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ere at Chesapeake Bay Media, we firmly believe there is no other place quite like the Bay. We’ve looked for comparable parts of the country, but the combination of working waterfront history, fantastic recreation, and rich ecology that this region offers is in a league of its own.

And we can’t forget its important military role (past and present) or its world-famous seafood.

As CBM Bay Weekly spotlights different Chesapeake Country destinations this summer in our Weekends on the Water series, there’s one place that arguably encompasses the largest number of unique Bay features: Solomons Island.

Because this spit of land remained pretty isolated until the Thomas Johnson Bridge came along in the late 1970s, it has held onto its oldschool Bay feel. Its history is indisputable—from working watermen and boatbuilding to steamboats from

the big city. Solomons produced more log-hulled bugeyes for oyster dredging than any other town on the Chesapeake.

During the 20th century, Solomons became neighbor to the growing Naval Air Station Patuxent River, today a hotbed for naval aviation where test pilots go to school and naval weapons are developed at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) headquarters.

Today, the working waterfront looks a bit different than its oystering past; it’s based mostly in tourism and recreational boating. Bring on the charter boats and paddle craft rentals! The Solomons food scene is full of great seafood spots, most with water views. Find a slew of good options in this issue (page 9).

The final piece of Solomons’s unique Bayness (yes, that’s a word—for our purposes, anyway) is its proximity to fascinating environmental sites. It’s

a stone’s throw from Calvert Cliffs State Park, home to an internationally-famous collection of fossils all ready to be discovered. It’s home to the Calvert Marine Museum, where paleontologists are making major advances (for example, they’ve come up with the best estimate yet for how large the prehistoric megalodon shark really was!).

And the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) Chesapeake Biological Laboratory is constantly studying the Bay. For the past three years, UMCES has been engaging boaters and other Bay enthusiasts to log their dolphin sightings on the Bay with photos, video, and location information. Just this month, CBL researchers released their findings thanks to these citizen scientists on the water.

In a newly published paper, they reveal that dolphin sightings peak in the summer, with frequent sightings

around the coastal Bay and mouths of multiple rivers.

Bottlenose dolphins appear to prefer temperatures around 68 degrees Fahrenheit with specific salinity ranges in different regions. And in the lower and middle Bay, there are more sightings during the spring tides that occur during a new or full moon.

Whether it’s the groundbreaking marine science, the waterfront history, the fishing, or the dock-anddine vibe that you embrace on the Chesapeake Bay, you can find it in Solomons. And one last bonus: you don’t have to cross the Bay Bridge to get there!

Tell us about your favorite Solomons memories or a recent visit by emailing editor@bayweekly.com. p —MEG WALBURN VIVIANO, CBM EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

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TOUGHER ROCKFISH POACHING PENALTIES PROPOSED

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s the recreational striped bass season remains closed for two weeks to help protect the species, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announces plans to toughen up penalties for poachers who take undersized or out-of-season rockfish.

In a proposal made public Monday in the Maryland Register, DNR announced its plans to eliminate the option for anglers with striped bass violations to receive a 30-day suspension.

Instead, all violators currently in the 30-day suspension tier would receive 90-day suspensions.

In its proposal, DNR says a 30-day suspension has proven “ineffective in discouraging illegal activity” and the administrative burden on the department isn’t worth the return.

DNR also wants to crack down on closed-season striped bass possession. In a closed season, anyone who is caught with 1-4 fish would receive a one-year suspension, 5-9 fish would warrant a two-year suspension, and anyone caught with 10 or more fish would be suspended for five years.

The agency says the added tiers for closed-season violations “is intended to recognize the increasing gravity of the offense when larger numbers of striped bass are kept out of season.” It will “… recognize the difference between keeping a small number out of season versus a larger number, which will ensure that more egregious offenders are punished in a more severe manner than less egregious offenders,” the agency writes.

The proposal comes as Maryland Natural Resources Police announce yet another rockfish poaching bust, this one taking place in June near the Kent Narrows drawbridge. Officers on patrol saw three men fishing on a boat and found a plastic bag containing nine undersized striped bass “hidden in a corner of the

boat.” Three Montgomery County, men, two from Gaithersburg and one from Hyattsville, were charged with exceeding the possession limit of one fish and with keeping undersized fish. Each man faces up to $3,000 in fines.

DNR is seeking public comment on the new penalty proposals between now and mid-August. The agency says it has already discussed the changes with the Sport Fisheries Advisory Commission and Tidal Fish Advisory Commission, who recommended moving forward.

You can visit DNR’s Changes to Fishing Regulations page for information about what has been proposed and how to submit comments. All comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. August 16, 2021.

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LAST WATERMAN’S HOUSE AT ANNAPOLIS CITY DOCK TO BE PRESERVED

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isitors to downtown Annapolis will never again see City Dock filled with the hustle and bustle of a working maritime community: watermen delivering their catch to packing houses from skipjacks and buyboats, vessels going in for repairs via marine railway, and steamboats moving people and cargo out to the Bay. See HOUSE on page 4

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However, as part of its long-term plans to overhaul City Dock (listed in 2018 as one of America’s Most 11 Endangered Historic Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation) the city is set to preserve what it calls “the last reminder” of this time: the Burtis House.

Located at 69 Prince George Street and most recently home to the National Sailing Hall of Fame, the 19th-century vernacular house is significant not only as one of the last waterman’s houses on the Chesapeake Bay and one of the oldest buildings in downtown Annapolis, but also because of the neighborhood to which it belonged, Hell Point.

As Nicholas Redding, president and CEO of Preservation Maryland, tells CBM Bay Bulletin, the house is named for Captain William Henry Burtis, a local Annapolitan who began renting out small boats, skippering sailboat cruises, and supplying fishing tackle and bait from his house and the nearby wharf in the early 1890s. Through these endeavors Burtis, whose family owned the house for 90 years, exhibited the entrepreneurial spirit and impressive work ethic of the many watermen and -women whose livelihoods depended on the Chesapeake Bay. Hell Point was home to lumberyards, planing mills, boathouses, and steamboat wharfs and inhabited by Filipino, African American, and European American families.

Historic photo of lower Prince George St. with the Burtis House at left. Photo courtesy of Historic Annapolis.

Where did Hell Point get its name?

Some theorize it evolved from “Hill’s Point” and indicated the struggle it was to live there. Others believe it came from another point along the waterfront that was difficult for large ships to navigate.

“Because much of the architecture and remnants of the Hell Point neighborhood were cleared during the mid-20th century expansion of the United States Naval Academy, the Burtis House is particularly significant not only for its architecture but also for the history that it represents,” says Redding. “Preserving the house means preserving a key part of Annapolis history and ensuring that the stories of this working class community remain, especially as redevelopment of City Dock advances.”

“The revitalization of City Dock is a once-in-a-hundred-years project that will transform Annapolis’s downtown

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area, and preserving the Burtis House is a key part of this transformation,” echoes David Jarrell, city manager for Annapolis. “It will not only be protected as a historical landmark, but will also become a true centerpiece of the new City Dock, honoring and celebrating the heritage of the area.”

Preservation Maryland will oversee work at the Burtis House, which will happen in two phases.

First, the house will be raised 9.5 feet, putting it above the flood elevation of City Dock and protecting it against impacts of climate change including sea level rise, subsidence, and coastal, high tide, and stormwater flooding. Non-contributing features will be removed, a new foundation will be built, and the house will be mothballed. In addition, interpretive material will be exhibited around the construction site so that the public can learn about the property during this 18–24 month phase.

In phase two, the house will be fully renovated, including removal of some of the additions that were completed over the last few decades and potential expansion of the footprint of the house.

Once complete, the house will have many possible uses. Jarrell expects that it will be occupied in part by National Park Service and City Harbormaster personnel and contain an exhibit commemorating the heritage and history of the City Dock, while Redding says additional options include a full visitor center/museum and

Captain William Henry Burtis pictured at right in the early 20th century. Photo courtesy of Md. State Archives. meeting and reception areas.

Whatever its exact future, the house will stand as a symbol of not just successful historic preservation, but also cooperation.

“This is a great example of what’s possible when a city and its community are committed to resiliency and sustainability planning,” concludes Redding.

“Identifying the cottage as a focal point in the broader planning effort demonstrates that historic structures can and should be included in redevelopment.

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BY CHARLIE YOUNGMANN

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ny visitor to the town of Shady Side on the West River looking for its full history ought to make their way to the recently-reopened Captain Avery Museum—where there are new things to see this year.

With about a year of down time due to COVID-19, the museum made renovations, centered their focus and opened back up to the public on Sunday. Within the first hour, their new and improved parking lot was reaching capacity as guests began piling in.

The opening featured a new exhibit of the model work of local artist Norman Gross. In Gross’s signature style, his scale-replicas of real boats (for both work and leisure) reflect the gradual changes in marine technology that emerged as his family made their living on the water. Each scene is populated by model characters, most of whom are Gross’ relatives.

Gross and his family were in attendance, excited to see the models together in one showcase. As he walked across the great room display, Gross was barraged with questions about his process, how long it takes to complete a model and just how he manages to get

Artist Norman Gross (left) answers questions from a museum visitor at the Captain Avery Museum reopening. Photo: Charlie Youngmann. every board of the replica true to the real boat.

You didn’t miss everything if you skipped out on the grand reopening, however. Gross’ work will remain on display every Sunday from noon–4 p.m. through August 15.

In the past couple of years, the Captain Avery Museum has updated its philosophy and infrastructure in order to keep reaching the public. Signature events like Music on the Lawn in the spring and the Oyster Festival in the

fall aren’t going anywhere, but smaller, more frequent events like live music, painting classes and yoga have found their way into the museum’s itinerary, said Executive Director Deborah Gangloff.

While Captain Avery Museum traditions will be upheld, the overall mission of the museum has pivoted towards bringing visitors closer to the water, Gangloff said.

“What really needs to happen with any museum is you need to make what

you’re conveying relevant to people’s lives today,” Gangloff said. “We have strived to make these people more human so that people can relate to them. [The Avery family] had fun, they had lots of children, people got married. They enjoyed the water as well as worked on it.”

With the new interior complete, guests will begin their journey in the Avery room, learning the backstory of the museum’s namesake: 19th-century waterman and businessman Captain Salem Avery. From there, the transition from “The Great Swamp” to what we now call Shady Side is documented in the 20th-century room.

To learn about our connection to the Bay in the 21st century, groups are taken outside to tour the museum’s rain gardens. Managed by Bill Mitchell of The Minimalist Garden, the museum utilizes a swath of native vegetation and well-planned swales to properly slow and filter the rainwater as it makes its way into the ground.

With this new layout, guests can experience the history and evolution of life on the Bay while linking back to its implications on our lives today, Gangloff said.

“We know people come to Annapolis that like historic preservation, but we want to let them know there’s things down here in South County that are worth a few minutes’ ride down Route 2,” Gangloff said.

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Anne Arundel Bird Club Sets Sights on Saving Swifts

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strange new landmark may catch your eye next time you visit Kinder Farm Park in Millersville. It looks like a chimney but it’s not for cooking or heating—it’s for nesting.

Local and national populations of a little bird called the chimney swift are in steep decline. The speedy aerial insectivore is a beneficial bird that feasts on mosquitoes and other biting insects. So, in an effort to boost their numbers, the Anne Arundel Bird Club, the Maryland Bird Conservation Partership and volunteers at Kinder Farm Park joined forces to erect a chimney swift tower in hopes of attracting a breeding pair.

“What I’m hoping is that other bird clubs will get inspiration to put these up throughout the state,” said Chris Eberly, ornithologist and club president. “The more the merrier!”

Almost a third of the U.S. population of aerial insectivores, including swallows, swifts, and nightjars, have died off since 1970. The loss of swifts alone is truly alarming: a 65 percent decline since 1970.

There appear to be multiple causes of the decline, but Eberly says the biggest culprit is the heavy use of insecticides in society, which has seriously lowered insect populations. He points to a simple experiment to prove his point. “You can drive your car and there are hardly any bugs on your windshield anymore,” he said. “Anything that eats these (insects) are going to be hurt.”

One breeding pair of swifts will nest in a tower, chimney or hollow tree trunk. Chimneys are routinely capped nowadays, denying the birds entry to nesting locations. Sometimes chimney sweepers destroy the nests. At the current rate of decline chimney swifts will lose another 50 percent of their population by 2050.

Towers like the one now standing in Kinder Farm can help with the problem. Swifts are often unable to build their nests on flues whose surfaces are too smooth. The nesting tower is lined with grooved plywood to which the swifts can use their saliva to glue twigs into their traditional crescent-shaped nests.

“I found it to be a very interesting project,” said Peter Bungay, who spearheaded the project for the club. “They are really very unusual birds. It was very satisfying. It has a very important educational component.”

The tower itself is 14 inches square inside and 12 feet high. The surrounding kiosk contains graphics designed to inform visitors on the plight of the swift and their peculiar natural his-

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Above: Chimney Swift nesting tower in Kinder Farm Park.

Left: Chimney Swift.

Photos by Matthew Liptak. tory. Swifts evolved to rest solely on vertical surfaces, they do not perch on limbs and are helpless on the ground.

Once they leave the chimney nest in the morning, they fly all day, coming back only to feed the babies, until it’s time to roost at dusk. Chimney swifts are daytime migrants. They gather in huge numbers to migrate, roosting in large chimneys on their way to the Amazon basin, where they spend the winters.

A surveillance camera is being installed inside the tower so that the birds and their chicks can be viewed on cellphones without interfering with the nesting activity.

David Barry, a Kinder Farm Park volunteer, was able to put the park’s wood workshop and sawmill to use in the actual construction of the chimney swift tower. “Another construction experience in the park—a little bigger than usual,” Barry says. He likes birds, but also just enjoys working with wood.

He’s motivated by “making saw dust and putting things together.”

About five volunteers worked on the tower, and park rangers would occasionally stop by.

The tower was erected and dedicated on June 28 to the memory of former bird club recording secretary Judith Brennan.

The bird club continues to accept donations for the chimney swift tower initiative. Bungay said 48 people have donated so far and a few have offered to cover the costs so that a tower could be dedicated to a loved one.

Currently there are hopes to erect another tower in Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis, but the exponentially increasing price of construction material nationwide has put that on hold for the moment. The price has gone from about $3,000 to $12,000, Bungay said.

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Anne Arundel County has officially opened a new boat ramp at Solley Cove Park.

Photo by Lisa Arrasmith.

New Boat Ramp Opens at Solley Cove Park

BY KATHY KNOTTS

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ast summer’s unprecedented boating and recreation boom, driven by pandemic precautions and a need to get outdoors, was met by more residents wanting access to the Bay and its tributaries. Anne Arundel County just recently opened its third trailered boat ramp at Solley Cove Park in Curtis Bay last week.

The $2 million project was approved by former County Executive Steve Schuh who made it a mission to expand water access to county residents, vowing to create boating access on both shores of every major tributary in the county. Presently, only two other county sites have public boat access: Fort Smallwood Park and Discovery Village in Shady Side. The City of Annapolis has a public launch at Truxtun Park and there is a launch at Sandy Point State Park. Now the northern part of the county has another launch option.

“Opening up our third county public boat ramp to me is symbolic of our commitment to public water access,” says Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks Director Jessica Leys. “That’s why this ribbon cutting was so exciting for me as the new director.”

Leys became director in May. She stresses that another boat ramp couldn’t have come at a better time. “Boating is in high demand, both during and coming out of the pandemic, so providing more access to our waterways is a priority. There are over 14,000 trailered boats in the county—that’s a huge number of people that need water access.”

Now anglers, paddlers, boaters and cruisers can reach the Bay via Curtis Creek and the Patapsco River. The 75acre Glen Burnie park was purchased in 1998 and has long been a hidden favorite for kayakers.

Avid paddler and water access advocate Lisa Arrasmith has been launching off the old dirt ramp for nearly 15 years.

“Solley Cove Park is a great location for paddlers and a perfect location for a public boat ramp,” she said. “First, it offers sheltered water on Curtis Creek, Marley Creek, Furnace Creek, Back Creek and Curtis Bay. That’s good for both paddlers and smaller trailered boats.”

Boats of all sizes will be able to see the Coast Guard Yard directly across from the new ramp. Arrasmith reports spotting both the USCG Eagle and the USS Constellation at the yard. Boaters can also see shipwrecks from WWI and a sunken ocean-going tug by the Beltway bridge as well.

Arrasmith recommends stopping at the American Legion Post 277 in Solley Cove Park, for a post-outing beverage at their waterfront tiki bar. There are also dock bars on nearby Furnace Creek. Duke’s Tavern and Ram’s Head Dockside both offer space for big boats and a sandy beach for paddlers.

The new ramp features a design with a concrete boat ramp on one side and a kayak beach launch on the other. A floating pier makes launching easier, too. The design and construction team from BayLand Consultants also installed a living shoreline. The project required the removal of existing dilapidated structures and new tree and shrub plantings.

The parking lot is constructed of permeable pavers with long spaces for 12 vehicle trailers and 20 regular car-sized spots. Portable toilets are open seasonally. ADA-accessible parking is available. Pasadena Paintball operations will continue in a designated area next to the launch parking.

Leys says that all the improvements around the launch benefit not just the boaters but also visitors to the American Legion or the paintball company and the community in general.

“This is a community that lives by the water but may not have access to get on the water. All the other ramps or launches are privately owned and cost money. There is no fee to use the Solley Cove ramp,” said Leys.

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BY KATHY KNOTTS

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he much-anticipated opening of True Food Kitchen in Annapolis was by all accounts a success.

The newest spot at Annapolis Town Center serves health food and drinks that taste like fine dining. Reviews and photos across social media platforms praised the restaurant’s dishes, drinks and design after opening to the public last weekend.

For its CEO, Christine Barone, the newest location has her feeling like she’s come home. “I actually grew up in Edgewater,” she says. “I attended Central Elementary and Middle School and went to South River before our family moved. My brother went to the Naval Academy. I love this area and miss being on the water.”

Barone has been crisscrossing the country since 2016 opening new TFK locations and bringing the brand’s philosophy to new diners—that delicious dining and conscious nutrition can go hand in hand, without sacrificing flavor or creativity. True Food’s seasonal menu is guided by the principles of integrative medicine guru Dr. Andrew Weil’s anti-inflammatory food pyramid. True Food Kitchen emphasizes wholesome, simple ingredients and preparation to highlight the natural health benefits and flavors of each ingredient. From nutrient-dense staples and sourced proteins to little-known superfoods, Barone stresses that the company is committed to using responsible, in-season ingredients.

The Annapolis Town Center restaurant, a former Brooks Brothers store, is the 38th property in the chain which originated in Phoenix, Ariz., in 2008.

Small décor elements within the space are a nod to the sailing capital. “You may notice the oyster mural in the private dining room,” says Barone. “Or the

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sailing flags over the bar that spell out True Food.”

While you won’t find any crab dishes on the menu, you will find an emphasis on organic foods and healthy meats.

“We follow the Enivronmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ recommendations,” says Barone. EWG created a list of the 12 foods that carry the highest burden of pesticides.

The menu is a rotating seasonal selection of vegetable-forward dishes and long-standing favorites, such as edamame dumplings, spaghetti squash casserole, and vegan cheeseburgers. Fish and meat eaters aren’t left out, with shrimp and steak tacos as well as chicken parmesan, pan-seared sea bass and tuna lettuce cups on the menu. True Food also has a kid-friendly menu as well as a large selection of craft cocktails, beer, wine and non-alcoholic “refreshers”.

You can eat in one of the dining room’s 174 seats alongside its open kitchen and full-service bar. A private dining room seats 10. And on nice days you can eat on the covered patio.

The restaurant’s design is earthy and contemporary, with natural elements and greenery including indoor and outdoor garden basins filled with fresh herbs and spices. Eco-friendly materials are used throughout the restaurant, including dining chairs made of recycled soda bottles.

True Food Kitchen is open daily (M-Th 11:30am-9pm, F 11:30am-9:30pm, Sa 10:30am-9:30pm, Su 10:30am-9pm) for brunch, lunch and dinner.

Reservations are suggested (443-7755179). General manager is Simon Brown, Executive Chef is Jason Routzahn.

LIVING ON SOLOMONS ISLAND TIME Photo by Chris Hoffman

Easy in, easy out, and very easy to love

BY J O DY A R G O S C H R O AT H

WHY YOU’LL WANT TO GO

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olomons Island, ideally situated at the foot of the charming Patuxent River, wasn’t always a big deal. Far from it. At first, nobody lived there.

Later the few hundred who did were either watermen, boatbuilders, or cannery workers. Even as late as the 1950s and ‘60s, tourists found more enticing places to visit and cruising boaters chose to bypass Solomons in favor of St. Leonard Creek, a few miles upriver, and a stop at Vera’s Restaurant where the exotic Vera Freeman would dive off the dock and swim out to welcome incoming boaters with a fresh orchid. Who could blame them?

My, how times have changed! Now little Solomons Island is chock-a-block with boats of every make and description, most of them tied up in first-class marinas and boatyards in its well-protected harbor. Solomons’ Calvert Marine Museum is both child-centric and first among museums in its paleolithic maritime collection. Half a dozen of its restaurants are well worth the visit—can you say, “fresh seafood”?—and

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as many shops lure visitors inside to catch the town’s laid-back resort-island vibe.

And just about all of it is within walking distance.

You can tie up at a marina, anchor up lovely Mill Creek, put in your trailer boat at Solomons Island Boat Ramp and Fishing Pier, or launch your kayak, canoe or SUP at any number of locations. If you have fishing in mind, you’ll find that Solomons has one of the largest charter fleets around, with the middle Bay’s rich hunting grounds just minutes away. And, yes, there’s plenty more, but we’ll get to all that in a few minutes.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT Solomons Island is a little bitty thing, which makes it both charming and entirely walkable. It’s thin (only a single road wide in spots) and not very long, only a mile and a half long from stem to stern. It’s connected to the outside world by a short, puddle-jumper-sized bridge, and from St. Mary’s County by a lovely soaring bridge across the Patuxent River. At the north end of the island, you’ll find Calvert Marine Museum and at the south you’ll run out of road at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory. In between, you’ll find a succession of marinas plus the Maryland Pilot’s station along the east side and Solomons CONTINUED O boardwalk and downtown of shops, restauJuly 22 - July 29, 2021 • BAY WEEKLY • 9

WEEKENDS ON THE WATER rants, a fishing pier and a couple of churches on the west, or Patuxent River side. North of the island, along Route 4, you’ll find a couple of strip shopping plazas with a convenience store, a few more restaurants and a couple of nice hotels.

From the water, Solomons is best accessed by its back doors, the Narrows, where you can dock at many of the restaurants; Back Creek, where most of the marinas are located; and Mill Creek, which is popular for anchoring.

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ne of Solomons’ most attractive points for cruising boaters is that it lies almost exactly halfway between the C&D Canal on the north and Norfolk/Portsmouth to the south. It’s a day cruise from Baltimore or Deltaville, and, let’s be honest, unless you want to drop anchor in an inconveniently located creek, it’s the only place to stop between the two with good protection from bad weather, a good slip in a great marina and an easy walk to some world famous crabcakes and a cold beer. Solomons is your place!

Also near the top of the list: Solomons is particularly easy to get into by boat.

If you trailer a boat in, you can check out Solomons and then explore the beautiful Patuxent River. If you’ve brought your kayak, canoe or SUP, you can explore not only the Narrows, Back Creek and Mill Creek around Solomons, but you can also drive back up to Jefferson-Patterson State Park and put in for even more glorious adventures.

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hether you are coming down from the Upper Bay or up from

Photo courtesy Back Creek Inn. the Lower Bay, the entrance to the Patuxent River presents no obstacles, other than the occasional pound net to avoid. The only caveat from the north is to honor the restricted area around the liquid natural gas dock off Cove Point. It’s well marked on your charts and chartplotter. This facility is active again—this time as an exporter rather than an importer—so keep your eye out for the occasional LNG tanker coming and going.

Just below the LNG dock, you’ll spot handsome Cove Point Lighthouse, now part of Calvert Marine Museum.

The mouth of the Patuxent River is

wide and deep, though the channel narrows briefly between Drum Point and Fishing Point before opening up again into a wide deep bay. Naval Air Station Patuxent River lies along the south shore, while the entrance to Solomons lies along the north. The river itself continues northwest under the 139-foot-tall Johnson Bridge.

Immediately on entering the harbor you’ll be confronted by a small unnamed island which is known as Molly’s Leg. Following it around to port, The Narrows shoots off first. This is a short waterway that provides a back door to part of Solomons, including the Tiki Bar, Harbor

SPECIAL SPOTS IN SOLOMONS SPRING COVE MARINA This Back Creek marina is considered to be one of the finest on the Chesapeake Bay and a great family getaway destination. Spring Cove provides everything you need for your weekend on the water. A full-service yard, fuel service, boat rentals, year-round and transient dockage, block and cubed ice, pump-outs, a pool and The Wheelhouse Bar & Grill—all in a gorgeous location. Slipholders and transients can also check out their new fleet of bicycles for cruising around town.

Spring Cove Marina, 455 Lore Rd., Solomons, 410-326-2161; info@springcovemarina.com; springcovemarina.com.

ANNMARIE GARDEN If you are traveling by car or can grab a ride, a day trip to Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center up the road in Dowell is absolutely warranted. A place where art and nature meet, this center features a ¼-mile walking path that meanders through the woods past permanent and on-loan sculpture, including over 30 works from the Smithsonian Institute and the National Gallery of Art. Artists in the collection include Antonio Tobias Mendez, Barbara Hepworth, Cesar, Robert Engman, Jean Arp, Kenneth Snelson and Fransisco Zuniga. The indoor galleries are home to a myriad of various exhibits and events in a rotating exhibition space, with a gift shop and sunny patio. The Studio School offers classes taught by professional artists and arts educators. Annmarie hosts numerous events throughout the year including a fairy and gnome home festival, Halloween in the Garden, craft fairs, Christmas light displays, a Green Life Festival and much more.

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Island Marina, Lighthouse Restaurant and Dock Bar and Bunky’s Charter Boats. Here you’ll also find a number of small-boat docks for restaurant access and for visiting the town.

The bulk of the town’s marinas lie up the second spoke in the wheel, Back Creek. Solomons Yachting Center occupies the western point, followed

by Safe Harbor Zahniser’s Yachting Center, Spring Cove Marina and Solomons Harbor. Nearly the entire east side of Back Creek is taken up with Calvert Marina, with Washburn’s Boat Yard occupying the cove at the end. Beyond that you’ll find private homes, two hotels, and three or four anchoring spots.

The final spoke in the Molly’s Leg wheel is Mill Creek, the spot of choice for most boats looking for a good anchorage. The creek has no public marinas, but it does have more than a half-dozen fine spots to anchor, including a couple on Mill Creek’s tributary, St. Johns Creek, which continues north after Mill Creek and makes a jog to the east. Many choose the area around Bow Cove for its handiness to Solomons.

IF YOU ARE TRAILERING IN

Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center.

Photo courtesy VisitMaryland.org.

Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center, 13470 Dowell Rd., Solomons, 410-326-4640, annmariegarden.org.

INNER EQUINOX This fun little shop offers gifts for the body, mind and spirit.

This metaphysical shop promotes holistic health and healing using a variety of modalities. Step inside and find a selection of crystals, sage, incense, jewelry, tarot card decks or indulge in massage therapy, aromatherapy, crystal healing, reiki and more. Inner Equinox, 14560 Solomons Island Rd., Solomons, 410-326-6586, InnerEQ.com.

Solomons Island and the surrounding Patuxent River area, including St. Leonard Creek, are great places to weekend with the family with your trailer boat.

And when your thoughts turn to fishing, the water just outside the harbor entrance and the middle Bay beyond the Patuxent River are famously productive areas.

Directly after the turnoff, you’ll come to Solomons Island Public Boat Ramp and Fishing Pier. This facility has a large parking lot that’s open 24 hours a day. Launching is free, but there is a fee for parking. An important note, however: The Solomons ramp is also handy to Calvert Marine Museum, which is just across the street. If you

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Tall ship sailing on the Patuxent River during a celebration of the War of 1812 Photo courtesy Back Creek Inn.

WEEKENDS ON THE WATER are retrieving your boat for the night and staying nearby, you can arrange for parking at either the hotel or bed & breakfast (more on those later).

You’ll find plenty of dinghy docks for shopping (Holiday Inn dinghy dock, $2), dining (Kingfisher, Charles Street Brasserie and Island Hideaway, to name a few), downtown shops (Solomons municipal dinghy dock) and even the museum (Calvert Marine Museum dinghy docks).

IF YOU ARE LAUNCHING A KAYAK, CANOE OR SUP

Once you are settled in and are ready to launch your paddle craft, you have several choices. As always, the local boat ramps mentioned above make good entry points. In Solomons, you can also put in next to the town dinghy dock and pumpout station, which is located behind the public rest facility on Patuxent Street (the main street), across from the Solomons Boardwalk. If you come early in the day, you should be able to claim a convenient parking space on the street.

There is more parking in the boardwalk area. Launching near Calvert Marina’s transient docks is another option. Just check in with the office first.

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here to begin? This is going to be tough, because Solomons Island has a marina for every occasion, from resort-plush to Spartan-basic. Really, you could hardly go wrong with any of them. So instead, here are a few of our favorites.

Safe Harbor Zahnisers This is kind of the grand-old Solomons Marina. The docks are good. The Dry Dock restaurant is excellent and reason enough for a visit. The location on Back Creek is convenient. And the tradition of fine boat work is legendary.

While Zahnisers has all the usual amenities, there is one little thing that we find particularly endearing. If you tell them you are going to be arriving after hours, the staff will attach a sign with your boat name on your assigned slip, clearly visible, so you can be sure you’re in the right place. We can tell you from experience, it’s a welcome sight.

Spring Cove Marina Running neck and neck with Safe Harbor Zahnisers in cruiser popularity is Spring Cove Marina, also located on Back Creek. Yes, it also has a full-service yard; and yes, it’s an easy walk from the marina into town and the marine museum. It has all of the usual amenities. So what sets it apart? Beautiful trees (our young dog Bindi discovered the bittersweet charm of chewing pine cones here), shaded riverside picnic facilities and a very special pool that comes with its own underwater piped-in music. Try that at the end of a hot day!

Calvert Marina We’ll conclude this marina short-list with a stop at Calvert Marina, a particular favorite. Yes, it has the usual amenities, although they are rather more rustic than the first two marinas. The transient docks are two long floating piers at the north end of the

marina. No, it doesn’t have a boatyard, so if you need one, head for Safe Harbor Zahnisers, Spring Cove or next door at Washburn Boat Yard (not a marina). Like the others, Calvert is also located on Back Creek, but on the opposite shore. So, it requires a dinghy trip or an Uber ride into town.

What sets it apart? First, lots and lots of walking room—70 acres’ worth. The marina occupies practically the entire western Back Creek shoreline, including what feels like an alphabet’s worth of piers, some of them covered. In fact, each pier seems to have a personality of its own, with slipholders often festooning the entrance with flowers and signs.

Second, history. At the end of the peninsula, you’ll find a statue of a young sailor, reminding visitors that during World War II, this was the site of the country’s first amphibious training base. More than 67,000 officers and enlisted personnel came through here.

HOTELS Holiday Inn/Solomons Harbor Marina has their own docks, so does the Quality Inn. We recommend the Holiday Inn for transients, whether you stay in the hotel or not. It’s an easy walk or bike ride to the small shopping center, with West Marine and Port of Call Liquors, as well as a few other shops.

Weis Market is farther up the highway.

If you are trailering in and would like to keep your boat in the water while you stay in a hotel, these would be good options. There is a nice Hilton Garden Inn (no marina) another mile or so north of that.

BED AND BREAKFASTS Solomons Victorian Inn Located in the heart of the island, Solomons Victorian Inn is convenient to everything in town and has its own parking. The rooms are lovely, of course, and the breakfast is to die for. Of particular interest is the fact that this was the

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home of Clarence Davis of the famous Solomons boatbuilding family, M.M. Davis & Son. During its long run, M.M. Davis company built practically every kind of boat, from commercial fishing vessels to tugs and elegant recreational boats. The most famous, however, was probably Manitou, a graceful 53-foot yawl built in 1937, and sailed by John F. Kennedy while he was president.

Back Creek Inn This 125-year-old waterman’s home on the banks of Back Creek has been a bed and breakfast for more than 30 years. In addition to lovely rooms, great views and grand trees, the inn has two boat slips available for its guests. The Back Creek innkeeper, Carol Pennock, is an artist, working in oils, watercolors and stained glass.

Blue Heron Inn A Charleston colonial in Solomons?

Sure, why not. Solomons definitely has that southern beach-casual feel. But the Blue Heron Inn has much more than chic architecture. For one important thing, innkeeper Regan Thompson conjures up the breakfast of your dreams.

The inn has four large rooms and a slip for those who come by boat. It is also strategically located for visiting town.

Sound good?

Cove Point Lighthouse If you plan ahead, you can stay in the Cove Point 1828 Lighthouse Keeper’s Quarters in Lusby (now booking into 2022). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this 2-1/2 story duplex has been renovated from top to bottom with all the modern comforts and conveniences of home. However, many of the home’s original features have been retained and restored, including hard pine floors, cast iron heaters, deep windowsills, doors, moldings, and eyebrow windows. The interior is decorated with a mix of old and new and includes photos from museum archives, locally built furniture, as well as a one-of-a-kind table made from the reclaimed wood of the dismantled Cedar Point Lighthouse.

The grounds are completely fenced with a private entrance and beach access.

Guests can rent the site for three, four or seven days, and can choose to rent one side of the duplex or open up the doors dividing the two sides and use all six bedrooms. Since this mixed-use lighthouse site is still a fully functioning site in addition to being a vacation rental, it will continue to welcome the public during the summer season for tours of the grounds. Find it on AirBnB.

EXPLORE THE TOWN Calvert Marine Museum What better place to start than the wonderful Calvert Marine Museum?

The museum is a one-of-a-kind, all-purpose entertainment center. Oh yes, it takes its displays and its education mission very seriously indeed with a completely intriguing learning center on skates and rays, for example. Along the way, however, it also sponsors boat tours in several of the Bay’s iconic craft, the skipjack Dee and the buyboat William Tennison. Rent a rowboat or pedal boat and explore the museum basin. Watch scientists work in the Paleontology Prep Lab. Enjoy the most engaging river otters you’re likely to come across. There are boat exhibits. Lighthouses. Just about everything you could think of.

You can walk or bicycle to the museum from most of the nearby hotels, beds and breakfasts and marinas (except Calvert Marina across the creek).

Alternatively, you can dinghy or kayak into their dinghy dock. Get all the information and schedules of events and cruises at calvertmarinemuseum.com.

Next, take a walk down the boardwalk along the Patuxent. Poke into the shops on the other side of the street. Stop for lunch or buy an ice cream at the boardwalk stand. (Don’t worry, we’ll get to food in a minute.) Toss a fishing line into the water off the pier next to the boat ramp.

Explore the back streets. With a good pair of shoes or a bicycle you can easily take in the island in an afternoon. Sit at a picnic table along Back Creek and watch the passing scene. Need a bathroom break? There are nice clean public

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Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center A Smithsonian Affiliate

13470 Dowell Rd., Solomons, MD • www.annmariegarden.org

Guest’s sunrise. Photo courtesy Back Creek Inn. facilities opposite the boardwalk. Behind the building, you’ll find a nice shady area with picnic tables, and beyond that, the town’s self-service pump-out dock.

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ake your trailer boat, dinghy, kayak or SUP and meander through Solomons waterways, from the Narrows to Back Creek, and admire the view from the water side. Feeling more adventurous? Take a cruise up Mill Creek.

If you didn’t bring a boat, no problem.

You can rent one at Solomons Boat Rental or Bunky’s Charter Boats.

Itching for a fishing excursion? Solomons has charter opportunities galore, like Half Shell Adventures, Marauder Charters, Miss Susie Charters and more. Take a stroll along the Narrows to pick one out.

If you want to try something different, stop by Sail Solomons in Safe Harbor Zahnisers, who offer yachting and sailing instruction plus rentals.

Chesapeake Biological Lab At the tip of Solomons, where it joins the Patuxent River, you’ll find the oldest public marine research center on the East Coast, the Chesapeake Biological Lab. While the visitors center is currently closed, check back in the future as there’s a lot of fascinating research happening here, including a Citizen Science Seminar.

TIME TO EAT BREAKFAST

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f you are one of those people who wakes up with the sun and immediately yearns for two eggs and a short

stack, you’ll want to head over to Angler’s Seafood Bar & Grill on Lore Road. Anglers has a full and filling menu of breakfast items on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. They are also open for lunch and dinner every day.

On the other hand, if you like a more leisurely approach to the day’s first meal, then you will want to saunter over to Lotus Kitchen on Solomons Island Road (the main street). Lotus has a delightful choice of breakfast combinations. Lotus opens at 9 a.m. for breakfast Wednesday through Sunday and stays open through lunch. No matter when you stop in, be sure to take one of Kim’s key lime pies home with you.

We are Solomons Premier Full Service Marina & Boatyard.

• Year Round and Transient Dockage • Gas and Diesel • Block and Cube Ice • Pump Out at Every Slip • Pool • Bar • Boat Rentals • Ship’s Store

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e’ve given you two options with the breakfast list, but here are a couple of others for lunch and dinner that we particularly like.

The CD Café on Solomons Island Road has long been one of our favorites.

The food is fresh, local when possible, and artfully prepared. CD is open for lunch and dinner. There is often a wait.

It’s worth it. Seafood, steaks, pasta—it’s all good.

Charles Street Brasserie at the other end of town is one of our favorites. The choices are fun and the service sublime. Smoked salmon boards, crab fondue, rack of lamb. And jazz piano. It even has a dock for docking-and-dining and a killer view.

Those are just two special options. You could eat every meal out for a week in Solomons and still be happy. The Pier has the best view in town and Kingfishers’ crabs are everything a Chesapeake crustacean gourmet could wish for. We

could go on . . .

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Submit your ideas, comments and events! Email us: calendar@bayweekly.com Sketch & Stretch

THURSDAY JULY 22

Discuss a rare watercolor painting, choose an architectural feature to sketch and join a stretching session to promote good posture and relieve stress. 10:30am-noon, Hammond-Harwood House, Annapolis, free, RSVP: hammondharwoodhouse.org.

SoCo Farmers Market 3-6pm, Deale Library, Facebook: @ SoCoFarmersMarketatDealesLibrary.

Dunkirk Market 3-7pm, Dunkirk calvertag.com.

District

Park:

Who Needs a Tree?

Glen Burnie Farmers Market 4-7pm, Town Center, 101 Crain Hwy: glenburniefarmersmarket.com

Music by Kurt Gibbons 6-9pm, Killarney House, Davidsonville: killarneyhousepub.com.

Music by Michael Waskey 6:30-9:30pm, Brian Boru, Severna Park:brianborupub.com.

Completely Unchained Van Halen tribute band. 7pm, Rod ‘N’ Reel Resort, Chesapeake Beach, $22, RSVP: cbresortspa.ticketleap.com

Tides & Tunes Dublin 5 performs, bring lawn seating; no coolers. 7-9:30pm, Annapolis Maritime Museum, free ($10 suggested donation): amaritime.org.

JULY 22 THRU 25

A Midsummer Night’s Dream See Shakespeare’s enduring comedy of magic and mayhem performed by the Classic Theatre of Maryland on the lawn of the Gresham Estate.

ThFSaSu 7:30pm, 784 Mayo Rd., Edgewater, $65 w/discounts, RSVP: classictheatremaryland.org.

July 24: Mysteries of the Marsh Canoe. time in the garden, followed by games on the portico. 10:30am-noon, Historic Sotterley, Hollywood, $5 w/discounts: sotterley.org.

Tour Jug Bay Join a naturalist for a tour along the marsh boardwalk to discover the unique plants and animals found at the sanctuary and learn the history of the park. 1pm, McCann Wetlands Center, Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Lothian, $6 vehicle fee: jugbay.org.

Beach

VFD:

KIDS Insectival

5-9pm, Riva Trace Baptist Church, Facebook: @davidsonvillefarmersmarket.

Mysteries of the Marsh Canoe

Music by Kurt Gibbons 6-10pm, Pirates Cove Restaurant, Galesville: piratescovemd.com.

Music by Meg & Bryan 7-10pm, Brian Boru, Severna Park: brianborupub.com.

Music by Anna Burgess 7-11pm, Killarney House, Davidsonville: killarneyhousepub.com.

The Talent Machine’s Summer Youth Show. FSaTh 7:30pm, SaSu 2pm, Annapolis Shakespeare Co. Theater, $20, RSVP: talentmachine.com.

All-female Black Sabbath tribute band.

8pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $25, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

JULY 23 & 24

Bernard Dotson in Concert

A diverse cast of women tell funny, wistful and universal memories about their families and loved ones through the prism of their closets in this production by The Colonial Players. ThFSa 8pm Su 2pm, 108 East St., Annapolis, $20.21, RSVP: thecolonialplayers.org.

Broadway performer performs two nights of his one-man show Unexpected Songs, a retrospective of his life in show business. 7:30pm, Live Arts Studio, Annapolis Mall, $25, RSVP: liveartsmaryland.org.

FRIDAY JULY 23

SATURDAY JULY 24

KIDS Summertime Blues

AACo Farmers Market

Get a hands-on blue crab education on the William B. Tennison (ages 8-12).

10-11am, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, $20 (one child w/one adult), RSVP: calvertmarinemuseum.com.

7am-noon, Riva Rd. & Harry Truman Pkwy, Annapolis: aacofarmersmarket.com.

Local author and Sotterley descendant Dr. Nocola Williams hosts story

8am-noon, North 410-231-1775.

Davidsonville Farmers Market

Black Sabbitch

Family Friendly Fridays

North Beach VFD Yard Sale

Buzz in to celebrate and investigate the world of insects thru self-guided challenges, nature activities, bug hunts, show & tell, photo opps and a take-home activity kit. 9am-1pm, Annmarie Garden, Solomons, $7 w/ discounts, RSVP: annmariegarden.org.

Beauty and the Beast: The Musical

Love, Loss and What I Wore

Rd. and Ritchie Hwy: www.facebook.com/ SevernaParkFarmersMarket.

Discover the abundant wildlife and plants along the Patuxent River and some of its smaller branches. 9am-1pm, Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Lothian, $20, RSVP: jugbay.org.

Lusby Market 9am-2pm, Sneade’s Ace Home Center: calvertag.com.

KIDS Chipmunk & Squirrel Enjoy a walk around the refuge and learn about the chipmunks and squirrels. Discover how they live, interact, and contribute to the forest. Bring water and dress for the weather (ages 7+). 9:3011am, South Tract, Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, RSVP: 301-497-5887.

KIDS Storytime Outside Join Calvert Library for outdoor stories, songs and some socially distanced fun. Bring seating, dress for weather, wear a mask. 10-10:30am, Kings Landing Park, Huntingtown, RSVP: http://CalvertLibrary.info.

Join a refuge ranger for a hike in the woods to discover the parts of the forest, who uses them and for what.

1-2pm, South Tract, Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, free: 301-497-5887.

Skipjack Sail Take a ride on the Patuxent River aboard the historic skipjack Dee of St. Mary’s. 2:30-4:30pm, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, $25 w/discounts, RSVP: calvertmarinemuseum.com.

Mayo Farmers Market 4-7pm, Wild Kid Acres, Edgewater, Facebook: @MayoFarmersMarket.

Easels on the Street During Dinner Under the Stars, artists from the Annapolis Arts Alliance and Gallery 57 West will demonstrate Plein Air painting. 5-9pm, Gallery 57 West, Annapolis: gallery57west.com.

Music by Vicki Roberts Band 6-10pm, Pirates Cove Restaurant, Galesville: piratescovemd.com.

Music by Lost & Found Trio 7-10pm, Brian Boru, Severna Park: brianborupub.com.

Music by Stephen Henson 7-11pm, Killarney House, Davidsonville: killarneyhousepub.com.

Family Campfire Enjoy nature tales and roasted marshmallows over a community campfire. 7:30-9pm, Watkins Nature Center, Upper Marlboro, $4 w/discounts: pgparks.com.

High Voltage in Concert AC/DC tribute band. 8pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $25, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

North Beach Market 8-11am, North Beach Senior Center: northbeachmd.org.

Severna Park Farmers Market 8am-noon,Park&RidelotatJonesStation

July 24: Sketch & Stretch.

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SUNDAY JULY 25

Bowie Farmers Market 8am-noon, 15200 Annapolis. Rd., next to Bowie High School, Facebook: @BowieFarmersMarket.

AACo Farmers Market 10am-1pm, 257 Harry S Truman Pkwy:aacofarmersmarket.com.

Family Farm Tour Tour Old Maryland Farm before the gates open and learn a little bit about all of the animals at the farm and visit some behind the scene areas. 10-11am, Old Maryland Farm, Upper Marlboro, $4 w/discounts: pgparks.com

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

Owl & Kestrel Meet two of North America’s smallest birds of prey: the American Kestrel and Eastern Screech Owl. 1-2pm, South Tract, Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, RSVP: 301-497-5887.

KIDS Mr. Paca’s Garden

Music by Pat Garvey

Music by Kurt Gibbons

Children read the story The Rainbow Fish and talk about friendship and happiness. 10-11:30am, William Paca House, Annapolis, $10 w/discounts, RSVP: annapolis.org.

6-10pm, Galway Bay, Annapolis: GalwayBaymd.com.

6-9pm, Killarney House, Davidsonville: killarneyhousepub.com.

John R. Miller in Concert

Music by Richard Hayward

W/ Caleb Stine. 8pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $18.50, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

6-10pm, Pirates Cove Restaurant, Galesville: piratescovemd.com.

JULY 28 THRU 30

3:30-6:30pm, 130 Hospital Rd., Prince Frederick: calvertag.com.

NOAA physical scientist Douglas Wood presents a talk on the potential geohazards facing the people of Lake Kivu, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. 6:15pm, RSVP for link: annapoliscafesci@gmail.com.

CPR, AED & First Aid Training

Sea Scout Open House

Learn how to help in medical crises. 5-9pm, Southern MD CPR Training, Prince Frederick, $80, RSVP: somdcpr.com.

Co-eds 14- to 20-years old interested in high adventure in, on, around, and under the water and earning community service hours can learn more at this info meeting about establishing a Sea Scout ship in the West and Rhode River area. 6:30pm, Galesville Memorial Hall: 410-493-8689.

Luminis Health/HACA Farmers Market 1-4pm, Eastport Terrace Community Center, Annapolis: 443-707-0397.

CalvertHealth Farmers Market

Music by Jason Bishop 6-10pm, Pirates Cove Restaurant, Galesville: piratescovemd.com.

Unified Jazz Ensemble 7-9:30pm, 49 West Coffeehouse, Annapolis, $10: 49westcoffeehouse.com

Architrex Walking Tour

Bob Sima in Concert

Explore 300 years of architecture in historic Annapolis, the museum without walls, with an architectural historian during this varied and informative walking tour. Highlights of the tour include the Shiplap House, the Paca House, Patrick Creagh House, Hammond Harwood House, and the Chase Lloyd House. 1:30-3:30pm, departs from 25 Market Space, Annapolis, $22 w/discounts, RSVP: annapolis.org.

W/ Shannon Plummer. 8pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $30, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

Music by John Luskey 3-7pm, Pirates Cove Restaurant, Galesville: piratescovemd.com.

Music by Pat Garvey 4-8pm, Galway Bay, GalwayBaymd.com.

Annapolis:

Theresa Sise & Sweet Tea Jazz Beyond Borders hosts an evening of jazz music at this Great Gatsby-themed event. 5-7:30pm, Café Mezzanotte, Severna Park, $30, RSVP: https://instnt.us/CafeMezz

City Dock Salsa Night 6:30-9pm, Susan Campbell Park, Annapolis: annapolis.gov/summerconcerts.

In Gratitude in Concert A tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire. 8pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $35, RSVP: www.ramsheadonstage.com.

MONDAY JULY 26

Hawktail in Concert 7:30pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $22.50, RSVP: www.ramsheadonstage.com.

TUESDAY JULY 27

KIDS Storytime Outside Join Calvert Library for outdoor stories, songs and some socially distanced fun. Bring seating, dress for weather, wear a mask. 10-10:30am, Fairview Branch, Owings, RSVP: http://CalvertLibrary.info.

July 28-30: Archaeology Tours.

WEDNESDAY JULY 28

AACo Farmers Market 7am-noon, 257 Harry S Truman Pkwy, Annapolis: aacofarmersmarket.com.

SERC Public Tours Take a guided tour along the waterfront, cross marsh boardwalks and hike thru the forest while learning about the center’s research projects on climate change and other issues where the land meets the sea (also Saturdays). 10am, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, free, RSVP: serc.si.edu/visit-us/serc-public-tours.

KIDS Architect’s Apprentice Museum educators will inspire a passion for the elements of building, highlighting the lives of 18th century English architect William Buckland and his enslaved skilled craftsman Oxford. 10am, Hammond-Harwood House, Annapolis, free, RSVP: hammondharwoodhouse.org.

Music by Loose Canons

Archaeology Tours of Gresham Estate

6:30-9:30pm, Brian Boru, Severna Park: brianborupub.com.

Discover the history of Historic London Town’s newest site. The Gresham Estate dates back to the late 17th century. Owners have included everyone from actual pirate William Cotter to Commodore Isaac Mayo (for whom the Mayo Peninsula is named) and more. WThF 2-3pm, Gresham Estate, 784 Central Avenue East, Edgewater, $10 w/discounts, RSVP: www.historiclondontown.org.

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KIDS Little Minnows Preschoolers (ages 3-5yrs) join in story time and a carryout craft: Chesapeake Bay Clean-up with Chessie. 10:15am, 11:15am, Calvert Marine Museum, free w/admission: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

SoCo Farmers Market 3-6pm, Deale Library, Facebook: @ SoCoFarmersMarketatDealesLibrary.

Dunkirk Market 3-7pm, Dunkirk calvertag.com.

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Jazz Nights Hear the Unified Jazz Ensemble in the Cabaret Room. 7-9:30pm, Classic Theatre of Maryland, Annapolis: classictheatremaryland.org/jazz-nights.

Tides & Tunes Kavoossi & The Typos perform, bring lawn seating; no coolers.

7-9:30pm, Annapolis Maritime Museum, free ($10 suggested donation): www.amaritime.org.

The Battle for America Attend a virtual lecture on the French and Indian War presented by University of Maryland historian Dr. Richard Bell. 7:30pm, $15, RSVP for link: annapolis.org.

PUSHPLAY Feat. D. Floyd & Pam Ward W/ Marc Cary. 8pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $22, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

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Glen Burnie Farmers Market

Calvert Surplus Sale

4-7pm, Town Center, 101 Crain Hwy: glenburniefarmersmarket.com

July 30: The Calvert County Government Procurement Office will host a surplus yard sale, items include desks, file cabinets, chairs and more.

Items will be priced from $1 to $5 and may be purchased with cash or check. 8am-3pm, County Services Plaza, 150 Main St., Prince Frederick: 410-535-1600 x2289.

Piney Orchard Farmers Market 2-6pm, Piney Orchard Community Center, Odenton, Facebook: @PineyOrchardFarmersMarket.

Music by Larry Lay

Mini Succulent Gardens Workshop

5:30-8:30pm, Brian Boru, Severna Park: brianborupub.com.

July 31: Get your hands dirty and immerse yourself into the world of succulents. Build a container garden and learn how to care for these fun, hardy desert plants while also learning about their growth habits and propagation. 10:30am, Historic London Town, Edgewater, $30 w/discounts, RSVP: historiclondontown.org. p

KIDS Tales from the Wild Side Calvert Library meets up with Dr. Brad Barr, scientist and herpetologist from Eco Adventures, to explore habitats and talk about animals. 6pm, RSVP for link: calvertlibrary.info.

Music by Peter James 6-10pm, Pirates Cove Restaurant, Galesville: piratescovemd.com.

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like to walk through the early hours of the morning. I am frequently the first person going down a trail. I get to see animals that hang around from the night before and the diurnal ones that hide in the middle of the day. There is a downside to being the first down a trail though: spiders. Overnight, spiders spin webs that frequently seem to be placed at my eye level.

Today, I took a walk along the Patuxent River and saw a bunch of

turtles, a few snakes, a muskrat, and lots of birds, including an eagle. As I was walking up a hill to get back to my car, I had to swim through lots of spider webs. The last web that I started to break through contained a black and white spider rushing to put finishing touches on its intricate bug trap. I was able to slide sideways and avoid the web. The spider was an odd one with a rock-like shell with spikes: a male spiny-backed orb spider.

Spiny-backed orb spider.

Orb spiders make intricate spiral webs with the spider frequently found in the center. The spinybacked ones are smaller than most orb spiders.

They are like other spiders with sexual dimorphism (their differences go beyond reproductive organs). The females have more colors and frequently have red tips on their spines. Males find a mate by tracking down a female’s web. These males, unlike black widows, survive the mating. In midto late summer, a female makes an egg case at one of the anchor points of their web. The mother spider will defend the egg case but as soon as they are hatched, the young spread out in all directions with no further parental support.

Spiny-backed orb spiders are found all over the world and come in very bizarre shapes and dramatic colors.

None are thought to cause any poisonings.

Spiders are important in the balance of beneficial animals versus pests.

Use insecticides carefully or just avoid them altogether.

GARDENING FOR HEALTH

BY MARIA PRICE

Boost Your Health with Berries

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hat a terrific berry season we’re having this year. With all the frequent rain we’ve had from spring to early summer, berries have grown beautifully. Strawberries, raspberries, black raspberries, blackberries and blueberries have all borne great amounts of fruit. Depending on the varieties you have you can harvest all of these together at this time. If you don’t have berry bushes, put some in for next year.

The ancient Romans believed strawberries could cure everything from loose teeth to gastritis. Berries are actually better than that. New research has shown that they contain phytochemicals and antioxidants that work together to help prevent various diseases and inflammation.

Berries contain ellagic acid. Strawberries and blackberries have the most.

Ellagic acid is a phytochemical that may reduce damage caused by free radicals, harmful oxygen molecules that can punch holes in healthy cells and may play a role in cancer development.

Pterostilbene, resveratrol and flavonoids contained in berries appear to work together to stimulate self-destruction of mouth, breast, colon and prostate cancer cells. In animal studies, these compounds have shown a decrease in inflammatory cytokines, esophageal cancer and precancerous changes in the

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colon. Animal studies have also shown a decrease in estrogen-induced breast cancer and DNA damage, and an increase in self-destruction of lung, stomach, pancreatic and breast cancer cells. These studies have also shown a decreased formation of pre-cancerous colon polyps and a reduced marker of inflammation.

What more can you ask of berries?

Make sure to plant some this year.

Plant them in compost enriched beds in landscape fabric so that the weeds don’t win. Remember, blueberries need a very acid pH of 4.5 to 6.0.

After harvesting your berries, make a

walnut torte, a family favorite of mine.

Smear the bottom of two 8-inch cake pans with butter or line with rounds of waxed paper. Put 1 cup walnuts in a food processor and process until nuts are finely grated. Add 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour, 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder, four large eggs and ¾ cup sugar. Mix well. Pour batter into prepared bake pans and bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees. When the cakes are cool, whip 1 ½ cups heavy cream and add 3 tablespoons of sugar. Spread the whipped cream and berries between the layers. Enjoy!

Editor’s note: Ellagic acid has been marketed as a dietary supplement with claimed benefits against cancer, heart disease, and other diseases. Some U.S.-based supplement companies have received FDA warnings for promoting ellagic acid with false anti-disease claims that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. There is no scientific evidence to support the claims that ellagic acid can treat or prevent cancer (but we do know that berries are delicious, reason enough to eat them regardless!). Source: Wikipedia.

SPORTING LIFE

The hot weather continues as does the closed season for rockfish on the Bay. It reopens August 1. The target species FISHFINDER these days are northern snakeheads, blue catfish, channel catfish, white perch, spot, croaker and blue crabs. The crabs (males only, 5 ¼ inches) are currently difficult to find, but can be found usually in 5 to 7 feet of water up in the tributaries over sand and mud bottom; caught on hand lines, trot lines and traps using chicken and razor clam as baits.

Getting out early and later in the day is usually the best tactic, as the bite fades in the high heat of the mid-day and so do we. Stay cool and hydrated, avoid alcohol until you’re back ashore.

BY DENNIS DOYLE

Photo: Deb Banker.

Beating the Dog Day Heat Carefully M y friend, Hobbes, sprinted across the deserted beach throwing a spray of sand into the air behind him and charging through the shallows. A number of onlookers, watched in awe as he ripped through knee-high currents into deeper water, throwing geysers of water to each side, then settled into a mighty swim stroke toward the distant, barely visible and apparently struggling entity.

This was not a lifeguard rescue episode, though, it was just another adventure with my hunting and fishing partner. Hobbes is my 2-yearold black Lab and he was chasing a

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retrieving dummy I had thrown into the distance off our community beach on the Bay. He is a bundle of energy, so much so that unless he gets in a healthy period of intense exercise, he’s not a happy camper.

Usually that’s not a problem, a tennis ball or a retrieving bumper, an open field and a strong right arm works out well for both of us. But beginning in July, all of that changes.

The Dog Days of Summer, so named by the appearance of the dog star, Sirius, which begins rising at the same time as the sun and our outdoor temperatures mark the peak of sum T HURS D AY

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mertime. That also marks the time to switch to a water-based environment for dog exercise.

Since a hunting dog’s normal internal temperatures are usually about 102 degrees and their furry coats retain heat, exercise in weather much above 70 degrees can quickly raise their body temps to potentially deadly levels. Water exercise is one of the few intense activities that both man and beast can enjoy this time of year with little fear of an adverse reaction, within reason of course. Water exercise in summer is one of the few high level, physical activities that dogs can really enjoy but it may also include other summertime dangers of which many are unaware.

Although Bay water temps this time of year remain well below a dog’s body temp, their internal temps can quickly rise too high for comfort from high air temps and exertion alone, so always keep a close eye on your companion.

Watch their tongue size: panting is how they cool their bodies, when the tongue gets lengthened and engorged from rapid breathing or panting it’s a sign they’re beginning to overheat.

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before you resume activities.

Carry and teach them to drink from a plastic bottle of water, it’s obviously cleaner than Bay waters. If you wouldn’t drink it neither should they— provide them an alternative. Any waters which exhibit scum floating across the surface should be avoided. It may well be a sign of the remnants of blue green algae, which exhibit colors from mud-colored dust to mixed colors with an oily sheen. This algae residue can be fatal to animals and cause severe sickness in people.

Never let your pets forage unattended along the shore line. Dogs are omnivorous, which is a pleasant way of saying they may eagerly eat anything they find interesting. Most deceased Bay critters, including shellfish, that lie in attractive repose along a Bay shoreline have died from something that may well also be toxic to your pet.

Stay aware. Take it away from them.

Hose them off thoroughly after their swim; you can include a touch of shampoo or conditioner from time to time to keep their coats in top shape. p Editor’s note: Watch for our special pet issue next month with more stories on having fun with our Bay region pets and their care.

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hen her hitwoman mother abandoned her to keep her safe, Sam’s (Karen Gillan: The Call of the Wild) world falls apart. Nursing massive trust and abandonment issues, Sam follows in her mother’s footsteps, becoming an assassin for The Firm.

The organization is the type of vague shady group that controls the world and runs stables of assassins in these types of films. Sam’s one of their best operatives—cool, collected, and utterly ruthless.

Until one of her jobs goes south and she’s faced with a kid. Sam can’t bring herself to endanger a child, and the firm decides that their top worker has become a liability.

Now with a kill order on her head and a kid to look after, Sam’s got to make a plan. She goes back to her root, reconnecting the league of female hitwomen that her mother had been part of. Though reluctant at first, the women take up the fight, and decide it’s time for them to take their power back from The Firm.

A group of women shooting guns and throwing punches as they take down men trying to hold them down: it should be an easy, winning premise.

Too bad Gunpowder Milkshake is a plodding action flick with nothing to say and no one to say it. Instead of a feminist rally cry, director Navot Papushado (Big Bad Wolves) lets his movie die with a whimper. There’s no tension, the characters are bland, and the dialogue verges on idiotic.

Papushado can do better. Big Bad Wolves was an innovative, brisk thriller with crisp action. His second feature is a bloated mess that offers Tarantino-style dialogue and John Wick-style fight scenes. It brings out the worst of both. Lines feel silly instead of snappy.

Action feels interminable instead of breathtaking.

Gunpowder Milkshake is a movie that couldn’t exist without John Wick.

It’s not that the film is a rip off— which, to be clear, it is—it’s that the film cannot make any sense unless you’ve seen the Wick movies. While

the Wick franchise work to build a world of secret assassins, Gunpowder Milkshake just assumes you’ve seen it and understand that they’re doing the same thing. Is Sam a hitwoman employed by a shadowy underworld that seemingly controls the city? Yes. Why? Don’t ask so many questions, just watch the ladies punch people.

That’s not to say there isn’t something to the concept. Clearly the sets were meticulously styled with candy colors and fun touches. The idea of a library staffed with female hitwomen with books filled with guns, cash, and knives, is brilliant. But no one bothers to develop it. We don’t know why it’s there, why only women run it, and if they’re part of The Firm or some type of independent contractor. It’s merely there, and forgotten, like so much else in this film.

Though the narrative shortcomings are legion, the worst crime the film commits is its tragic misuse of talent. Casting Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh, Carla Gugino, and Lena Headey and giving them nothing to do is an exercise in frustration. When Yeoh finally gets a chance to fight, she lights up the screen with effortless skills.

Bassett is saddled with some of the most unwieldly dialogue I’ve seen on screen in decades. She does her best, but even brilliant actors can only do so much. Gugino has barely anything to do, while Headey seems to be working overtime to create any sort of interest.

But Gunpowder Milkshake isn’t sure what it wants to focus on, so it merely follows Sam. Gillan does her best, but her American accent is affect-less, which only serves to make Sam more of a blank slate. It’s as if we’re following a placeholder through the movie, waiting for the writer to fill in an actual character.

While there are kernels of interest peppered around Gunpowder Milkshake, nothing pops. If a sequel wanted to tell the story of the librarians, I’d probably give it another shot. But as it is, this milkshake is getting sent back.

Poor Action * R * 114 mins.

NEWS OF THE WEIRD

BY THE EDITORS AT ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION Medical Mystery

The Washington Post reported on July 14 that Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, is expected to be under observation at the Armed Forces Hospital in Brasilia for a few days while doctors try to determine the cause behind his chronic hiccups.

Bolsonaro has been hiccupping for more than 10 days, even at public events. The leader is no stranger to weird health scares: While he suffered from COVID19 last year, he was bitten by a large emu-like bird. For his part, he thinks the hiccups may be related to medicines he was taking after dental implant surgery.

Awesome!

David Olson, 33, was demolishing the back steps outside his home in Norton Shores, Michigan, on July 1 when he rolled a strike, so to speak: Olson found at least 160 bowling balls buried in the sand under the home. Upon seeing the first ball, he thought, “Maybe there were just a couple in there just to fill in. The deeper I got into it, the more I realized it was just basically an entire gridwork of them,” he told the Detroit Free Press. Olson said many of the balls are in bad condition, and they all had spiral grooves cut into them. Former employees of a Brunswick plant nearby got in touch with him, explaining that workers used to take scrapped balls to use as an alternative to gravel or sand. Olson donated eight balls for a local church to use in a bowling ball cannon at a pig roast; his stepfather plans to use some as legs for custom furniture.

Least Competent Criminals

• A 48-year-old unnamed woman from Brock Township, Ontario, Canada, managed to get herself arrested on July 9 for the theft of a surveillance camera in May, CP24-TV reported. “A suspect proceeded to take pictures of themselves with the stolen camera, which were remotely sent to the owner, unbeknownst to the suspect,” the report from the Durham Regional Police reads. She was charged with possession of property obtained by crime.

• Stephan Elash, 24, of Campbell, Ohio, was pulled over by a state trooper on July 3 for speeding, WKBN-TV reported.

In a panic, Elash put a baggie of marijuana in his mouth and tried to swallow it— but he choked. Trooper Charles Hoskins used the Heimlich maneuver to force the bag out of Elash’s throat, likely saving his life. Afterward, Elash apologized, and Hoskins responded, “I know. It’s all right. It’s a minor misdemeanor. Do you want to die over a minor misdemeanor?”

Elash was charged with speeding and not wearing a seat belt, and he got a misdemeanor summons for possession.

Fan(atics)

Fans of the National Hockey League Champion Tampa Bay Lightning have a customized way to celebrate as of July 12: Coors Light Champions Ice, Business Wire reported. During the final, Coors scraped and collected actual ice from the arena and transported it to Golden, Colorado, where Coors products are made. The ice is filtered during the brewing process and then blended into the beer, “giving Bolts fans a literal taste of the action,” said Marcelo Pascoa, vice president of marketing. Local fans will be able to enjoy the limited-edition brew at Tampa Bay bars.

Crime Report

U.S. Customs agents seized 3,000 pairs of false eyelashes at the Louis Armstrong

New Orleans International Airport on July 6, The Times-Picayune reported.

The eyelashes were intended for a beauty supply store in New Orleans, but they were unlabeled and hadn’t been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Customs spokesperson Matthew Dyman said. Unregulated falsies can lead to allergic reactions, eye irritation and other maladies. “There’s no telling what’s on those eyelashes,” Dyman said.

News That Sounds Like a Joke

You are now free to get a haircut and shave in New York on a Sunday.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on July 13 to repeal an “archaic” law banning barbers from working on Sundays. “Though rarely enforced, the law was shear madness,” Cuomo quipped, according to United Press International.

Happy Accident

Barrington, New Jersey, resident Louis Angelino III, 27, works at a liquor store, but lately he’s been cleaning friends’ houses to make some extra cash. One day in June, Angelino was scheduled to clean the home of his friend Mark, NJ.com reported. He showed up, found the key under the mat, and spent 2 1/2 hours making the townhome sparkle. That’s when Mark called him to see if he’d been able to get the job done, and Angelino said, “I’m literally in your living room right now playing with your cats.” But Mark replied: “Louis, I don’t have any cats.” Turns out Angelino had written down the wrong address and tidied up a neighbor’s home instead. Mark left a note for Tom and Beth Motzel, explaining the mix-up. Tom arrived home before his wife and called her, saying, “You won’t believe it. Someone broke into our house and cleaned the entire thing, Swiffer and all.” Beth has dubbed Angelino the Cleaning Fairy, and his business is taking off.

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Inexplicable

In Santa Ana, California, on July 13, firefighters responded to a building on North Harbor Boulevard, where a woman was wedged, naked, between the concrete walls of two buildings, Fox News reported.

Workers at a nearby body shop had heard the woman screaming but couldn’t figure out where she was. “The cops came in and got on the roof and looked between the two walls and she’s all naked,” one said. “She was screaming in pain. She was upside down, too.” The space was less than a foot wide, and firefighters had to cut a hole in the concrete and pull her out. As for how she got there, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Thanh Nguyen called it “a mystery to all of us here right now.”

Bright Idea

Hollister Tryon, 18, of Glastonbury, Connecticut, was charged on July 9 with felony computer crimes after he hacked into a database to edit entries in the Glastonbury High School 2021 yearbook, The Smoking Gun reported. In May, school administrators discovered a quote from Adolf Hitler that was attributed to George Floyd under a senior’s photo in the yearbook. Another student’s quote was edited to include drug references and the name of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the convicted Boston Marathon bomber.

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RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907

Arnold: 5Br., 2FB, 2 half baths located in sought Upper Marlboro: Beautiful level piece of after Schoolers Pond Community. Kitchen w/ land with barn. Perfect for your horses and granite, hwd flrs., f/r w/gas fp., beautiful screen building your dream home. Lot perced in 2004. porch, private rear yard backs to community MDPG2002852 conservation area, renovated owners bath, finished lower level w/half Ba., natural gas heat, public water/sewer. Walk to comm. beach, pier, tot lot, pond and more. MDAA466972

DALE MEDLIN 301-466-5366

Deale; 1br. 1 Ba . Large kitchen and large master bath with separate shower. Good investment property with extra lot (size 7,000 sq. Ft.) Schwartzrealty.com/mdaa461980

$239,900

GEORGE HEINE 410-279-2817 Shady side; 2br, 1ba, Rambler, with new carpet, new vinyl, and painted thru out this contemporary home, less then a block from water, privileges to the west river schwartyrealty.com/MDAA464076