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Tidewater TimesFebruary 2014
Tom & Debra CrouchBenson & Mangold Real Estate
116 N. Talbot St., St. Michaels · 410-745-0720 Tom Crouch: 410-310-8916
Debra Crouch: [email protected]
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Chesapeake Bay$475,000
St. Michaels Harbor$469,000
Harris Creek$4,250,000
Choptank River$1,750,000
Edge Creek$1,789,000
Harris Creek$6,900,000
Hambleton Cove$1,695,000
Broad Creek$1,675,000
Miles River$1,200,000
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Tidewater TimesSince 1952, Eastern Shore of Maryland
Features:About the Cover Photographer: Monte Morton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Sick Days: Helen Chappell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Aruba - One Happy Island: Dick Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Trying Something New: Mary Saner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Delmarva Waterway: Harold W. Hurst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Tidewater Kitchen: Pamela Meredith-Doyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Tidewater Gardening: K. Marc Teffeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Clippity-Clop: Gary D. Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Tidewater Review: Anne Stinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Tidewater Traveler: George W. Sellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
David C. Pulzone, Publisher · Anne B. Farwell, EditorP. O. Box 1141, Easton, Maryland 21601
102 Myrtle Ave., Oxford, MD 21654410-226-0422 FAX: 410-226-0411
www.tidewatertimes.com [email protected] Times is published monthly by Tidewater Times Inc. Advertising rates upon request. Subscription price is $25.00 per year. Individual copies are $3. Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in part or whole without prior approval of the publisher. The publisher does not assume any liability for errors and/or omissions.
Vol. 62, No. 9 February 2014
Departments:February Tide Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Queen Anne’s County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Dorchester Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Easton Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105St. Michaels Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Oxford Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Tilghman - Bay Hundred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Caroline County - A Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167February Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
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Monte Morton, of Elkton, MD, has had a passion for photography since childhood. His uncle worked for Eastman Kodak and would visit every summer with his Rolleif lex camera and offer instruction. After taking a photography class in high school he was hooked.
Monte’s photographic interests lie in capturing the Chesapeake Bay and the rural Pennsylvania landscapes, covered bridges and the unique lifestyle of the Amish people that live there. Although the Amish are typically hesitant towards outsid-ers, especially those who possess a
About the Cover PhotographerMonte Morton
camera, Monte has been fortunate to establish personal friendships within this tight-knit community.
He has won both national and international awards for his pho-tography including being featured in National Geographic, and was featured in their first iPad issue.
The picture of the blue heron on the cover was taken during the recent Arctic freeze.
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Sick Daysby
Helen Chappell
You might have come home from school with a scratchy throat or a runny nose. You might have woken up in the middle of the night run-ning a fever and covered with red spots. You might have had a deep, scary cough that sounded like a whoop. Or you might have lost your lunch all over your third grade classroom, and someone would have to come pick you up from the nurse’s office.
On the other hand, you could fake it by holding a thermometer against a light bulb, or complain about a stomachache you really didn’t have. Yes, that happened too.
I understand now that kids get vaccinated for measles, mumps and chicken pox, and all the other childhood diseases we suffered with back in the day, and it’s prob-ably a good thing. I recall German measles being pretty serious. I had to sleep in a darkened room and couldn’t do much of anything but lie there in a delirium.
I also remember wearing cotton gloves so I wouldn’t scratch myself raw from the itchy sores of chicken pox, and whining because I was so bored being forced to stay in bed and not come downstairs to watch
TV. At that point my mother was so thoroughly sick of me or my brother being invalids, she’d get us dressed and send us off to school just to get rid of us. If we could complain, we must have been well enough to go back to Mrs. Beasley’s boring old classroom that inevitably smelled of wet wool, old books, and that cheap disinfectant that school janitors ev-erywhere used to clean the floors.
Usually, by the time cold and fever season rolled around after Christmas, we kids and our teach-ers were thoroughly sick of each
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other, to the point of loathing. We were trapped in the same room for eight hours a day, five days a week, and even the nicest teach-ers could burn out, running thirty rug rats through the learning pro-
cess day after day. We rug rats be-gan to see even the nicest teach-ers as mean old despots, bent on making us miserable.
It was in this stuffy, dreary, Dickensian environment of bore-dom and fear that the Four Horse-men of the Kid Disease Apoca-lypse thrived. One tiny germ could spread like wildfire through a class of thirty-odd kids, bowling us over like tenpins.
At first, when you stayed home sick, your mother would be wor-ried. There would be much taking of the temperature and going di-rectly to bed in the middle of the day. At that point you’d be too sick to care, and you’d surround your-self with your comfort toys ~ in
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Sick Daysmy case, dolls and stuffed animals.
My brother, as I recall, had a large collection of model airplanes to keep him company in the dark hours. Hardly warm and fuzzy, but hey, he was a guy, and planes were always his thing. He would have built model B-52s in bed if Mom had let him. World War II was re-enacted underneath his quilt while he bloomed with measles. You can’t put a kid in bed, no matter how sick, and expect them to just lie there and not use their imagina-tion. I created whole city-states on the patterns of my quilt, and ruled with the iron fist of a princess until I passed out.
I’ve noticed, since I allegedly be-came a grown-up, that when I’m sick I want the comfort food my mom gave me as a kid. I want Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup and Premium Saltines, with a side of orange juice. Nothing else will do, nothing else will cure me. I grew up on prosaic Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup and saltines, and damn it, even all these years later, that’s what I want or I just won’t get better!
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Now, as every woman knows, men do not handle “sick” well. A hangnail, and they’re on their deathbed, so you have to humor them. A woman will be in the last
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Nonetheless, we all have our child-hood sickbed com-fort foods, and no one else’s rituals will do. It can be tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. It can be broth and milk toast. It could be
ginger ale and Jell-O. There’s no value judgment here. There are no atheists in foxholes. When you don’t feel well, you want what you want, when you want it, and you won’t feel right until you get it.
What your mother served you
when she pressed her hand against your forehead and dabbed your face with a damp cloth is the same thing you want when you are the parent. It’s what heals you, and that’s that.
And now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to heat up some soup. I think I’m feeling better, but I don’t want to take any chances. It’s a germ fac-tory out there!
Helen Chappell is the creator of the Sam and Hollis mystery series and the Oysterback stories, as well as The Chesapeake Book of the Dead. Under her pen name, Re-becca Baldwin, she has published a number of historical novels.
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Aruba - One Happy Islandby
Dick Cooper
Bucuti and Tara Beach Resorts in Aruba.
One of the small wonders of this tropical island in the southern reaches of the Caribbean Sea is that the beach sand does not get hot. Even in the afternoon, after hours of almost equatorial sunshine, the sand is cool underfoot as you walk down to the surf line. It is as if the attentive managers of the Bucuti and Tara Beach Resorts where we stay have figured out one more way to make us comfortable.
My wife, Pat, and I first came to Aruba nine years ago on our honeymoon. We were looking for a warm-weather getaway, but we have a strong aversion to connect-ing f lights. After several Internet searches, we found that Aruba was
just over four hours away on a non-stop plane. We also wanted a quiet retreat without jet skis, para-sailors and beach DJs. A f ter combing through websites, we settled on the Bucuti, a boutique hotel complex catering to couples. We liked it so much that we have been back four t imes and have already booked our 2014 trip. It is a good thing we signed up when we did; Aruba in high season (December through March) is sold out.
The mot to of A r uba is “One Happy Island,” and we were pleased to discover that the PR guys did not oversell their product. “This is prettier than the pictures,” Pat says as we hold hands and watch the sun
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slide below the horizon, touching off back f lashes of gold, orange and red into the closing night sky.
And we are not the only ones who feel that way.
Our hotel was full of people who return every year. Several times a year, owner and General Manager Ewald Biemans presents guests with certificates that mark their 10th, 15th and even 20th visit. The hotel averages over 90% annual occu-pancy, and 45% of their guests are return customers.
Aruba is south of the hurricane belt that covers much of the Carib-bean, so it is busy throughout the year. During our summer, South Americans head north to get away from their winter.
On our f i rs t t r ip, Pat a nd I brought our big-city skepticism, along with our carry-on luggage, to this small (19 miles by 6 miles) island off the coast of Venezuela. We had read the glowing reviews written by previous guests of our hotel. The tours and side trips also
Bucuti Beach.
One of the highlights is having a romantic dinner on the beach.
received pluses. One of the con-stant comments was how helpful the Arubans are to vacationers.
All of those observations inevi-tably proved accurate.
One morning, whi le walk ing around the capital of Oranjestad, we stopped so Pat could take a picture of a historic church.
“The old church is locked,” said a lanky man in shorts and t-shirt as he walked by. He stopped about 20 paces away and came back. I thought, oh no, our first hustler.
“If you are looking for a church that is open to pray, walk down this block, make a left and then a right,” he said. “If you get lost, just ask anyone and they can give you directions. Have a good day,” he said with a smile as he turned and walked away. I felt sheepish when I realized I had instinctively checked my wallet to make sure it hadn’t been picked.
“People here are really nice,” Pat says. “Some places you go, they always want something or expect to
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One Happy Islandget paid. Here, it isn’t fake. They’re just nice.”
Downtown Oranjestad is full of historic buildings that ref lect the Dutch rule of the island. Since 1986, Aruba has been a separate entity in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Jewelr y and high-end clothing stores aimed at the cruise-ship crowds line the streets. A new tram system, powered by natural gas, shuttles shoppers around town.
There are numerous day trips available that explore Aruba. We enjoyed the butterf ly farm. (Tip: Go in the afternoon, the fruit set out for the butterf lies around the large, net-enclosed farm ferments
Fishing boats in Oranjestad harbor.during the day and after the insects ingest it, they get a little slower later in the day.)
We also had a good time on the submarine ride that took us over ship wrecks and along reefs in 129 feet of water. (Tip: If you are claus-trophobic, you should pass on this one. They don’t refund your money
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One Happy Islandif you can’t go down the very narrow sub ladder.)
A sunset sail on one of the island’s big catamarans is a must if you want to see the island from the water. (Tip: Wear slip-on or tie shoes. Flip-f lops or heels don’t work on sailboat decks.)
On our first trip we took a half-day guided tour arranged through the hotel concierge. At 8:45 a.m. sharp, a man in his late 40s showed up in the open-air lobby and with a quick handshake introduced him-self as “Frenk from Gemini Tours.”
“You are in luck today,” he said. “No one else signed up, so you have a private tour. Come along, my friends.”
Oranjestad shops exhibit Dutch Colonial architecture.
For the next five hours, Frenk shared his passion for the history of his homeland. “I am a ninth gen-eration Aruban,” he said proudly. “Arawak Indian on my mother’s side and back to one of the first settlers on my father’s side.”
While there were just the three of us in the van, Frenk insisted on wearing his headset and speaking to us through the van’s speakers. He was a font of knowledge, an-swering every question with a quick and thorough answer.
Aruba’s population: 100,000.Languages spoken: Papia-
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Spanish, German and French on the job.
Employment: Everyone has a job, and 20,000 workers have had to be brought in to supply the tour-ist industry.
Income: About $20,000 a year.Taxes: 33 percent income tax.Healthcare: Fully covered by
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datory from ages 6 to 16.Religion: 85% Roman Catholic.D u r i ng t he tou r we w a l ke d
around the California Lighthouse
California Lighthouse.
on the island’s northern tip; stopped for a silent prayer inside the incred-ibly spiritual Chapel of Alta Vista, the site of the first conversion of the Arawaks to Christ ianity by Spanish missionaries from South America; and took pictures at the island’s Natural Bridge that has since collapsed.
We stopped at a seaside restau-rant for barbecue and rice before being taken to Baby Beach for swim-ming and snorkeling. The blinding white sand beach (the beaches of Aruba can be graded white, whiter, whitest and blinding white) rings a lagoon of clear water where you can see your feet in chest-deep water.
Pat shelled and took countless photos while I ventured out to the opening in the lagoon with snorkel and mask. In about 10 feet water, the water cleared even more and
The tiny Chapel of Alta Vista.
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One Happy Islandsuddenly I was sw imming in a cloud of tropical fish. They ranged from schools of almost translucent f ish with black sweeping fins to black and yellow striped beauties to a purple and blue fish the size of a small child that swam slowly through it all.
On the way back to our hotel, Frenk pointed out another source of Aruban pride, the water desalina-tion and power plant complex. Sea water is boiled into fresh drinking water and the steam process gener-ates the electrical power for the island. All tap water in Aruba has been purified.
“It is the second largest plant of its
kind in the world,” Frenk said. “The only one bigger is in Saudi Arabia.”
Over the years, we have seen a steady buildup of high-rise hotels and time-share complexes on the northern end of the island. There is now a shopping mall and a multiplex movie theater. The grocery store we used to walk to from our hotel is now in a big new building where the cheese selection alone is big enough to cause sensory overload.
While the island motto is “One Happy Island,” we have seen it develop into two distinct types of vacation venues. In the high-rise district to the north, there is a heavy emphasis on action and entertainment. Most of the hotels have casinos and live music. Jet skis
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zip back and forth off the beach like angry hornets kicked out of their nest. Loudspeakers boom out island music and beach chairs are jammed in side by side.
We prefer the low-rise area where the Bucuti and Tara are located. The hotel has an adults-only policy and restricts use of the beach bar to guests. The expansive beach in front of the hotel has enough umbrellas and lounge chairs for all the guests and are spaced far enough apart to give everyone some privacy. The hotel has more sand per guest than any other on the island.
Every time we return, there have been major improvements and up-
grades to the 25-year-old Bucuti and the newer Tara Suites building. The old Pirate’s Nest Restaurant that was built to look like a ship washed ashore was torn down and replaced by a sleek, angular, modern new building and renamed Elements. The Carte Blanche Restaurant, which is routinely listed as the best
The butterfly farm was breathtaking!
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It’s All About ~ Blue and
White
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One Happy Islandrestaurant on the island, moved into new space in the hotel complex in January 2013. The unique restau-rant only serves 16 guests in one seating per night. The bill for two can run up to $400 if you include the optional wine pairing, and it is booked four months in advance.
But, with all of the adventures and entertainment available, Pat and I keep returning primarily for the beach and the almost perfect weather. Just when it is starting to get warm, the trade winds cool you off. Then you have to make major decisions: pool or ocean, sun or shade. Turn the page of your novel, or stare off at the Caribbean as the passing clouds take the colors of the water through the full spectrums
I’ve got to admit, I was one happy captain!
of blue and green while fr igate birds soar overhead. And if you get thirsty, just jab the red f lag on the stick next to your lounge into the sand and Angelo will bring you an ice-cold adult beverage topped with fruit.
Oh, and that cool sand, there is a scientific explanation. The Aruban sand is primarily quartz, which does not absorb the sun’s heat the way a shell beach does. That makes it Reason #102 why we keep going back to Aruba and the Bucuti.
Dick Cooper is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. He and his wife, Pat, live and sail in St. Michaels. He can be contacted at [email protected].
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Chesapeake Chamber Music Gala“All That Jazz”
The 2014 Chesapeake Chamber Music Gala, “All That Jazz,” will be held on Saturday, March 8, be-ginning at 6 p.m., with a concert featur ing Cater ina Zapponi, at the Avalon Theatre in Easton. She is a talented cabaret singer and the wife of legendary jazz pianist Monte Alexander.
Zapponi performs music ranging from jazz and American popular to cabaret and musical theater at such prestigious venues as New York’s Birdland and The Blue Note. Internationally she has performed at the Verbier and Saint Barthelemy festivals. To her credit, she also performed A Song For You in the film “For the Love of the Game” starring Kevin Costner.
Following the concert, the Gala will continue at the Tidewater Inn with a cocktail party featuring a variety of the Inn’s famous hors d’oeuvre stations.
Gala proceeds benefit the free and subsidized tickets provided during the annual two-week Ches-
apeake Chamber Music Festival each June; free community in-the-street concerts; YouthReach; and the free violin programs, First Strings and Presto!
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Mary Saner
Opening of Showcase, Hotchkiss Hall January 2013.
Think of college with no exams, papers, deadlines or grades ~ just the informality and fun of learn-ing. That’s the program at Wash-ington College Academy of Lifelong Learning (WC-ALL). I heard that WC-ALL needed teachers. While no teaching experience is required, teachers need to know a subject well and want to share it. As a radio producer who comes from a family of teachers, I thought I’d like to give it a try. I applied to teach a 6-week course (one hour a week) and ti-tled it “Producing Radio Feature Programs from the Chesapeake.”
Luckily, within a couple of weeks, the application was approved.
My first assignment as a WC-ALL instructor was to speak brief-ly at a “Showcase” held at the col-lege’s Hotchkiss Recital Hall. Over 200 Academy members filled the theater and waited to hear about upcoming courses. Not all 27 in-structors could attend, but a large group of us sat on stage encircling the podium.
Seated to my right was Sherwin Markman, who worked in the West Wing of the White House with LBJ and was to teach a course called
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Try Something New“Lyndon Johnson: Up Close and Personal.” He told me a little about his class and also that he loved to sail. On my left was Samuel Bar-nett, who, like Markman, was friendly and talkative. His topic was “Satan, One Hell of a Guy.”
One by one we stood and spoke about our course. It was fun hear-ing the other topics, such as “Magic of the Opera X: Tristan and Isolde,” “Vital Ideas: Money,” “The Civil War Navies,” “India Today” and many more. John Gillespie, who would teach “Celtic Music,” played a lively tune on a whistle and was very good. My presentation went well, but was less exciting than
John’s ~ and it was shorter than the allotted two minutes.
Several times in the interval be-tween the Showcase and my first class, it occurred to me that with no teaching experience, I hadn’t a clue as to what to expect, but I re-mained optimistic.
The first day of class finally ar-rived. Carrying my equipment bag that contained a tape recorder, microphone and several programs I’ve produced and copied onto cas-settes and CDs, I set off at 3:30 to campus. The sky was pitch black and it was windy and thundering. Thankfully, there was no tornado watch. I wondered if anyone would show up for class in that kind of weather. Arriving early to the as-signed room in Daly Hall, I had plenty of time to move chairs into a circle around my desk (what I called the circle of learning). I was expecting 12 students ~ an ideal number for a one-hour discussion.
What ensued, however, in that first class was hardly a discussion. I talked so much and so fast about what makes up a radio feature pro-gram that students were hardly
Academy of Lifelong Learning classes are on a wide array of topics.
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able to get a word in ~ but then John, who was seated directly across from me, said “Can I ask a question?” With that we were off to what became a real discussion about producing radio shows. I found myself in an unfamiliar role ~ answering questions rather than asking them.
From the “pitch” of an idea to interviewing, writing, editing, and narrating, we explored the differ-ent stages of a radio piece. Stu-dents seemed most interested in interviewing. Nancy asked if I tell people ahead of time what ques-tions I will be asking. No, I say, be-cause I want answers to be fresh in
their mind ~ not rehearsed at all.Interviewing can be physically
challenging, I told them. I think of recording while off balance and scurrying around a skipjack in a strong wind ~ or holding my recorder and microphone next to my head while wading through a deepening river in a show on bow and arrow fishing. Interviewing is always interesting and can some-times be exciting.
A very important part of a ra-dio feature is ambience. That’s the background sound that puts listen-ers where the story is taking place. It sets the stage. In a piece on mo-torcycling, it’s the rumbling of mo-torcycle engines.
Stu asks if hearing a certain
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sound ever gives me an idea for a show. It takes me awhile to recall, but yes. A big thunderstorm made me think of producing a piece on lightning. A crop duster f lying low across a field prompted a show on crop dusters dropping cover crop seeds. How do I find story ideas? Steven asks. Obscure magazines, small-town newspapers, I say. Also, friends and family who know that I’m looking for the offbeat and unusual give me ideas.
Sound portraits are radio fea-tures that have no narration. They’re entirely ambience or sound bites from interviews. I’ve been thinking about producing
one on “summer.” I ask the class if they have any ideas for summer sounds. They do ~ crickets, lawn mowers, pop tops, birds chirping, thunder and rain. I’m learning that asking questions is an impor-tant part of teaching. A bonus is that teachers learn from students.
I invite Ken Collins to come and speak to the class. Ken is the Gen-eral Manager of WCTR Radio in Chestertown. He’s smart, funny and totally relaxed in the class-room. While he knows all facets of radio, his background is in sales/advertising. He explains how WCTR gets advertising revenue. Ken responds to a lot of questions in one hour. I rank this class as a great success.
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In the classes that follow, we keep returning to the subject of narration (voice-over). It’s a lot more difficult than it sounds, I say. Narrators must work hard to get the right cadence and tone in read-ing a script. Carol says her daugh-ter, who does professional voice-over work, often finds herself competing for jobs with famous ac-tors such as Robin Williams. It is a highly competitive business.
As my last class comes to an end, I thank everyone for being so attentive and thoughtful. Its been fun sharing my radio expe-rience and programs with them. I found energy in this class that is hard to describe ~ and after each one some exhaustion, too ~ but an
exhilarating kind of exhaustion if that makes any sense. I won-der how teachers who handle five classes a day can do it. One thing I do know ~ I’d like to try this again.
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Delmarva WaterwayThe Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, 1829~1985
byHarold W. Hurst
Notice posted on October 17, 1829.
Canal-building fever captivated America in the 1820s and 1830s. Railroads were still in their infan-cy, and the nation’s commercial in-terests were in a desperate search to establish a transportation sys-tem that would link the cities of the East Coast with the grain fields of the western farm belt.
The Erie Canal was completed
in 1825, linking New York City and Hudson River towns with the vast agricultural hinterland of the Great Lakes region. In the early 1830s, Ohio built a canal connect-ing the Great Lakes with the Mis-sissippi Valley. Other waterways soon appeared in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Delmarva’s response to the ca-
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Delmarva Waterwaynal craze was the construction of the Chesapeake and Delaware Ca-nal in 1829. This channel was 13.6 miles long, 10 feet deep, and 36 feet wide. Four locks, equipped with gates, allowed the water level to be raised or lowered.
Barges, pulled by mules or horses, and shallow-draft schoo-ners transported goods on the ca-nal from the Chesapeake region to Delaware City on the Delaware River. The cost of the construc-tion was $2,201, 864. Tolls, at first, amounted to about $100 a day, but as traffic increased, they rose to between $1,180 to $3,000 a week.
Much of the early commerce on
the canal consisted of grains, f lour and lumber from the vast timber lands of western Maryland and Pennsylvania. Rafts were used to transport large amounts of lumber down the Susquehanna River to the Chesapeake Bay, and thence to the canal, where the destinations were the Delaware River, Phila-delphia and the Raritan Canal in New Jersey. The booming markets of Philadelphia and New York City were now much more accessible to the grain farms, f lour mills and timberlands of the inner Mid-At-lantic region.
Traffic in the early days moved largely on crudely constructed wooden barges, but later barges with sails, called “rams” were built
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to carry the large amounts of tim-ber and other goods. These rams were about 13.6 feet wide (to ac-commodate the width of the locks) and between 112 and 135 feet long. Between 1880 and 1900, much larger rams were constructed in Bethel, Delaware. The last ram used on the Chesapeake Bay made its final trip in 1954.
One wealthy magnate who was an enthusiastic supporter and pa-tron of the canal was George W. Churchman, a native of Pennsyl-vania. The owner of large tracts of timberlands in central Pennsyl-vania and several f lour mills, he promoted the development of rafts
and barges for use on the Chesa-peake Bay and the C&D Canal.
Involved in Wilmington banking and insurance activities, his inter-ests also embraced a wide variety of manufacturing, commercial and financial enterprises. He was, in brief, a man of wealth and influ-ence. Churchman was elected to the Delaware legislature in 1858 and 1869 and was an early sup-porter of the newly established Re-publican Party. Entrepreneurs like Churchman were avid promoters of waterway commerce.
If merchants and capitalists funded and made profits from the canal, who did the dirty work of digging the channel? A labor force of 2,600 men, largely Irish immi-
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grants and free blacks, toiled long hours on the project for low wag-es. The workers were employed by contractors, not the canal compa-ny. They lived in groups of 15 or 20 men in shanties erected along the canal. Blacks and whites worked side by side, but their living quar-ters were segregated.
After the completion of the ca-nal, many of the workers were per-manently employed on the barges and canal boats. Known as “ca-nalers,” they were a rowdy class, despised by villagers who lived in the surrounding area. The cooks on canal boats in this era were often women of easy virtue; the red curtains in some of the canal boats were a telling sign of their dual professions.
Transportation facilities on the canal improved in 1844 when the Ericcson Line, a Baltimore and Philadelphia steamboat company,
Canal workers were largely Irish immigrants and free blacks.
introduced a fleet of narrow, shal-low draft vessels designed to fit the canal locks. The steamboat line was named for John Ericcson, a Swed-ish inventor who fabricated propel-lers for ships. He also provided the blueprint for the construction of the Monitor, the Civil War ironclad.
During the 1850s, larger locks, 224 feet long and 24 feet wide, were added to facilitate the in-creased traffic. In 1860, a tele-graph line was installed along the towpath that improved the trans-action of business between the Chesapeake Bay area, the Dela-ware towns, and Philadelphia.
During the Civil War, the canal was protected by Federal authori-ties and trade increased signifi-cantly. By May 31, 1865, toll col-lections amounted to $424,312 per year. Threats by Confederates to blow up the canal were thwarted by the Federal Government. Through-out the conflict, security of Wash-
This photo, circa 1905, shows a steam tug pulling barges through the canal. The telegraph lines can be seen along the tow path.
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ington, D.C., was, in part, depen-dent upon Unionist protection of commerce and troop movements through the canal.
Competition from the growing networks of railroad lines on the Delmarva Peninsula resulted in a marked decline of canal business during the post-Civil War decades. Channel trade decreased conspicu-ously in the 1880s and 1890s. Be-tween 1880 and 1899, the canal company made a profit in only four years, so the maintenance of the properties was sadly neglected.
The early 1900s, however, wit-nessed a revival of interest in the canal, largely because the railroads were unable to meet the demands of increased traffic and congestion
James J. Hill, railroad magnate, welcomed the canal.
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Delmarva Waterwaythat reached critical proportions in 1906 and 1907. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, formerly hostile to canal competition, announced support for the deepening of the canal and other improvements. James J. Hill, the railroad mag-nate, exclaimed, “No intelligent railroad member fears waterways as competitors.” President Theo-dore Roosevelt advocated water-way improvements, and in 1909 the National Waterway Commis-sion was formed.
Real momentum for canal im-provements came after World War I when the Federal Govern-ment purchased the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company on August 13, 1919. Plans were
made to convert the waterway to a sea level, toll-free canal with a channel that was 12 feet deep and 90 feet wide. The Army Corps of Engineers completed the project in May of 1927 at the cost of over $10,000,000.
Further improvements in the late 1930s resulted in a 27-foot-deep and 250-foot-wide canal be-tween the Delaware River and the Elk River and 400 feet wide to the deep water region on the Chesa-peake Bay. New bridges over the canal at St. George in Delaware, and Chesapeake City in Maryland, were also part of the program.
During World War II, the canal was instrumental in eliminating much of the commercial travel around the 143 miles of submarine infested waters off the lower part
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of the Delmarva Peninsula. Ship tonnage on the canal reached an all time high of 11,000,000 tons in 1942.
In 1949 the new bridge at Chesa-peake City was completed. This structure was 3,965 feet long and included a 540 foot long tied-arch truss span with a vertical clear-ance at mean high tide of 135 feet. Its construction cost $3,685,000. The formal dedication took place on September 21, 1949 with Governor William Preston Lane, Jr. present.
An ambitious project to further
The Senator Roth Bridge is the first major concrete segmental ca-ble-stayed bridge structure to be completed in the Northeast, where it holds the record for the longest concrete span at 750 feet. The pre-cast segmental structure with twin parallel box girders provides six lanes of travel.
modernize the canal was approved by the U.S. Congress in 1954. These plans included further wid-ening the canal to 450 feet and increasing the depth to 35 feet so as to accommodate larger seagoing vessels. In addition, two new high-way bridges and a railroad bridge were planned. Opposition of some Maryland and Delaware politi-cians, stemming largely from envi-ronmental concerns, led to a series of delays in the original construc-tion plans.
The Penn Central Railroad bridge at Summit, Delaware, was completed in 1966. With a vertical clearance of 138 feet, it was one of the largest bridges of its type. By 1975, most of the improvements were finished so that the canal was accessible to most large, sea-going ships.
Commercial travel on the canal remained robust throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In 1978, ton-nage statistics reached 14,600,000 tons of goods that passed through the canal on 14,259 ships. The in-creased tonnage during this period was attributed to both the canal improvements and the fuel short-age of the late 1970s. In 1985, ton-nage data reached an all-time high of 17,800,000 tons on 11,597 ships.
The major post-1985 canal project was the construction of the Senator Roth Bridge near the older St. George Bridge in Dela-ware. Completed in 1995, it cost
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been a means of shortening the travel distance between the com-mercial centers of Baltimore and Philadelphia. It has also been an indispensable part of a broader transportation system connecting the Chesapeake Bay and the Dela-ware River ports with the Atlantic Ocean and New York City. More-over, the canal expedited military troop movements in the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. The course of American history might have been decidedly differ-ent had this short, but important, Delmarva waterway not existed.
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For over 180 years, the Chesa-peake and Delaware Canal has
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Romantic Dinner for TwoThe French are very passion-
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Taking the basics from classi-cal French recipes and utilizing some shortcuts for simplifying the dishes for the home cook is help-ful. Many of these dishes can be prepared in advance. Just refrig-erate overnight and reheat on Val-entine’s Day.
In the southern regions of France, most of the cooking is done with olive oil rather than but-ter, due to the large number of olive trees in Provence. We will use a lot of olive oil in these recipes.
But first we will begin the eve-ning by dipping a slice of French bread into creamy baked Brie with delicious garlic-infused hon-ey and walnut sauce. Then a sa-vory French onion soup, delicious
Provencal-style mussels, and a hearty ratatouille. There is also a recipe for lamb using olive oil and herbs de Provence ~ roasting it to serve with a rich Pinot Noir sauce. It is important to use a high quality olive oil for this menu.
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BAKED BRIE with HONEY and WALNUTS
This was a favorite of mine when I had my cooking school, Pudding on the Ritz.
1 sheet puff pastry, thawed 1 8-oz. wheel Brie1 egg, beaten (for glaze)1/4 cup butter3 T. honey6 garlic cloves, minced2 T. walnuts, chopped1 T. fresh rosemary, chopped1 apple, sliced1 loaf French bread, sliced
Roll out puff pastry sheet on a lightly f loured surface. Place Brie in center and fold pastry around it, sealing seams.
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Romantic DinnerPreheat oven to 400°. Transfer
Brie to a baking sheet, seam side up. Brush pastry with egg glaze. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or un-til pastry is golden. Let cool before serving.
While pastry is cooling, combine butter, honey and garlic in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until butter melts.
Pour sauce on the serving plate. Sprinkle sauce with walnuts and rosemary. Place Brie on top of sauce and serve surrounded with apples and bread. Brie, paired with a nice champagne, is a great way to set the mood for a romantic meal for two!
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Gruyere is the ideal cheese for onion soup. It has a hearty, earthy f lavor and has great melting quali-ties.
2 T. butter2 T. extra virgin olive oil
6 onions, thinly sliced6 garlic cloves, minced1 bay leaf2 t. fresh thyme1/2 cup dry red wine6 cups chicken stock1 t. Dijon mustardSea salt to tasteFreshly ground black pepper, to taste3 T. cognac4 sourdough bread slices, toasted1 cup Gruyere cheese, grated1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
Melt butter and oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, bay leaves and thyme. Sauté, stirring frequent-ly, until very tender and golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes.
Add wine and simmer until re-duced to a glaze, about 3 minutes. Stir in stock and Dijon mustard and simmer for 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
At this point you can refrigerate for later use.
Return soup to a simmer before continuing. Stir in cognac.
Preheat broiler. Ladle soup into broiler-proof soup crocks. Top each with a slice of toast and grat-ed cheeses. Broil until cheeses are melted and lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately.
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Romantic Dinnerhigh heat in a large skillet. Sear the lamb in the hot skillet for three minutes per side. Set skillet aside to use for sauce.
Place lamb in a roasting pan and cook for 30 minutes, or until inter-nal temperature reaches 125° for medium rare.
While lamb is roasting, prepare the Pinot Noir sauce. Add 1/2 cup of wine to the skillet and deglaze over medium-high heat, scraping the bottom of the pan. Mix in the remaining wine, stock and butter. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer uncovered for 30 min-utes.
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Heat olive oil in a large sauce-pan over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic, and sauté until browned ~ about 8 minutes. Add the eggplant, green pepper, and zucchini and cook for another 5 minutes. The vegetables should be covered in the juices ~ if not, add some water. Add salt, pepper and herbs de Provence. Cover saucepan and simmer on low heat for 1 hour.
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TIDEWATERGARDENINGby K. Marc Teffeau, Ph.D.
Time to “App” Your GardenFebruary is here, and now is the
time to start planning for the up-coming gardening season. With the proliferation of smart phones, tab-lets and related devices, there are now a number of free and inexpen-sive gardening “apps” available for download for both Apple and An-droid devices. But, lest you think that “electronic” versions of garden planning are a recent development, I can remember an early attempt back in the late ’80s when PCs were first being introduced.
When I was the county agent for Talbot County, the first PCs in the Talbot County Extension Office where I worked were the old Radio Shack Tandy comput-ers. You probably remember them with f loppy discs the size of din-ner plates! They had ugly screens with green characters.
The Horticulture Department at the University of Maryland came up with a primitive landscape plant selection program. You would in-
put a series of criteria ~ plant size, plant height, type (deciduous or evergreen), f lower color, soil type, sunlight exposure ~ and you would get a printout list of selected plants that met those criteria.
As home PCs became more popular, there was a DOS-based program that you could buy called Garden Planner that would assist you in laying out the vegetable gar-den. You would choose what vege-tables you wanted to grow, and how many people would be fed, and the
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Tidewater Gardeningprogram would calculate the num-ber of plants and length of rows and their arrangement. I think it even had a part that would help you develop succession plantings. You would then print out the plan on your noisy dot matrix printer.
The approach to computerized garden planning has come a long way since the early program intro-ductions. We can now download any number of garden apps. Re-cently the National Gardening Bu-reau (NGB) ran a series of articles about some of the more popular gardening technology apps that are available. This is not an exten-sive list, but includes some that the NGB reviewed and found helpful.
As they note in their press re-lease, they have recently done some crowdsourcing to find out what gardening apps are out there, and which ones people were using. Their short list provides a place to start if you are looking for apps to help you plan your garden, or iden-tify what’s in the garden, especially if you’re a newbie. They also have a list of other links on their website to see other available garden apps.
The NGB website, www.ngb.org, is an excellent resource for information on annual f lower and vegetable growing, and I strongly recommend it. The site is highly informative, current and help-ful. Type “gardening apps” in the
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The NGB lists some of the vari-ous types of gardening apps that they have reviewed and if they are free, or available for a modest download charge. Some of the apps deal with garden planning; plant selection and care; and diagnoses of plant problems. They have been developed by people and compa-nies within the gardening industry, and by universities.
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Garden Minder ~ This all-in-one app has options for creating and designing a garden or using a pre-planned template, best used for vegetables and other edibles in raised beds. An A-to-Z listing of vegetables includes informa-tion on each crop and how to grow them. FREE.
Leafsnap ~ Leafsnap, an app created by researchers from Co-lumbia University, University of Maryland, and the Smithsonian Institution, allows users to take a picture of a leaf, then use the app to help identify the species. FREE.
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gardeners who have downsized to a smaller home; or large-space gar-deners is search of inspiration for their smaller garden beds. Accord-ing to the NGB, this app is for any-one who appreciates an easy-to-navigate plant resource guide with detailed information on a range of high-performing plants. $2.99.
Purdue Tree Doctor (iPhone and Android versions) ~ The Pur-due Tree Doctor app has been developed by experts at Purdue University to help people better identify and manage tree prob-lems caused by a variety of factors. Homeowners, landscape profes-sionals, arborists and garden cen-ter personnel can all use this app to improve the health of their trees, as well as to make knowledgeable specimen selections. $1.99.
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Purdue Perennial Doctor (iPhone) ~ Two additional apps from Purdue University are also designed to help identify and man-age problems caused by insects and diseases of hundreds of varieties of annuals and perennials, respec-tively. $.99 each.
Garden Squared (Android) ~ This app allows you to lay out your vegetable garden plot and select dimensions of beds from 1-by-1-foot-square to 4-by-4-feet and is free to download through appbrain.com. Another vegetable garden planner is the Garden-Minder from the Gardener’s Sup-ply Company. It is available for iPhone and iPad.
The NGB review notes that elec-tronic field guides such as Leaf-
Dr. Armitage says, “Have fun with gardening!”
snap, NatureGate, and iPf lan-zen can ID plants on the f ly. Snap a plant’s photo with Google Gog-gles, or take a picture of a tree’s leaf against a white background, then submit it instantly for analy-sis. You can also click through a list of characteristics (leaf shape, f lower color, plant height) to make the f lower or plant identification. A reference guide with informa-tion on more than 26,000 plants (including trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials), Landscaper’s Companion was developed by Agile Track Software. $4.99.
If you are looking for a garden-ing app that provides comment and guidance on just how to plant your garden, you might consider Into Gardens, created by British
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garden designer James Alexander-Sinclair. According to the NGB, this app concerns itself with such topics as eating what you grow, as well as having interactive cap-tions. Information is conveyed in a breezy tone, familiar to followers of Alexander-Sinclair’s Blogging from Blackpitts Garden. He says, “Our idea is to be the voice of f lip-pant authority.”
So, as you anticipate the arrival of spring, especially after the hor-rid cold snap and “Arctic vortex” that we experienced in early Janu-ary, spend a few minutes getting “Apped Up,” and spice up your 2014 gardening efforts with the latest in gardening technology.
Happy Gardening!
Marc Teffeau retired as the Di-rector of Research and Regulatory Affairs at the American Nursery and Landscape Association in Washington, D.C. He now lives in Georgia with his wife, Linda.
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Queen Anne’s County The history of Queen Anne’s County dates back to the earliest Colonial
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Queenstown was the original county seat when Queen Anne’s County was created in 1706, but that designation was passed on to Centreville in 1782. It’s location was important during the 18th century, because it is near a creek that, during that time, could be navigated by tradesmen. A hub for shipping and receiving, Queenstown was attacked by English troops during the War of 1812.
Construction of the Federal-style courthouse in Centreville began in 1791 and is the oldest courthouse in continuous use in the state of Maryland. Today, Centreville is the largest town in Queen Anne’s County. With its relaxed lifestyle and tree-lined streets, it is a classic example of small town America.
The Stevensville Historic District, also known as Historic Stevensville, is a national historic district in downtown Stevensville, Queen Anne’s County. It contains roughly 100 historic structures, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located primarily along East Main Street, a portion of Love Point Road, and a former section of Cockey Lane.
The Chesapeake Heritage and Visitor Center in Chester at Kent Narrows provides and overview of the Chesapeake region’s heritage, resources and culture. The Chesapeake Heritage and Visitor Center serves as Queen Anne’s County’s official welcome center.
Queen Anne’s County is also home to the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center (formerly Horsehead Wetland Center), located in Grasonville. The CBEC is a 500-acre preserve just 15 minutes from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Over 200 species of birds have been recorded in the area.
Embraced by miles of scenic Chesapeake Bay waterways and graced with acres of pastoral rural landscape, Queen Anne’s County offers a relaxing environment for visitors and locals alike.
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Dorchester County is known as the Heart of the Chesapeake. It is rich in Chesapeake Bay history, folklore and tradition. With 1,700 miles of shoreline (more than any other Maryland county), marshlands, working boats, quaint waterfront towns and villages among fertile farm fields – much still exists of what is the authentic Eastern Shore landscape and traditional way of life along the Chesapeake.
FREDERICK C. MALKUS MEMORIAL BRIDGE is the gateway to Dorchester County over the Choptank River. It is the second longest span
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Dorchester Points of Interestbridge in Maryland after the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. A life-long resident of Dorchester County, Senator Malkus served in the Maryland State Senate from 1951 through 1994. Next to the Malkus Bridge is the 1933 Emerson C. Harrington Bridge. This bridge was replaced by the Malkus Bridge in 1987. Remains of the 1933 bridge are used as fishing piers on both the north and south bank of the river.
LAGRANGE PLANTATION - home of the Dorchester County Histori-cal Society, LaGrange Plantation offers a range of local history and heritage on its grounds. The Meredith House, a 1760’s Georgian home, features artifacts and exhibits on the seven Maryland governors associated with the county; a child’s room containing antique dolls and toys; and other period displays. The Neild Museum houses a broad collection of agricultural, maritime, industrial, and Native American artifacts, including a McCormick reaper (invented by Cyrus McCormick in 1831). The Ron Rue exhibit pays tribute to a talented local decoy carver with a re-creation of his workshop. The Goldsborough Stable, circa 1790, includes a sulky, pony cart, horse-driven sleighs, and tools of the woodworker, wheelwright, and blacksmith. For more info. tel: 410-228-7953 or visit dorchesterhistory.org.
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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.
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Cambridge’s High Street one of the most beautiful streets in America. He modeled his fictional city Patamoke after Cambridge. Many of the gra-cious homes on High Street date from the 1700s and 1800s. Today you can join a historic walking tour of High Street each Saturday at 11 a.m., April through October (weather permitting). For more info. tel: 410-901-1000.
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
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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 appoint-ment are available. The Museum and Educational Center, located at 424 Race St., Cambridge, is one of the stops on the “Finding a Way to Freedom” self-guided driving tour. 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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HORN POINT LABORATORY - The Horn Point Laboratory offers public tours of this world-class scientific research laboratory, which is af-filiated with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. The 90-minute walking tour shows how scientists are conducting research to restore the Chesapeake Bay. Horn Point Laboratory is located at 2020 Horns Point Rd., Cambridge, on the banks of the Choptank River. For more info. and tour schedule tel: 410-228-8200 or visit www.umces.edu/hpl.
THE STANLEY INSTITUTE - This 19th century one-room African American schoolhouse, dating back to 1865, is one of the oldest Maryland 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.
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Dorchester Points of Interestso many to freedom. Artifacts include the actual newspaper ad offering a reward for Harriet’s capture. Historical tours, bicycle, canoe and kayak rentals are available. Open upon request. The Bucktown Village Store is located at 4303 Bucktown Rd., Cambridge. For more info. tel: 410-901-9255.
HARRIET TUBMAN BIRTHPLACE - “The Moses of her People,” Harriet Tubman was believed to have been born on the Brodess Plantation in Bucktown. There are no Tubman-era buildings remaining at the site, which today is a farm. Recent archeological work at this site has been inconclusive, and the investigation is continuing, although there is some evidence that points to Madison as a possible birthplace.
BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , located 12 miles south of Cambridge at 2145 Key Wallace Dr. With more than 25,000 acres of tidal marshland, it is an important stop along the Atlantic Flyway. Blackwater is currently home to the largest remaining natural population of endangered Delmarva fox squirrels and the largest breeding population of American bald eagles on the East Coast, north of Florida. There is a full ser-vice Visitor Center and a four-mile Wildlife Drive, walking trails and water trails. For more info. tel: 410-228-2677 or visit www.fws.gov/blackwater.
EAST NEW MARKET - Originally settled in 1660, the entire town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Follow a self-guided walking tour to see the district that contains almost all the residences of the original founders and offers excellent examples of colonial architecture.
HURLOCK TRAIN STATION Incorporated in 1892, Hurlock ranks as the second largest town in Dorchester County. It began from a Dorches-ter/Delaware Railroad station built in 1867. The Old Train Station has been restored and is host to occasional train excursions. For more info. tel: 410-943-4181.
VIENNA HERITAGE MUSEUM The Vienna Heritage Museum displays the Elliott Island Shell Button Factory operation. This was the last surviving mother-of-pearl button manufacturer in the United States. Numerous artifacts are also displayed which depict a view of the past life in this rural community. The Vienna Heritage Museum is located at 303 Race St., Vienna. For more info. tel: 410-943-1212 or visit www.viennamd.org.
LAYTON’S CHANCE VINEYARD & WINERY - This small farm winery, minutes from historic Vienna at 4225 New Bridge Rd., opened in 2010 as Dorchester County’s first winery. For more info. tel. 410-228-1205 or visit www.laytonschance.com.
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Historic Downtown Easton is the county seat of Talbot County. Established around early religious settlements and a court of law, today the historic district of Easton is a centerpiece of fine specialty shops, business and cultural activities, unique restaurants and architectural fascination. Tree-lined streets are graced with various period structures and remarkable homes, carefully preserved or restored. Because of its historical significance, Easton has earned distinction as the “Colonial Capital of the Eastern Shore” and was honored as #8 in the book, “The 100 Best Small Towns in America.”
Walking Tour of Downtown EastonStart near the corner of Harrison Street and Mill Place.
1. HISTORIC TIDEWATER INN - 101 E. Dover St. A completely modern hotel built in 1949, it was enlarged in 1953 and has recently undergone extensive renovations. It is the “Pride of the Eastern Shore.”
2. THE BULLITT HOUSE - 108 E. Dover St. One of Easton’s oldest and most beautiful homes, it was built in 1801. It is now occupied by the Mid-Shore Community Foundation.
3. AVALON THEATRE - 42 E. Dover St. Constructed in 1921 during the heyday of silent films and vaudeville entertainment. Over the course of its history, it has been the scene of three world premiers, including “The First Kiss,” starring Fay Wray and Gary Cooper, in 1928. The theater has gone through two major restorations: the first in 1936, when it was refinished in an art deco theme by the Schine Theater chain, and again 52 years later, when it was converted to a performing arts and community center. For more info. tel: 410-822-0345 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
4. TALBOT COUNTY VISITORS CENTER - 11 S. Harrison St. The Office of Tourism provides visitors with county information for historic Easton and the waterfront villages of Oxford, St. Michaels and Tilghman Island. For more info. tel: 410-770-8000 or visit www.tourtalbot.org.
5. BARTLETT PEAR INN - 28 S. Harrison St. Significant for its ar-chitecture, it was built by Benjamin Stevens in 1790 and is one of Easton’s earliest three-bay brick buildings. The home was “modernized” with Victorian bay windows on the right side in the 1890s.
6. WATERFOWL BUILDING - 40 S. Harrison St. The old armory
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7. ACADEMY ART MUSEUM - 106 South St. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Academy Art Museum is a fine art museum founded in 1958. Providing national and regional exhibi-tions, performances, educational programs, and visual and performing arts classes for adults and children, the Museum also offers a vibrant concert and lecture series and an annual craft festival, CRAFT SHOW (the Eastern Shore’s largest juried fine craft show), featuring local and national artists and artisans demonstrating, exhibiting and selling their crafts. The Museum’s permanent collection consists of works on paper and contemporary works by American and European masters. Mon. through Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sat. and Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; extended hours on Tues., Wed. and Thurs. until 7 p.m. For more info. tel: (410) 822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.art-academy.org.
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Easton Points of InterestParish was founded in 1692 with the present church built ca. 1840, of Port Deposit granite.
9. HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF TALBOT COUNTY - 25 S. Washing-ton St. 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: Wed. ~ Sat., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (winter) and Tues. through Sat., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (summer), with group tours offered by appointment. For more info. tel: 410-822-0773 or visit www.hstc.org. Tharpe Antiques and Decorative Arts located at 30 S. Washington Street. Hours: Tues.-Sun. 10-4. Con-signments accepted on Tues. or by appointment 410-820-7525. Proceeds support HSTC. (HSTC temporarily closed.)
10. ODD FELLOWS LODGE - At the corner of Washington and Do-ver streets stands a building with secrets. It was constructed in 1879 as the meeting hall for the Odd Fellows. Carved into the stone and placed into the stained glass are images and symbols that have meaning only for members. See if you can find the dove, linked rings and other symbols.
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11. 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.
11A. FREDERICK DOUGLASS STATUE - 11 N. Washington St. on the lawn of the Talbot County Courthouse. The statue honors Frederick Douglass in his birthplace, Talbot County, where the experiences in his youth ~ both positive and negative ~ helped form his character, intellect and determination. Also on the grounds is a memorial to the veterans who fought and died in the Vietnam War, and a monument “To the Talbot Boys,” commemorating the men from Talbot who fought for the Confederacy. The memorial for the Union soldiers was never built.
12. SHANNAHAN & WRIGHTSON HARDWARE BUILDING - 12 N. Washington St. It is the oldest store in Easton. In 1791, Owen Kennard began work on a new brick building that changed hands several times throughout the years. Dates on the building show when additions were made in 1877, 1881 and 1889. The present front was completed in time for a grand opening on Dec. 7, 1941 - Pearl Harbor Day.
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14. THOMAS PERRIN SMITH HOUSE - 119 N. Washington St. Built in 1803, it was the early home of the newspaper from which the Star-Democrat grew. In 1911, the building was acquired by the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club, which occupies it today.
15. ART DECO STORES - 13-25 Goldsborough Street. Although much of Easton looks Colonial or Victorian, the 20th century had its influences as well. This row of stores has distinctive 1920s-era white trim at the roofline. It is rumored that there was a speakeasy here during Prohibition.
16. FIRST MASONIC GRAND LODGE - 23 N. Harrison Street. The records of Coats Lodge of Masons in Easton show that five Masonic Lodges met in Talbot Court House (as Easton was then called) on July 31, 1783 to form the first Grand Lodge of Masons in Maryland. Although the building where they first met is gone, a plaque marks the spot today.
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Easton Points of Interest17. FOXLEY HALL - 24 N. Aurora St., Built about 1795, Foxley Hall
is one of the best-known of Easton’s Federal dwellings. Former home of Oswald Tilghman, great-grandson of Lt. Col. Tench Tilghman. (Private)
18. TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL - On “Cathedral Green,” Goldsborough St., a traditional Gothic design in granite. The interior is well worth a visit. All windows are stained glass, picturing New Testament scenes, and the altar cross of Greek type is unique.
19. 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.
20. TALBOT COUNTY FREE LIBRARY - Housed in an attractively remodeled building on West Street, the hours of operation are Mon. and Thurs., 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tues. and Wed. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fri. and Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except during the summer when it’s 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on
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Saturday. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org. 21. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT EASTON - Established in the early
1900s, now one of the finest hospitals on the Eastern Shore. Memorial Hospital is part of the Shore Health System. www.shorehealth.org.
22. THIRD HAVEN MEETING HOUSE - Built in 1682 and the oldest frame building dedicated to religious meetings in America. The Meeting House was built at the headwaters of the Tred Avon: people came by boat to attend. William Penn preached there with Lord Baltimore present. Extensive renovations were completed in 1990.
23. TALBOT COMMUNITY CENTER - The year-round activities offered at the community center range from ice hockey to figure skating, aerobics and curling. The Center is also host to many events throughout the year, such as antique, craft, boating and sportsman shows.
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24. PICKERING CREEK - 400-acre farm and science education center featuring 100 acres of forest, a mile of shoreline, nature trails, low-ropes challenge course and canoe launch. Trails are open seven days a week from dawn till dusk. Canoes are free for members. For more info. tel: 410-822-4903 or visit www.pickeringcreek.org.
25. WYE GRIST MILL - The oldest working mill in Maryland (ca. 1682), the f lour-producing “grist” mill has been lovingly preserved by The Friends of Wye Mill, and grinds f lour to this day using two massive grindstones powered by a 26 horsepower overshot waterwheel. For more info. visit www.oldwyemill.org.
26. WYE ISLAND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AREA - Located between the Wye River and the Wye East River, the area provides habitat for waterfowl and native wildlife. There are 6 miles of trails that provide opportunities for hiking, birding and wildlife viewing. For more info. visit www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/eastern/wyeisland.asp.
27. OLD WYE CHURCH - Old Wye Church is one of the oldest active Anglican Communion parishes in Talbot County. Wye Chapel was built between 1718 and 1721 and opened for worship on October 18, 1721. For more info. visit www.wyeparish.org.
28. WHITE MARSH CHURCH - The original structure was built before 1690. Early 18th century rector was the Reverend Daniel Mayna-dier. A later provincial rector (1764–1768), the Reverend Thomas Bacon, compiled “Bacon’s Laws,” authoritative compendium of Colonial Statutes. Robert Morris, Sr., father of Revolutionary financier is buried here.
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On the broad Miles River, with its picturesque tree-lined streets and beautiful harbor, St. Michaels has been a haven for boats plying the Chesa-peake and its inlets since the earliest days. Here, some of the handsomest models of the Bay craft, such as canoes, bugeyes, pungys and some famous Baltimore Clippers, were designed and built. The Church, named “St. Mi-chael’s,” was the first building erected (about 1677) and around it clustered the town that took its name.
1. WADES POINT INN - Located on a point of land overlooking majestic 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.
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2. HARBOURTOWNE GOLF RESORT - Bay View Restaurant and Duckblind Bar on the scenic Miles River with an 18 hole golf course.
3. MILES RIVER YACHT CLUB - Organized in 1920, the Miles River Yacht Club continues its dedication to boating on our waters and the protec-tion 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 Hazard 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.
5. THE PARSONAGE INN - A bed and breakfast inn at 210 N. Talbot St., was built by Henry Clay Dodson, a prominent St. Michaels businessman and state legislator around 1883 as his private residence. In 1874, Dodson, along with Joseph White, established the St. Michaels Brick Company, which later provided the brick for “the old Parsonae house.”
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6. FREDERICK DOUGLASS HISTORIC MARKER - Born at Tucka-hoe Creek, Talbot County, Douglass lived as a slave in the St. Michaels area from 1833 to 1836. He taught himself to read and taught in clandestine schools for blacks here. He escaped to the north and became a noted abo-litionist, orator and editor. He returned in 1877 as a U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia and also served as the D.C. Recorder of Deeds and the U.S. Minister to Haiti.
7. CHESAPEAKE BAY MARITIME MUSEUM - Founded in 1965, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is dedicated to preserving the rich heritage of the hemisphere’s largest and most productive estuary - the Chesapeake Bay. Located on 18 waterfront acres, its nine exhibit buildings and floating fleet bring to life the story of the Bay and its inhabitants, from the fully restored 1879 Hooper Strait lighthouse and working boatyard to the impressive collection of working decoys and a recreated waterman’s shanty. Home to the world’s largest collection of Bay boats, the Museum regularly hosts temporary exhibitions, special events, festivals, and education pro-grams. Docking and pump-out facilities available. Exhibitions and Museum Store open year-round. Up-to-date information and hours can be found
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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
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9. PATRIOT - During the season (April-November) the 65’ cruise boat can carry 150 persons, runs daily historic narrated cruises along the Miles River. For daily cruise times, visit www.patriotcruises.com or call 410-745-3100.
10. THE FOOTBRIDGE - Built on the site of many earlier bridges, today’s bridge joins Navy Point to Cherry Street. It has been variously known as “Honeymoon Bridge” and “Sweetheart Bridge.” It is the only remaining bridge of three that at one time connected the town with outly-ing areas around the harbor.
11. VICTORIANA INN - The Victoriana Inn is located in the Historic District of St. Michaels. The home was built in 1873 by Dr. Clay Dodson, a druggist, and occupied as his private residence and office. In 1910 the property, then known as “Willow Cottage,” underwent alterations when acquired by the Shannahan family who continued it as a private residence
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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-of-the-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 St. near Locust St.).
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 - St. Michaels Branch is located at 106 S. Fremont Street. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877.
16. CARPENTER STREET SALOON - Life in the Colonial community revolved around the tavern. The traveler could, of course, obtain food, drink, lodging or even a fresh horse to speed his journey. This tavern was built in 1874 and has served the community as a bank, a newspaper office, post office and telephone company.
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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.
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.
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Welby, was born in this house and wrote poems that won her fame and the praise of Edgar Allan Poe.
23. TOWN DOCK RESTAURANT - During 1813, at the time of the Battle of St. Michaels, it was known as “Dawson’s Wharf” and had 2 can-nons on carriages donated by Jacob Gibson, which fired 10 of the 15 rounds directed at the British. For a period up to the early 1950s it was called “The Longfellow Inn.” It was rebuilt in 1977 after burning to the ground.
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 community efforts. For more info. tel: 410-745-9561 or www.stmichaelsmuseum.org.
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
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mill from the late 1800s until the 1970s, producing flour used primarily for Maryland beaten biscuits. Today it is home to a brewery, winery, artists, furniture makers, a baker and other unique shops and businesses.
27. ST. MICHAELS HARBOUR INN, MARINA & SPA - Constructed in 1986 and recently renovated, it has overnight accommodations, conference facilities, marina, spa and Harbour Lights and Harbour Lights Club Room.
28. ST. MICHAELS NATURE TRAIL - The St. Michaels Nature Trail is a 1.3 mile paved walkway that winds around the western side of St. Michaels starting at a dedicated parking lot on South Talbot Street across from the Bay Hundred swimming pool. The path cuts through the woods, San Domingo Park, over a covered bridge and past a historic cemetery before ending in Bradley Park. The trail is open all year from dawn to dusk.
29. ST. MICHAELS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - Est. in 1901, the SMVFD is located at 1001 S. Talbot Street with a range that includes all areas from Arcadia Shores to Wittman, covering 120 square miles of land area, and 130 miles of shoreline.
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OxfordPoints of Interest
Oxford is one of the oldest towns in Maryland. Although already settled for perhaps 20 years, Oxford marks the year 1683 as its official founding, for in that year Oxford was first named by the Maryland General Assembly as a seaport and was laid out as a town. In 1694, Oxford and a new town called Anne Arundel (now Annapolis) were selected the only ports of entry for the entire Maryland province. Until the American Revolution, Oxford enjoyed prominence as an international shipping center surrounded by wealthy tobacco plantations.
Today, Oxford is a charming tree-lined and waterbound village with a population of just over 700 and is still important in boat building and yacht-ing. It has a protected harbor for watermen who harvest oysters, crabs, clams and fish, and for sailors from all over the Bay.
1. TENCH TILGHMAN MONUMENT - In the Oxford Cemetery the Revolutionary War hero’s body lies along with that of his widow. Lt. Col. Tench Tilghman carried the message of Cornwallis’ surrender from Yorktown,
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Oxford Points of InterestVA, to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Across the cove from the cemetery may be seen Plimhimmon, home of Tench Tilghman’s widow, Anna Marie Tilghman.
2. THE OXFORD COMMUNITY CENTER - 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 and has been recently renovated. Rentals available to groups and individu-als. 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. Depart-ment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Maryland Department of Natural Resources located here. 410-226-5193 or www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/oxford.
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Recent restoration of the beach as part of a “living shoreline project” created 2 terraced sitting walls, a protective groin and a sandy beach with native grasses which will stop further erosion and provide valuable aquatic habitat. A similar project has been completed adjacent to the ferry dock. A kayak launch site has also been located near the ferry dock.
6. OXFORD MUSEUM - Morris & Market Sts. Devoted to the preserva-tion of artifacts and memories of Oxford, MD. Admission is free; donations gratefully accepted. For more info. and hours tel: 410-226-0191 or visit www.oxfordmuseum.org.
7. OXFORD LIBRARY - 101 Market St. Founded in 1939 and on its present site since 1950. Hours are Mon.-Sat., 10-4.
8. 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. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Private residence)
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Oxford Points of Interestover the entrance arbor was brought from the Isle of Jersey in 1810 by Captain William Willis, who commanded the brig “Sarah and Louisa.” (Private residence)
11. THE ROBERT MORRIS INN - N. Morris St. & The Strand. Robert Morris was the father of Robert Morris, Jr., the “financier of the Revolu-tion.” Built about 1710, part of the original house with a beautiful staircase is contained in the beautifully restored Inn, now open 7 days a week. Robert Morris, Jr. was one of only 2 Founding Fathers to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Con-stitution. 410-226-5111 or www.robertmorrisinn.com.
12. THE OXFORD CUSTOM HOUSE - N. Morris St. & The Strand. Built in 1976 as Oxford’s official Bicentennial project. It is a replica of the first Federal Custom House built by Jeremiah Banning, who was the first Federal Collector of Customs appointed by George Washington.
13. TRED AVON YACHT CLUB - N. Morris St. & The Strand. Founded in 1931. The present building, completed in 1991, replaced the original structure.
14. OXFORD-BELLEVUE FERRY - N. Morris St. & The Strand.
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Oxford Points of InterestStarted 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 con-struction is unknown, but it was standing in 1695. Originally, it was in the main business section but was moved to the present location about 1930. (Private residence)
16. CUTTS & CASE - 306 Tilghman St. World-renowned boatyard for classic yacht design, wooden boat construction and restoration using composite structures. Some have described Cutts & Case Shipyard as an American Nautical Treasure because it produces to the highest standards quality work equal to and in many ways surpassing the beautiful artisan-ship of former times.
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Tilghman’s Island“Great Choptank Island” was granted to Seth Foster in 1659. Thereafter
it was known as Foster’s Island, and remained so through a succession of owners until Matthew Tilghman of Claiborne inherited it in 1741. He and his heirs owned the island for over a century and it has been Tilghman’s Island ever since, though the northern village and the island’s postal designation are simply “Tilghman.”
For its first 175 years, the island was a family farm, supplying grains, vegetables, fruit, cattle, pigs and timber. Although the owners rarely were in residence, many slaves were: an 1817 inventory listed 104. The last Tilghman owner, General Tench Tilghman (not Washington’s aide-de-camp), removed the slaves in the 1830s and began selling off lots. In 1849, he sold his remaining interests to James Seth, who continued the development.
The island’s central location in the middle Bay is ideally suited for watermen harvesting the Bay in all seasons. The years before the Civil War saw the influx of the first families we know today. A second wave arrived after the War, attracted by the advent of oyster dredging in the 1870s. Hundreds of dredgers and tongers operated out of Tilghman’s Island, their catches sent to the cities by schooners. Boat building, too, was an important industry.
The boom continued into the 1890s, spurred by the arrival of steamboat service, which opened vast new markets for Bay seafood. Islanders quickly capitalized on the opportunity as several seafood buyers set up shucking and canning operations on pilings at the edge of the shoal of Dogwood Cove. The discarded oyster shells eventually became an island with seafood packing houses, hundreds of workers, a store, and even a post office.
The steamboats also brought visitors who came to hunt, fish, relax and escape the summer heat of the cities. Some families stayed all summer in one of the guest houses that sprang up in the villages of Tilghman, Avalon, Fairbank and Bar Neck. Although known for their independence, Tilghman’s Islanders enjoy showing visitors how to pick a crab, shuck an oyster or find a good fishing spot.
In the twentieth century, Islanders pursued these vocations in farming, on the water, and in the thriving seafood processing industry. The “Tilghman Brand” was known throughout the eastern United States, but as the Bay’s bounty diminished, so did the number of water-related jobs. Still, three of the few remaining Bay skipjacks (sailing dredgeboats) can be seen here, as well as two working harbors with scores of power workboats.
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Gary D. CrawfordUnless you’re 72 or older, this
article is going to seem very odd to you. It’s about radio.
Yes, I realize you youngsters know all about radio, too. You lis-ten to the radio all the time ~ in the car, at home, through the Internet. But I’m talking about a different sort of radio experience.
You see ~ now hold onto your hats, kids ~ there was a time, not re-ally so long ago, when there wasn’t any television. The only broadcast-ing was just audio, no video. Sound with no pictures. This applied not just to the news, talk shows, base-ball games, and musical programs. Comedy and drama were presented that way, too. That’s how entertain-ment got into your home.
Imagine that. There would be a popular actor or comedian or singer, somebody you really en-joyed listening to. You could tune in and hear them, but you couldn’t see them. You knew what they looked like from magazines or the newspapers, and sometimes they even appeared in movies. But their regular connection with you, their daily or weekly per-formances, was entirely through your ears. Your eyes weren’t in-volved; in fact, you could close
them. Indeed, it was often better that way.
Of course, your mind’s eye was wide open. You “saw” what was happening, often quite vividly. Take, for example, the cowboy ad-venture stories. The lead character might say something like:
“I tracked Morgan across the desert for a couple of miles or more. His trail ran pretty straight toward the foothills in the dis-tance, weaving between the cactus and the sagebrush. The sun was merciless, the glare making it easy to lose the trail. Here his tracks bent to the right toward a narrow arroyo and I saw he had gone down into it. I pulled up and reached for my canteen…”
These descriptions were great. We could hear his horse’s slow steps, as he clopped along through the sand, then changed to a hard-er and more uneven clicking as he picked his way carefully down the rocky slope of the arroyo. In a western, the sound of the horses’ hooves conveyed much of the ac-tion. Every so often the horse stopped and just stepped around, as the rider leaned with a grunt and a creak of his leather saddle as he tried to make out the faint marks
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Clippity-Clopleft in the hard ground by another horse somewhere up ahead. I could see that white-hot landscape, bak-ing and shimmering in the desert heat. I, too, squinted my eyes, as I knew he had to do while tipping his head back to take a swig of warm water. I wondered how much was left in that canteen. He’d come a long way from the river.
Then there came a hollow gurgle as he sloshed the canteen. “Maybe two swigs left,” he muttered, “I need to catch up with him soon.” Ah, now we had the answer to the water question.
My little daydream ended abruptly when the first gunshot
rang out! We heard the horse whin-ny and shuff le his feet nervously, then the heavy clump of boots as the man jumped to the ground. “Unh,” he grunted, “Now, if I can just get behind that rock.” Sudden-ly there was a second shot. But we knew instantly it, too, had missed its mark, as this time the bullet ricocheted off the rock nearby, making a long high-pitched, sort of whining sound, echoing twice as it died away. (I loved those ricochet gunshots. Heck, I even learned how to imitate that sound.)
“That was close,” he mumbled, somewhat unnecessarily, since we could all hear how close it was. After all, it was really loud! Then there was dead silence, as both men
Creating the sound effects was an art in itself.
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scare him off, to stop the pursuit….Well, you get the idea. You could
really get wrapped up in those things. And the sound effects were masterful. You heard the opening and closing of doors, typewriters clattering in the office, footsteps walking, running, climbing stairs; there was that distinctive double-click of a woman’s high heels echo-ing in a dark street, the clink of ice-cubes as a drink was poured. We heard vehicles being started, engines revved, then careening along at high speed, tires squealing as the chase came to a screeching halt with a crash and the sound of glass breaking.
Exciting? You bet. The music contributed much of the mood of
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This is just like the Philco I used to sit and listen to for hours.
the scene, and the sound effects were terrific. One of the sound ef-fects masters explained in an in-terview years later that to make the sound of cheap shoes squeaking as the crook went sneaking around, they needed to twist a very expen-sive leather wallet; cheap wallets didn’t make the right sound.
The sound effects teams were good with the weather, too. If the script called for a French door in the parlor of the old mansion to suddenly blow open during a storm, we heard the wind and rain beating in the room and the thunder crashing, until the heroine jumped up and got it all closed up again. The sound of a fire was made by crinkling cello-
phane gently in the hands, close to the microphone.
So what was I, the rapt listener, actually doing while all this was go-ing on? I was sitting at the kitchen table, next to a table-model radio, a Philco. And I sure wasn’t doing my homework. You couldn’t do much of anything if the program was any good, whether gripping or funny, because you had to pay attention and really listen. Everything was coming to you through one sense only ~ hearing.
(There are a limited number of pictures with this article, as the old Philco radio was the only thing we actually saw.)
During the day there were soap operas, so-called because so many
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were sponsored by makers of cleaning products, like Oxydol. These dramas, like “Stella Dal-las,” were pitched to entertain the housewives as they worked. While they weren’t as racy as today’s TV soaps, they had the same tendency to draw out a story for months. There were quiz programs, as well as news broadcasts, sports, and the rest.
The best listening, however, was in the evenings. The comedies were a riot. These programs often were broadcast live, before a stu-dio audience. Imagine. Not only did the cast stand around talk-ing (or screaming or crying) into
microphones, but there was mu-sic (sometimes live, too) and the sound effects team and all their contraptions. That was something to see! But, of course, we couldn’t.
When the writers of a comedy program hit on a funny bit that the audience really liked, they would repeat it from time to time, with variations. We regular listeners waited for it. When the bit started, we’d grin with anticipation. “Here they go again!”
For example, the Amos and Andy show featured a cast of African Americans who lived in some city like Brooklyn and had the usual ups and downs of city dwellers. The show wouldn’t be politically cor-rect today because there was some
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stereotyping in the attitudes and speech of the characters, but we all loved them. Amos drove a taxi and was the voice of reason; Andy was a big, friendly likable guy, though too trusting and always a bit slow to catch on.
The star of the show was neither Amos nor Andy, however, but a character called Kingfish. He was the wheeler-dealer, always look-ing for a way to make a buck or take a shortcut. All too frequently, Andy got entangled in Kingfish’s schemes. Once, to entice Andy into buying a decrepit old camp-ing trailer of his, Kingfish even re-cited a bit of verse: “As William Greenleaf Longfellow once said, ‘Do not let the city become your jail-
er; enjoy the country, in a trailer!’” One of their bits went like this:
the guys are trying to manage something tricky, like parking a car in a tight spot along the street. Andy is at the wheel and doesn’t think they can squeeze in; King-fish, always in a hurry and looking for the easy way, assures him he can do it ~ if only they had some-body on the sidewalk to spot for them. (At this point the listening audience would grin at one anoth-er, recognizing that we were in for that familiar gag again.) We waited expectantly for another character to enter the scene.
Sure enough, “Hiya, fellas!” rings out. It is the high-pitched voice of their friend, a lawyer with
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Clippity-Clopthe unforgettable name of Algon-quin J. Calhoun. Kingfish explains the problem and Calhoun agrees to help. (If several of us were listening together, as my family often did, we’d be shaking our heads.) “Come on back! Plenty of room. A little to the right. That’s it! No problem. Back her up. You got her now, Andy. Come on back.”
Then comes the inevitable crash ~ the screeching of metal being torn, the smashing of glass, the crunch-ing of fenders. On and on it goes, as the sound effects guys run through their entire arsenal until, finally, after the last boing of a spring and long noisy roll of a loose hubcap, the noise and shouting comes to a stop, silence falls, and there is a pause. (We hold our breaths, waiting for it.) Suddenly, into the hush, comes the high, clear voice of Algonquin J. Calhoun, holler-ing: “Hold it!” And all of America roared with satisfied laughter. Wouldn’t those guys ever learn? We fervently hoped not. And sure enough, a week or two later, they would find themselves struggling to let a piano carefully down a nar-row stairway with a rope….
There were lots of radio pro-grams, and I could go on and on. Listening to those old programs nowadays, we wonder how they could have been so gripping. “The Shadow” sounds scary but wasn’t.
He was Lamont Cranston, a detec-tive with the knack of hypnotizing people quickly and easily so they couldn’t see him, a skill that came in very handy for him and his girl-friend Margo Lane (no relation to Lois), and together they solved lots of cases that stumped the cops.
I, like other boys, was intrigued with the sound effects. How did they make that thundering ava-lanche sound, I wondered. And I was amazed at how clever they were with horses. A horse gallop-ing is not simply a horse walk-ing fast; there’s a different gait as the pattern of his stride changes when he speeds up or slows down. When a group of mounted men are just talking, like when the sheriff is giving out instructions to his posse, the horses don’t just stand there, parked. They sort of shuff le, taking occasional clopping steps, quite at random. It was fun to try it for myself, just with my fingers on a table or school desk. When his rider wants to move out, the horse steps around a few times, then gathers himself and begins to run, the hoof-beats coming faster and more rhythmically, until he breaks into a full gallop with that familiar pounding in clear sets of four beats: ba-da-da-rump, ba-da-da-rump. Should he cross an old wooden bridge, the sound changes, then back again as he rides on. It drove my teachers crazy.
Oh, yes, the mind could conjure
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Clippity-Cloplots from just the sounds. When the door to the crypt creaked slow-ly open on “Inner Sanctum,” a pro-gram on later in the evening and not for the little kids, even my mom looked tense. What fun.
Oddly, there were compensa-tions for radio’s no-see limitations. No, you couldn’t show what had happened to the man whose body was found between the walls of the old house, not even get a f leeting glimpse of his awful, time-ravaged face in the darkness. But the ra-dio actor could say, “My God, Al-ice, look at his face! What could have caused that?” as the heroine screams in horror. We all knew she would never be the same again, not after that experience, that’s for sure. And neither would we, for each of us had conjured up that face for ourselves, from somewhere inside our nightmares. Very scary.
The comedian Stan Freberg caught the essence of radio’s sound-only advantage in a radio commer-cial intended to woo sponsors to ad-vertise on the radio. He tells us that they are making the world’s largest ice cream soda, using Lake Michi-gan and mountains of ice cream. We hear him as he directs the bulldoz-ers and catch that enormous slurp-ing sound as it all slides into the lake. Then trucks roar up and we hear the pumps squirting choco-late syrup far out onto the mound,
then the delicious shooshing sound of aerosol machines topping it all with whipped cream. The entire operation is immense and deafen-ing, until it’s almost done and all the equipment shuts down. In this silence we pick up the rising roar of a jet bomber, as Freberg shouts, “Cue the B-52 with the maraschino cherry!” The cherry falls with that long piercing whistle, like a bomb, until we hear a gigantic plop! as it smashes into the mound of whipped cream. Then, into the silence of our imagination at this wondrous and amazing sight, Freberg says with a smug grin we can (almost) see, “Now, try that on TV!”
Fortunately, you can experience some old-time radio for yourself. Host Ed Walker presents four solid hours of vintage radio every Sunday evening from 7 to 11 on the American University station, WAMU-FM (88.5). Give it a lis-ten. Turn on the radio, turn down the lights, and relax. Today it may seem pretty corny, I guess, now that we are all so sophisticated and jaded with in-your-face TV and movies. Radio is more, well, en-gaging. And when they run an epi-sode of “Gunsmoke,” remember to listen especially for the hoof beats.
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The problem isn’t that there aren’t any good books around. Sometimes it seems as if there are too many. There are just so many from which to choose! I walk into a bookstore now and it reminds me of my younger days when I would walk into Ber-nie Boyle’s grocery in Emmitsburg back in the last century. Bernie kept one whole glass counter filled with penny candy. His sons, Pat and Mike, were patient as we big spend-ers made decisions to match our sugar addiction.
Someone should write a book about stores like Bernie’s. His store was so up-to-date that we felt a bit show-offy using a cart to carry the whole market list at once. This self-service was a big change from the old system of handing the shopping list to Bernie and having him scurry off to fill the order, one item at a time. But, I digress.
O f c ou r se , ma k i ng a choic e between all of the books f looding the shelves is like deciding what kind of penny candy will yield the greatest satisfaction.
I say all this to let you know that I do not have an exciting introduction to a new book. The Thanksgiving to New Year’s stretch was, as always, full of distractions from the routine, although I did read three books that shall remain nameless. To mortify the authors of self-published, first novels or memoirs, or whatever ~ books that cry out for help on the basics of writing ~ well, it’s too cruel to publicly hold them up to scorn.
The most honest way to praise the awkward book is to admire the effort expended. I personally have never written a whole book, but I am aware of the time and hope invested in its creation. The volume of most novels is in the 300-page range. That’s impressive, an accomplish-ment in itself and worth praise. I sincerely hope that the motivated w riter, hav ing passed the f irst hurdle, will persevere.
Those three books, all by begin-ning writers, didn’t make the cut, but one book shone like gold on a tray full of brass. It’s not a new book, and I missed it at the time it
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was a best-seller. Dear friend Jeanne Vail was appalled by my lapse and determined on the spot that I must mend my ignorance. She handed me her copy of The Help, Kathryn Stockett’s book made into a movie of the same title.
To my shame, I saw and loved the movie, but somehow skipped over the book (copyright 2006, a Pen-guin paperback printed in 2009). If any of you made the same error, there’s a fabulous treat waiting for you. A book of this stature is never out of date.
Stockett was born and grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, in the period of the civil rights movement for desegregation. African-American women in Jackson, as in most of the Deep South, worked as maids in white women’s houses. They cleaned, laundered and ironed for the family, cooked and served meals, and raised the white children while their white mamas spent their time shopping for clothes, meeting at their clubs, lolling at swimming
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pools (careful not to ruin the results of their trips to beauty salons), and joining friends for lunch.
If a black maid complained or was “sassy,” she would be fired and blackballed when she tried to find a job elsewhere. The pattern was as old and unchanged as the maid’s mother, grandmothers, and great-
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The book focuses mostly on the maids, written in their authentic speech patterns ~ probably the most accurate capture of Southern speech I have ever heard or seen in print. In contrast to their careful submission at work, their rare times to relax with other maids reveal how ex-hausting it is to be in a house where your every action is monitored and suspected of rebellion or theft. They are quite aware that even peaceful, non-violent demonstrations are handled by police with clubs, fire hoses, attack dogs and crowded jails. They are used to unhappy endings.
Just as the maids have a leader, Aibileen, so have the white women. The top society woman, Hilly, is a familiar face in real life, as well as in fiction. She accepts that it’s natural for her to be the automatic boss of her crowd, the queen bee of all events, and one who controls the ideas of her white counterparts.
Although Hilly is married with children, she resents the wife of her former beau. He dumped her to marry a country girl with few refine-ments. Hilly humiliates her in every encounter they have.
Hilly also looks down on Skeeter, her childhood best fr iend, who
went to college and is still unmar-ried. Without being rude, Skeeter doesn’t take orders from Hilly, and often dares to question Hilly’s attitude of royalty. Skeeter balks at Hilly’s dismissal of the racial difficulties in Jackson, refusing to join the chorus of yes-men, or more correct ly, yes-women f lunkies. Skeeter befriends Aibileen.
As the racial situation becomes more tense, Skeeter breaks the rules she learned as a child ~ when you’re young it’s okay to hug your nursemaid. By the age of sixteen or seventeen, do not touch, joke with or smile at her. Skeeter talks openly with Aibileen and is curious to know of the black maid’s opinions of the white people’s reluctance to change the caste situation in the South.
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Eventually Aibileen convinces 12 of her friends, black maids all, who begin meeting with Skeeter at Aibileen’s house at night to share the catalog of insults and disrespect each of them swallowed daily. The resulting book is a compilation of their diaries about their lives below the radar of white contempt.
The book is an immediate sen-sation. Hilly recognizes her own behavior in one of the 12 chapters, but adamantly denies it could possibly be based in Jackson. The whole town was certain it was local unvarnished truth. Hilly’s downfall is fittingly appropriate.
The book about a book is a reveal-ing picture of life in the South at a dreadful time in the United States. It’s fiction that reads like absolutely true facts. The subject could have unfolded from a maudlin or fiercely angry point of view, but Stockett got the tone exactly right.
If perchance you haven’t read The Help, stop everything else and run, don’t walk, to your nearest library or bookstore. It’s proof that late really is better than never.
Anne Stinson began her career in the 1950s as a free lance for the now defunct Baltimore News-American, then later for Chesapeake Publish-ing, the Baltimore Sun and Maryland Public Television’s panel show, Mary-land Newsrap. Now in her ninth de-cade, she still writes a monthly book review for Tidewater Times.
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The Big Green Dome
Tidewater Travelerby
George W. Sellers, CTC
The big green dome of the United States Naval Academy Chapel.
Crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge from east to west, one no-tices the skyline of Annapolis to the left. Church steeples, commu-nication towers, yacht masts and two prominent domes are visible. One dome is the Maryland State House, and the other is the green Naval Academy Chapel dome. The green color is due to the oxidation of the copper.
The interior of the structure is reminiscent of grand European ca-
thedrals, but not as ornate. To the others I must look like a country bumpkin gawking at city skyscrap-ers. I have moved aside, just inside the front door, to avoid blocking the f low of others entering.
I suppose that most of these people have been here many times before, as it seems they take the view for granted. The others in my party have gone ahead and claimed seats. I just want to stand here for a few more minutes to absorb the
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emotion of seeing a place like this for the first time.
First time? Well, not really. In 1957, as a fourth grader from Vi-enna Elementary School, I stepped from a school bus and, with my classmates, entered this great hall through this same door. During the brief visit more than five and a half decades ago, I do not remember be-ing impressed with the grandness of this place as I am this evening.
The stained glass window behind the altar of the USNA Chapel.
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I was probably not very obser-vant as a nine-year-old, as the only fact I seem to remember from the field trip is that the body of John Paul Jones is entombed in a crypt beneath the United States Naval Academy Chapel. I also re-call hearing our teacher, Miss Ma-bel, announce the reason for the stop ~ school buses were granted free toll at the Bay Bridge if they made a stop in Annapolis en route to a Washington, D.C., field trip. Ahhh, ~ the economics of politics and bureaucracy!
This evening I am taken with the size and rare beauty of the in-terior of this building. The general f loor plan is common ecclesiasti-cal architecture. It is the shape of
a cross with the longer leg of the cross reaching toward the front en-trance. Far ahead is the altar area, and above and behind the altar is a massive stained glass window depicting Christ walking upon the water ~ seems like an appropriate choice for a naval facility.
Shorter wings reach out to the
Balconies surround the main hall.
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When I look up into the dome I see what appears to be a glass ceiling. Candlelight from the al-tar and main f loor ref lects from the ceiling, giving the illusion of twinkling stars in an observatory. I learn later that the glass ceiling is really a 20-foot-diameter glass
skylight ~ an oculus ~ fixed about 120 feet above the main f loor.
Amazingly, the skylight near the top of the dome had been covered ~ plastered over ~ hid-den from view for decades, only to be rediscovered during a 2009 dome restoration. At the base of the dome is a circle of more than two dozen large, arched windows. From the outside, the green cop-per dome with its cupola and ring of arched windows form an iconic image of the Naval Academy.
The interior architecture is spec-tacular, but I am taken with the incredible sound produced by the pipe organ. On each side of the al-tar area, the top part of the cross shape, can be seen a collection of
A view up into the dome of the Chapel.
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huge golden tubes in a spectrum of diameters and lengths. Two banks of smaller pipes are seen high on the walls a little deeper into the altar area.
My fascination with this mas-sive instrument leads me to dis-cover that there are 268 pipes and tubes in all, and that they are controlled from one of the largest
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draw knob consoles in the world. It would seem that in addition to be-ing an accomplished musician, the organist needs to be an engineer, acrobat and contortionist to make this grand mechanism respond ef-fectively to the touch of his fingers and his feet.
Seated not far from the center of the enormous sanctuary, I feel like I am inside a gigantic musical instrument experiencing the trill and tweet of the tiny pipes and the intense soul-stirring vibrations of the ultra-bass tubes.
Marble flooring, stained glass, ornate ironwork, elaborate plaster-work, brass sculptures, wall hang-ings, immaculate woodwork and framed works of art join to stimu-late the visual senses of anyone willing to absorb the experience. This has been a brief evening visit to attend a family worship service, but it has motivated me to seek a re-turn visit in the near future to see
more, hear more, and learn more.Due to security considerations,
the Chapel and the Academy grounds are less accessible since 9-11. Casual admission is granted only to USNA personnel bear-ing valid identification and their guests. However, public guided walking tours are available most days of the year for a modest fee by applying at the Visitor Center located just inside Academy Gate One near the Annapolis Harbor. The public guided walking tour typically includes the Main Chapel, the crypt of John Paul Jones, the Academy Museum and the central rotunda of Bancroft Hall, the larg-est single dormitory in the world, quarters for over 4,000 midship-men. Many points on the grounds and driveways of the Academy of-fer spectacular panoramic vistas of the Chesapeake Bay.
It is difficult for me to imagine that anyone could visit the Unites States Naval Academy without feel-ing an intense wave of patriotism.
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Caroline County is the very definition of a rural community. For more than 300 years, the county’s economy has been based on “market” agriculture.
Caroline County was created in 1773 from Dorchester and Queen Anne’s counties. The county was named for Lady Caroline Eden, the wife of Maryland’s last colonial governor, Robert Eden (1741 - 1784).
Denton, the county seat, was situated on a point between two ferry boat landings. Much of the business district in Denton was wiped out by the fire of 1863.
Following the Civil War, Denton’s location about fifty miles up the Choptank River from the Chesapeake Bay enabled it to become an important shipping point for agricultural products. Denton became a regular port-of-call for Baltimore-based steamer lines in the latter half of the 19th century.
Preston was the site of three Underground Railroad stations during the 1840s and 1850s. One of those stations was operated by Harriet Tubman’s parents, Benjamin and Harriet Ross. When Tubman’s parents were exposed by a traitor, she smuggled them to safety in Wilmington, Delaware.
Linchester Mill, just east of Preston, can be traced back to 1681, and possibly as early as 1670. The mill is the last of 26 water-powered mills to operate in Caroline County and is currently being restored. The long-term goals include rebuilding the millpond, rehabilitating the mill equipment, restoring the miller’s dwelling, and opening the historic mill on a scheduled basis.
Federalsburg is located on Marshyhope Creek in the southern-most part of Caroline County. Agriculture is still a major portion of the industry in the area; however, Federalsburg is rapidly being discovered and there is a noticeable influx of people, expansion and development. Ridgely has found a niche as the “Strawberry Capital of the World.” The present streetscape, lined with stately Victorian homes, reflects the transient prosperity during the countywide canning boom (1895-1919). Hanover Foods, formerly an enterprise of Saulsbury Bros. Inc., for more than 100 years, is the last of more than 250 food processors that once operated in the Caroline County region.
Points of interest in Caroline County include the Museum of Rural Life in Denton, Adkins Arboretum near Ridgely, and the Mason-Dixon Crown Stone in Marydel. To contact the Caroline County Office of Tourism, call 410-479-0655 or visit their website at www.tourcaroline.com.
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Daily Meeting: Mid-Shore Inter-group Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. For places and times, call 410-822-4226 or visit www.midshoreintergroup.org.
Every Thurs.-Sat. Amish Coun-try Farmer’s Market in Easton. An indoor market offering fresh produce, meats, dairy products, furniture and more. 101 Marl-boro Ave. For more info. tel: 410-822-8989.
Thru Feb. 28 Olde Kent Quilters Art Show at the Administration Gallery, Heron Point of Ches-tertown. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. This is a beautiful exhibit of the
finest creations of Kent County quilters. For more info. tel: 410-778-3224.
Thru March 9 Exhibition: Bob-bie Seger - Painting with Nature at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. For more info. tel: 410-
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Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
1-2 Play: How the Other Half Lives, a comedy by Alan Ayckbourn at the Church Hill Theatre, Church Hill. Three couples share more than the husbands’ common workplace. For more info. on show times tel: 410-758-1331 or visit www.churchhilltheatre.org.
1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23 Apprentice for a Day Public Boatbuilding Program at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Pre-registration required. 1-2: Stem, Keel & Stern Post; 8-9: Planking; 15-16: Planking; 22-23: Planking. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916 and ask to speak with someone in the boatyard.
1 Lunar New Year Celebration at the Country School Fieldhouse, Easton. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Come see a live performance of the ancient Chinese Lion Dance, sample Asian foods from dif-ferent countries, watch artist demonstrations including noted Chinese calligrapher John Wang. $15 per adult, $10 per student and children ages 5 and under are free. For more info. tel: 410-770-9695.
1 First Saturday Gallery Walk in downtown Easton. 5 to 9 p.m. Easton’s art galleries, antiques shops and restaurants combine for a unique cultural experience. For more info. tel: 410-770-8350.
1 Concert: T. Brad & Drew from Drink ’Til We’re Funny in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon
1-23 Annual Mid-Shore Student Exhibition at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Grades K-8 opening reception on Wed., Feb.
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5 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and grades 9-12 on Thurs., Feb. 6 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
1-Apr. 6 Exhibition: Katja Oxman - Aquatint Etchings at the Acad-emy Art Museum, Easton. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academy-artmuseum.org.
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1,8,15,22 Yoga with Suzie Hurley at the Oxford Community Cen-ter. 9 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-226-5904 or v isit www.oxfordcc.org.
1,22 Family Crafts at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 10 to 11:30 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
3 Brown Bag Lunch: Professor Dale Glenwood Green of Morgan State University will speak on the history of The Hill Community as part of an annual observance of important people and events in the history of African diaspora. Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels at noon. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit www.tcfl.org.
3 Meet i ng: L ive Play w r ig ht s ’ S o ciety at the Garf ield Cen-ter for the Arts at the Prince
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3 Seminar: The Elephant in the Room - Three Photographers on a Bucket List Trip to Africa fea-turing Jack Upchurch, Mutt Mer-itt and Larry Reese, sponsored by the Tidewater Camera Club. 7 to 9 p.m. in the Wye Oak Room at the Talbot Community Center, Easton. Each photographer will share the differences between their styles, equipment choices and their approach to photog-raphy. The seminar is free and open to the public. For more info.
tel: 410-822-5441 or visit www.tidewatercameraclub.com.
3,10,17,24 Class: Level 2 Yoga with Deborah Pulzone at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 9 to 10:30 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org.
3,10,17,24 The Academy for Life-long Learning: Great Decisions with Peter Thatcher from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Tel: 410-745-4941 for enrollment details.
3,10,17,24 Monday Night Trivia at the Market Street Public House,
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Denton. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Join host Norm Amorose for a fun-filled evening. For more info. tel: 410-479-4720.
3,10,24 Tot Time at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Mi-chaels. 10:30 a.m. Story time and crafts for children 5 and under accompanied by an adult. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
4 Meeting: Breast Feeding Sup-port Group from 10 to 11:30 a .m . at U M Shor e Me d ic a l Center in Easton. For more info. tel: 410-822-1000 or visit www.shorehealth.org.
4 Teen Program: A Minute to Win It - Chocolate Edition at the Talbot Count y Free Librar y, Easton. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Teens are invited to test their skills and compete on a team for prizes. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
4,11,18,25 Class: Mixed Level Yoga with Kathy Quackenbush at Evergreen: A Center for Bal-anced Living. 7:30 to 9 a.m. and 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org.
4,18 Bereavement Support Group at the Dorchester County Li-brary, Cambridge. 6 p.m. For
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5 Lunch and Learn: Discover Your Own Energy Field with Mari-lyn Witkowski at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Liv ing. Noon to 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org.
5,12 The Academy for Lifelong Learn-
ing: Ideas Worth Learning and Spreading via TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) with Al Kubeluis from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Tel: 410-745-4941 for enrollment details.
5,12,19 The St. Michaels A r t League will offer a free video course on color with Stephen Quiller at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Each week the viewers will be able to follow along with Quiller, who will present a lesson using watercolors. For more info. tel: 410-598-5548 or visit www.stmichaelsartleague.org.
5,12,19,26 Senior Games at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. Noon. Learn to play American mahjong. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626.
5,12,19,26 Meeting: Wednes-day Morning Artists. 8 a.m. at Creek Deli in Cambridge. No cost. For more info. visit www.wednesdaymorningartists.com or contact Nancy at [email protected] or 410-463-0148.
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Center, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-6073.
5,12 ,19,26 The Ac ademy for Lifelong Learning: Mid-Shore Entrepreneurship Challenge - How to Succeed in Business on the Eastern Shore with Fred Smythe, Steve Dolbow, Michael Theilke and George Howie from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Chesa-peake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Tel: 410-745-4941 for enrollment details.
5,12,19,26 St . Michaels A r t League’s weekly “Paint Togeth-er” at the home of Alice-Marie Gravely. 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-8117.
5,12,19,26 Discover Your World Through Books, Science & Art at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 2 p.m. For ages 3 and older accompanied by an adult. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
5,12,19,26 Class: Mixed Level Yoga with Deborah Pulzone at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org.
5,19 Plant Clinic offered by the Uni-versity of Maryland Cooperative 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.
5,19 Meeting: Easton Meditation Group at the Unitarian Fellow-ship, Easton. 7 to 8 p.m. There will be a talk on an aspect of insight meditation, two periods of meditation & time for discus-sion. Drop-in. For more info. tel: 410-430-2005 or visit www.stillpointmeditation.org.
6 Blood Donation Drive at Im-manuel United Church of Christ, Cambridge. Noon to 7:45 p.m. For more info. tel: 888-825-6638 or visit www.Delmarva-Blood.org.
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6 Stitch and Chat at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Mi-chaels. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your own projects and stitch with a group. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626.
6 Charles Ball: A Living History Presentation by Vincent Leggett at the Talbot County Free Li-brary, Easton. 6 p.m. Vincent Leggett portrays Charles Ball, a third-generation slave from Cal-vert County who, after being sold to a trader in the Deep South, escaped back to his home state. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
6,12,26 Winter Speaker Series: This Old Chesapeake House at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 10 to 11:30 a.m. $10 for CBMM mem-bers and $15 for non-members. Space is limited and pre-reg-istration is required. For more info. tel: 410-745-4941.
6,13,20 Class: Introduction to Botanical Illustration with Lee D’ Zmura f rom 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Participants will learn the skills and techniques neces-
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sary to capture the essence of f lowers, fruits, pods, and leaves. Form, scale, depth, and perspec-tive will be emphasized in this graphite workshop. Fee: $115 members, $140 non-members. Registration is required. Regis-ter online at www.adkinsarbo-retum.org.
6,13,20 Learn to Knit with Janet Pfeffer at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Liv ing. 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or v isit www.evergreeneaston.org.
6,13,20,27 Class: Level 2 Yoga with Carolyn Brennan at Ever-green: A Center for Balanced Living. 8:30 to 10 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org.
6,13,20,27 Class: Mixed Level Yoga with Carolyn Brennan at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 10:30 a.m. to noon. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org.
6,13,20,27 The Academy for Life-long Learning: Major Supreme Court Cases- The Decisions and their Consequences with Arthur (Otts) Laupus from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Tel: 410-745-4941 for enrollment details.
6,13,20,27 After School Class: After School Art Club with Susan Horsey for grades 4 to 7 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
6,13,20,27 Class: T ’ai Chi for Beginners with Dell St. Ana at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org.
6,20 Talbot Master Gardeners host a Cabin Fever Reliever series at the Brooklett’s Senior Center in Easton. 1:30 to 3 p.m. Feb. 6 lecture on how to create winter interest in your garden. Feb. 20
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7 Monthly Art Salon and Critique with Katie Cassidy and Diane DuBois Mullaly at the Academy A r t Museum, Easton. 5 to 7 p.m. $15 at the door includes complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
7 Chestertown’s First Friday. Ex-tended shop hours with arts and entertainment throughout historic downtown. For a list of activities, visit: www.kent-county.com/artsentertainment.
7 Spaghetti Dinner at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Cam-bridge. 4:30 to 7 p.m. $8 for adults,$4 for children 5-12, and free for children under 4. Fam-ily pkg., 2 adults and 2 children under 12 for $20. Carry-outs available. For more info. tel: 410-228-4640 or visit www.im-manuelucc.com.
7 Karaoke Happy Hour at Layton’s Chance Vineyard and Winery, Vienna. 6 p.m. Singing, dancing, good times! Bring your dinner or snacks to complete the evening. Table reservations taken on the
day of the event only. For more info. visit www.laytonschance.com.
7 Watch Winter Olympics opening ceremonies on the big screen at the Oxford Community Center beginning at 5 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-226-5904 or visit www. oxfordcc.org.
7 Friday Nites in Caroline: Gospel Showcase from 7 to 9 p.m. at Colonel Richardson High School Auditorium. The evening will feature performances by the DSU Gospel Choir, Union Baptist Church Choir of Easton, New Beginnings UMC Choir and the Voice of Praise. For more info. tel: 410-479-1009 or visit www.carolineart s.org.
7 Performance: Are You My Moth-er? at the Todd Performing Arts Center, Chesapeake College, Wye Mills. 7 p.m. Told with humor, sensitivity, and a bit of calculated sil liness, this touching story shows how loss can be turned into empowerment. $9. For more info. tel: 410-827-5867.
7 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.
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7 Concert: Kenny Metcalf as “Elton” & The Early Years Band at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or v isit www.avalontheatre.com.
7,14,21,28 Meeting: Friday Morn-ing Artists at Joe’s Bagel Cafe in Easton. 8 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-673-1860 or visit www.FridayMorningArtists.org.
7,14,21,28 Br idge w ith Dawn Travis at the Oxford Community Center. 10 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-226-5904 or visit www.oxfordcc.org.
7,14,21,28 Class: Gentle Yoga with Cyndi Prud’homme at Ev-ergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org.
7,14,21,28 Class: Mat Pilates with Jena Latham at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org.
7,14,21,28 Bingo! every Friday night at the Easton Volunteer Fire Department on Creamery Lane, Easton. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and games start at 7:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-4848.
8 Fr iends of the Librar y Sec-ond Saturday Book Sale at the Dorchester County Public Li-brary, Cambridge. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-228-
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8 The Met: Live in HD featuring Dvořák’s Rusalka at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
8 Saturday Speaker Series: the St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free Library will present The Hugh Gregory Gallagher Mo-tivational Theatre’s production Inside Rosy’s White House: An
Evening with FDR. The play was written by Carlton Spitzer and performed by Joe Tyler. 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit www.tcfl.org.
8 Second Saturdays at the Artsway from 2 to 4 p.m., 401 Market Street, Denton. Interact with ar t ists as they demonstrate their work. For more info. tel: 410-479-1009 or v isit www.carolinearts.org.
8 Opening Reception for KIFA’s Human Form show. Awards will be made at 4:30 p.m. Meet the artists and enjoy light refresh-ment from 3 to 5 p.m. Free and open to the public. Kent Island Federation of Arts, 405 Main St., Stevensville. For more info. tel: 410-643-7424 or visit www.kifa.us.
8 Second Saturday in Historic Downtown Cambridge on Race, Poplar, Muir and High streets. Shops will be open late. Galleries will be opening new shows and holding receptions. Restaurants will feature live music. For more info. v isit www.cambridge-mainstreet.com.
8 Concert: Arty Hill in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
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8,22 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 Commu-nity Outreach Store, open during the breakfast and every Wednes-day from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
9 Pancake Breakfast at the Oxford Volunteer Fire Company. 8 to 11 a.m. Proceeds to benefit the Oxford Volunteer Fire Services. $8 for adults and $4 for children under 10. For more info. tel: 410-226-5110.
9 Talbot Cinema Society presents The Commitments (Histor y/Biography, 1991) at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. TCS membership is by subscription only. For more info. tel: 410-924-5752 or visit www.talbotcinemasociety.com.
10 Stitching Time at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 3 to 5 p.m. Bring your needlecraft
Mark Salter8,22 Mark Salter’s “S” Series Cook-
ing Demonstration with Miele at The Robert Morris Inn, Oxford. 10 a.m. to noon. Included are recipe cards, a two-hour demon-stration followed by a two-course luncheon with a glass of wine. $64 per person with limited guest number. For more info. tel: 410-226-5111.
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10 Book Discussion: Wendel l Berry’s A Place on Earth at the Talbot Count y Free Librar y, Easton. 6:30 p.m. For mor e info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcf l.org.
11 Family Crafts at the Talbot Coun-ty Free Library, St. Michaels. 4
p.m. Crafts for the whole family. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
11,13,18,20,25,27,4,6 Volun-teer docent training begins at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime museum, St. Michaels. Orien-tation is on Feb. 11 from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by a 6-part training program. Sessions are from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Van Lennep Auditorium. Pre-registration is required. For more info. tel: 410-745-4956 or at [email protected].
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11,25 Meeting: Tidewater Stamp Club at the Mayor and Council Bldg., Easton. 7:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1371.
12 The Academy for Lifelong Learn-ing: Sheldon Goldgeier Lecture Series featuring author Barbara Lockhart and her historical nov-el, The Language of the Fields: Elizabeth’s Field and the Under-ground Railroad from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Tel: 410-745-4941 for enrollment details.
12 Lecture: Nature and Landscape Photography, a talk by Wilson Wyatt, at the Talbot Count y
Free Library, Easton. 11:30 a.m. Sponsored by the Garden Club of the Eastern Shore. Free and open to the public. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626.
12 Meeting: Talbot Optimist Club at the Washington Street Pub, Easton. 6:30 p.m. For more info. e-mail [email protected].
12,26 Chess Club from 1 to 3 p.m. at the St. Michaels Community Center. Players gather for friend-ly competition and instruction. For more info. tel: 410-745-6073.
13 Book Discussion: Wendel l Berry’s A Place on Earth at the Talbot Count y Free Librar y,
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St. Michaels. 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcf l.org.
13 Concert: Shenandoah Run in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
13-16,21-23,28-March 2 Tred Avon Players’ 2014 season opens with the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning “Proof” by David Auburn, directed by Ed Langrell. (Please be advised: there are cases of adult language in this production.) For times and ticket
prices tel: 410-226-0061 or visit www.tredavonplayers.org.
13,27 Class: 5 Element Yoga with S.D. Swan and Freya Farley at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 12:30 to 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org.
14 Valentine’s Day Concert: Joe Al-terman Trio at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 8 p.m. Spon-sored by Chesapeake Chamber Music’s Jazz on the Chesapeake and the Academy Art Museum. $40 per person. To purchase tickets tel: 410-819-0380 or visit www.jazzonthechesapeake.org.
15 Concert: Brad & Ken Kolodner in the Stoltz Listening Room, Ava-lon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
15 Kent Chamber Music concert featuring the Pyxis Piano Quar-tet at Hotchkiss Recital Hall, Washington College, Chester-
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town. 7 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-810-2805 or v isit www.kentchambermusic.com.
16 Concert: Dan Zanes Song Gusto Hour at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 3 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
19 The Academy for Lifelong Learn-ing: Vacation Planning and Vir-tual Vacations via Google Earth with Al Kubeluis from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Tel: 410-745-4941 for enrollment details.
19 The Academy for Lifelong Learn-ing: A Semester at Sea - Cir-cumnavigating the Globe while Teaching Literature aboard a Student Ship from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Tel: 410-745-4941 for enrollment details.
19 Dorchester Caregivers Support Group from 3 to 4 p.m. at Pleas-ant Day Adult Medical Day Care, Cambridge. For more info. tel: 410-228-0190.
19 Book Talk and Tea featuring Laura Lippman discussing her new novel, After I’m Gone, at the Oxford Community Center in conjunction with Myster y Loves Company. 3 to 5 p.m.
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19,26 Class: Painting the Cos-tumed Portrait Model with Rita Curtis at the Academy Art Muse-um, Easton. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academy-artmuseum.org.
20 Meeting: Stroke Survivors Sup-port Group at Pleasant Day Medi-cal Adult Day Care, Cambridge. 1 to 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-228-0190.
20 Concert: Eric Scott in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
21 Soup Day at the St. Michaels Community Center. Choose from three delicious soups for lunch. $6 meal deal. Each meal comes with a bowl of soup, a roll and a drink. Take out or eat in! We deliver in St. Michaels. For more info. tel:410-745-6073.
21 Concert: Shemekia Copeland at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-
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skinning; muskrat cooking; duck carving; duck, goose and turkey calling; crowning of Miss Out-doors; Little Miss & Little Mister Outdoors pageant; silent auction and much more. For more info. tel: 410-397-8535 or visit www.nationaloutdoorshow.org.
22 17th Annual Bay to Ocean Writ-ers Conference at Chesapeake College, Wye Mills. Sponsored by the Eastern Shore Writers As-sociation, this year’s conference features 24 sessions/workshops. For more info. visit www.bayto-ocean.com.
22 Jigsaw Puzzle Jamboree at the Talbot Count y Free Librar y,
21-22 National Outdoor Show at South Dorchester Pre-K-8 School, Church Creek. Fri., 5 to 10 p.m. and Sat., 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Many activities and competitions including muskrat
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Easton. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Teams of 1-6 members compete to be the first to assemble a 500-piece jig-saw puzzle. Prizes awarded. Fun-draiser hosted by Soroptimist In-ternational of Talbot County. $20 per person or $100 per team of 6. For more info. and to register tel: 410-770-8555 or visit www.talbotsoroptimist.org.
22 Class: Paint with Pizazz - Pal-ette Knife Painting for all Levels in Oil or Acr ylic with Diane DuBois Mulally at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.
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22 Concert: Marshall Crenshaw in the Stoltz Listening Room, Ava-lon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
22 George Washington’s Birthday Ball in the Johnson Lifetime Fitness Center, Washington Col-lege, Chestertown. 8:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-810-7146 or visit www.washcoll.edu/offices/student-activities/birthd.
23 Empty Bowls Community Din-ner to benef it Talbot County food pantries at the Immanuel Lutheran Church Hall, Rt. 50, Easton. 5 to 7 p.m. Enjoy a meal of home-cooked soup and take home the hand-painted bowl in which it was served. $20. Ad-vance reservations required. For more info. visit www.mscf.org.
23 Concert: The Reminders with The McCrary Sisters at the Ava-lon Theatre, Easton. 7 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
24 The Academy for L i felong Learning: Friends and Foes with Bob Springer from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Tel: 410-745-4941 for enrollment details.
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25 Meeting: Women Supporting Women, loca l breast cancer support group, meets at Christ Episcopal Church, Cambridge. 6:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-463-0946.
28-March 2 Lapstrake Sk i f f Workshop at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Mi-chaels. Fri., 6 to 9 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Led step-by-step by skilled model-ers, participants will create a 10-inch wooden rowing skif f with lapped side planking and a f lat bottom. Class size is limited and pre-registration is required. For more info. tel: 410-745-4941.
28 Concert: Kathy Mattea at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or v isit www.avalontheatre.com.
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