose some of the flavor that comes with the fat. If you want to limit fat, don’t eat burgers as often. If you really don’t want the fat, be creative. Your burger doesn’t have to be made of meat.

I love to add lots of fresh seasonings to my burgers. You can add chopped onions, barbecue spices, parsley, chili powder and even garlic. When mixing in seasonings, you don’t want to over-work the meat as it will toughen your burgers. Mix gently – just enough to combine and ensure moist burgers.

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Burgers 1/2 t. salt 1/2 t. freshly ground pepper 1 T. Worcestershire sauce 3-1/2 oz. soft goat cheese 2 T. refrigerated commercial pesto Combine the ground beef, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce in a large bowl. Combine the goat cheese and pesto in a separate smaller bowl. Refrigerate both the beef and the goat cheese mixture fora half hour.

Preheat the grill to medium-high for 10 minutes.

Form the patties into 6 equal balls. Picking up one ball at a time, remove about 1/3 of the beef and set aside. Make a dent in the large piece of beef and fill it with approximately 1 tablespoon of the goat cheese mixture. Cover the goat cheese with the beef that was set aside and pinch the edges to seal in the cheese. This step is crucial so that the cheese does not come out as it is cooking.

Grill the patties until they are cooked to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium.

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In a medium bowl, combine the meat, egg, bread crumbs, 1/4 cup ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce.

Stir in the cooled vegetables, mixing until well combined. Form the mixture into 6 equal patties.

Grill the burgers over direct medium heat until the temperature reaches 160掳 for medium inside the burgers, 4-5 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of the burger. Brush the rolls on the cut side with butter. About 2 minutes before the burgers are done, lay the rolls on the grill, cut side down and

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Heat the olive oil in a medium frying pan over medium-low heat. Add the onion and a pinch of salt. Cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.

Add the garlic and cook just until fragrant, about 1 minute, being careful not to burn the garlic. Add the tomatoes and stir to combine.

Add the vinegar, honey, nutmeg, cinnamon and brown sugar. Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has evaporated and the tomato mixture has thickened, about 1 hour. The mixture will thicken as it cools. This is also great on bruschetta, chicken burgers or over fish!

grill until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Remove the hamburgers and the rolls from the grill. Serve with onion, lettuce and tomato jam.

TOMATO JAM 1 T. olive oil 1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onion salt to taste 1 T. finely chopped fresh garlic 1- 28 oz. can chopped plum tomatoes 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 1 t. honey 1/2 t. finely ground nutmeg 1/4 t. finely ground cinnamon 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar

CLASSIC BEEF BURGER Serves 6 2 lbs. grass-fed premium ground beef (80 percent lean and 20 percent fat) 1 T. good dijon mustard 3 T. good olive oil, plus extra for brushing the grill 1 t. kosher salt 1 t. freshly ground black pepper 3 sandwich-size English muffins, halved Good mayonnaise Caramelized onions Get a charcoal fire going or heat a gas grill, for about 10 minutes.

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CARAMELIZED ONIONS 1 T. good olive oil 2 T. unsalted butter 2 lbs. yellow onions, peeled and sliced in half-rounds 1/2 t. fresh thyme leaves 2 T. sherry wine vinegar 1 t. kosher salt 1/2 t. freshly ground black pepper

the meat into 6 (3 1/2-inch) patties of equal size and thickness.

When the grill is medium-hot, brush the grill grate with oil to keep the burgers from sticking. Place the burgers on the grill and cook for 4 minutes. Using a big spatula, turn the burgers and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes, until medium-rare or more, or cook longer if you prefer hamburgers more well done.

Meanwhile, break apart the English muffins and toast the 6 halves, cut side down, on the grill. Spread each half with mayo and top with a burger and then with a heaping tablespoon of caramelized onions.

Serve hot.

Heat the olive oil and butter in a large shallow pot, add the onions and thyme and toss with the oil. Place the lid on top and cook over medium-low heat for about 10 minutes to sweat the onions. Remove the lid and continue to cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 25 to 30 minutes, until the onions are caramelized and golden brown. If the onions are cooking too fast, lower the heat.

Add the vinegar, salt and pepper and cook for 2 more minutes, scraping the brown bits from the pan.

Season to taste (they should be very highly seasoned).

GREEK LAMB MIX 1-1/2 pounds ground lamb 1/3 cup each yogurt and feta 1 t. each garlic, mint, lemon zest and salt, and a pinch of red pepper flakes.

Shape into four 1-inch-thick patties. Brush with oil; grill 4 to 5 minutes per side. Serve in pitas with onion, tomato, cucumber and tzatziki.

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CHICKEN Mix 1-1/4 pounds ground chicken with ½ cup each grated onion and panko, 1 minced garlic clove, 1 teaspoon chopped thyme, and salt and pepper. Shape into four 1-inchthick patties and chill. Brush with oil and cook 4 to 5 minutes per side on an oiled grill. Serve on sesame buns.

MIDDLE EASTERN Mix Greek yogurt with a dash of chili oil and a pinch of salt. Make Greek Lamb Burgers above; serve on flatbread with the yogurt sauce.

This is particularly good in the summer.

SALMON Dice 3/4 lb. wild salmon; puree half with 2 scallions. Mix with the remaining diced salmon, 1/4 cup breadcrumbs and 4 ounces chopped smoked salmon. Shape into 2 patties; cook as directed for Classic Burger. Serve on sesame buns with sautéed spinach and mayonnaise mixed with mustard.

PESTO CHICKEN Make Chicken Burgers above.

Top with sliced mozzarella in the last minute of cooking (cover to melt). Mix equal parts pesto and mayonnaise, and brush on toasted rolls. Serve the patties on the rolls with tomato and arugula.

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Through Friendship Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival Blooms by Amy Blades Steward

When clarinetist J. Lawrie Bloom and cellist Marcy Rosen met at a music festival in Pennsylvania in 1972, neither dreamed they would later collaborate for 26 years as artistic co-directors of one of the nation’s most prestigious chamber music festivals – Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival, held in June each year on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

J. Lawrie Bloom helped found the Festival in 1986 with his father, Ralph, who had retired to St. Michaels from Princeton, N.J. Bloom, who had just begun his career as a clarinetist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, recalls, “My father and I explored the idea with several residents in St. Michaels who had an appreciation for chamber music. After determining that there was significant interest here, I contacted my friend Marcy Rosen, who was a founding member of the Mendelssohn String Quartet, and invited a few musicians from the quartet to come play with me. That first year, we did one public concert and one private concert, to fundraise for the next year’s event.” He adds, “My initial interest in establishing this

Festival was to find a way to visit my parents in this lovely location and get to perform as well.”

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established early on for inviting musicians to attend. He quips, “First and foremost, they had to be excellent musicians. Secondly, they had to want to spend an entire week together playing music and socializing – we all had to be able to get along.”

According to Bloom, chamber musicians play best for people for whom they care, and the Festival offers just the right atmosphere.

During the two-week Festival, musicians spend a lot of time rehearsing and playing together, as well as socializing with their audiences and hosts, developing very personal and long-lasting relationships.

He states, “Chamber music is a very intimate art form, and that carries over to the audience as well.

We have gotten to know members of our audiences over the years as many return each year. This is what makes Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival such a unique venue and different from other festivals around the country.”

According to Rosen, “We have also made our Festival a destination – people can come to enjoy the beautiful location and the amenities of the Eastern Shore, but also to hear world class concerts – the best you will hear anywhere.”

When asked how the Festival continues to draw such high caliber musicians year after year, both directors reply that the Festival creates a venue where musicians

since appeared with such noted orchestras as the Dallas Symphony, the Phoenix Symphony and the Tokyo Symphony. The two musicians have remained the Festival’s artistic co-directors ever since.

Rosen comments, “As artistic codirectors, Lawrie and I have a very compatible relationship with similar taste and standards in the musicians with whom we like to play.

We also bring different ideas to the repertoire to keep things fresh.”

Over the years, the Festival grew from a week long event to two full weeks of concerts. Bloom remembers the two rules he and Rosen

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Concert. The Chesapeake Chamber Music organization has presented concerts for the children of Talbot County schools for 25 years, and in the 2006-2007 school year, the Chesapeake Chamber Music’s YouthReach Program began to provide elementary school children in Talbot County with a beginning string music experience called First Strings. In the 20082009 school year, the program was expanded to Dorchester County and, via a new Presto! Program, extended further to children wanting to go beyond “First Strings.”

Today, over 600 elementary school children now participate in these programs.

Bloom has also reached out

enjoy making music together. In addition, the 20-plus musicians have bonded with the Eastern Shore families who host them each year, enriching their Festival experiences. Many host families have become close friends with the artists, keeping in touch with them throughout the year and attending their concerts in other venues.

In addition to their roles as artistic co-directors, both Rosen and Bloom have supported the efforts of Chesapeake Chamber Music to develop its outreach effort to school-aged children in the region. Bloom initiated the idea early on with the Festival’s Youth

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make music were exposed to music early on. We believe that every child should have the opportunity to hear music. It is an incredible language that is universal to all people.”

Although they both lead the lives of busy musicians, Bloom and Rosen still enjoy their annual collaboration at the Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival and the chance to renew friendships with the fellow musicians, patrons, and hosts who have made the Festival so successful over the years. Bloom is celebrating his 31st season as clarinetist and bass clarinetist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and

to students in the Chicago Public Schools and is now involved in a new ensemble called Civitas, which involves members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Among their activities, they will be playing for children in area cancer hospitals.

Bloom, a 10-year cancer survivor himself, credits music as being a healing art form. Rosen routinely reaches out to students, as well, by doing master classes in the schools in communities where she performs, helping to influence children’s overall exposure to music.

Bloom comments, “All of us who

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as Carnegie Hall, the 92nd Street “Y” and Merkin Concert Hall; in Washington, D.C., at the Kennedy Center, Dumbarton Oaks, the Phillips Collection and the Corcoran Gallery, where she, for many years, has hosted a series titled “Marcy Rosen and Friends.” Rosen is currently Professor of Cello at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College and is on the faculty at the Mannes College of Music in New York City. She lives in Englewood, N.J. For further information about the 2011 Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival, visit www.ChesapeakeChamberMusic.org or call 410819-0380.

continues to teach at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University’s School of Music and to perform with several chamber groups in Chicago. He is working with the RICO reed company to develop a new bass clarinet reed, and is consulting with the Buffet Crampon instrument company to help develop a new bass clarinet. He lives in Chicago, Ill., with his wife, Nan, a costume designer, whom Rosen introduced him to years ago.

He and his wife have two children.

Rosen has performed in recitals and with orchestras throughout Canada, England, France, Japan, Italy, Switzerland and all fifty of the United States. She has appeared in New York at such acclaimed venues

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June Brides and Flowers It’s hard to believe that a year ago the Teffeau family was busy with wedding preparations for my middle son Andrew and his bride Meredith. The wedding flowers of choice were hydrangeas, so we were busy cutting the ones in our own

yard, scouting out friend’s yards and ordering from the florist. It seems that hydrangeas are a popular wedding flower for June. There is even a web site on this topic: www.weddinghydrangea.com.

Hydrangeas are one of those

Hydrangeas are very versatile flowers.

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in a vase without water.

According to the U. S. National Arboretum website on hydrangeas, there are approximately 23 species of hydrangeas. Five are widely cultivated in the U.S., with the most popular species being H. macrophylla, which is commonly known as big leaf, French, garden or florist’s hydrangea. It produces large inflorescences of white, pink or blue flowers in early summer.

Most species of hydrangeas can be grown in either full or partial shade. They are resistant to most insects and diseases. These plants prefer a rich, moist soil, but can be grown in a wide range of soil types.

Access to water is a must as hydrangeas can quickly wilt if not wa-

multiuse flowering shrubs. They produce beautiful flowers but are excellent as a cut flowers in dried arrangements.

H. macrophylla and H. paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ are especially good for drying.

Allow the flower heads to almost completely dry on the plant. It is best to collect them after the flowers have developed a papery feel on a dry day with low humidity.

Cut the stems the length you need for making floral arrangements.

Remove all the leaves and then find a dry place indoors where the flowers can finish drying. The flowers can be hung upside down while being dried, or can be placed

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bloomed. Hydrangeas can be heavy feeders, so fertilize with a complete granular broadcast top dressing in early spring. Liquid feeding also works well, but discontinue when you get into July.

If you have received a potted hydrangea for Easter or Mother’s Day that is in full bloom, keep the soil moist at all times as this plant has a high water requirement and tends to dry rapidly in the home.

It should also receive direct light.

After the flowers fade, they may be removed and the plant treated as a houseplant.

It can be planted outside in a sheltered location in the garden.

Shelter is necessary because the hardiness of this florist cultivar

tered on a consistent basis. Because of their high water usage, avoid planting in dry windy sites. Their large, soft leaves lose water quickly, especially on hot, windy days. I see this very often in my sandy Caroline County soil. This is one of the reasons that I installed two rain barrels last year so I don’t have to run the well as often to water the plants.

It is important to know that hydrangea flowers are produced on new growth – therefore, hydrangeas must be given some care each season to ensure that vigorous new growth occurs.

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Anyway – June Beetles are common, having just emerged from the soil. These are the heavy, clumsylooking light to dark brown pesky

plant is questionable in our area.

This plant forms flower buds in the fall like forsythia and dogwood. It is these buds which freeze or are destroyed if we have a hard winter.

Many times the plant will survive and produce green leaves, but no flowers. Planting in a sheltered location, plus covering the plant with burlap, will offer some protection.

The U.S. National Arboretum has an excellent website on hydrangeas.

Go to http://www.usna.usda.gov/ Gardens/faqs/hydrangeafaq2. html.

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Chances are that during the night the June beetles got to it.

June beetles are interesting in that they usually have a two or three year life cycle. The first one or two years are spent in the soil, feeding on plant or grass roots, then they emerge in the second or third year as adults. Japanese beetles, on the other hand, have a one-year life cycle.

Trees injured by the feeding of the adult beetles usually recover so an insecticide treatment is normally not needed. I am always hesitant

beetles that you find congregating around the porch light at night and generally making a nuisance of themselves. They also beat up against the screen at night when the lights are on inside the house.

There are 152 species of MayJune beetles in North America and, unfortunately, over a half of the species are found in the Eastern United States. The young stage of this pest is a white grub that prefers sod and turf areas. It can also feed on plant and tree roots in the landscape.

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not to damage bulbs in the ground.

Be sure to remove old flower heads from bedding plants to prolong the blooming period.

If you are growing chrysanthemums, disbud them to secure large, beautiful blooms on straight, strong stems. To disbud, remove the small side buds along the stems that form in the angles of the leaves. This will allow all of the food reserves to be used for one large flower rather than many smaller ones. Chrysanthemums can also be pinched two or three times at the top to keep their height down. Do this until about the first of July, then let them grow on and disbud as mentioned to produce those large single blossoms.

to recommend such a treatment as the chemical will kill earthworms and other beneficial soil inhabitants. The “greener” solution is to grow one of the improved turf-type tall fescue grasses that can tolerate a high level of feeding damage.

There are plenty of gardening activities to do in June. Divide spring and early summer flowering perennials after the blooms fade. Instead of severing the clump in half with a spade, try jiggling the roots apart with two sharp spading forks. This takes more time, but damages fewer roots.

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Mulch the plants to about two inches to conserve soil moisture and control weeds. Mulch, when used correctly, promotes faster growth of trees and shrubs. The key is not to over-mulch.

Your warm-season crops like tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and melons should be in the vegetable garden by now. It is not too late to set out transplants of these crops, however. Make successive plantings of green beans every two weeks through the end of July to ensure a continuous crop.

Stop cutting asparagus in mid or late June when the spears become thin. After the last cutting is made, fertilize by broadcasting a 10-1010 formula at the rate of 2 lbs. per 100 sq. ft. Allow the tops to grow during the summer to store food in the crowns (roots) for the crop next spring.

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Dorchester County is known as the Heart of the Chesapeake – and not just because it’s physically shaped like a heart. It’s also 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 the authentic Eastern Shore landscape and traditional way of life along the Chesapeake.

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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 1760s Georgian home, features artifacts and exhibits on the seven Maryland governors associated with the county, a child’s room containing antique dolls and toys, and other period displays. The Neild Museum houses a broad collection of agricultural, maritime, industrial, and Native American artifacts, including a McCormick reaper (invented by Cyrus McCormick in 1831). The Ron Rue exhibit pays tribute to a talented local decoy carver with a re-creation of his workshop. The Goldsborough Stable, circa 1790, includes a sulky, pony cart, horse-driven sleighs, and tools of the woodworker, wheelwright, and blacksmith. For more info. tel: 410-228-7953 or visit dorchesterhistory.org.

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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 100-foot 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: 410-228-SAIL(7245) or visit www.sailwindscambridge.com.

CAMBRIDGE CREEK - a tributary of the Choptank River, runs through the heart of Cambridge. Located along the creek are restaurants where you can watch watermen dock their boats after a day’s work on the waterways of Dorchester.

HISTORIC HIGH STREET IN CAMBRIDGE - When James Michener was doing research for his novel Chesapeake, he reportedly called Cambridge’s

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Dorchester Points of Interest 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.

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

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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” self-guided driving tour; pick up a brochure at the Dorchester County Visitor Center. For more info. tel: 410-228-0401.

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.

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Dorchester Points of Interest 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.hpl.umces.edu.

THE STANLEY INSTITUTE - This 19th century one-room African American schoolhouse, dating back to 1865, is one of the oldest Maryland 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.

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 reward

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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 Tubmanera 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, Blackwater Refuge is an important stop along the Atlantic Flyway. In addition to more than 250 species of birds, 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. The refuge features a full service Visitor Center as well as the four-mile Wildlife Drive, walking trails and water trails. For more info. tel: 410-228-2677 or visit www.fws.gov/blackwater.

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Dorchester Points of Interest 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.

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.

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Easton Points Of Interest Historic Downtown Easton — The county seat of Talbot County. Established around early religious settlements and a court of law, Historic Downtown Easton is today 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 preserved or restored. Because of its historical significance, historic 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.”

1. TALBOTTOWN, EASTON PLAZA, EASTON MARKETPLACE, TRED AVON SQUARE and WATERSIDE VILLAGE- Shopping centers, all in close proximity to downtown Easton.

2. THOMAS PERRIN SMITH HOUSE - Built in 1803, it was the early home of the newspaper from which the Star-Democrat grew. In 1912, the building was acquired by the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club, which occupies it today.

3. THE BRICK HOTEL - Built in 1812, it became the Eastern Shore’s leading hostelry. It is now an office building.

4. THE TALBOT COUNTY COURTHOUSE - Long known as the “East Capital” of Maryland. The present building was completed in 1794 on the site of the earlier one built in 1711. It has been remodeled several times over the years.

5. SHANNAHAN & WRIGHTSON HARDWARE BUILDING - Now Lanham-Hall Design & Antiques, 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 1877-1881-1889. The present front was completed in time for a grand opening on Dec. 7, 1941 - Pearl Harbor Day. 6. FIRST MASONIC GRAND LODGE - 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.

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8. HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF TALBOT COUNTY - Enjoy an evocative portrait of everyday life during earlier times when visiting the c. 18th and 19th century historic houses and a Museum with changing exhibitions, all of which surround a Federal style garden. Located in the heart of Easton’s historic district. Museum hours: Thurs., Fri. & Sat., 10-4 p.m., with group tours offered by appointment. For more information, call 410-822-0773.

9. AVALON THEATER - 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. The Avalon has a year-round schedule of entertainment and cultural events. For information on current and upcoming activities, call 410-822-0345.

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11. THE BULLITT HOUSE - One of Easton’s oldest and most beautiful homes, it was built in 1801. It is now occupied by the Mid-Shore Community Foundation.

12. 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.”

13. 28 SOUTH HARRISON STREET - Significant for its architecture, it was built by Benjamin Stevens in 1790, and is one of Easton’s earliest three-bay brick buildings.

14. ACADEMY ART MUSEUM -Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Academy Art Museum is a fine art museum founded in 1958 and located in historic, downtown Easton. Providing national and regional exhibitons, performances, educational programs, and visual and performing arts classes to adults and children, the Museum also offers a vibrant concert and lecture series and an annual craft festival, CRAFT SHOW (the Eastern Shores largest juried fine craft show) featuring local and national artists and artisans demonstrating, exhibiting and selling their crafts. The

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Easton Points of Interest Museum’s permanent collection consists of works on paper and contemporary works by American and European masters. Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; extended hours on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until 7 p.m. For more information, please call (410) 822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.art-academy.org.

15. INN AT 202 DOVER- Built in 1874, this Victorian-era mansion reflects 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. It is now home to a beautiful inn and restaurant.

16. CHRIST CHURCH - St. Peter’s Parish, 111 South Harrison Street.

The Parish was founded in 1692 with the present church built ca. 1840, of Port Deposit Granite.

17. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - Established in the early 1900s, with several recent additions to the building and facilities, and now extensive

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18. 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.

19. EASTON POINT MARINA - At the end of Port Street on the Tred Avon River.

20. BOAT RAMP - At Easton Point, end of Port Street.

21. TALBOT COUNTRY CLUB - Established in 1910, the Talbot Country Club is located at 6142 Country Club Drive, Easton.

22. WHITE MARSH CHURCH - Only the ruins remain, but the churchyard contains the grave of the elder Robert Morris, who died July 22, 1750.

The parish had a rector of the Church of England in 1690.

23. FOXLEY HALL - Built about 1795 at 24 N. Aurora St., Foxley Hall is one of the best-known of Easton’s Federal dwellings. Former home of Oswald Tilghman, great-grandson of Lt. Col. Tench Tilghman. (Private)

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Easton Points of Interest 24. TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL - On “Cathedral Green,” Goldsborough St., is one of 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.

25. HOG NECK GOLF COURSE - Rated FOUR STARS by “Golf Digest Places to Play.” 18 hole Championship course, 9 hole Executive course. Full service pro shop. For more info. tel: 410-822-6079.

26. 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.

27. EASTON AIRPORT - 29137 Newnam Rd., just off Rt. 50.

28. 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: 410-8224903 or visit their web site at www.pickeringcreek.org.

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St. Michaels Points Of Interest On the broad Miles River, with her picturesque tree-lined streets and beautiful landlocked 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.

Today the shipyards are still active, and the harbor is used by oystermen, fishermen, clammers and pleasure seekers in large numbers.

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St. Michaels Points of Interest Chesapeake Bay, this historic inn has been welcoming guests for over 100 years. Thomas Kemp, builder of the original “Pride of Baltimore,” built the main house in 1819.

2. HARBOURTOWNE GOLF RESORT - Bay View Restaurant and Duckblind Bar on the scenic Miles River with an 18 hole golf course and tennis courts.

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. 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 Hazzard Perry. Perry Cabin has served as a riding academy and was restored in 1980 as an inn and restaurant. The Inn is now a member of the Orient Express Hotels.

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St. Michaels Points of Interest St., was built by Henry Clay Dodson, a prominent St. Michaels businessman and state legislator around 1883 as his private residence. In 1874, Dodson, along with Joseph White, established the St. Michaels Brick Company, which later provided the brick for “the old Parsonae house.”

6. FREDERICK DOUGLASS HISTORIC MARKER - Born at Tuckahoe Creek, Talbot County, he 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.

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St. Michaels Points of Interest 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. 410-745-2900 or www.thecrabclaw.com.

9. PATRIOT - During the season (April-November) the 65’ cruise boat can carry 150 persons, runs daily historic narrated cruises along the Miles River. For daily cruise times, visit www.patriotcruises.com or call 410745-3100.

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,

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St. Michaels Points of Interest a druggist, and occupied as his private residence and office. In 1910 the property, then known as “Willow Cottage,� underwent alterations when acquired by the Shannahan family who continued it as a private residence for over 75 years. As a bed and breakfast, circa 1988, major renovations took place, preserving the historic character of the gracious Victorian era.

12. HAMBLETON INN - On the harbor. Historic waterfront home built in 1860 and restored as a bed and breakfast in 1985 with a turn-ofthe-century atmosphere. All the rooms have a view of the harbor.

13. MILL HOUSE - Originally built on the beach about 1660 and later moved to its present location on Harrison Square (Cherry Street near Locust Street).

14. 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.

15. TALBOT COUNTY FREE LIBRARY - Located at 106 S. Fremont St. has recently been remodeled. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877.

16. CARPENTER STREET SALOON - Life in the Colonial community

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St. Michaels Points of Interest 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 (the vault presently serves as a cooler), a newspaper office, post office and telephone company.

17. TWO SWAN INN - The Two Swan Inn on the harbor served as the former site of the Miles River Yacht Club, was built in the 1800s and was renovated in 1984. It is located at the foot of Carpenter Street in a central but secluded part of the historic district of town.

18. TARR HOUSE - Built by Edward Elliott as his plantation home about 1661. It was Elliott and an indentured servant, Darby Coghorn, who built the first church in St. Michaels. This was about 1677, on the site of the present Episcopal Church (6 Willow Street, near Locust).

19. CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 301 S. Talbot St. Built of Port Deposit stone, the present church was erected in 1878. The first is believed to have been built in 1677 by Edward Elliott.

20. THE INN - Built in 1817 by Wrightson Jones, who opened and operated the shipyard at Beverly on Broad Creek. (Talbot St. at Mulberry).

21. THE CANNONBALL HOUSE - When St. Michaels was shelled

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St. Michaels Points of Interest by the British in a night attack in 1813, the town was “blacked out” and lanterns were hung in the tree tops to lead the attackers to believe the town was on a high bluff. Result: The houses were overshot. The story is that a cannonball hit the chimney of “Cannonball House” and rolled down the attic stairway. This town “blackout” was believed to be the first such “blackout” in the history of warfare.

22. 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. 23. 125 MULBERRY STREET - 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.

24. 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 com123

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St. Michaels Points of Interest munity efforts. Open May-October, Fri., 1 to 4 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sun., 1 to 4 p.m. Other days on request. Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for children with children under 6 free.

25. 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.

26. 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 the St. Michaels Winery, artists, furniture makers, a baker and other unique shops and businesses.

27. BOB PASCAL’S ST. MICHAELS HARBOUR INN, MARINA & SPA - Located at 101 N. Harbour Road, was newly constructed in 1986 and recently renovated. It has overnight accommodations, conference facilities, marina, spa and Pascal’s Restaurant & Tavern.

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Oxford Points of Interest Oxford is one of the oldest towns in Maryland. Although already in existence 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.

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Oxford Points of Interest Lt. Tench Tilghman carried the message of Cornwallis’ surrender from Yorktown, 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 - 200 Oxford Road.

The Oxford Community Center, a pillared brick schoolhouse saved from the wrecking ball by the town residents, is a gathering place for meetings, classes, lectures, dinner theater and performances by the Tred Avon Players. Rentals available to groups and individuals.

410-226-5904 or www.oxfordcc.org.

3. BACHELOR POINT HARBOR - Located at the mouth of the Tred Avon River, 9’ water depth.

4. THE COOPERATIVE OXFORD LABORATORY - U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Maryland Department of Natural Resources located here. 410226-5193 or www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/oxford.

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5. OXFORD TOWN PARK - Former site of the Oxford High School.

Recent restoration of the beach as part of a “living shoreline project” created 2 terraced sitting walls, a protective groin and a sandy beach with native grasses which will stop further erosion and provide valuable aquatic habitat. A similar project has been completed adjacent to the ferry dock.

A kayak launch site has also been located near the ferry dock.

6. OXFORD MUSEUM - Morris & Market Sts. Devoted to the memories and tangible mementos of Oxford, MD. Open Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays from 10 to 4 and Sundays from 1-4.

The Museum is open April through November. For more info. tel: 410-226-0191.

7. OXFORD LIBRARY - 101 Market St. Founded in 1939 and on its present site since 1950. Hours are Mon.-Sat., 10-4.

8. THE BRATT MANSION (ACADEMY HOUSE) - 205 N. Morris St. Served as quarters for the officers of a Maryland Military Academy built about 1848. (Private residence) 9. BARNABY HOUSE - 212 N. Morris St. Built in 1770 by sea captain Richard Barnaby, this charming house contains original pine woodwork, corner fireplaces and an unusually lovely handmade staircase.

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Oxford Points of Interest 10. THE GRAPEVINE HOUSE - 3 09 N . M or r i s S t . T h e g r a p e vine over the entrance arbor was brought from the Isle of Jersey in 1810 by Captain William Willis, who commanded the brig “ S ara h a nd Louisa.” (Private residence) 11. THE ROBERT MORRIS INN - N. Morris St. & The Strand.

Robert Morris was the father of Robert Morris, Jr., the “financier of the Revolution.” Built about 1710, part of the original house with a beautiful staircase is contained in the beautifully restored Inn, now open 7 days a week. Robert Morris, Jr. was one of only 2 Founding Fathers to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution.

12. THE OXFORD CUSTOM HOUSE - N. Morris St. & The Strand. Built in 1976 as Oxford’s official Bicentennial project. It is a replica of the first Federal Custom House built by Jeremiah Banning, who was the first Federal Collector of Customs appointed by George Washington.

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14. OXFORD-BELLEVUE FERRY - N. Morris St. & The Strand.

Started in 1683, this is believed to be the oldest privately operated ferry in the United States. Its first keeper was Richard Royston, whom the Talbot County Court ‘pitcht upon’ to run a ferry at an unusual subsidy of 2,500 pounds of tobacco. Service has been continuous since 1836, with power supplied by sail, sculling, rowing, steam, and modern diesel engine. Many now take the ride between Oxford and Bellevue for the scenic beauty.

15. BYEBERRY - On the grounds of Cutts & Case Boatyard. It faces Town Creek and is one of the oldest houses in the area. The date of construction is unknown, but it was standing in 1695. Originally, it was in the main business section but was moved to the present location about 1930. (Private residence) 16. CUTTS & CASE - 306 Tilghman St. World-renowned boatyard for classic yacht design, wooden boat construction and restoration using composite structures.

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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.

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The Bonaparte Threat by Gary D. Crawford

Dukes, earls, viscounts, counts, barons in America? Not in these United States! The founders of our republic wanted nothing to do with the titles of nobility that were so prevalent throughout Europe. They recognized that the special privileges that accompany such titles posed a threat to our democracy and, being hereditary honors, served to create permanent class distinctions.

Accordingly, laws prohibiting titles of nobility appeared early in our country, in several provincial charters and state constitutions.

When our national Constitution was written, titles expressly were prohibited. Article 1, Section 9, Clause 8 reads: No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

Note that two issues are being addressed here. The first sentence prohibits the federal government from granting of titles, but the second sentence touches on another concern — the question of loyalties.

Our founders wanted no American holding a position of power to be in the pay of a foreign state and recognized that conferring a title often was the best way for a monarch to reward someone for services rendered.

The very next clause (Article I, Section 10, Clause 1) also mentions titles, prohibiting the individual states from granting them. Despite these provisions, less than ten years after the Constitution was adopted in 1788, proposals began to circulate to strengthen the Constitution on this point. Some wanted to close the “without the consent of Congress” loophole and prevent any future Congress from allowing exceptions to the no-titles policy. Every suggestion was to tighten the policy, no one proposed loosening it. Eventually, the draft of a Constitutional amendment began circulating through Senate committees. Finally, on January

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At this point, the Gentle Reader may be wondering what all this has to do with us. It turns out that there are several Maryland connections to this story, and here is the first of these. The “titles of nobility” amendment was put forward by Sen. Philip Reed of Maryland.

Reed’s proposal was a tough one.

The Constitution already prohibited the granting of titles, but his amendment would penalize citizens for accepting them, from anyone. The concept was simple: Accept a title or any other present from a foreign power and you lose your citizenship.

Here is the full text: If any citizen of the United States shall accept, claim, receive or retain any title of nobility or honour, or shall, without the consent of Congress, accept and retain any present, pension, office or emolument of any kind whatever, from any emperor, king, prince or foreign power, such person shall cease to be a citizen of the United States, and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under them, or either of them.

Congress acted surprisingly quickly, passing the Senate by a 19 to 5 vote. By May 1st, it had sailed through the House by an even wider margin, 87 to 3. The proposed Thirteenth Amendment then was sent off

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Two hundred years later, we may wonder what all this fuss was about.

Titles of nobility certainly are contrary to our egalitarian principles, but why go to all this bother? Our Senator Reed and many others in Congress feared something. But what was threatening the nation at this time? Were there people with titles, people already in America or who might come to America, who

might move into positions of influence and power?

Unfortunately, few records exist of the arguments put forward, pro or con, but we can guess. For years, the U.S. had been struggling with various international issues, particularly those relating to the freedom of the seas. These conflicts led first to the undeclared “Quasi-War” (1797-1801) with France, our former ally, and, a few years later, to our second war with Great Britain (1812-14). The proposed Thirteenth Amendment seems to arise from concerns about tangled loyalties with these two countries — and tangles there were.

Much of the concern may have centered on the imperial ambitions of the Corsica-born self-crowned

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The Bonaparte Threat Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte. And yes, there was a Maryland connection. Unlikely as it may seem, there was a Bonaparte living in Baltimore at the time. Actually, there were two Bonapartes.

It really is a most improbable story.

The youngest of Napoleon’s siblings was Girolamo, Jérôme in French. The teenager was known in the French court as “Fifi” for his fondness for fine clothes, parties, and especially girls. Big brother Napoleon, then First Consul of France, decided that military service might be good for Jérôme and had him appointed to the French navy in the

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Caribbean. While on duty there he met Joshua Barney, an American fellow officer then in service under French colors. In 1802, Jérôme was promoted to second lieutenant and given command of the 16-gun sloopof-war brig, the Epervier (Sparrowhawk) on patrol in the Caribbean.

The Epervier sailed back for France in July of 1803. Jérôme was not aboard, however. He had gotten into his head the idea of visiting America rather than returning to France. Napoleon flatly denied permission, not wishing to give Jérôme any opportunities for mischief, but the willful Jérôme went anyway.

Leaving his ship in Martinique, he took passage for New York with a secretary, a doctor and several servants. He presented himself to a surprised French consul and was enthusiastically welcomed by New York society. About the only person he knew in America, however, was Joshua Barney, who promptly invited Jérôme to visit his home in Baltimore. And here is the second Maryland connection.

Barney introduced Jérôme to Baltimore society, where he cut a dashing figure. Baltimoreans were delighted to have a relative of Napoleon in their midst. And though Jérôme spoke no English, he hardly needed to. He was elegant, nearly royalty, and downright beautiful.

And, of course, he also was brother to First Consul Napoleon, whom many here much admired at that

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time. A Talbot County gadfly, Jacob Gibson, was a big Napoleon fan. In addition to Sharp’s Island, Gibson owned several properties on the Eastern Shore that he named after Napoleonic victories. One such property in St. Michaels was named for the Battle of Marengo, a village in Italy where Napoleon defeated an Austrian army, whence the street in St. Michaels takes its name — giving us our third Maryland connection.

Sometime in the early fall, Jérôme attended a party given by Samuel Chase, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and by then an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Another guest was William Patterson, who with Robert Morris had helped to finance the

Revolutionary War. Patterson now was an influential merchant and shipper, eminently respectable, and the second wealthiest man in Maryland after Charles Carroll of Carrollton. With Patterson that night were his wife and their 18-year-old daughter Elizabeth, already a popular socialite and a noted beauty.

According to one description, Betsy, as she was known to her friends, was “stunningly beautiful, with a svelte figure, creamy complexion and wonderfully expressive brown eyes.” Her high spirits had earned her the title the Belle of Baltimore, but she yearned for the world beyond Baltimore. Betsy had a flair for the latest and most revealing Paris fashions and, perhaps just as important,

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Elizabeth Patterson she also knew a bit of French.

The two teenagers were intro-

duced, and sparks flew. At another social event a few days later, Jérôme’s gold chain somehow got thrown around her neck, entangling the two together; Elizabeth later said she took it is a sign. The romance quickly developed, and within weeks he proposed and she accepted.

Her father initially approved of the match, but then he received an anonymous letter that gave details of Jérôme’s scandalous past. Patterson tried for weeks to prevent the marriage, but Betsy would not be put off. She declared, “I would rather be the wife of Jérôme Bonaparte for an hour, than the wife of any other man for life.”

Only after she threatened to elope did Patterson relent, but he insisted

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Young Elizabeth scandalized provincial American society. that the knot be tied tight. He arranged for them to be married by the Mayor of Baltimore in a civil ceremony and by John Carroll, the first Catholic bishop in America. The weddings took place on Christmas Eve, 1803, just a few weeks after Jérôme had turned 19. Despite the season, one guest remarked that the bride’s dress was so flimsy that it would fit in his pocket.

The Bonapartes set up housekeeping in Baltimore, where they became the talk of the town. Elizabeth scandalized provincial American society

by wearing ever more daring dresses, “so transparent her body could be seen through the material,” a practice to which her husband apparently had not the slightest objection.

Everyone seemed satisfied with the marriage, even the Bonaparte family, except for one — and it was his approval that really mattered.

Napoleon was furious with Jérôme, for he intended each of his siblings to marry into European royal families.

When he learned of Jérôme’s marriage to a common American, Napoleon demanded that he return to France immediately — and without “Miss Patterson,” thank you. They chose to remain in Baltimore, though they sent appeals by every means available in an effort to persuade the First Consul to relent.

That spring,1804, the French Senate offered Napoleon the title “Emperor of the French.” He accepted without hesitation, and a huge coronation ceremony was planned for December. Jérôme and Elizabeth decided to attend this huge event. Jérôme was confident that Napoleon, once he finally met her, would accept his lovely sister-in-law.

Sadly, we’ll never know, for, from this point on, everything went wrong for the young couple. Their ship was struck by a storm as they were leaving Baltimore and sank in the harbor with their belongings, wedding presents, and gold. Barely escaping with their lives, they tried again some weeks later. This time

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Napoleon was then in Italy, crowning himself the King of Rome.

Jérôme decided that they should split up. He would go to Rome and plead their case in person, while Elizabeth would wait in Amsterdam.

The separation must have been tearful. By now they knew that Elizabeth

was carrying a child — the Emperor’s nephew.

Elizabeth never saw Jérôme again. Denied landing permission in Amsterdam, Elizabeth crossed the Channel to London, where she took up lodgings to await news. When news finally came, it was not good.

In Rome, Napoleon gave Jérôme a flat ultimatum: Give up Elizabeth or be financially ruined forever. Overwhelmed, Jérôme conceded. When Pope Pius VII refused to annul the marriage, Napoleon simply had the French courts declare the marriage invalid. In July, Jérôme Napoleon Bonaparte was born in England — Elizabeth called him Bo — and they soon returned to Baltimore. This is how there happened to be two

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The rest of the tale is quickly told.

Jérôme became King of Westphalia in 1807 and married Catherine of Württenberg; upon her death, he married a third time, and died in 1860. His American son, Jérôme remained in Baltimore, where he married an American woman, much against his mother’s wishes (she wanted him to marry royalty), and fathered two sons, Jérôme II and Charles.

Elizabeth never remarried. After Napoleon’s fall in 1815, she turned her back on America and moved to Europe for 25 years, always insisting she was a princess, the lawful wife

of Jérôme Bonaparte and a member of the Bonaparte family. Napoleon never acknowledged her or her offspring as Bonapartes, none were ever listed in the line of succession, and no one was granted a title. Until his abdication in 1814, Napoleon did, however, provide “Miss Patterson” with 60,000 francs annually. Like her father, Elizabeth invested wisely and outlived her son. When she died in 1879 at age 95, she left one and a half million dollars to her two grandsons.

Speaking of no titles, whatever happened to the Thirteenth Amendment? Ten states had ratified the amendment by the end of 1811, and in February of 1812, Massachusetts approved. Just two more states were

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With only 12 approvals, it died.

We may never know whether the Baltimore Bonapartes were part of what prompted Senator Reed to put forward his amendment. It is worth pointing out, however, that the very first state to ratify was (you guessed it) Maryland, which makes our fourth connection.

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One certainly did, and he provides us with our fifth Maryland connection to this curious tale.

Elizabeth and Jérôme’s grandson Charles Bonaparte was born and raised in Baltimore. After a career in law, he served with distinction in a variety of roles. In 1905 he joined Theodore Roosevelt’s cabinet as the

37th Secretary of the Navy. The following year, Roosevelt appointed him the Attorney General of the United States. One final irony occurred in 1908. While Attorney General, Charles established the Bureau of Investigation. So, yes, our FBI was founded by the grand-nephew of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.

Charles Bonaparte was put to rest in Baltimore’s Loudon Park Cemetery. He lies less than eight miles away from our sixth and last Maryland connection.

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Tidewater Traveler by George W. Sellers, CTC A Nose for Travel He insisted that we please call him “Twitchy.” To do so seemed rude at first. It even felt disrespectful referring to a victim of Touret te’s S y nd rome by such a name. But as the group in the room got to know him, two things became very evident – he was not a victim of anything; and he was very effective in leading us past a barrier of potential discomfort.

For Tw itchy, the uncontrolled jerking of his head and shoulders accompanied by sudden distortions of speech were neither a disability

nor a distraction; they were simply a source of pure empowerment.

He offered no apology. He issued no disclaimer. Stuart Ellis-Myers simply went about his assigned task of motivating and inspiring a room f illed w ith travel agents to lead their field of endeavor and enjoy the art of assisting people to purchase once-in-a-lifetime vacations. He is, without a doubt, the very best motivational speaker I have ever encountered.

When I attend travel conferences, I usually choose ‘nuts and bolts’

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Nose for Travel sessions where I can learn specific information about destinations and travel services; I rarely choose what I consider to be f luffy, feel-good, go-away-and-conquer-the-world seminars. I do not remember why I chose Twitchy’s session; perhaps my first choice was closed out. Regardless of how it came to be, I am glad I wandered into the small meeting room at Caesar’s Palace Conference Center in Las Vegas.

Even before the established start time, Twitchy set about converting a group of about fifty strangers into friends. He directed the distribution of information packets to each participant. To this day I would be

unable to describe the contents of the packet. I cannot tell you any of the elements of the syllabus. Certainly, I cannot explain the cogent points of the seminar over v iew.

With the print materials packet was a most unusual item. Packaged in a cheap plastic bag was a red,foam sphere about two inches in diameter – larger than a golf ball – smaller than a tennis ball. No written explanation accompanied the spongy orb.

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Nose for Travel cheap bags and carefully removed the red balls. A few balls got away and needed to be retrieved from the f loor. My fingers detected a single slit cut about halfway through the little globe. Oh no, I thought, he is

not expecting all of us to . . . yes, he is! When the time came, “No” was not an acceptable response. I stretched the tiny slit and pushed it onto my nose. By the time my red nose was fully in place, the conference room had erupted into chaotic laughter and general joviality. Twitchy had broken the ice!

Like a farmer preparing his soil to receive new seed, Twitchy had prepared his seminar participants to listen and learn.

Gimmicky? Of course! Effective? Absolutely!

Twitchy’s colloquium proceeded for about ninety minutes – it se eme d l i ke ten. Befor e I lef t that session, I promised myself I would adopt at least part of what

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Typically known as stiff and formal, an Irish National Guide loosens up behind a red nose.

Emboldened by a red nose, Sandy Holicky of Grasonville takes over the helm of a river skiff on China’s Daning River.

I had experienced; in doing so I would seek to motivate my travel clients to approach their once-in-alifetime trips with a positive vacation attitude, prepared to loosen up and enjoy themselves. Soon after Twitchy’s seminar, I bought twenty-four dozen red clown noses.

I recently reordered for the fourth time.

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“A Nose for Travel - Our clients have a nose for travel, and we help them sniff out the best destinations. Just for fun, you are invited to join our elite group of travelers who have already had their photos ta ken at landmark s around t he world wearing red clow n noses.

We look forward to receiving your Nose Pix to post with others on our Facebook page.”

For document delivery, I like to show up at a client’s house wearing a red nose. It is an immediate conservation starter and it draws the entire family together. Even

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Eleanor Wheatley of Cambridge broke the ice with local vendors on a cruise of Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong. noses. A group at the Great Wall of China donned their spongy appendages for a Nose Pix with the ancient wall in the background. Before the camera was clicked, a large group of

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Travel ser v ice prov iders have enjoyed sharing the nose experience. Ship staff aboard Viking River Cruises put on noses for their guests one evening after dinner. Even the cruise director of the Disney Magic and an Irish National Guide got caught up in the red nose phenomenon.

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Still others have been photographed but are not quite bold enough to post it on Facebook.

In preparation for this article I decided to contact Twitchy, to thank him and make sure he had no objection to being featured. Readers will find it interesting to note the name of his website - www.itwitch. com (I twitch). After a few e-mail

exchanges, Stuart called me from a “600-person gig in Whistler.” He told me he has gone through about 15,000 noses over the past year of seminars and travel, and that he is thrilled to know that someone remembers the experience.

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What You See In The Dark

by Manuel Muñoz. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. 251 pages. $23.95.

Life is stranger than fiction, and this novel combines both in a taut, engrossing story of love, death and missed chances in a 1950s setting in the small town of Bakersfield, just over the hill from Los Angeles.

As the reader follows the action, Alfred Hitchcock’s movie Psycho comes to mind. It’s not an accident. The fictional treatments are based on a real event.

At the heart of this story are four women, all different, all affected by yearning and insecurity, or loneliness and a search for love, or escape from shame.

One is a Hollywood actress, only identified as Actress, who comes to town on a search for location shots of a motel. Another is a waitress and motel owner, Mrs. Watson. One is Teresa, a young Latino woman who works in the back room of a shoe store. Her co-worker, briefly identified as

Candy, sees all but never tells all.

Muñoz is as observant as a camera lens. His characters are drawn with spot-on veracity. The Actress is brilliant in her admiration for the Director. She trusts him implicitly, in spite of being

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The part requires her to be nude and stabbed to death in a motel shower. Does that trigger an image of the Bates Motel?

Mrs. W atson ’s li f e i s o ne of quiet desperation. Her brutal husband walked out on her years ago, leaving her with ownership of the motel, a day job at the local cafe and supervision of giggling young waitresses. She also is the mother of the most attractive son in town.

Teresa’s job in the storage room of the shoe store pays for a single-

room apartment above the bowling alley. She’s a good girl, left alone when her mother takes off for Texas to reunite with Teresa’s father. “You’ve got a good head on your shoulders,” her mother tells her when Teresa decides to stay in Bakersfield. “You’ll be fine.”

Candy provides the tale with the role of a jealous observer. With no authority over Teresa except her white skin, she assumes her superiority by assigning the dirty jobs to her.

Much of the action in the story takes place at night, validating the book title. A wonderful scene occurs early in the book at the drivein movie. Teenage kids and young courting couples cuddle in cars

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By November, the drive-in is closed for the season, but Mrs. Watson makes a rare stop at the downtown movie house to see if her motel is a bit player in the newly released movie. When the Actress had lunch at the café the

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Meanwhile, all the young waitresses at the café are jealous when handsome Dan Watson begin an open relationship with Teresa. A young Mexican farm worker is also timidly courting her, not speaking, but leaving modest gifts for her on trash can lids in the alley behind the shoe store. More endearingly, he asks her permission

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Candy observes his attentions to Teresa and purloins his offerings.

She hoards her secret.

Dan is barkeeper at a Latino nightspot where he persuades Teresa to sing. Before long, her Mexican suitor shows up to confirm that his love has been rejected.

The stage is set for tragedy.

The plot becomes a steamroller with Muñoz at the wheel, never flattening the nuances or the genuine decency of all involved.

As he notes near the end of the book, “What you do with darkness is pitch yourself into it.” To the extent it brings you sorrow or bliss, it’s often a surprise.

So is this wonderful, haunting book.

Anne Stinson began her career in the 1950s as a free lance for the now defunct Baltimore NewsAmerican, 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.

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Queen Anne’s County Invites You! Old workboats putter out of fog-shrouded marinas at dawn; birdwatchers keep eyes peeled for migrating wildfowl; friendly shopkeepers peddle ripe produce or showcase fine antiques. This is Queen Anne’s County, a world of scenic shoreline and fertile farmland.

Start your journey at the Chesapeake Exploration Center on beautiful Kent Narrows, home to “Our Chesapeake Legacy”, a hands-on interactive exhibit providing an overview of the Chesapeake Bay region’s heritage, resources and culture. The exhibit explores man’s relationship with the Bay, covers the early history including the settlement, importance of tobacco as a monetary staple, and explores the importance of the key industries of agriculture, commercial fishing, and current efforts to preserve the Bay. While at the Chesapeake Exploration Center, pick up a free copy of our award-winning Heritage Guide Map. Visitors and residents can explore the entire span of Maryland’s history, and spend the day, or just a few hours, touring the historic treasures, from watching the heavy stones turned by a waterwheel at the Old Wye Mill, to helping uncover history in an archaeological dig. Those historic doors are tossed open during the Historic Sites Consortium’s Open House Weekends on the first Saturday of every month May through October, (second Saturday in July), when docents conduct tours of 14 of the county’s historic gems from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Also at the Exploration Center is the free map, Explore Our Great Outdoors, which directs you to our nature preserves and parks and helps you to identify native species of birds, insects, mammals, and reptiles.

Chesapeake Exploration Center is also a great starting point for the highly acclaimed Cross Island Trail that spans Kent Island from the Kent Narrows to the Chesapeake Bay. Bike, blade, walk, or jog through canopied trees, marshland abundant with wildlife, and fields that reap sweet corn.

Hungry? Our fabulous waterfront restaurants line the Kent Narrows, where the catch of the day moves from workboat to skillet.

Enjoy a restful night in a charming B&B or comfortable hotel, and treat yourself to some casual outlet shopping or antiquing in our slowpaced, small towns.

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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 of Kent, 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 visitors and residents alike 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.

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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. A company of Union soldiers stationed as guards in Denton celebrated the 4th of July with skyrockets and other explosives and set fire to a shop building. The ensuing fire burned nearly all of the business section of town, which consisted of several stores, a hotel and a rum shop.

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.

During the early 20th century the lumber and food canning industries gained importance, and the town grew and prospered. The appearance of the downtown business district has changed little since that time.

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.

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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. New industry growth is fast becoming a reality. Amidst this growth, however, oldfashioned traditions and hospitality prevail.

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.

Today, Caroline County continues to benefit from its centrality in a rich agriculture area and its location on good land and water transportation arteries.

Points of interest in Caroline County include the Museum of Rural Life in Denton, Adkins Arboretum near Ridgely, and the Mason-Dixon Crown Stone in Marydel. To contact the Caroline County Office of Tourism, call 410-479-0655 or visit their website at www.tourcaroline.com.

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Thru Oct. 16 Exhibit: Illuminating the Sea - The Marine Paintings of James E. Buttersworth, 1844-1894 at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916.

1-30 Exhibit: The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels will be exhibiting photos by Tidewater Camera Club (TCC) members in the Van Lennep Auditorium of the Museum’s Steamboat Gallery.

The series of photos features scenes from the Museum’s 18acre waterfront campus and working boat yard, as captured

by TCC photographers during

a recent outing to the Museum.

The exhibit is free for Museum members or with admission.

For more info. tel: 410-7452916.

1,8,15,22,29 Meeting: Wednesday Morning Artists meet each Wednesday at 8 a.m. at Creek Deli in Cambridge. No cost. wednesdaymorningartists.com or contact Nancy at ncsnyder@ aol.com or 410-463-0148.

1,8,15,22,29 Social Time for Seniors at the St. Michaels Community Center, every Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410745-6073.

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June Calendar 1,8,15,22,29 Pre-School Story Time at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 2 to 2:45 p.m. for 3- to 5-year-olds, no adult required. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www. tcfl.org.

1,8,15,22,29 Trivia at NightCat is held each Wednesday at 7 p.m.

If you’ve got three friends with triple digit IQs, test yourselves against Talbot’s brightest. Prepare to be humbled! For more info. tel: 410-690-4544.

1,8 Lee D. Zmura’s Travel and Nature Journaling Workshop

at Christ Church Parish Hall St. Michaels. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sponsored by the St. Michaels Art League. For more info. tel: 410-549-0515.

1,15 Plant Clinic offered by the U n i ve rs i t y o f M a ry l a n d C o operative Extension’s Master Gardeners of Talbot County at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1244.

1-31 Working Artist Forum Annual Show at the Administration Hallway Gallery, Heron Point, Chestertown. This annual show of art is comprised of the members of the Working Artist

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Forum whose central location is Easton. The members are artists from all over the state of Maryland, but mainly from the Eastern Shore. Their work includes all the art mediums. For more info. tel: 410-778-3224.

2,9,16,23,30 Main Street Farmer’s Market in downtown Cambridge. 3 to 6 p.m. For more info. visit www.cambridgemainstreet.com.

2,16 Academy for Lifelong Learning: Easton Airport tour with Mike Henry. 10 a.m. to noon at the Easton Airport. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916.

2 Stitch and Chat at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 10 a.m. Bring your projects and stitch with a group. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877.

3,10,17,24 Poetry at Noon at the Oxford Community Center.

Free poetry appreciation group meets weekly at noon. For more info. tel: 410-226-5904.

3-25 “Double Take: Contemporary, Original Art Quilting” at Artworks, Chestertown. The walls of Artworks gallery will be transformed this June with the fascinating, contemporary, original art quilts of twin sis-

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ters Joyce Murrin and Jean M. Evans. For more info. tel: 410-778-6300.

3 First Friday Gallery Walk in downtown Easton. 5 to 9 p.m.

Easton’s art galleries, antiques shops and restaurants combine for a unique cultural experience. Raffles, gift certificates and street vendors! For more info. tel: 410-770-8350.

3 Chestertown’s First Friday. Extended shop hours with arts and entertainment throughout historic downtown. For a list of activities visit: www.kentcounty.

3 Dorchester Swingers Square Dance from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Maple Elementary School, Egypt Rd., Cambridge. Refreshments provided. For more info. tel: 410-820-8620.

3 Concert:Red Horse featuring Lucy Kaplansky, Eliza Gilkyson and John Gorka at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. In the spirit of Crosby, Stills and Nash, Red Horse is an acoustic fan’s dream scenario. $30. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299.

3 Meeting: 4-H at the St. Michaels Community Center. 6 to 9

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p.m. For more info. tel: 410745-6073.

3-4 Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Conference at the Cambridge branch of Chesapeake Community College, Race Street. The conference will focus on the history of Harriet Tubman and the many stories of the Underground Railroad, with workshops and special events. For more info. tel: 443-366-2451 or visit www. tubmanugrr.net.

3,4,10,11,17,18 Lighthouse Overnight Adventures at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Program

4 22nd Annual Strawberry Festival and Craft Show at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, St. Michaels. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Enjoy crafts, lunch, fun and strawberries! For more info. tel: 410-745-2534.

4 Forest as Muse—Walk and Reflection with Nature Journaling at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely.

11 a.m. public guided walk followed by journaling session - free with admission. Join one of the Arboretum’s docent natu-

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June Calendar ralists for a walk through the forest. Enjoy the theme of the day and return to the Visitor’s Center to write/journal about your time in the woods. Reservations requested. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0.

Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. Pat Benatar has legions of loyal fans around the world. Relive the rock and roll music that made her famous with the Little Paradise Band. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299.

4 Historic Houses Open House Wright’s Chance in Centreville will be open to the public. The patio and gardens of Tucker House will also be open, weather permitting. For information, call 410-758-3011.

4,5,11,12,18,19,25,26 Apprentice for a Day Public Boat Building Program at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Learn traditional Chesapeake boat building techniques under the direction of a CBMM shipwright. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916.

4 Concert: Little Paradise - Pat Benatar Tribute at the Avalon

4,11,18,25 St. Michaels Farmers Market from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. in

Come get wet at Oxford’s Annual Cardboard Boat Race!

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Walking Tour in downtown Cambridge. Experience the beauty and hear the folklore.

One-hour walking tours are sponsored by the West End Citizens Association. $8 (children under 12 free). Meet at 11 a.m. at Long Wharf. For more info. tel: 410-901-1000.

Muskrat Park. Local farmers and bakers, chef demonstrations, live music and more. For more info. visit www.freshfarmmarkets.org.

4,11,18,25 Easton Farmer’s Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Harrison Street public parking lot.

Live music from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

4,11,18,25 The Artisans’ Market in Fountain Park in downtown Chestertown adjacent to the popular Chestertown Farmers’ Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Ample parking available in the city lots surrounding the park.

4,11,18,25 Historic High Street

4,11,18,25 Guided Walks at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. 11 a.m. Free for members, free with admission to the general public. For more info. tel: 410634-2847, ext. 0.

4,11,18,25 Skipjack Sail on the Nathan of Dorchester, 1 to 3 p.m., Long Wharf, Cambridge.

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Adults $30, children 6-12, $10; under 6 free. For reservations tel: 410-228-7141 or info@ skipjack-nathan.org.

5 39th Annual W. T. Ruark Fishing Tournament at the Hoopers Island Fire house. Starts at 2:30 p.m. Big fish, food and door prizes. For more info. tel: 410-397-3311.

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Annual Charity Tea Party, Fashion Show & Silent Auction at the Inn at Perry Cabin to benefit the St. Michaels Community Center. 3 to 5 p.m.

The Delmarva Chicken Festival, June 17 and 18 – home to the world’s largest chicken frying pan!

5 Mid-Shore Community Band to perform in Town Park, Oxford.

The concert is free and open to the public. Bring your lawn chair or blanket. 3 p.m.

5 “4 on the Shore” Grape Blossom Festival at Layton’s Chance Vineyard & Winery from noon to 4 p.m., 4225 New Branch Rd., Vienna. Cost is $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

Tickets include a free wine glass and tastings of all wines.

All guests must be 21 & older must present a valid photo ID to taste wine. No charge for guests under 21. For more info. visit www.laytonschance.com.

5-19 26th Annual Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival - The 26th annual Festival will run from June 5 through June 19, 2011 and will once again feature 13 events, including six concerts, five artist recitals and two rehearsals open to the public at no charge. Seventeen artists will perform, including many faces familiar to long-time Festival-goers, along with several newcomers to the Eastern Shore Festival scene. J. Lawrie Bloom, Principal Clarinet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Marcy Rosen, a

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6,13,20,27 Meeting: Alcoholics Anonymous - Mid-Shore Intergroup at the St. Michaels Community Center. 7 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-4226.

6,13,20,27 Bingo! at the Elks Club at 5464 Elks Club Rd., Rt. 50 in Cambridge. 7 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-221-6044.

6 Tidewater Camera Club Annual

Dinner Meeting with a yearend review and awards from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Charley Carter residence. For more info. visit www.tidewatercameraclub. com.

7 Academy for Lifelong Learning: Clay Bakers, Pottery Painting at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 10:30 a.m. to noon. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916.

7 Academy for Lifelong Learning: Great Decisions with Tom Hollingshead and George Kettell at the Londonderry Activity Room.

3 to 4:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916, ext. 111.

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June Calendar 7,8,25,26 Boater’s Safety Course at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels.

6 to 10 p.m. $25 per person.

Maryland boaters born after July 1, 1972, are required to have a Certificate of Boating Safety Education. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916.

8 Meeting: Talbot Optimist Club at the Waterview Grille at the Easton Club, Easton. 6:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410770-5519.

9 Concert: The Stoltz Listening Room at the Avalon Theatre,

Easton, is a jazz club every 2 nd Thursday. This month the featured artists are the Erin Dickins and Stef Scaggiari. $20. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www. avalontheatre.com.

11,25 Country Church Breakfast at Faith Chapel & Trappe United Methodist Churches in Wesley Hall, Trappe. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Menu: eggs, pancakes, French toast, sausage, scrapple, hash browns, grits, sausage gravy and biscuits, juice and coffee. TUMC is also the home of “Martha’s Closet” Yard Sale and Community Outreach Store, which is always open

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during the breakfast and also every Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

11 Craft and Yard Sale sponsored by the Talbot County 4-H at the Talbot Agriculture and Education Center, Hiners Lane, Easton. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-310-8934.

11 Second Saturday Walk at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Come on a unique journey toward understanding native plants and how they can become a greater part of your home gardening experience. Free with admission. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0.

11 Second Saturday in Historic Downtown Cambridge on Race, Poplar, Muir and High streets.

Shops will be open late. Galleries will be opening new shows and holding receptions. Restaurants will feature live music.

For more info. visit www.cambridgemainstreet.com.

11 2nd Saturday at the Foundry at 401 Market St., Denton. Watch local artists demonstrate their talents. 2 to 4 p.m. Free. For more info. tel: 410-479-1009.

11 30th Annual Bay Country Music Festival at the Queen Anne’s County 4-H Park, Centreville.

Six acts, headlined by Grammynominated Bill Kirchen, beginning at 3 p.m. Advanced tickets - $19, $25 at the gate, children 12 and under free with paying adult. Sponsored by the Centreville Lions Club. For more info. tel: 410-604-2100 or visit baymusicfestival.com.

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Bandomania at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. Music by Mike Elzey’s Mayhem Band, SoundBelief and Kentavius Jones Trio to benefit Talbot Mentors. 8 p.m. Adults $20, students $10.

Tickets available at the Avalon Box Office. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299.

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Race through Dorchester County. 2,300 competitors are already registered. For more info. tel: 443-786-0059.

12 Pancake Breakfast at the Oxford Volunteer Fire Dept. 7 to 11 a.m. Proceeds to benefit the Oxford Volunteer Fire Services. $8. For more info. tel: 410226-5110.

12 Founders Celebration to honor the founders of Christmas in St. Michaels at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $50 ($25 being tax

12 Historic Walking Tour of Oxford at 10:30 a.m. Meet at the Oxford-Bellevue Ferry to begin the short walking tour through town. The event is free and open to the public.

13 Academy for Lifelong Learning: Meet the Author with Katie Moose at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 1 to 2:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916.

13-17,20-24,27-July 1 Summer Sailing Program at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum,

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15 The Met Live in HD at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. Experience the world’s best opera as it happens - in simulcast! The Avalon is proud to be the only performing arts center in the state of Maryland partnering with The Metropolitan Opera in an effort to bring the best opera performances to the Mid-Atlantic region. Puccini’s Madam Butterfly. 7 p.m. Expected running time: 3 hours 21 minutes. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299.

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14,28 Meeting: Tilghman Chess Club of Talbot County at the St. Michaels Community Center. 1 to 3:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-886-2030.

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14,28 Meeting: Tidewater Stamp Club at the Mayor and Council Bldg., Easton. 7:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1371.

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16 Concert in the Park featuring the Joe Martone Trio at Muskrat Park, St. Michaels. 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-6073.

16 Comedy at the Stoltz: Every 3 rd Thursday come see some of the hottest national comics in the business in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton.

The doors open at 7 p.m., featuring Will Hessler. The show starts at 8 p.m.$20. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.

16-19 Douglass Returns! “Douglass Returns!” will begin with a wine and cheese reception at the Academy Art Museum on June 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. which will introduce the memorial’s sculptor Jay Hall Carpenter to the community. On Friday, June 17th, at the Tidewater Inn, a recognition dinner will be held followed by the premiere of Carlton Spitzer’s original play “Born to be Free.”

The unveiling of the memorial will occur on Saturday with a Frederick Douglass speech in character by famed re-enactor Fred Morsell. On Sunday, the dedication event will culminate w i t h a s pi r i t u al cel e br a t i o n

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a t M o t o n P a rk m a rki n g Ju neteenth, an observance that marks the end of slavery, an important and appropriate gathering for the dedication event honoring Frederick Douglass.

All events will be free and open to the public except for the recognition dinner which will have a ticket price of $75. For more info. tel: 410-770-8000.

lunch. $5 meal deal. Choose from Chicken & Dumplings, Cheese & Broccoli or Soup du Jour (either Vegetable Beef or Chili). Each meal comes with a bowl of soup, a roll and a drink.

Take out or eat in!! We deliver in St. Michaels. For more info. tel:410-745-6073.

17 Academy for Lifelong Learning: Poplar Island Tour. Time to be announced. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916.

17-18 62nd Delmarva Chicken Festival in Georgetown, DE. Held on the campus of Delmarva Christian High School. For more info. tel: 302-856-9037 or visit www.dpichichen.org.

17 Soup Day at the St. Michaels Community Center. Choose from three delicious soups for

17-19 24th Annual Antique and Classic Boat Festival at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Mu-

The annual Antique and Classic Boat Festival will be held at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum on the weekend of June 17-19.

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For more info. tel: 410-7452916 or visit www.chesapeakebayacbs.org.

17-19,24-26 St. Michaels Community Center Theater will present Stephen Schwartz’s “Godspell.” For more details, tel: 410-829-3883.

18 Soup ‘n Walk at Adkins Arbo-

retum, Ridgely. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Check out the beautiful view along Tuckahoe Creek and beyond. $20 members, $25 general public. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0.

18 Ask a Master Gardener at both the Easton and St. Michaels Farmer’s Markets. Bring your diseased plant samples, get ideas on managing your vegetable garden, find out how your approach to gardening can help improve the health of the Bay and more! For more info. tel: 703-328-6322.

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23 Concert in the Park featuring Three Penny Opera at Muskrat Park, St. Michaels. 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410745-6073.

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24 4th Annual Aqua Charity Duck Race at Aqua Pools. The first duck over the edge of the pool wins a spa! A $30 donation enters your duck in the race.

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Lowe Day. There will be food, magicians, storytellers, “Coastie” the talking boat and a silent auction. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit www.tcfl.org.

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25 Summer Seafood Festival on Tilghman Island. All proceeds go to the Tilghman Volunteer Fire Co. For more info. about the day’s events tel: 410-8862677 or vivit www.tilghmanmd.com.

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30 Concert in the Park featuring Blues DeVille at Muskrat Park, St. Michaels. 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410745-6073.

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