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Chesapeake Country’s Hidden History

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istory gets a bad rap. I suspect social studies classes are to blame—full of dates, wars, and geographical regions that you will be tested on later.

For those who aren’t so good with retaining dates and other minute facts (guilty!), it’s easy to feel detached and disengaged from the history that unfolded right under our own feet in Chesapeake Country.

If done right, local history lessons can bring the past to life, prompting us to look at our everyday surroundings in a brand new way.

Like many people, I exercise on the B&A Trail (some two million people per year visit the county’s trails, per Friends of Anne Arundel County Trails). But how many cyclists, walkers and joggers stop at the mustard-yellow ranger station at Earleigh Heights for a water break without realizing the building was once called Frost’s Store, and it was built in 1889, just two years after the adjacent rail-

road began running steam engines? Most probably don’t realize that the Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad, whose right-ofway we bike on today, was the primary mode of transportation between those two cities—or that the railroad’s presence was the genesis for almost all of the communities on the Broadneck peninsula.

History is similarly sneaky in South County. A hidden gem of a state park, Franklin Point, holds untapped potential for public recreation. But viewed from the above, it’s revealed that Franklin Point was once a private airport with a flight school operating out of it.

And in Solomons, people commute regularly between the island and St. Mary’s County, probably without giving it much thought. But before the Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge over the Patuxent River was built in the 1970s, a workboat or ferry was the only direct route. Less than 50 years ago, children in Solomons still traveled to St. Mary’s County by boat to

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According to members of the Anne Arundel County Delegation, House Bill 843, which would have allowed use of haul seines in Anne Arundel County waters, including the four communities that surround Lake Ogleton, was not voted out of the House Environment and Transportation Committee, and will go no further this year.

Delegate Dana Jones, District 30A, was very instrumental in making sure members of the Committee and the Anne Arundel County Delegation were fully aware of potential adverse effects on local business, tourism, the environment, the Naval Academy, Coast Guard, Homeland Security, and recreation on these waterways by commercial fishing using these seines, up to 750 feet in length as they evaluated whether or not to support this bill. She has laid strong groundwork if the bill is introduced in the 2022 legislative session.

Thanks very much for bringing the issue to the Anne Arundel County community early and comprehensively in the Bay Weekly.

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These drastic “then and now” historical differences give us perspective on how people in the Bay region used to live.

Thankfully, there is a vast collection of sites, programs, and organizations devoted to preserving Chesapeake Country history. In this week’s issue of Bay Weekly, we look at two particularly significant examples.

This week, archaeologists announced a discovery that is arguably the most important site in the history of Maryland’s colonization. St. Mary’s Fort, the very first thing European settlers constructed upon arrival here, has been located in Historic St. Mary’s City after various historians spent nearly 90 years hunting it down. The artifacts that will someday be found there will reveal new information about colonial life. But archaeologists will also focus on the surrounding indigenous sites to uncover their stories, too—stories

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that go much further back than the 1634 colonists’ arrival. We talk to the archaeologist who has spent years hoping to make this find (see page 4).

Further north, Historic London Town celebrates a milestone of its own—the 50th anniversary of its mission of bringing the colonial era to life. The South River site was briefly a flourishing port, but held more sinister chapters, too.

In our cover story (page 11) we look at London Town’s legacy and how devoted history buffs are keeping it alive.

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Left: After a geophysical study revealed the site of the fort, excavation has begun. Photo: Historic St. Mary’s City. Right: Historians have been seeking the site of the fort since the 1930s. Drawing: Jeffrey R. Parno/Historic St. Mary’s City.

MD’S FIRST SETTLEMENT SITE DISCOVERED AFTER 90 YEARS SEARCHING

BY MEG WALBURN VIVIANO

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istoric St. Mary’s City announces a major discovery: archaeologists have located the site of the original St. Mary’s Fort. The 1634 fort was the fourth English colony in the country, after only Jamestown (1607), Plymouth (1620), and Massachusetts Bay (1630).

It’s a site that historians have been seeking since the 1930s. Dr. Travis Parno, the archaeologist who found it, says, “This is something I’ve been after since coming to St. Mary’s City.” The fort represents the spot where the state of Maryland began— where colonists first inserted themselves into a land inhabited by indigenous people.

One hundred fifty Maryland colonists arrived on two ships, Ark and Dove, in March 1634, to an area that was home to the Yaocomaco tribe, who were loosely allied with the Piscataway. The colonists built St. Mary’s Fort on an area about the size of a football field in what is now Historic St. Mary’s City (HSMC).

HSMC has been doing fieldwork within the St. Mary’s City National Historic Landmark area since 1971, but couldn’t find any definitive traces of St. Mary’s Fort. There was a theory dating back to the 1930s that the fort was located along the banks of the St. Marys River, but a letter from one of Maryland’s first settlers, Leonard Calvert, describes walking half a mile in from the river.

A 1984 surface study of a farmer’s field found artifacts dating back to the early 17th century, making that site a likely candidate. Then in 2018, a Maryland Historical Trust grant allowed Parno, Director of Research and Collections, and his team to look closer at it.

Parno hired geophysicist Dr. Timothy J. Horsley to survey two suspected locations using magnetic susceptibility, magnetometry, and ground-penetrating radar. The team verified his results with a brief ar-

chaelogical dig, confirming the fort’s exact site in the farmer’s field.

This archaeological site could bring to light new information about Maryland’s pre-colonial and early colonial past. Right now, Parno tells Bay Bulletin, archaeologists are working to reveal the top of a large cellar at the fort’s site, to uncover its timber frame and excavate any number of artifacts inside.

Studying the fort is one project in a larger effort by HSMC and the Piscataway tribe beginning this year. People to People: Exploring Native-Colonial Interactions in Early Maryland will include excavating St. Mary’s Fort and two indigenous sites near the fort, exhibits of native and colonial culture, and programs for the public about the years before and during the early 17th century.

When the site of St. Mary’s Fort was found, Dr. Parno says HSMC reached out to the Piscataway tribe in hopes of telling the story together. “They’ve been here way longer [than the colonists],” he explains.

The same 1984 field study that hinted at the fort’s location also located two native sites that date back 500–3,000 years.

“Finding the location of Maryland’s original settlement is truly exciting news for our state and will give us an opportunity to reconnect with our pre-colonial and early colonial years,” said Governor Larry Hogan.

“The state has been proud to support the study of St. Mary’s Fort and looks forward to further excavation of the area as we approach our state’s 400th anniversary.”

Private donations and state funds are paying for ongoing excavations at the fort.

The site is open during public visitation hours while work is underway, and HSMC plans to add St. Mary’s Fort to its living history program in time for Maryland’s 400th anniversary in 2034.

Find out more about planning a visit at hsmcdigshistory.org.

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STUDY: MD RECREATIONAL CRAB HARVEST UNDERESTIMATED

BY MEG WALBURN VIVIANO

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ecreational crabbers may be taking more blue crabs from the Bay than fishery managers previously thought, according to a new study from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) on the Rhode River.

This is the first statewide tagging study aimed to estimate Maryland’s recreational take. It finds that the previous estimate—8 percent of commercial crabs taken from the Bay—is too low, and the real number is more like 11 percent. That three percent difference doesn’t sound like much, but it amounts to more than 1.3 million additional crabs taken from the Bay. Study co-author Matt Ogburn, a SERC biologist, points out that crabbing is an iconic Chesapeake pastime, and that’s part of the importance of keeping the crab population healthy. “It’s such an important cultural activity here to go out and harvest crabs,” Ogburn says.

To keep the blue crab stock in good shape, fishery managers need a clear count of how many crabs are being taken by commercial traps and how

many are going home with recreational crabbers. While commercial crabbers must report their catch each season, those of us crabbing for our own dinner don’t have to report our catch. So it’s hard for managers to get an accurate harvest number.

Watermen, not just fishery managers, also want to know how many crabs are being caught recreationally. “Particularly within the commercial sector, fishers are concerned about how big the recreational fishery is and whether that is possibly impinging on their ability to fish themselves,” explains study lead author Robert Semmler.

In the new study, biologists teamed up with local watermen to tag 6,800 crabs across 15 regions on Maryland’s western and eastern shores, including the Bay mainstem and several tributaries. The technique is called “mark-recapture.”

The vinyl tags attached to the crabs’ shells contained the lab’s phone number and an offer for a reward. Anyone lucky enough to catch a tagged crab could call the number and report where they caught it, and whether they were a recreational or commercial crabber.

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Researchers tagged crabs, then counted on watermen and recreational crabbers to call in their catches. Photo: Kim Richie, SERC Fisheries Conservation Lab.

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The study, published March 15 in The Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, improves on past methods of tracking recreational crabbing numbers, like surveys and voluntary self-reporting. “If those methods underestimated the amount of recreational fishing, if we keep doing the same thing, we’ll always be underestimating it, and we won’t know that,” Ogburn said.

SERC says help from crabbers was key to the success of the new tagging program—both to let scientists on their boats to tag the crabs, and later, to call in their catches.

“It’s good to have that relationship and to have people in the community know that they can trust the science, because they were involved in it,” Semmler said.

The study took into account the movement of crabs throughout the Bay. Ignoring crab movement (from the saltier Bay mainstem to the fresher tributaries, where more recreational crabbing

takes place) could skew estimates, the authors say. With crab movement factored into the equation, recreational crabbing accounts for 11.2 percent of the total male harvest.

This new estimate would give Maryland a more accurate picture of recreational crabbing in the state, the study authors say. The tagging approach also allowed researchers to identify recreational crabbing hot spots, where people catch more crabs than average. These hot spots are often in areas with easy water access and waterfront homes.

“Depending on where you live, recreational harvest could range from near zero to more than twice the size of commercial harvest in densely populated places like the Severn River,” Ogburn said.

Scientists from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Lancaster University and the University of Maryland took part in the project.

You can read the full study at cdnsciencepub.com.

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Over the years, sediment buildup behind the Conowingo Dam has reduced its pollution-trapping capacity. Photo: Dave Harp.

EXELON RELICENSED TO OPERATE CONOWINGO DAM FOR NEXT 50 YEARS AFTER LONG FIGHT

BY TIMOTHY B. WHEELER, BAY JOURNAL NEWS SERVICE

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ederal regulators have approved the relicensing of the Conowingo Dam, blessing a controversial deal that Maryland reached with the dam’s owner over its responsibility to help clean up pollution of the Susquehanna River and Chesapeake Bay. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a brief press release Thursday announcing its decision to grant Exelon Corp. a new 50-year license to operate the dam, ending nearly eight years of study and debate.

“The license includes conditions to enhance fish migration, protect bald eagles and other wildlife, upgrade 13 public recreation sites, address sedi-

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ment issues and protect archaeological and historic sites,” the release said.

The order, which has yet to be released, incorporates settlements negotiated between Exelon, the Maryland Department of the Environment and U.S. Department of the Interior. The deals address fish and eel passage upriver, as well as sediment and nutrient pollution flowing downriver past the dam.

An Exelon spokeswoman said the company was waiting to see the order before commenting.

MDE Secretary Ben Grumbles called the announcement by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission “encouraging news for the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay after almost a decade of gridlock.”

He said state officials are “committed to working with citizens and stakeholders immediately on environmental and climate resiliency projects included in the FERC-approved settlement” and to

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Environmentalists, however, lambasted the commission’s decision, accusing it of accepting a deal that requires far too little of Exelon to compensate for the environmental problems caused by the dam.

“Exelon has been let off the hook, and [the] state let it happen,” said Ted Evgeniadis, the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper. “The Lower Susquehanna and the Chesapeake Bay will suffer because of today’s decision.”

The 94-foot high dam straddles the lower Susquehanna in Maryland, about 10 miles upstream from the Bay. Its river-driven turbines generate enough electricity to power 165,000 homes, according to Exelon.

But since its completion in 1928, it has effectively blocked many migratory fish from getting upriver to spawn. It’s likewise hampered the upriver migration of American eels, which in turn has depleted freshwater mussels that once helped filter nutrients and sediments out of the river.

Exelon agreed nearly five years ago to upgrade its main fish lift at Conowingo to help more spawning American shad and river herring move upriver.

But actions Exelon agreed to take, including trucking fish upriver past three other dams, were put on hold amid disputes over the company’s responsibility for cleaning up nutrient and sediment pollution passing through the dam.

The dam also has complicated Bay restoration efforts because the 14-mile reservoir it creates has reached its capacity to trap sediment from upstream sources. As a result, more nutrients and sediment from farm runoff, municipal wastewater and stormwater are flowing into the Chesapeake, where they contribute to algae blooms and other water quality woes.

And whenever a storm hits or heavy rains fall, as they did in 2018, the engorged river flushes sediment and nutrients that have built up behind the dam downriver. Those surges also carry trash and debris downriver to the Bay, littering shores and marinas.

The settlement Exelon and the MDE announced in October 2019 requires the company to spend more than $200 million total over the next 50 years on projects intended to rebuild eel, mussel and migratory fish populations in the river and to reduce nutrient and sediment pollution flowing into the Upper Bay. But environmentalists, a coalition of rural Maryland local officials and others criticized the deal, saying it didn’t come close to dealing with the water quality issues caused by the dam. They appealed to the commission more than a year ago to reject the settlement and force the parties back to the negotiating table.

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sufficient teeth to ensure that the company even does what it has promised to. They warn that Maryland taxpayers could be forced to pay for cleanup of pollution attributable to the dam.

“The Susquehanna River is a public resource and should not be sold off to a private company for exclusive use

without ensuring that the impacts to the public have been properly mitigated, said Betsy Nicholas, executive director of Waterkeepers Chesapeake. She said her group would be considering “all legal options” to protect the river and Bay in response to the commission’s action.

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Greenbury Point has views of both the Severn River and the open Bay. Photo: The Flag House Inn, flaghouesinn.com.

FIREARMS RANGE OR PUBLIC PARK? HOW TO HIKE THE TRAILS OF GREENBURY POINT

BY MEG WALBURN VIVIANO

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t’s officially spring, and the Chesapeake Bay region has been gifted with a handful of beautiful days to get out and enjoy. People continue to embrace hikes and walks in the pandemic era, and even in March, some popular areas are already filling to capacity on the weekends. This past Sunday, parts of Patapsco Valley State Park had to turn away visitors.

There’s a lesser-known hike destination at the mouth of the Severn River. Greenbury Point is owned by the U.S. Navy, and when they’re not using it for firearms training, it’s open to the public. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Annapolis, which manages Greenbury Point, is issuing new guidance to help you enjoy this piece of waterfront. Hikers, dog walkers, and runners can use the roads and trails of this natural resources conservation area—as long as firearm ranges aren’t operating and other

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training events aren’t underway.

Some of the roads used by hikers are within the Surface Danger Zone, known as SDZ, defined as “that portion of the land and the air above in which personnel and/or equipment may be endangered by ground weapons firing or demolition activities.” NSA Annapolis Commanding Officer Capt. Homer Denius encourages visitors when it’s safe, but reminds everyone: “You can enjoy Greenbury Point, but for your safety, you need to adhere to the posted signage and warnings. Most importantly, gates, lights, and signage indicate when the gravel roads are closed to the public due to use of the firearms range.”

Last weekend, Bay Bulletin found families, dog walkers and hikers taking advantage of the sweeping Severn River and Chesapeake Bay views, including a clear sightline to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The access roads are paved with dirt trails, which had puddles after a recent rain but were still passable. There was plenty of free parking available and no overcrowding on the two-mile stretch of trail that follows the shoreline, pass-

BAY BULLETIN ing the massive radio towers that have become a landmark and sometime-navigational aid for boaters.

If you plan to go walk there, it doesn’t hurt to check the @NSAAnnapolis Twitter feed or call 410-293-9304 to make sure the trails are open before heading over.

Greenbury Point is also a training area for the U.S. Naval Academy, including field operations, navigation drills, and physical fitness. In fact, there are road signs warning drivers they must yield to military service members in formation.

“Greenbury Point serves as a training hub for the U.S. Naval Academy, so the conservation area is frequently closed to accommodate our future leaders’ mission requirements,” said Zoe Johnson, NSA Annapolis Community Planning Liaison Officer. Johnson explains that certain areas are reserved for authorized military and Department of Defense use only, including the marina and guest cottages currently under construction.

Ultimately, NSA Annapolis wants visitors to be in the know on how to take advantage of this beautiful conservation spot.

“The general public is open to use the walking trails and access roads, but we want people to be safe when they visit the area,” says Johnson.

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AACC Named No. 1

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nne Arundel Community College (AACC) is number one in the nation.

That’s according to on a brand-new national ranking of community colleges

by Academic Influence, a team of academics and data scientists providing objective, influence-based rankings for higher education. This is the organization’s first-ever rankings of two-year colleges, and AACC topped the list.

The site reviewed 839 community colleges that are fully accredited, enroll at least 1,000 students and primarily provide two-year, associate degree programs and certificate credentials. Rankings are based on the premise that the people affiliated with a school determine its quality, and use a trademarked measuring method searching open-source data from faculty, staff and alumni.

“We’re excited and humbled to be ranked number one in the country,” said Dr. Dawn Lindsay, AACC president. “It affirms the work we do and the impact that our faculty, staff, students and alumni have on our community.”

The top 10 are: • Anne Arundel Community College • Roxbury Community College (Massachusetts) • Eastern Maine Community College (Maine)

Anne Arundel Community College was recently ranked No. 1 by Academic Influence.

Photo courtesy AACC. • Springfield Technical Community College (Massachusetts) • College of Marin (California) • Los Angeles City College (California) • Lamar Institute of Technology (Texas) • Kennedy-King College (Illinois) • West Kentucky Community and Technical College (Kentucky) • Lamar State College - Port Arthur (Texas) Other local colleges in the top 50 include Montgomery College (#11)

and Baltimore City Community College (#50).

The school was also recently designated as a 2021-22 Military Friendly School for its efforts that improve the lives of veterans and military personnel. The Military Friendly program measures an institution’s ability to meet certain thresholds for student retention, graduation, job placement and more for students, specifically, student veterans. More than 1,200 schools participated in the survey and AACC was one of 747 earning the designation.

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A take-home science project with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center & Anne Arundel County Public Libraries Instructional webinar Wednesday, March 31, 4-5pm ET Learn about the weird world of fungi with SERC ecologists! Pick up a free science kit at your local Anne Arundel County Public Library starting March 24. Then on March 31, join a live webcast with the scientists in our Molecular Ecology Lab. They’ll take you on a virtual tour of one of their field sites and lead you through the hands-on activities in your kit. Don’t live nearby?

Don’t worry – we have a list of materials on our website for you to build your own science kit and join the fun.

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BAY BULLETIN Students Raise Awareness Through Films

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ocal students are invited to go behind the camera to create original films that spotlight environmental issues. Broadneck High School hosts the third annual Environmental Literacy Film Festival (virtually this year) on April 12. It will feature short curated films by participating Maryland public school students on environmental topics important to the region.

“The goal of the film festival is to provide a platform for middle and high school students to research, create, and advocate, in an effort to raise awareness for local environmental issues,” says Stacy Roth, Signature Program Facilitator at Broadneck High School.

Thirteen high schools in Anne Arundel County have signature programs to prepare students for college and careers.

The Broadneck Signature Program is environmental literacy and focuses on environmental preservation and stewardship to bring unique learning experiences to students with help from community partners. The film festival’s partner is ClearShark H2O. ClearShark H2O is a local grassroots organization that offers hands-on environmental educational programs and experiences to classrooms, aiming to inspire student passion to preserve and protect Maryland’s waterways.

In the past, the Environmental Literacy Film Festival was only open to public middle and high school students in Anne Arundel County, but this year it has been expanded to accept submissions from the entire state.

The festival is open to the public for viewing but advanced registration is requested this year due to the virtual format. The event will be held on April 12 at 6:30 p.m. via Google Meet.

“We welcome anyone who has an interest in protecting and preserving the environment in our local area, learning more about the specific issues we face, and supporting our students as they use their creativity to spread awareness and advocate for our Earth,” Roth says.

Student participation in the film festival is voluntary. Students create a one- to

The U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, flies over the Severn River during a flight demonstration as part of 2019 Commissioning Week festivities at the United States Naval Academy.

As the undergraduate college of our country’s naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dana D. Legg. three-minute long original digital video exploring an environmental issue and/or solution relative to the region.

“We greatly appreciate the teachers and organizations who share this opportunity with their students and communities, and provide support as they work through the process of creating a film,” Roth says.

Roth hopes the Environmental Literacy Film Festival will raise an awareness and understanding of local environmental issues.

“People have long been moved to action due to something they saw on film,” Roth says. “Films have the potential to influence real change, and the Environmental Literacy Film Festival gives students an opportunity to start that journey. It’s our hope that students and the audience will further their awareness and understanding of local environmental issues, and that students will see the impact their voice can have when they use it to influence positive change.

All student submissions must be received no later than March 31.

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Blue Angels to Soar Again Over Annapolis

BY KRISTA PFUNDER

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he Blue Angels—the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron—will return to the skies above Annapolis in May to celebrate Commissioning Week at the U.S. Naval Academy. The iconic planes will perform May 26 through 28 during the USNA Class of 2021’s graduation ceremonies.

Throughout the pandemic, many of the Blue Angels’ shows were canceled or postponed. A highlight for many in the Bay region came when the Angels and their U.S. Air Force counterparts, the Thunderbirds, conducted a special flyover of hospitals to salute front-lines workers during the stay-at-home order in May 2020.

Back on its regular Commissioning Week duties, the team will practice in the days leading up to graduation, and can be seen and heard soaring over local skies. The flyover will be a low-altitude

flight over Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, where the graduation will take place on Friday, May 28.

This will be the 75th air show season for the squadron, which is based out of Pensacola, Fla. The first air show performed by the squadron was in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1946. Since 1946, the Blue Angels have performed for more than 500 million fans.

The squadron earned its name when the original team was planning a show in New York in 1946 and a member of the team came across the name of the city’s famous Blue Angel nightclub in The New Yorker magazine.

Performances aid the military services in recruiting and retention goals and demonstrate the professional skills and capabilities of the naval services to the American public and U.S. allies.

The mission of the Blue Angels is to showcase the teamwork and professionalism of the United States Navy and Marine Corps by inspiring a culture of excellence and service to country through flight demonstrations and community outreach.

Historic London Town, as painted by Lee Boynton. Photo courtesy Historic London Town.

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Historic London Town Celebrates 50th

BY JILLIAN AMODIO

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ecades before the birth of our busy capital city of Annapolis, there was another center of trade and travel along the Chesapeake Bay. Today we know it as Historic London Town and Gardens in Edgewater, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, but back in 1683, when it was established, it was an important port and center of commerce for the earliest settlers.

Trade routes were an integral aspect of colonial success: A nation’s power came from its trade activity, exporting more goods than they imported as a means of gaining economic advantages.

While tobacco may have been London

Town’s main export, a much darker trade occurred in the South River harbor as well. Slave ships arrived on the shores of the colonial town, where they would unload their “cargo” and sell to the highest bidder.

One such slaveowner and London Town resident was William Brown.

Sometime between 1758 and 1764, Brown built an extensive Georgian style brick home overlooking the South River. While he spared no expense on the exterior of the home, the inside bore more humble furnishings and Brown never actually saw the interior to completion. The brick mansion was a stark contrast to the rest of the town which consisted mainly of small wooden structures serving the various needs of the day.

For a while the house served many purposes. It was a tavern and inn, a place of work for his slaves and indentured servants, and a home to his family, including his wife and children.

But almost as quickly as London Town rose to prominence, it began to decline, failing to thrive against larger ports like Annapolis and Baltimore.

The trade slowed, business waned, and Brown succumbed to bankruptcy. In an attempt to alleviate some of his debt, Brown sold his furniture, his home, and his slaves: Sall, Harry, Osborne, and Jacob.

According to Lauren Silberman, Deputy Director of Historic London Town, Brown ended up dying alone and debt-ridden, living with his son-in-law in Annapolis.

After declaring bankruptcy, Brown’s home became a rental property and CONTINUED O

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then an almshouse during the 1820s.

Almshouses were a form of “charitable housing” provided to people in need, however, like many in their day, this one was described as being an abode of misery where inhabitants endured cramped and unsanitary conditions.

While enslaved people were not permitted to live in the almshouse, there were several free African Americans living in the deplorable conditions.

Those permitted housing were often mentally ill or unable to work. They resided in a dormitory called the “negro quarters” which the Maryland Board of Health found to be even worse than the areas occupied by the white residents.

The almshouse closed in 1965 and the

14 individuals living there relocated.

With the closure of the almshouse, Anne Arundel County turned the land into a park. Horticulturists and volunteers worked diligently to improve the soil composition in order to support the gardens that we enjoy today.

The gardens were created completely separate of the area’s colonial history and bear no historical accuracy to what the land would have looked like in the past. Even so, the current staff works tirelessly to preserve the horticulture alongside the history.

Caring for the 23-acre park, which combines history, archaeology, and horticulture, is no easy task. The land itself is owned by the county, but the London Town Foundation, a non-profit organization created in 1993, manages its care, with the goal to inspire a “deeper understanding of our region’s history, environment, culture, and arts through living history, historical artifacts, experiential public gardens, and collaborative cultural & arts pro-

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grams.” Silberman says the staff tries to go beyond mere factual history and humanize the experience of Colonial life. A new round of grants will help with interpretive signage that will include biographies of some of the different people who lived there including slaves and indentured servants.

Despite hitting some hardships during COVID, Silberman says the site is grateful for the support of donors.

“This past year was one of the hardest years we’ve ever faced funding-wise.

We had great success with our ReLeaf fund. We raised over $50,000 from private donors.” She also mentioned that, with the help of grants, they were able to maintain all of their existing staff throughout the pandemic.

Immersive experiences are made possible by the dedicated staff including Director of Horticulture Meenal Harankhedkar, Landscape Manager Dylan Bacon, and other staff as well as a dedicated group of volunteers. Every Tuesday, regardless of the weather, vol-

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unteers descend upon the grounds to help care for the massive horticulture display. Silberman says that while the two full-time and two part-time employees are the largest horticulture staff they have ever had, it is still a small fleet to tend to such a large area which is why they are grateful for volunteers.

Pat Morrison, a long-time volunteer did not grow up in Maryland. When she moved here, she saw an ad in the paper that London Town was looking for volunteers and she figured it would be a great place to learn all she needed to know about gardening in a climate that was new to her.

Stephanie Jacobs, a William Brown House docent, got involved after her interest was piqued while attending a lecture series on site. She loves sharing the history with visitors, “The tavern life was so interesting and it’s fun to share the stories.”

Stories of history and mystery are endless at London Town. In 2002, archaeologists discovered a burial shaft,

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housing the remains of a 6-year-old child beneath the old carpenter shop. It was concluded that the child buried beneath the floorboards was a slave and his lineage was traced back to Gambia where it was customary for the body of a deceased loved one to be buried beneath the family’s living quarters. It was not a cultural practice for family to leave any sort of permanent graver marker. To honor him, the body was ceremoniously reburied where it was found without a grave marker.

Other archaeological finds from the site feature items that tell a dual story.

For instance, an expensive wine glass tells not only of the wealthy individual who may have drank from it, but also of the slaves who would have been made to fill it. A “chicken burial” was unearthed in 2004 during an archaeological dig. Workers found several chicken skeletons, neatly arranged, indicative of burial practices or a sacrificial offering to mark a birth or death that would have been customary by some of the enslaved population. Some history is fascinating, some is enlightening, and some of it is sinister. Yet all of the history is worth learning about.

Today visitors can tour the historic structures, stroll through the scenic gardens, and enjoy educational activ-

ities, lectures, and events for all ages.

While the William Brown House remains closed to the public, there are plans to reopen in the future.

“Our goal has always been to be a place of hands-on historical discovery,” says executive director Rod Cofield, who is eager to allow for more opportunities when work on the house is finished.

Historic London Town opened its gates for Maryland Day and will mark its anniversary with a lecture series beginning April 6. Cofield will share stories of the site through the past, present, and future. “I have great admiration for the visionaries who undertook the tremendous effort of transforming London Town into a park and museum 50 years ago,” he said.

“People like founding park director Gladys Nelker and original horticulturist Tony Dove played an instrumental role in making this site a place of wonder and joy for so many people.”

Other lectures will include topics detailing the almshouse period, archaeology, and the array of plant life on display in the four-season gardens. p More information about programs and events is at www.historiclondontown.org/events.

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and responsibilities when contacted by debt collectors; in partnership with the MD CASH Academy. 7pm, free, RSVP: www.mdcashacademy.org.

19th Century Women Barbara Goyette, director at Hammond Harwood House, gives voice to antebellum women, enslaved and free, in border and southern states by reading their memoirs, diaries and letters (ages 13+).

Presented by Marietta House.

6:30pm, $5, rsvp for link: https://tinyurl.com/vapzrh57.

FRIDAY MARCH 26

KIDS Preschool Nature Walk Take a gently guided walk through the gardens with a naturalist and investigate balance in nature (ages 4-6 yrs). 10:30am, Annmarie Garden, Solomons, $7 w/discounts, RSVP: www.annmariegarden.org.

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Potato Planting Day Join volunteers for a potato planting extravaganza as part of the Growing for Good program, a sustainable farm project that has raised over 70,000lbs of produce for local food pantries.

Two sessions: 9am & 12:30pm, Historic Sotterley, California, RSVP: www. sotterley.org or call 301-373-2280 x1105.

Blood Drive 2-6pm, Century 21 New Millenium, Millersville, RSVP: http://bit.ly/2NFZha3.

Container Composition Presented by Homestead Gardens, learn about container composition with landscape designer Byron Gwinn.

What colors, textures, scents or habits can go into a container and where should containers be placed to make them swoon-worthy? 7-8pm, Zoom chat on: www.homesteadgardens.com.

Londontowne Symphony Orchestra Enjoy the music of Dvorak and Tchaikovsky in a livestream performance.

7:30pm, RSVP: www.lso-music.org.

St. John’s Lecture Series

THURSDAY MARCH 25

Maryland in the Age of Sail Learn about the design evolution of the ocean-going sailing vessels that enabled explorers to find American and eventually Maryland, part of the Calvert Marine Museum Spring virtual lecture series. 5pm, RSVP for Zoom link:www.calvertmarinemusuem.com.

Annapolis Café Scientifique Learn about ticks and mosquitoes from Ben Pagac, Medical Entomologist at the Army Public Health Command– Atlantic at Fort Meade. 6:15pm, RSVP for link: annapoliscafesci@gmail.com.

Delicious: The Evolution of Flavor The University of Maryland Center

for Environmental Science, Appalachian Laboratory, presents Watershed Moments: Rob Dunn, NCSU. In a new book, Delicious, Dunn and Monica Sanchez argue that deliciousness is an overlooked feature of animal evolution and life in general and human evolution and life in particular. In this talk, Dunn shares stories from the book, stories about the pleasures of chimpanzees, the taste of mastodons, the mysteries of avocados and more. 6:30-8 pm, RSVP for link: www.umces.edu/events.

Financial Webinar Join the University of Maryland Extension program to learn how to create an action plan, track and manage income and spending, prioritize bills and expenses, and understand rights

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David Towsend, tutor and chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, presents Ulysses: Does your life matter? The conspiracy against knowing who you are. 8pm, link posted at: www.sjc.edu.

SATURDAY MARCH 27

Calvert Duck Race Calvert County Parks & Recreation’s Therapeutic Recreation Services team holds its annual Summer Camp Duck Race virtually this year, prerecorded at the Hall Aquatic Center and results posted on the CCPR Facebook page.

Sponsor a duck to race down the pool for a prize; funds provide financial assistance for individuals with disabilities to offset the cost of summer camp. Regular ducks $5, deluxe ducks $6 each. To sponsor a duck, please register through the Webtrac system atwww.calvertcountymd.gov/ (#470662 for a regular duck, #470663

Mar. 27: Awesome Ospreys.

Awesome Ospreys Join volunteer naturalist Diane Diaz Goebes in search of ospreys returning from Central and South America.

Learn about their habits through a short presentation. An easy hike will follow, making various stops along the way to observe these magnificent birds. 10am-noon, Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary Lothian, $10 individual or $20 family, RSVP: www.jugbay.org.

OtterMania Celebrate the North American river otter by learning “otterly” terrific facts throughout the museum and take home a craft kit; say hello to the resident museum otters Chumley, Calvert, and Chessie Grace; and join the otter mascot for two fun activities in the Harms Gallery: Dance “The Swim” at 10:30am, 1pm, and 3pm; Listen to “The Otter Tale” read aloud at 11:30am, 2pm, and 4pm.

10am-5pm, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, $9 w/discounts: www. calvertmarinemuseum.com.

Historic House Tours Explore the Hammond-Harwood House and the Chase-Lloyd House on an hour-long tour covering the architectural details and long-standing social history that connects these

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11am, Annapolis, $20, RSVP: https:// hammondharwoodhouse.org/events/.

Simply Elegant Brunch Join Chef Alba online to prepare a special brunch of stuffed croissants, baked eggs Florentine and more; sponsored by the Captain Avery Musuem.

2-3:30pm, $25, RSVP: https:// captainaverymuseum.org/events.

Moonlight Lantern Hike Enjoy the night time sights and sounds of the park with a ranger while using lanterns to light the way. 6:308pm, Beverly Triton Nature Park, Edgewater, RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/ yyr9yspl.

coveries as we meet with Ranger Tom from Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Learn more about this area that is home to the largest breeding population of American bald eagles on the East Coast as well as a number of other wildlife. 2pm, RSVP for link: www.aacpl.net.

TUESDAY MARCH 30

Why Do We Have Pets?

Have you ever wondered why humans have pets? Or why we choose dogs to live in our homes and not wolves? Join the Calvert Library for a brief online presentation about the history of pets and then stay for a parade of pets. 6pm, RSVP for link:http://CalvertLibrary.info.

CPR, AED & First Aid Training Learn how to help in medical crises. 5-9pm, Southern MD CPR Training, Prince Frederick, $80, RSVP: http://www.somdcpr.com/.

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AACo Farmers Market

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10am-1pm, 257 Harry S Truman Pkwy, Annapolis: www.aacofarmersmarket.com/.

Blood Drive 10am-2pm, Grace Pointe Community Church of the Nazarene, Severn, RSVP: http://bit.ly/3sgerBS. Mar. 30: Brice Restoration Lecture.

Virtual Soup & Science Join the Friends of Jug Bay to hear from DNR Outreach Specialist Kerry Wixted, who will speak about carnivorous plants. 11am, RSVP for link: www.jugbay.org.

Sunday Market 11am-2pm, Honey’s Harvest Farm, Lothian: https://honeysharvest.com/.

Turkey Shoot Take aim to win prizes of ham, turkey, beef, bacon, shrimp, sausage and cash; 12-gauge shoulder held 30” max barrels only, no turkey chokes; proceeds benefit Boy Scout Troop 853 and local charitable organizations. Masks req´d. Noon, Shady Side Community Center: 410-867-2599.

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Brice Restoration Lecture Join Michael K. Day, senior vice president, capital projects at Historic Annapolis, for a behind-the-scenes look at the daunting task of researching, investigating, and painstakingly restoring one of the most iconic colonial mansions in Annapolis. The ultimate goal of this state-of-theart restoration is to return both the interior and exterior of the house to its appearance when construction was completed in 1774. Presented in partnership with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, a live Q&A with Michael Day will follow a virtual video tour. 7pm, free, RSVP: www.annapolis.org

John B. King Jr. presents Looking to the Past to Reclaim our Future, a multi-generational journey that led from his great-grandfather being enslaved in Maryland to him serving as President Obama’s Secretary of Education. 7pm, RSVP for link: www.sotterley.org.

Join Katie Dubow of The Garden Media Group to talk with Nick Pillegi from Philly Foliage about his favorite houseplants, succulent and cacti, and busting some myths about them in this Facebook Live event. Noon, www.facebook.com/homesteadgardens.

Children (ages 18mos-3yrs) join in story time and a carryout craft on the theme O is for Otter.

10:15am, 11:15am, 12:45pm, 1:45pm, 3:15pm & 4:15pm, Calvert Marine Museum, free w/admission, RSVP: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

Vaccine Info Session

Blood Drive 2-7pm, Shady Side Community Center, RSVP: http://bit.ly/3lFwbEo.

Apr. 1: Flora or Fauna.

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Flora or Fauna Exhibit

The Enoch Pratt Free Library has coordinated a timely online discussion of the COVID-19 vaccine with clinicians, researchers, vaccine recipients, and other health professionals to discuss vaccine access, vaccine hes-

April 1: In partnership with the Maryland Federation of Art, the Calvert Marine Museum hosts Flora or Fauna, fine art work depicting the broad range of animal and plant life. This MFA juried art exhibition will display selected works at the museum through May 15 on the mezzanine level and is included with museum admission.

10am-5pm, Solomons, $9 w/discounts: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

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Leading and award-winning contemporary Latin American writers Julia Alvarez, Angie Cruz, Reyna Grande, Juan Felipe Herrera and Lupita Aquino, gather to discuss their perspectives on the importance of own voices narratives in providing representation for readers.

This program offers Latino/a/x and non-Latin Marylanders an opportunity to learn about the diversity of the community, as represented in literature and poetry. Supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Maryland State Library. 7-8:30pm, RSVP: www.MDLibraries0401.eventbrite.com.

KIDS Sea Squirts

Dr. Tom Miller talks about the United Nations Decade for Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, and if we are doing the science we need for the Chesapeake Bay we want. 7pm, RSVP for link: www.umces.edu/events.

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April 3: Continue your Easter celebrations with a viewing of the 2011 featured film, Hop, with complimentary popcorn, a special gift for kids, and a pop-up bar for adults. 4pm, Annapolis Town Center, Annapolis, $60/vehicle, RSVP: https://annapolistowncenter.com. p

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few years ago, I drove my wife to a store in Deale. While waiting for her, I heard a high-pitched startled peep and saw a killdeer suddenly stand up from the graveled parking lot. It seemed to be startled by someone walking their dog past the store.

The bird then started to walk away slowly, dragging a limp right wing.

After the dog walker passed, the killdeer returned to where it started, but in a zig-zag start-and-stop pattern. By the time it returned, I had a camera ready and took a photo before she sat back down on her eggs. Caution stakes were later put around the nest.

Killdeer are a type of plover, longlegged shore birds with short bills.

They are tan in color with large reddish eyes and a dark bib-like collar. Their most distinctive attribute is their loud voice. When several fly together or get startled in a field they will cry very loudly. When they fly as a noisy flock, killdeer can easily be heard from a mile away. During courtship, males will call out loudly as they fly circles high over a female bird, hoping that she will join him.

Because they are frequently associ-

ated with people, killdeer are probably the most commonly seen of the plovers. They can be found far away from the shoreline in playing fi elds, stone-covered roof tops and graveled parking lots. Food sources are insects and worms found along the edge of puddles, muddy spots, and short grass fields.

In the spring, killdeer lay brown-spotted tan eggs in a shallow depression among stones. The eggs are well camouflaged and are protected by the female. When danger approaches, she or the father will try to lure the approaching danger away by pretending to have a broken wing.

As soon as the young are born, they can walk. The mother continues to protect them by keeping them under her wing as much as possible. After a month, the young are flying and able

to live on their own.

By mid-summer killdeer will start collecting in small flocks. The flocks migrate to the southern U.S. and Central America for the winter. The spring return starts in March but they show up around the Chesapeake Bay in large numbers in April.

If you do see a killdeer pretending to have a broken wing, look around for the nest and mark it so that the eggs don’t get stepped on or driven over.

Listen to their call on Cornell University’s All About Birds website or the Merlin bird ID app. After you recognize their call, you will be surprised how frequently you hear them.

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And what better way to engage your kids in the world of gardening by growing their favorite food? A fun thing to do with kids is to plan and grow a pizza garden.

Add to the fun by planning it in the shape of a giant pizza. Imagine a 6-foot-wide pizza cut into jumbo slices, outlined with a thick rock crust or a border of bricks and overflowing with your favorite toppings. Select a flat 10-by-10-foot area and poke a stake in the very middle. Loosely tie the end of the string, stretch it out to full length, and walk in a circle. You can follow behind with a hoe to mark the circle.

Have the kids choose what toppings they would like and then grow them from seed or plant starts. Prepare your pizza bed by removing any weeds or grass. Add about 2 inches of aged compost and work it into the soil.

Make small footpaths between the slices of your pizza garden.

Plant your different plants in the slices. I suggest three seedlings of plum tomatoes, six seedlings of cherry tomatoes, one seedling of a small eggplant like Little Fingers, three seedlings of bell peppers in three different colors, one seedling of zucchini, one seedling of rosemary, three seedlings of oregano, three seedlings of basil, three seedlings of onions, and three

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seedlings of garlic.

Make sure to use a teepee or tomato cage for the tomato plants.

You’ll be able to nibble on small cherry tomatoes and taste wonderful herbs while you anticipate the final pizza when everything has matured.

On a rainy day, you can make plant markers.

Collect flat stones or wooden tongue depressors and a few colors of waterproof acrylic paint for decorating and labeling the plants.

A do-it-yourself pizza party is the grand finale to a summer spent outdoors tending a pizza big enough for a hungry giant. Have the children cut out and color pizza-shaped invitations for your party. Make the sauce and prepare the dough the day before the party. Have baskets ready on the day of the party for each person to pick some of the toppings from the garden.

The toppings can be sliced and put in individual bowls.

Give each guest a ball of dough to roll out or spread with the heel of their hand into whatever shape they like onto an aluminum pie pan. Provide a prepared bowl of sauce and mozzarella cheese, then direct guests down the line for sauce, cheese, and all the various toppings. Each pizza can be whatever design or funny face they want to make. Don’t forget to take photos of the kids with their pizza creations.

With a successful garden, you can repeat your pizza party until frost!

The white perch run has now started and the fish are eager once again. The last few warm spells have started FISHFINDER the spawning urge in earnest in more than a few rivers.

It’s grass shrimp under a bobber for most areas but at low tide a bottom rig with the same bait will get fish holding in the deeper pools. Worms of all types will also work as will small minnows. Keep a small crank bait or spinnerbait handy for challenging pickerel when the perch bite is slow. Springtime beckons, the daffodils are blooming and things are finally right with the world.

SPORTING LIFE

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Singing the Praises of White Perch T he Chesapeake is an incredibly fertile estuary that rewards virtually everyone who ventures upon it. And it has some very famous wild creatures: the Bay oysters that fed virtually the entire surrounding nation for the past century, the springtime shad and herrings that did the same and even saved George Washington and his fledgling army from starvation at Valley Forge, the blue crabs that have continually caressed the palates of all of the citizens who learned to eat them and the striped bass which have conquered the hearts of most all Northeastern anglers that have pursued them for over 250 years.

There is one wild swimmer, however, that is mostly unsung all these many decades and perhaps that has been a good thing.

The white perch has survived in goodly numbers and without too much notice, since humans first populated the Chesapeake region. It also happens to have incredibly superior eating qualities and the ability to thrive throughout the Bay and all of its tributaries despite continual harvest.

With the proper equipment (and by proper, I mean balanced to the white

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White perch, morone americana after an antique engraving from the 19th century. perch’s size and proclivities), they are sport beyond excellent. Six-pound line is a perfect match though many aficionados claim four-pound or even two is a superior choice. And they might be right, except for the perch’s tendencies to loiter around rocks, downed trees, old docks and any structure that provides a haven from predation.

The lures that the perch loves to attack are not expensive but they are not free either and if you haven’t lost a handful in a day of earnest fishing, you’re not casting in the right places.

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Small spinnerbaits and spoons are this delectable scrapper’s weak spot in waters of 6 feet and less and they will attack them with abandon. Down deeper, live bait such as worms, clams, shrimp, crab and minnows might prove more productive but they’ll also hit on small metal jigs in bright colors.

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The white perch fishing season (actually open year-round) in reality starts right now. They are swarming for their springtime spawning run and will mass in tributary waters. They will run in surges up into the extreme headwaters (where it is illegal to take them) and then after spawning slowly migrate back closer to the Bay proper. Some will take up residence all along the tributary banks while others will head directly back to the Bay’s deeper waters.

There is no minimum size and possession numbers are unlimited, but anything under 9 inches has little meat to offer and it’s never a good idea to keep more than you’re going to eat in the next three days. On the table they are quite delectable, especially fried crispy with a Panko crumb coating and a cold adult beverage. It’s my first high quality meal on the Chesapeake every spring. Bon appétit! p

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BY DIANA BEECHENER

Justice League: The Snyder Cut

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n 2017, DC Entertainment attempted to copy the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s success with a team film featuring all their greatest characters.

Justice League had Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman, The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg fighting as a unit to save the world. It should have been the blockbuster spectacle fans had been clamoring for since the DC Extended Universe was announced.

It wasn’t.

When tragedy struck director Zack Snyder’s (Batman v. Superman) family, he stepped away in the middle of the film. Marvel veteran Joss Whedon (Avengers: Age of Ultron) was brought in to complete Snyder’s vision. Instead of following Snyder’s blueprint, Whedon and the studio changed much of the plot and reshot key scenes. The result was an ungodly mishmash of Whedon’s sardonic style and Snyder’s melodramatic theatrics.

Panned by critics and fans alike, Justice League was considered a massive lost opportunity. But fans were not ready to admit defeat. A concentrated internet campaign backed by the stars and Zack Snyder himself convinced the studio to release a retooled, recut version of the Justice League that adhered to Snyder’s vision.

Is this four-hour Snyder Cut worth the years-long internet campaign?

Kinda.

Snyder is a polarizing filmmaker: fans celebrate his operatic grandeur and stylized action shots, while detractors point out that his films are often juvenile gobbledygook wrapped in pretty packaging. So the first question anyone interested in the Snyder Cut needs to ask is: Do I like Zack Snyder? If you do, chances are this will be a long but ultimately fulfilling journey. If you’re not already a fan, surely you can find something else to do with four hours.

The film is divided into chapters, and because the movie is so unwieldy it might be beneficial to break it into several viewings. Taking a break and coming back to the movie might give it enough space to keep it from feeling like a slog. Unfortunately, your

L to R: Ray Fisher, Ezra Miller, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, and Jason Momoa in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. reviewer tackled it all in one sitting, so you’ll have to bear with me as I sort through this marathon of filmmaking.

The Good Snyder’s vision is unquestionably better than the 2017 film. His film offers characters a bit more development. Whedon famously cut all of the backstory given to Ray Fisher’s (True Detective) Cyborg. Fisher’s treatment resulted in a Warner Brothers investigation of Whedon’s conduct on set, and his subsequent removal from several upcoming projects. Snyder restores the story and the result is a poignant look at arguably one of the more tragic figures in the film. Fisher’s Cyborg now gets a chance to shine and show off why he’s an invaluable member of the team.

Justice League: The Snyder Cut also expands the DC universe in new and interesting ways. Fans of the comic books will see a few characters make their debut, and Snyder also hints at a dystopian future based on one of the most famous Superman storylines in the comics. There’s a real sense of stretching and expanding, something the Marvel Cinematic Universe has done well, offering new possibilities and plots for devout fans.

It’s a shame, then, that the 2017 Justice League seemed to kill all these ambitions. Cyborg’s standalone film was cancelled. The characters intro-

duced in the Snyder Cut are not slated to make appearances in new films and the storylines teased in the movie are supposedly dead.

The Bad As with most Snyder fare, a good editor would have saved viewers time and boredom. There are so many musical montages in this film that at one point I felt the need to check I wasn’t watching a YouTube fan video. Surely a director should limit himself to one montage an hour?

The music is also peculiar. Snyder’s style is operatic, so a bombastic score behind action scenes is to be expected. However, there are several times when Snyder chooses to score his action moments with bizarre guitar laden mumble-rock, which detracts from the spectacle and also pulls you from the story. “What IS that song?”

Mr. Moviegoer asked me several times during moments when we should have been more invested in the imminent end of the world.

Snyder still doesn’t know how to write or film women in a way that isn’t mildly insulting. The camera always seems to be peering up Wonder Woman’s skirt.

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when they’re fighting off the Big Bad. Finally, Snyder’s style itself gets a little old after four hours. Speed ramping (that neat effect where a scene slows down to show the action before speeding back up) is used so frequently that the effect loses all potency.

Even hotdogs are slowed down so we can appreciate their majesty while they fly through the air. Snyder’s signature color palette, a bleak mixture of browns and desaturated blues, also muddies the images making it harder to see just what is happening.

The Verdict Justice League: The Snyder Cut is undeniably an improvement over the first iteration of the film. But that doesn’t mean it’s a triumph. I like to think of it as stubbing your toe instead of breaking your foot.

Still, there is a hero in this film: The fans.

By using their voices and power, fans have proven that they can help filmmakers realize their vision. Snyder’s four-hour epic would have never seen the light of day had it not been for dedicated fans campaigning to see it.

If nothing else, let Justice League: The Snyder Cut inspire you to fight for what you want in art and entertainment.

And hopefully you’ll all fight for a little less speed ramping next time around.

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Two weeks after a plea deal fell through in connection with a 2019 attempt to stowaway on a flight at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, Marilyn Hartman, 69, was arrested and charged with trespassing March 16 as she attempted to sneak onto another flight at O’Hare, the Associated Press reported. At the time of her 2019 arrest, Hartman was on probation after having bypassed security in January 2018 and boarded a flight from Chicago to London without a ticket. The Cook County Sheriff’s Department says it plans to seek a felony escape charge for Hartman.

Perspective

In March, Einstein Cafe, an upscale dessert chain with outlets across the Gulf Arab states, started a fad by selling its thick, milky drinks in plastic baby bottles, complete with nipples. The Associated Press reported the cafe was inspired by photos of trendy bottles on social media, and the idea was an instant hit. People lined up at Einstein stores, they “took photos, they had fun, they remembered their childhood,” said Younes Molla, CEO of the chain, but others “were so angry they said horrible things.” In Dubai, Kuwait and Bahrain, the government cracked down on the new cafe offerings, saying the bottles violate the countries’ customs and traditions; in Oman, citizens were asked to report sightings of the baby bottle confections to a consumer protection hotline.

Recurring Themes

• Laura Rose Carroll, 50, and her daughter, Emily Rose Grover, 17, were arrested in Pensacola, Florida, on March 16 after an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement found the duo had allegedly stuffed the ballot box with votes for Emily for homecoming queen last fall. Suspicions were raised when the Escambia County School District reported illegal accessing of hundreds of its students’ digital accounts. Authorities said Carroll, an assistant elementary school principal, had access to the district student information system, and investigators traced unauthorized entries into the system to Carroll’s cellphone and computers, where nearly 250 votes were cast. Fox News reported that investigators also said students reported being told by Grover about her mother’s activity. Each of them was charged with offenses against computers and other cybercrimes, along with conspiracy.

• Raffaela Spone, 50, was arrested in early March in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, after prosecutors say she created “deepfake” videos and photographs of at least three girls on her daughter’s cheerleading squad in an apparent attempt to embarrass them and force them off the team. Prosecutors said Spone allegedly sent the manipulated images to the girls—shown drinking, smoking and naked— anonymously and suggested they kill themselves, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

Parents of one of the recipients contacted police, and detectives traced the IP address where the messages originated to Spone’s home. Investigators believe Spone’s daughter was unaware of what her mother was doing.

Home Sweet Home

Vietnam veteran Tom Garvey, 78, of Ambler, Pennsylvania, has released a new memoir, not about his service in Southeast Asia, but about the “secret apartment” he maintained for two years in an empty concession stand in Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium, once home to both the Phillies and the Eagles, reported The Philadelphia Inquirer. From 1979 to 1981, Garvey lived in an “off-the-wall South Philly version of the Phantom of the Opera,” he said, furnishing the apartment with a bed, sink, refrigerator, stereo, coffeemaker, hot plate and seating for guests, who included players’ wives waiting for their husbands after games. Leftover Astroturf served as the carpeting. Cousin Terry Nilon said being in Garvey’s apartment, located literally in left field, felt like “Vet stadium was in his living room.”

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Andreas Flaten of Peachtree City, Georgia, quit his job at Walker Luxury Autoworks in November, visibly annoying his boss, he told WGCL-TV, but he was promised his final $915 paycheck would be paid in January.

When the check didn’t come, Flaten contacted the Georgia Department of Labor, and one night in mid-March, 500 pounds of oily pennies were anonymously dumped in his driveway, presumably totaling $915. Flaten has been storing them in a wheelbarrow, but they can’t be cashed until they are cleaned.

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Work had begun on the small bungalow retired banker Charles Pole, 81, of Wiveliscombe, England, was building for himself on his property when excavators unearthed the remains of a 13th-century bishop’s palace, simultaneously solving a local mystery and bringing construction to a halt. Historians had been looking for the site, once home to bishops of Bath and Wells, for 200 years, and a spokesperson for the South West Heritage Trust described it to the Somerset County Gazette in early March as a “significant find.”

In the meantime, though, Pole is stuck with the bill. “The cost of the investigation is going to cost me around ($26,000),” he said. Building will continue after the site is protected and covered over again.

Fine Points of the Law

Lawyers filing briefs for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit were advised on March 16 the court would be officially discouraging the use of the Garamond typeface, a centuries-old font widely used in printed books, because it “can be more difficult to read,” wrote court clerk Mark J. Langer. Fox News reported the font is popular among attorneys, but author and web designer David Kadavy, gets it: “Garamond is considered one of the best fonts in existence, (but it) can be a disaster on the web. ... It’s better to use a modern font that has been drawn with the screen in mind.”

Least Competent Criminals

• Robert Radek, 29, of Marlboro, New York, scored a hat trick on March 7 when he was arrested three times in one day, the Daily Freeman reported. First stopped that morning in the city of Newburgh, driving a Jeep Cherokee, Radek was found by the trooper to have a suspended license and crack cocaine with him, for which he was charged with a misdemeanor and released, according to authorities. At 2:30 p.m., police said, the same trooper stopped him again, this time in a Honda Civic, and again found him in possession of crack cocaine, along with heroin. His final arrest came at 5:45 p.m., when Radek was stopped driving the Cherokee again and detained after the trooper determined he appeared to be under the influence of drugs, said police. Radek was released with tickets on all three violations and ordered to appear in court in April.

• Volusia County (Florida) Sheriff’s deputies responding to a fire at Myers Marine Service in Deland on March 13 were met by witnesses who said they saw Sean Sword running out of the building saying, “I lit a tow rope on fire.” Sword, who was severely burned, told deputies conflicting stories about his motives, according to court papers, but after being interviewed at the hospital, he admitted he was looking for a vehicle to steal, but “it didn’t work out,” so he set a tow rope on fire and the flames spread, adding that he hoped to be in jail for a long time. Boats and equipment valued at nearly $100,000 were damaged, records show, and Sword faces

arson and burglary charges.

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