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Features: About the Cover Artist: Nancy Hammond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Sink Snacking: Helen Chappell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hoopers, Honga and the Bay: Bonna L. Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Going Aloft: Rick Klepfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 The Chesapeake Film Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Dorchester Showcase of Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Tidewater Gardening: K. Marc Teffeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Tallulah - An Adopted Delmarva Diva: A.M. Foley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Tidewater Kitchen - New Take on Lasagna: Pamela Meredith . . . . . . . . 119 Changes - That Was Then: Roger Vaughan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Best Fish in the Bay: John M. Scanlon, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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About the Cover Artist Nancy Hammond at 192 West Street in Annapolis and 214 S. Talbot St. in St. Michaels. The staff offers framing advice and consultations with a full range of framing samples. Open daily, the galleries also offer appointments to help select the perfect piece for your home For more info and directions to the galleries, visit nancyhammondeditions.com. Red Spinnaker is the title of this month’s cover.

Nancy Hammond is a painter who loves water life. Boatyards, black Labs, crab feasts, tropical ports and iridescent fish are all scenes from her life of living near the water. She grew up in Schenectady and Skaneateles, near the Finger Lakes in upstate New York. For many years, she cruised the Chesapeake on the sloop Northern Spy. She majored in painting at the Rhode Island School of Design, and her work has since been chosen to be exhibited in many galleries, including the Baltimore Museum of Art and Maryland Institute of Art. Hammond began her Chesapeake work with series of silkscreen prints. Since then, she has produced custom-designed scarves, jewelry, shirts, hats, glassware and a series of etched crystal. Archival giclée prints are colormatched to her original works. Notecards and Christmas cards are favorites of her patrons. A phenomenon was created when Nancy Hammond began offering an annual lithograph poster, signed and numbered in Annapolis. The release of this poster caused long lines every year that stretched for blocks through the night. The tradition of the annual Chesapeake poster continues today. Her prints and original paintings can be seen at her galleries, located

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Sink Snacking A Secret Summer Tradition by Helen Chappell It’s that time of year again, when the last of the summer crops are ripe, plentiful and delicious. Sure, you’ve spent the past month dining on tomatoes, corn, cantaloupe and watermelon like the civilized person your home training taught you to be. You ate at the table, with company, and mostly used a dish and a knife and a fork. Mostly. Watermelon, Miss Manners says, can be eaten by the slice outdoors with or without tableware. If you’re far enough outdoors, you can even have a contest to see how far a grownup person can spit watermelon seeds. It’s a contest I have yet to win. But, when it comes to sink snacking, I’m a pro. When it’s summer and all the good stuff is ripe and ready, who needs a knife, a fork and a plate when you can hang right over the kitchen sink and gnaw like a caveperson? I’ve even been known to eat berries right off the cane, fighting off the birds every bite of the way. I’ve plucked cherry tomatoes and grapes off the vine and munched on them right there in front of everyone, since everyone else was doing the same thing.

But, like many people, including some of my most prim and proper friends and relatives, I have sinned in the food department and will probably go to Eater’s Hell for it. At least I won’t be alone. A lot of you will be there with me. I know I am not the only person who has eaten, right over the sink, a drooling and dripping ripe tomato, lovely orange chunks of cantaloupe, bursting morsels of ripe peach, chunks of watermelon ~ yes, even cold steamed crabs left over from yesterday’s feast. After 9

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container and think nothing of it, unless he’s caught. But a woman would rather get down a glass, even if she has to wash it, just for some Minute Maid. Eating over the sink is one of summer’s guilty pleasures. All that fresh produce will just spoil unless you eat it. And when you come in from a broiling hot

all, picking them out and freezing that meat takes hours, and you can demolish a #2 in about four minutes if you’re really hungry. Eating over the sink is a huge nono among well-brought-up people, especially women. Now, a man will drink right out of the orange juice Betty Huang, an accomplished artist herself, represents such notable painters as Master Jove Wang,Hiu Lai Chong, Ken DeWaard, Qiang Huang, Bernard Dellario, Daniel Robbins and sculptor Rick Casali.

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Sink Snacking dripping into your sweaty T-shirt and did you wash off all that mulch on your hands before you nuked that corn because you couldn’t wait to boil it? Of course not. But that’s your little secret. I’m not telling anyone. I’m not telling anyone how you buttered it, either. No, this is a pleasure best indulged as a solitary hobby, like the

plodes in your mouth. . . Come winter, we’ll yearn for that tomato, as opposed to the cardboard Christmas balls in the supermarket. The melons from South America, bred for travel not taste, like wet newspaper scented with a fake essential oil. Nothing will taste the same in the long, sullen months of winter, so that even the burst of a jewel-like Cutie will appease your longing for vitamin C. Fresh produce is our reward for the endless heat, humidity and sullenness of the legendary awfulness of an Eastern Shore summer in high gear. Gorging ourselves over the kitchen sink on these goodies is our reward. We just don’t let anyone else see us gnawing that watermelon down to the rind. It tastes better that way.

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Hoopers, Honga and the Bay by Bonna L. Nelson

Cambridge past Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Hoopers Island is considered to be the oldest settled area in the county. With an ever-changing almost magical, mystical landscape, Hoopers Island is constantly reshaped by pounding waves (somet imes overpowering roads and lawns), ferocious storms and life-changing hurricanes. On our occasional drives to Hoopers, sometimes trailering a boat, I wonder how the islands looked when the earliest known

Lush hardwood and pine forests give way to brackish tidal wetlands, marshes, swamps and small groups of naked loblolly pine sentinels that guard the Honga River lapping the roadway on the left and the mighty Chesapeake Bay waves rocking in on the right of the ever-fascinating drive to Hoopers Island. The remote triple islands ~ Upper, Middle and Lower Hoopers ~ located in southwestern Dorchester County, Maryland, are just a 40-minute scenic drive from the Eastern Shore town of

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There must have been more land mass than there is currently, approximately 10 miles long with a width so narrow that waves splash against the sides of Maryland Route 335, the main road through the islands. Before the waters began rising more rapidly, the islands were occupied by their namesake, Englishman Henry Hooper, a friend of the Calverts, in 1669. Agriculture was Hoopers Island’s first industry. The Island was mainly known for tobacco crops, along with vegetables and grains, during the American Revolution. The agricultural land and product demand changed throughout the 19th century. By the mid-20th century, farm fields and produce canneries (tomatoes, corn, etc.) were

residents, the Yaocomico, an Algonquian-speaking Native American group, first habituated the land. The Yaocomico cultivated corn, beans and squash and gathered foods, fished and hunted in the rich Bay region but sold the Island to European settlers, so the story goes.

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and the mighty Chesapeake Bay are a constant. Lower Hoopers Island is no longer occupied and is only approachable by boat. The bridge was washed away by a violent storm in 1933 and never rebuilt. Even so, the peaceful, tranquil day trip to Hoopers Island takes us past small watermen’s villages (Honga, Fishing Creek and Hoopersville), churches, cemeteries, a firehouse,

gradually replaced by watermen’s boats moored along the shoreline and seafood packing plants perched at water’s edge. The land was no longer viable. At times along the way, Islanders built ships and sewed overalls and jumpers. Now, in this century, in addition to catching and processing seafood, some watermen offer charter fishing, ecotourism and hunting services. L i ke ot her d isappe a r i ng Bay islands, wind and water erosion now removes an average of 24 acres per year on Hoopers, giving the land, marsh and remaining trees a stark, otherworldly appearance. The takeover by the Honga River

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lot and a few watermen’s boats tied to the pier. Indicative of the watermen’s current plight, fewer crabs than usual appeared in the early summer this year. This prompted the watermen to pull their pots to dry and clean until the crabs more fully return and populate. This we learned when we stopped at a few seafood processing businesses looking to buy some steamed or soft shell crabs. The iconic crab pots can also be seen in the yards of many Island homes. A high, arched causeway connects Upper Hoopers Island to Middle Hoopers Island on the remote archipelago. Driving here reminds me very much of driving through the Florida Keys, with its islands connected by bridges surrounded by

a general store, a restaurant, watermens’ harbors, piers, boats, seafood wholesale and retailers and water, water everywhere, right up to the doorsteps of some homes. As we do when crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge from the Western Shore back to the Eastern Shore, we breathe a deep sigh of relief, our scrunched-up shoulders release, no longer attached to our ears, and we completely relax when we reach Hoopers. The dramatic entrance to Upper Hoopers Island is a short drive over a narrow, arched bridge beginning at Taylor’s Cove Public Boat Ramp, where we encountered mounds of crab pots stacked high in the parking

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tasted as good as it looked. Accompanied by fresh-picked Eastern Shore tomatoes and corn purchased at a local farm stand, it was a feast fit for a queen. We so appreciate partaking of the bounties offered from the Shore seas and land. Speaking of feasting, there is only one restaurant on the Island. Old Salty’s is a favorite destination on our day driving trips to the area. Located in Fishing Creek, one of the small villages on Upper Hoopers Island, the casual restaurant housed in the former school attracts both locals and travelers from the Western Shore. Old Salty’s offers water views of both the Honga and the Chesapeake Bay, and the menu offers

expanses of water on either side. The height of the two bridges, mainland to Upper and Upper to Middle, allow the watermen to navigate their boats around the islands. Drivers are cautioned to watch for rising waters that frequently flood Island roads. There are no traffic lights or need for traffic lights to slow drivers, which suits everyone just fine. On some of our trips, we put our center console boat in at one of the Island ramps to fish in the Honga River and Bay. The views of Hoopers Island, the bridges and the many water-washed disappearing islands, such as Barren Island and Lower Hoopers Island, are even more dramatic from the water than they are from land. Though I have not seen it myself, I have read that the view of the setting sun from Hoopers Island is worth staying for in that low country. On one recent fishing trip on the Honga River, John, my husband, landed a beautiful speckled trout, in addition to several rockfish, that

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Hoopers mouth-watering, fresh boat-to-table seafood. On our most recent visit, we shared scrumptious crab cake and soft-shell crab sandwiches, macaroni and cheese and greens. The other eatery on the Island is located in its only store, the Hoopers Island General Store. The full-service country store, which also houses the Post Office, offers everything from household goods and hardware to groceries, souvenirs, T-shirts, boat repair parts, fishing lures and a selection of fresh-made sandwiches, hot meals and drinks. When we visited, children were lined up at the counter for ice cream and crabbers were lined up at the gas pumps out front with trucks loaded with pulled crab pots in need of cleaning and refurbishment. At the store, I bought a wonderful photography book, Images of America, Hoopers Island, by Jacqueline Simmons Hedberg, a native of Hoopers. Hedberg’s family and friends provided her with a selection of photographs and stories to help illuminate the past life of Hoopers

Island. I learned about the first families and that many of the remaining residents are descendants of the original ten families. The photographs reveal much about how the fiercely independent, resilient, creative, skilled, happy and dedicated Islanders adapted, survived and thrived in the water-enshrined environment.

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strong work ethics and family ties, and unique accented speech, work the water hauling in crabs, oysters and fish. Hoopers seafood processing and packing houses with wellknown names on the Eastern Shore and beyond include Rippons, Ruark and Phillips. The original home of the A.E. Phillips & Son seafood business was established in 1914. Phillips

Church and faith have always been important to the watermen’s community. Methodism predominates, with the Hosier Memorial United Methodist Church, Fishing Creek, dating to 1896, the first church on the Island. The white clapboard church is adorned with a bright red door and a high steeple. Hoopers Memorial Methodist Church, in the village of Hoopersville, was built in the late 1800s. Both churches have graveyards on the property. Note that many of the older homes have graveyards, too, dating from before the churches were built. As mentioned, most of the proud, independent Islanders, with their

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is now a famous restaurant business and an international seafood distributor, with its first dining spot still flourishing in Ocean City, Maryland. R ippons is t he crab business where we stopped to make a purchase on our exploration of the Island and learned about watermen pulling their crab pots. It has a seafood carryout shop in Fenwick, Delaware, which we frequent when on vacation in Bethany Beach. We buy steamed crabs and other delicacies to take home for eating on our vacation rental’s screened porch. Though the crab and oyster populations are in decline due to pollution, rising waters, overfishing and higher temperatures, you can still watch watermen unloading their catch after returning to one of the harbors from a day on the water. Additionally, the state-of-the art Hoopers Island Oyster Company aquaculture processing plant produces oysters from seed to shuck to supplement the oysters in the Bay and keep the watermen’s life moving forward. Tours can be arranged. Some watermen also offer guided fishing, hunting and sightseeing tours. In Rippons Harbor, a traditional working watermen’s waterfront area, we observed a plethora of the watermen’s traditional engine-powered white deadrise workboat used for crabbing and oystering. We also saw 36

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or scratch built, are woven into the Island’s tapestry. Three of my favorites, in addition to the historic homes, are the one established in the old bank, one that looks like a lighthouse and one standing on 10-foot-high pilings. Refreshingly, there are no housing developments. A few homes had rental and sale signs in their yards. Several miles off of the western shore of Middle Hoopers Island stands a noteworthy structure. The Hoopers Island Lighthouse, a 63foot structure built in 1902 and automated in 1961, is one of only eleven pneumatic cast-iron caisson (spark plug) lighthouses in the U.S. It can be seen from land on a clear day or approached by boat for a better view. If experiencing one of Maryland’s most remote, fragile islands and a unique way of life appeals to you, there are many opportunities to enjoy Hoopers Island’s bounties. You can experience nature, peace

another watermen’s boat, the smaller, simpler skiff. The skiff is popular for pound net fishing, netting soft crabs around the shoreline, fishing and muskrat catching. Charter sport fishing boats and recreational boats also populate the Harbor slips. With easy access to the Honga and the Bay, recreational fishermen are likely to hook rockfish, bluefish, flounder and croaker. Waterfowl hunting is also popular, as migrating Canada geese and ducks populate the rivers and Bay in the fall. The 509 residents (as of 2019) of the Island mostly live in picturesque white clapboard homes with shutters and gingerbread-trimmed front porches. Many of the homes were built by William H. (Captain Bill) Simmons in the late 1800s to early 1900s. The homes line either side of the Island’s main road, Hoopersville. A few new homes, either remodels

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and tranquility just by driving to and through the Island or by walking, biking, boating, fishing, hunting, kayaking, SUP, birding, dining and/ or by staying at a vacation rental or fi shing lodge. Hopefully, you will be greeted not only by friendly Islanders but by red-winged blackbirds, eagles, seagulls, pelicans, egrets, herons, raptors, swans, geese, ducks, ospreys and more, depending on the season. Lastly, you may be lucky enough to buy freshly caught Maryland blue crabs or oysters to take home. Enjoy! Note: A wonderful old reference that I consulted for learning more about the Eastern Shore is, Rivers of the Eastern Shore, Seventeen Maryland Rivers by Hulbert Footner. The book is fi lled with descriptions of the Eastern Shore, its discovery, history, towns, rivers and islands, including a brief mention of Hoopers Island.

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Going Aloft by Rick Klepfer

Has there ever been a prospective sailboat purchaser who has looked at the towering mast on the vessel they have just been smitten with, thought about the need to climb it at some point and decided to forget sailboats and reconsider powerboats? I doubt it. Sailboats are seductive, and buyers are unduly charmed by their sweet lines, the details of their fittings and the cleverly fitted accommodation spaces below decks. There may be expanses of flawlessly varnished teak, rich fabrics in a complementary shade or arrays of mesmerizing electronics that entice them to overlook the harsher realities of sailboat ownership. A sailboat is perhaps the most graceful of forms to ever follow a function. I fall into that lot of sailors who push any thoughts of future maintenance to the back of their mind when boat shopping. I want all those attributes that make sailing an endeavor that satisfies my every sense and on every level. The snug berths that cradle you as your mother once did. The smell of teak and fresh varnish. The kerosene cooker frying your morning eggs and bacon on a crisp fall morning. The challenges of piloting your

sweet craft along the margins of the Bay, where the intertwining of saltwater, shore and intertidal wildlife intersect to fashion a scene of intricate complexity and beauty. All these things, and more, combine to conjure up thoughts of both comfort and modest adventure. But the day will come when you must ascend to the very top of that formidable stick. Perhaps the masthead light has winked out, a halyard could have twisted itself around a masthead fitting, or maybe an osprey has started construction on a 45

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is sent aloft by the mate within the first few minutes of his signing on ~ climbing, in his street shoes, the 185-foot masts of the square-rigger Moshulu. Still, even from my boat’s modest proportions, it always amazes me how the distance from the top of the masthead is so much greater than the same distance when viewed from the deck. I can’t imagine the experience of shortening sail on a tall ship at night and in a rising gale. When we were fitting-out our last sailboat, I thought it prudent to include a bosun’s chair in her kit ~ but with the fervent hope

new residence, who knows? Whatever the reason, the sailor must now make a choice ~ hire a pricey daredevil mechanic to do the deed or go aloft oneself. My personal choice has always been to steel myself, verify that my last will and testament are in order and go up. Of course, my piddling climbs up my forty-foot mast pale in comparison to the near-daily trips made by sailors in the days of commercial sail. Consider the experience as related by Eric Newby in his book The Last Grain Race, in which he

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Going Aloft that the need to use it would never arise. It made sense that if a trip to the masthead was absolutely necessary, then the best and safest gear to use on the journey up would be the thing to have. I found a heavy canvas model with stout stitching, a padded wood plank to sit on, first-rate stainless fittings and thick nylon webbing. It looked capable of lifting the whole boat up. I stowed it in a locker on the boat and forgot about it ~ but not for long. My first trip up our mast was exciting ~ and borderline terrifying. I secured the bosun’s chair to the main halyard with the shackle and then backed that up with a

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her job of hauling me looked much more appealing. I took it upon myself to make her work easier. I stood fully up on the house and then stood up on my toes to give her every initial advantage. As my feet left the ship and my full weight became apparent to the winch-winder, I thought I heard another disparaging oath slip from her lips. I gently reminded her that my life was literally in her hands and tried to remember if I had offended her in some major way recently. I sought to aid her in any way I could. I grabbed hold of the jib halyard and hauled myself up in what must have been a meager assist. Things went slightly more easily for her. The halyard, connected to the chair, was literally in front of my nose, and I was momentarily taken aback by the strain showing on it. How much more was my weight than that of the mainsail that it was designed to carry? How many years had that string hung out in the nylon-degrading sunlight? Soon I arrived at the lower spreaders, and I could reach up and pull some of my weight as she cranked. Eventually, I got to where I could stand on the lower spreaders and take a break ~ for both of us. While I still had the upper spreaders to pass ~ and then that longish pitch from there to the masthead, where no handholds would aid me, I did find that it was much higher than I had envisioned. I called

few round-turns and a couple of half-hitches. I climbed up onto the housetop, squirmed into the chair and looked, apprehensively, upward to that distant destination. My wife was charged with the winch-cranking duties, and solemn duties they were. Her ability to hang on to the tail of the halyard while cranking the winch handle needed to be flawless. It didn’t help matters that she was going to have to hoist my two hundred pounds by herself. Her first effort was punctuated by mouthing some sort of oath and giving me a withering look. I suggested that we could reverse roles and I could hoist her up. Suddenly,

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I was wound slowly upward, I had the unsettling thought of what might happen if a bee were to bother my wife. She is not fond of insects, and bees in particular. I could envision her dropping the tail of the winch to swat a bee, only to find that the bee was crushed by the weight of my falling body. I tried to think of other things.

down to the deck to see how it was going. A muff led response drifted up to me, and the tone informed me that a longer break was being requested by the deck crew. The next bit of yardage up the stick was again assisted by my hauling with the jib halyard. While

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let go of the line, or she might be knocked out while I was secured at the top, and I would have no way to easily get back down. I redirected my attentions to the fix and tried to think happy thoughts. The view from the masthead was impressive. I could see a great distance, and the people below me looked quite small and insignificant. I completed my work and called down to my wife to start to lower me. I held tightly to the mast as she began this part of the operation. I didn’t want to find out that she couldn’t ease me down, lose control of the winch and put me into free-fall. When I had allowed my full weight to bear on the halyard and everything held, I asked

The upper spreaders were reached and then surpassed, and at last, the masthead was in line with my head. I had made it to the top alive! I called down to my wife to cleat off the line that was supporting my life ~ making sure that she took a dozen extra wraps on it ~ and to hold on to the last bit of it, just as the final safety measure. I fumbled around in the pockets of the chair to find the necessary tools for job at hand. I had taken the precaution of tying each tool to the chair so that a dropped one would not hit anyone below. I had previously considered what would happen if my wife were to be hit by a falling tool. She might

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It’s true that we have moved on to powerboats in the last few years, but it had nothing to do with having to scale a mast ~ honest.

to be slowly let down. I was filled with an overwhelming sense of relief when my toes finally made contact with the housetop. My wife seemed relieved, too. I have since made many trips up a few masts, and the process has become easier. Still, I don’t want to become complacent about it ~ too much comfort in the task might result in an unhappy journey north, or even a more fateful trip south.

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As the lights dim in the grandeur of the historic Avalon Theatre in Easton, a hush falls over the audience. Excitement builds as the first images of the 14th annual Chesapeake Film Festival mark the return of a LIVE Festival October 1 and 2. And what better way to kick off an Eastern Shore Festival than to present the world premiere of the Bay Journal’s latest film, Water’s Way: Thinking Like a Watershed, by local favorites Tom Horton, Dave Harp and CFF’s Vice President for Environmental Programming Sandy Cannon-Brown. As Horton says in the introduction: “Consider water’s way throughout the vast basin of Chesapeake Bay, some 40 rivers and thousands of creeks feeding the great estuary from across nearly a sixth of

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acting, as well as the first to win. Tesla is a freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla and his imagined interactions with Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse. One of the actors in the film, Maryland native Vincent de Paul, will introduce the film. While the Chesapeake Film Festival is thrilled to bring back a LIVE Festival, it is also delighted to extend the Festival for another week online. The VIRTUAL Festival, October 3-10, includes more than 50 films to watch at your convenience, along with several scheduled interviews with filmmakers. The VIRTUAL Festival is FREE, but dona-

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Caroline County – A Perspective Caroline County is the very definition of a rural community. For more than 300 years, the county’s economy has been based on “market” agriculture. Caroline County was created in 1773 from Dorchester and Queen Anne’s counties. The county was named for Lady Caroline Eden, the wife of Maryland’s last colonial governor, Robert Eden (1741-1784). Denton, the county seat, was situated on a point between two ferry boat landings. Much of the business district in Denton was wiped out by the fire of 1863. Following the Civil War, Denton’s location about fifty miles up the Choptank River from the Chesapeake Bay enabled it to become an important shipping point for agricultural products. Denton became a regular port-ofcall for Baltimore-based steamer lines in the latter half of the 19th century. Preston was the site of three Underground Railroad stations during the 1840s and 1850s. One of those stations was operated by Harriet Tubman’s parents, Benjamin and Harriet Ross. When Tubman’s parents were exposed by a traitor, she smuggled them to safety in Wilmington, Delaware. Linchester Mill, just east of Preston, can be traced back to 1681, and possibly as early as 1670. The mill is the last of 26 water-powered mills to operate in Caroline County and is currently being restored. The long-term goals include rebuilding the millpond, rehabilitating the mill equipment, restoring the miller’s dwelling, and opening the historic mill on a scheduled basis. Federalsburg is located on Marshyhope Creek in the southern-most part of Caroline County. Agriculture is still a major portion of the industry in the area; however, Federalsburg is rapidly being discovered and there is a noticeable influx of people, expansion and development. Ridgely has found a niche as the “Strawberry Capital of the World.” The present streetscape, lined with stately Victorian homes, reflects the transient prosperity during the countywide canning boom (1895-1919). Hanover Foods, formerly an enterprise of Saulsbury Bros. Inc., for more than 100 years, is the last of more than 250 food processors that once operated in the Caroline County region. Points of interest in Caroline County include the Museum of Rural Life in Denton, Adkins Arboretum near Ridgely, and the Mason-Dixon Crown Stone in Marydel. To contact the Caroline County Office of Tourism, call 410-479-0655 or visit their website at www.tourcaroline.com. 71

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Dorchester Center for the Arts Presents Showcase 2021 September 26, 2021 heralds the return of the Annual Dorchester Center for the Arts Showcase event. Canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the 2021 event takes place on Sunday, September 26 from noon to 5 p.m. along historic High Street in downtown Cambridge, all the way to the waterfront. This art walk and street festival is DCA’s way of “Celebrating our Creative Community” and is a family-friendly free arts event held rain or shine. DCA will be following any current CDC guidelines for safety during the event. The generous support of the Nathan Foundation, the Maryland State Arts Council and the resolute staff and volunteers of DCA have helped present this event for more than 40 years. There will be four stages of music during the event, with dance presentations and street performers along the route. Food vendors will be offering up delectable Eastern Shore cuisine, while local restaurants will be open for business. This juried event displays painting, photography, ceramics, drawing/ pastel, fiber/textiles, glass, jewelry, leather, wood, metal, mixed media, printmaking, sculpture and found object, and even includes heritage arts such as blacksmithing.

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Tilghman’s Island “Great Choptank Island” was granted to Seth Foster in 1659. Thereafter it was known as Foster’s Island, and remained so through a succession of owners until Matthew Tilghman of Claiborne inherited it in 1741. He and his heirs owned the island for over a century and it has been Tilghman’s Island ever since, though the northern village and the island’s postal designation are simply “Tilghman.” For its first 175 years, the island was a family farm, supplying grains, vegetables, fruit, cattle, pigs and timber. Although the owners rarely were in residence, many slaves were: an 1817 inventory listed 104. The last Tilghman owner, General Tench Tilghman (not Washington’s aide-de-camp), removed the slaves in the 1830s and began selling off lots. In 1849, he sold his remaining interests to James Seth, who continued the development. The island’s central location in the middle Bay is ideally suited for watermen harvesting the Bay in all seasons. The years before the Civil War saw the influx of the first families we know today. A second wave arrived after the War, attracted by the advent of oyster dredging in the 1870s. Hundreds of dredgers and tongers operated out of Tilghman’s Island, their catches sent to the cities by schooners. Boat building, too, was an important industry. The boom continued into the 1890s, spurred by the arrival of steamboat service, which opened vast new markets for Bay seafood. Islanders quickly capitalized on the opportunity as several seafood buyers set up shucking and canning operations on pilings at the edge of the shoal of Dogwood Cove. The discarded oyster shells eventually became an island with seafood packing houses, hundreds of workers, a store, and even a post office. The steamboats also brought visitors who came to hunt, fish, relax and escape the summer heat of the cities. Some families stayed all summer in one of the guest houses that sprang up in the villages of Tilghman, Avalon, Fairbank and Bar Neck. Although known for their independence, Tilghman’s Islanders enjoy showing visitors how to pick a crab, shuck an oyster or find a good fishing spot. In the twentieth century, Islanders pursued these vocations in farming, on the water, and in the thriving seafood processing industry. The “Tilghman Brand” was known throughout the eastern United States, but as the Bay’s bounty diminished, so did the number of water-related jobs. Still, three of the few remaining Bay skipjacks (sailing dredgeboats) can be seen here, as well as two working harbors with scores of power workboats. 77

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Bulbs, Perennials, Vegetables and Houseplants Now is the time to dig out the list of spring-f lowering bulbs you made last spring and start getting those bulbs into the ground so you can be among the blissful rather than wishful as the next

winter snows begin to melt. If you didn’t get a list started last spring, a few bulbs to consider for starters are snowf lake, glory-of-the-snow, snowdrops and winter aconite. As you plant your spring bulbs,

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low daffodils against a Burford holly hedge or red tulips towering over a carpet of yellow pansies. Soil fertility is very important for a good bulb display. Bulbs are heavy feeders of nitrogen, so use a complete analysis fertilizer like 10-10-10 incorporated into the soil at planting time. Improve the soil structure and drainage of a heavy silt clay soil by incorporating generous amounts of well-rotted compost or manure at planting time. Lots of spring bulb enthusiasts swear by bonemeal for fertilizing their planting beds. Unfortunately, the phosphorous in bonemeal is almost completely unavailable to plants until the soil temperature reaches about 50°. Bonemeal will

remember that a mass planting of one f lower type or color will produce a better effect than a mixture of many colors. The f lowers of bulbs stand out more vividly if displayed against a contrasting background: for example, white hyacinths among English ivy, yel-

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pots indoors to a cool location when night temperatures begin to dip below 45°. They will bloom in 10 to 12 weeks after planting to give you some early winter color indoors.

aid your bulbs late in the growing season, but not at f lowering time. If you want to use bonemeal for phosphorous and blood meal as a slow-release nitrogen source, either supplement it with 10-10-10 or plan to do some liquid feeding of the bulbs early in the spring as they appear.

While in September we are planting some bulbs, other plants in the ground need our attention also. As the leaves of gladiolus yellow, it is time to dig the corms. Carefully dig up the corms with a spading fork to avoid damaging them. Cut the long leaves back to about one-half inch above the corm immediately after digging. Then dry to corms for 10 to 20 days, separate the large corms from the small one and store them in damp peat moss at 40-45° where there is good air circulation. To make sure that the mice don’t get into them, cover them with some rat wire and scatter some mouse bait about. A foliage plant that has become very popular in the last few years in outdoor plantings is the caladium. If you haven’t used these be-

Plant the bulbs with a bulb planter or trowel, but be careful not to mash the bulb into the soil. This will damage the basal plate (bottom of the bulb) and will cause it to rot. Freesia corms can be planted early this month for December f lowering. Plant them two inches deep in pots, then place out of doors in a shady place. Move the 84

fore in the landscape, make a note and plant a few bulbs next year. They are best displayed as a mass planting against an evergreen shrub background. If you have caladiums in the landscape, the cool nights in midSeptember will cause them to begin to lose leaves. Dig them up, allow to dry and then store in a warm, dry place. This space in the landscape can be replanted with Christmas peppers or Jerusalem cherry plants that have been grown from seed in pots sunk in the vegetable garden, or with mum transplants that have been grown to f lower size in the vegetable garden.

Mums can be transplanted while in bloom, which makes them useful for instant landscapes in early autumn. Dig the plants carefully several hours or the next day after through watering, retaining as much of the root system as possible. Gently loosen a small amount of soil from the outer roots. Plant

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growth and f lowering next spring. In the vegetable garden, plant

Space the divided perennials at least one foot apart in all directions so that root competition will not be a problem for several years. If you have a sunny area to naturalize with small f lowering annuals, sow seeds of sweet alyssum or Johnny-jump-ups. They will come up and become established. Both are very hardy and self-seed readily to maintain a natural area. Sowing seeds of hardy annuals such as sweet alyssum, pinks and sweet peas now will give the seedlings time to get established and develop good root systems before the coldest part of the winter. Doing this seeding gives them a head start on

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spinach, lettuce, kale, turnips and radishes in early September as the last crops for your fall garden. Soak seed furrows well before sowing seed and mulch lightly. Water the rows daily to promote germination and growth of young seedlings. Production from the existing vegetable plantings is slowing down, and we notice a more uneven ripening process in the tomatoes and squash. Start to think about how you will preserve any of the semi-green or green tomatoes that you might have before the first frost hits next month. Near the end of September, pick off all tomato blossoms that won’t have time to bear fruit so that plant nutrients go into existing tomatoes.

Your hot peppers that are maturing will keep best if stored after they are dry. Pull up the entire plant and hang it up, or pick the peppers and thread on a string. Store in a cool, dry place. Wash your hands after handling them. Green tomatoes may be stored for four to six weeks and will 89

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can be harvested soon. To cure them for winter storage, you should leave them on the vine until the vine dies. Also, leave a small piece of stem attached to the fruit when harvesting. A stem cut off too close to the fruit will cause it to rot during storage. Be sure to clean up the vegetable garden as you pull out spent plants. Removing the dead and dying plants will help to reduce the overwintering stages of many plant diseases and insect pests. After cleaning the garden, it is recommended that you add the soil-test-recommended amount of lime and organic matter. The final step is to protect the soil with a cover crop. Cover crops, when sown in fall and plowed under in spring, are

gradually ripen to a nice red color. The best storage conditions are about 60° with a moderately moist atmosphere. Harvest the tomatoes in a firm, ripe condition before frost. Remove the stems to prevent puncturing other fruits. Wash dirt off rather than wiping it off, which may cause skin scratches that leave the fruit susceptible to decay. If the storage location is quite dry, the tomatoes may be placed in film bags, or film-lined boxes to increase the humidity. Sort the fruit every week to remove those which ripen or start to decay. Fall crops such as butternut and acorn squash, pumpkins and gourds

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valuable because they improve soil tilth and fertility as well as prevent erosion during winter. The most valuable cover crops are legumes, such as vetch and clover. These plants have nitrogen-fixing bacteria associated with their roots that take nitrogen from the air and convert it into a form usable by the plants. If you had set some of your houseplants out for the summer, now is the time to clean them up and prepare to bring them back indoors before night temperatures fall below 55° for the winter. Remove dead leaves and stems, as well as any soil on the outside of

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Tallulah: An Adopted Delmarva Diva by A.M. Foley

“Conscience isn’t like a liver, you can get on without it.” ~ Tallulah Bankhead Virginian, had visited Alabama and met William Bankhead. William recorded in his diary, “It was truly a case of love at first sight.” Ada’s family couldn’t object too strenuously to William, graduate of Georgetown University’s law school, son of Congressman John Bankhead. Ada’s father presented the newlyweds a handsome carriage and two chestnut mares. William followed his father into politics, winning an Alabama leg-

Two dazzling daughters of the Deep South ~ Eugenia and Tallulah Bankhead ~ blazed across the skies of the United States, Europe and North Africa before coming to rest in bucolic St. Paul’s Cemetery in Kent County. At least, one hopes they found rest. Their lifelong sibling rivalry bodes ill for seeking side-by-side eternal peace. Their parents, on the other hand, made a great pair. Mother, Adelaide, betrothed to a landed

Tallulah islative seat. His and Ada’s daughters arrived in January 1901 and 1902. Sadly, neither got to know their mother, who died of peritonitis two months after Tallulah’s birth. Losing Ada threw William into prolonged mourning, a yearslong attempt to drown his sorrow. Tallulah came to feel responsible. She lived with a belief that Father favored Eugenia. Eugenia, on the other hand, felt Tallulah was the fair-haired favorite of Grandfather Bankhead, their substitute father in early years. Grandfather Bankhead spent thirty-three years in Washington in the House of Representatives,

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then in the Senate. Never called “Senator Bankhead,” down home he was “Captain John” for youthful service to the Confederacy. While the captain’s son grieved for Ada in Huntsville, the girls spent ten years with Aunt Marie in Montgomery or, when Congress was in recess, with their grandparents in Jasper, Alabama. Finally, the captain recalled William to Jasper to join the family law practice. Not naturally drawn to the law, William had been a frustrated thespian as a student. Thus, he so appreciated little Tallulah’s early gift for mimicry. Coming home nights in his cups, he would fetch her downstairs to stand center stage on the dining table singing

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Tallulah vaudeville songs and basking in his attention. In adulthood, Tallulah came to be called an exhibitionist, habitually garnering notoriety until she finally became a caricature of herself. Several Bankheads had theatrical tendencies. A friend from Ada’s Gay ’90s youth recalled her in the privacy of her bedroom, reciting poetry and passages from novels, declaring, “I’m an actress.” In public, proper young southern ladies were limited to classic tableaux vivant (living pictures). Ada was fond of posing. William had once joined a stock company, claiming imaginary theatrical experience,

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captain himself, on warm summer Jasper evenings, could be heard declaiming Shakespeare to family gathered on the porch. Ada, on her deathbed, somehow foresaw the girls’ future: “Take care of Eugenia,” she entreated William’s sister. “Tallulah will always be able to take care of herself.” Eugenia was a frail child. Tallulah, though younger, weighed twice as much and developed into quite a bully. Eugenia recalled, “I used to lock myself in the bathroom every time Daddy left, until he came home for lunch. If I didn’t, she’d break in and be twisting my arm.” Eugenia kept a blanket and Rover Boys novels stashed in the linen closet. “As soon as Daddy left,

I made myself a little bed and read until he came home.” Due to Eugenia’s frailty, the girls attended the same grade in school: Eugenia an excellent student, Tallulah indifferent and disruptive. Competition between them as preteens overwhelmed their grandmother. They were sent to boarding schools (five in five years) before their formal studies ended prematurely. Tallulah won a beauty contest at fifteen and begged to follow her theatrical dreams. Family debated propriety until the captain settled the issue: “Stand back, all of you. This is my job. Tallulah shall have her chance!” Chaperoned by her Aunt Louise, Tallulah left for New York.

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Oxford Museum - Come visit and see the new display ‘ABC’s of Oxford’ and visit the expanded gardens. Audio walking tour is a great way to spend an afternoon. Friday – Monday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 100 S. Morris St., 410-226-0101 Oxford Ferry runs daily from 9 a.m. till sunset. Call 410-745-9023 for exact times of the last trips! Tred Avon Yacht Club race schedule and updates are available at http://tayc.com/racing. Caronna Estate Sales - online auction at caronnacollections.com. Yoga with Susie Hurley. Mondays @ 1 p.m. and Saturdays @ 9:30 a.m. Pre-registration required. $20/ class or $150/10 classes. Oxford Community Center. Steady and Strong with Janet Pfeffer - A 45-minute class for adults. Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 10 a.m. Pre-registration required. $10/class, $80/10 classes. Oxford Community Center 9/4 - Cars and Coffee - Come out and enjoy cars, coffee, and camaraderie. Sponsored by Prestige Auto Vault and Doc’s Sunset Grille. Oxford Community Center. Free; 8:30 -10:30 a.m. Oxfordcc.org; 410-226-5409 9/4 - The Fabulous Hubcaps at the Oxford Community Center has been postponed. 9/4 - Oxford Fire Company Auxiliary Drive-Thru Bake Sale Pickup, noon – 2 p.m. Pre orders only ofcamd.net 9/4 –Community Open House – Meet the many organizations serving Oxford. New resident? Meet your town officials, new neighbors, and fast friends. Kids activities, too. 10 – 12 outdoors at the Oxford Community Center. 9/5 – Oxford Artists’ Studio Tour has been cancelled. 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27 - Jam Session - Bring your instrument or voice and come jam with musical friends. Free. 6 p.m., Oxford Community Center. 9/9 or 9/17 - Beginner Chalk Mineral Paint Class – Learn how to use Dixie Belle chalk mineral paint and sealers. You will be painting practice boards, applying paints, glazes & sealers. All materials provided. 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., $45. The Treasure Chest, 111 S. Morris St. Visit treasurechestoxford.com or call 410-924-8817. 9/12 – Firehouse Breakfast – Come see your friends and enjoy a full, all you can eat, breakfast lineup. Oxford Volunteer Fire Department, 8 – 11 a.m. Adults, $10; children under 12, $5 . 9/13 - Bring Your Own Piece Furniture Painting Class - Bring a small piece and learn how to paint it with Chalk Mineral paint. Includes 8 oz jar paint and 8 oz sealer for you to keep. 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., $65. The Treasure Chest, 111 S. Morris St. Visit treasurechestoxford.com or call 410-924-8817. 9/18 - 2nd Annual Road Rally- 8 a.m. Assemble at the Oxford Community Center for breakfast, flag out at 9 a.m. for a 2- hour ride ending with buffet lunch and awards at Suicide Bridge Restaurant. Cost is $125.00 per car, includes lunch for driver and one passenger. Rain date 9/19. RSVP No Later than August 31st to oxfordcc.org and click “Road Rally”. For questions, call: 410-226-5904. 9/22 – Decorative Pumpkin Painting Class - Use Dixie Belle chalk mineral paint to paint and seal a faux pumpkin for your porch or home. All materials provided. 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., $36. The Treasure Chest, 111 S. Morris St. Visit treasurechestoxford.com or call 410-924-8817. 9/25 – Oxford Library annual Book Mart – 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. outdoors on Market Street in Oxford. Save the Date – Sun. 10/23- 1st Annual 5K/Run/Walk for mental health awareness. Partnered with the Christopher Foundation for Life, walk together to reduce the stigma of mental health and help increase mental health services, especially for teens. Oxfordcc.org to find out more.

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Tallulah Back in Washington, Eugenia made her debut into elite society. The music had barely stopped before she ran off to Rockville to marry a young man who had sat beside her in Keith’s Theater, Morton Hoyt, son of the Solicitor General. Morton’s siblings included poets, writers and artists, prone to suicide by alcohol or other means. Morton’s mother famously called her brood of five “a generation of vipers.” Apparently, Morton’s special gift was to be a lovable playboy. Eugenia married and remarried him numerous times, the exact number depending on how one counts. The

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captain had his sixteen-year-old granddaughter’s first marriage annulled but permitted a lavish reenactment when she came of age. Two remarriages ended in Reno, and one unconfirmed remarriage may have taken place in France. Sandwiched in between were three other husbands (one each: college student, polo player and bigamist), plus unfulfilled engagements and reputed same-sex partnerships. William followed the captain to Washington and ultimately rose to Speaker of the House. During his tenure, the teenaged Prince of Wales arrived on a state visit. William’s mother thought the prince would be a good match for Tallulah. In the White House reception

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Tallulah line, Mrs. Bankhead nearly fell on her head curtsying. William followed with his second wife, Florence, who said, “Billy, I’m not going to curtsy to that little boy. I’d just feel a fool . . . ” Tallulah ultimately wed only once, to actor John Emery for seven years. She probably outdid Eugenia, though, in variety of partners. Some are still coming to light. In England, where Tallulah was a stage sensation in the 1920s, MI5 lately opened long-sealed files revealing she was nearly deported for immoral conduct involving five different juvenile Eton students. She escaped ruinous publicity only

because Eton administrators, keen to avoid scandal, refused to cooperate with Special Branch’s investigation but expelled several boys, including at least one of noble birth. Tallulah had also been seen socially with the then-adult Prince of Wales, which would explain MI5’s interest. Had future King Edward VIII tumbled for Tallulah rather than a different American, the Royals might have been left to wonder, “What ever happened to that nice Wallis Simpson?” For a time, Eugenia joined Tallulah in England. Between marriages, Eugenia tried an acting career, playing small parts in New York and London, but gave up the stage,

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saying Tallulah had gotten all Mother’s beauty and acting ability. (“All I inherited was Daddy’s love of fishing!”) She lacked her sister’s single-minded lust for the stage, plus men greatly distracted Eugenia. In London, she made a move on Tony Wilson, barely twenty, with whom her sister was already having an affair. After Eugenia captured Tony’s favor, Tallulah didn’t speak to her for years, perhaps the sisters’ worst breach. Tallulah made a number of films in England and Hollywood, but she much preferred live theater. She was a gifted actress, but many performances were marred by the raucous behavior of her “gallery girls,” fans attracted by her off-stage be-

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Tallulah and booze, but he never said a word about women and cocaine.”) Photographs invariably show her with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other. Comedians doing Tallulah imitations invariably started with her habitual throaty opening, “Dahling . . .” Tallulah’s only memorable film was Alfred Hitchcock’s Lifeboat, which earned her a Best Actress award from New York’s film critics. As stage roles became scarcer in

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midlife, her keen wit kept her busy as a talk show guest or hostess on radio and television. One of her last acting roles was as guest villain on an episode of the Batman

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Tallulah television series. Forewarned the show was considered “high camp,” she said, “Don’t tell me about camp, Dahling. I invented camp.” As emphysema and alcoholism took their toll, Tallulah remained unrepentant, saying, “If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.” Eugenia was then living in a small house outside Chestertown, on the estate of her friend Louisa Carpenter, a duPont heiress, horsewoman, and aviatrix. The aging sisters made peace of a sort, Tallulah visiting the estate from her stylish Manhattan apartment. The sisters passed time trading ancient

accusations. Tallulah was said to be considering relocating to the Eastern Shore when her health failed altogether. Despite legendary generosity, Tallulah left an estate of $2 million, relatively little of it to Eugenia. Reputedly still smarting over Tony Wilson (and likely Father, too), Tallulah left her sister $5,000, a mink coat and an income of $250 per month. Louisa Carpenter, remembered in Kent County for extraordinary philanthropy, received Tallulah’s favorite brooch. Tallulah was buried in a private ceremony in 1968 in historic St. Paul’s cemetery. Eugenia had a rabbit’s foot buried with her, a charm Tallulah had kept close since Fa-

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in an airplane crash on approach to Easton Airport and was buried with family in Delaware. Three years later, in 1979, Eugenia died and was buried at St. Paul’s beside her sister. Fans not yet born in Tallulah’s lifetime make occasional visits to her grave, bearing f lowers or bourbon miniatures. Forty-some years ago, A.M. Foley swapped the Washington, D.C., business scene for a writing life on Elliott Island, Maryland. Tidewater Times has kindly published portions of one upcoming work, Chesapeake Bay Island Hopping, along with other regional musings. Foley’s published works are described at www.HollandIslandBook.com.

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Excerpt from a novel in progress by Roger Vaughan I. Grayson We had gotten married in the upper east side Manhattan apartment where we had been living. Our neighbor and friend Grayson presided over a homemade ceremony wearing velvety red scarves draped over his purple silk shirt as vestments. The guests were as colorful, looking like Sly and the Family Stone groupies. But then, it was the late 1960s. Grayson was officiating under some sort of bogus mail order license. The legitimacy of his provenance didn’t matter to us, and it surely didn’t matter to Grayson. He had plenty of ego, more self-righteousness than a room full of Roman Catholic Cardinals, and a total distrust for systems and institutions. Self-ordination was his thing. Grayson was also stoned all the time, which created a problem for a guy his age whose proudest extracurricular accomplishment at the University of Virginia had been building a gentleman’s bar in his room. As Grayson once explained, he had been raised in the South.

His grandfather’s crossed Confederate swords hung over his bed. He had been taught in school that the South had won the war, a lesson that was reinforced at home. When I first met him at The Magazine, Grayson wore three-piece suits and had the close-cropped, combed-down haircut favored by greater-Ivy League fraternity boys of the 1950s and ’60s. Grayson was an editor at The Magazine, known for habitually rewriting copy whether it needed it or not, relying on a justifying phrase that burned like a brand into the psyche of every Magazine writer: “because I can.” One frustrated fellow on the staff, an award-winning published poet, once took Grayson to task for altering his picture captions without apparent reason. He asked Grayson why he thought he had a right to do that. Grayson’s response became legendary: “Because,” he told the poet, “I have commanded men at sea.” Grayson had an ROTC commission. His dark secret was persistent seasickness. He was as brutish with his own family.

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were not fully developed. For them, pot was too much of a carnival ride, Pot smoking, which had gone on too much fun, too easy an escape underground in a very small niche from things like schoolwork and (music, artistic and entertainment other responsibilities. They tended circles, mostly) for many years, to be stoned too deeply and too ofwent public in the early 1960s. It ten. For many, the deleterious efwas also illegal, a fact that required fects were long term. of users a certain casual dismissal Conversely, pot often arrived too of what was widely considered in late into the lives of older people. that milieu a ridiculous law. That Those in their late 30s ~ especially assessment would eventually be those in white-collar management borne out, but at the time, using jobs (again, a generalization) ~ had marijuana required stealth. The developed a comfortable reliance Narcotics Control Act of 1956 spec- on alcohol for their altered state. ified a jail term of two to ten years Yes, the late 30s were considered (thank you, Harry Anslinger) and a "older" at the time. They were wary fine of up to $20,000 for the first of pot, and with good reason. My offense. Normally boss at The Magalaw-abiding users ... pot was too much of a zine, whom I will found themselves carnival ride, too much call Harold, pushed not-so-subtly linked fun, too easy an escape me for months to to a less wholesome invite him over to crowd by their criminality, a situa- smoke some pot. I ran the Youth tion as unnerving as it was unfath- and Education department, so he omable. It also created a certain assumed I, like a good reporter, collective, a not-that-secret society had given it a clinical trial, possibly of stoners who often recognized more. It was a request (an order?) I one another by the vibes that were resisted for as long as possible. exchanged, who coalesced by their Harold was in his 40s, a Harvard common need to be wary. graduate who had replaced his wife Like alcohol, pot has a different and child in suburban Connecticut effect on everyone. At the time, with his former secretary and their the quality of the effect could be new child. He was advancing the graphed by a curve based on age. cycle by dating his current secreThe younger kids suffered because tary. Harold was more administrathey didn’t have either the expe- tor than idea man, which made him rience or the maturity ~ the per- easy enough to work for, but he was spective ~ to handle the liberating nervous, uptight about his boss. effect of marijuana. Their brains He was the first person I knew to 138

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a blue-and-white-striped railroad engineer’s hat. He affected carrytake a speed-reading course, a big ing a wine skin and bought an old fad of the day. Walking back to the hearse for transporting his family. office after a multi-martini lunch, A couple years after he married he would kick passing cars, taxis Jill and me, Grayson’s fascination mostly, whose drivers had the au- with Malcom X spawned rampant dacity to make turns in front of paranoia about Manhattan explodhim as he was crossing the street. ing into f lames of racial unrest. His When the inevitable happened penchant for writing inf lammaand Harold finally forced the is- tory letters to public officials on sue of trying pot, he insisted on Magazine letterhead drew a stern drinking three martinis before he reaction from management. The got into the weed. He smoked half editors also began taking a more a joint, fell asleep on my couch for critical look at his office. It was the night, woke up with a hangover amusing at first, with the gumball and said the dope stuff was cer- machine and all the plants. Graytainly overrated. I’m sure he kicked son was cartoon editor, after all. a few cars after he May as well put the Grayson’s fascination left. contributors at ease. Grayson was in with Malcom X spawned But after a while, the his mid-30s when f loor tiles had begun rampant paranoia weed hit the mass, to curl up thanks to but still underground, market (In being constantly soaked with wa2021, 18 states have legalized mar- ter. Grayson had a stag-horn fern ijuana, but possession has always hanging on one wall. Every mornremained a Federal offense). Gray- ing, he would heave an eight-ounce son's age, in combination with his tumbler full of water at it. The resineed to control every situation he due ran down the wall, leaving a found himself in, made it predict- stain and curling the tiles. able that pot would not be a good Realizing the end of his New fit for Grayson. Unlike many of his York mass media phase was appeers on the corporate track who proaching, Grayson went to Spain had tried it and thought better of and purchased the remains of an continuing, he became annoy- ancient ruin of a farmhouse, then ingly enthusiastic about it. We all returned and began preparations watched his metamorphisis. His to move his family ~ a wife and five hair grew into a tangle of black children ~ to Europe by ship. He curls. Soon the three-piece suits decided to round up his pals and were gone, replaced by overalls and make it a communal scene. That 140

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left. Once, after listening to me rant about Jill’s habit of leaving wet towwasn’t a bad idea. There was a lot els on the bed, he told me to either of work to be done on the farm be- forget about it or move out. There fore they could even move in. The were some things, he said, you will pictures showed one section of the never change about a person. Wet house was minus a roof. towels on the bed was one. There Grayson could be persuasive. It was important advice buried in was his nature to there that I neglected counsel people in all with a large round head to take seriously unmatters, invited or and fierce dark eyes, it was til it became a crisis: not. He was, in fact, daunting when he engaged “or move out.” smart, insightful. Add another Before he became habitually stoned, click or two to Grayson’s controlbought the hearse and began writ- ling side, and he would have been ing the inflammatory letters, he mixing Kool Aid for his subjects had displayed a keen intellect. His to drink. He was 6’2”, 230 pounds, presentation was overly aggressive, with a large, round head and fierce but those of us who knew him for- dark eyes. It was daunting when gave that, until that was all that was he engaged you. When most of his

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were sticking out from under the car. Enthralled by this scene, Grayson cleared his throat to get the man’s attention and hailed him with a hello. The man rolled out from under the car, got up, drew himself to his full 5’ 8”, f lexed his plentiful muscles and asked Grayson what he wanted. The conversation went like this: Grayson: “May I ask you, sir, what you are doing? VW man (with no hesitation): “I am fi xing this car that my wife and I will drive to Florida, where we will get jobs this winter at The Fountain Blue Hotel. In the spring, we will drive to Mexico, where we will sell the car, then use that money and our savings from the hotel jobs to fly to the Canary Islands, where I will teach karate to the police.” Grayson: “Aha. But listen, instead, why don’t you come to Spain with my family and me and several friends. I have bought a farm there and plan to establish a commune. We’ll be leaving after Christmas.” VW man: (With only a the briefest hesitation) “Okay. Count me in.” The VW man and his wife and new child were three of seventeen who made the voyage to Spain. That’s another story. Roger Vaughan recently moved to Easton after living 41 years in Oxford.

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Best Fish in the Bay by John M. Scanlon, M.D.

Crunchy golden morsels bobbed earnestly on bubbling peanut oil in the large deep-fat fryer. The kettle’s depths were carefully dredged, and fully cooked filets were ladled onto a platter lined with paper towels. The plate was promptly carried to the nearby picnic table. Although the fish chunks were too hot to devour immediately, in short order the assembled guests had emptied that platter and demanded more of these crispy, succulent treats. The fish filets had been dredged through House-Autry seafood breader (a Southern staple for more than 150 years) prior to their brief swim in boiling oil. Their journey ended after they had turned light brown and floated on the tempestuous oleo ocean. Crabs steamed in beer and Old Bay seasoning, briefly grilled rockfish, fresh vine-ripened August tomatoes, sweet Silver Queen corn and vinegary potato salad rounded out this late-summer feast on the Shore. The beer was ice cold and a light white wine had been nicely chilled. But the premier culinary attraction was deep-fried fresh white perch filets from fish caught that morning. We had launched the shallow-

draft 20-foot center console boat near the Tred Avon River and before dawn motored to a rocky point we knew held perch. Several ultralight rods with small spool spinning reels were readied. Each held 6 lb. test braided or monofilament line to cast 1/8 oz. lures toward the shore. The lure plunked into the water about the same time. Each rod bent sharply as its line came taut on a strongly fighting fish. After a short tussle, plump white perch were unhooked and plopped on ice in the cooler. This action continued almost non-stop until two dozen fish from 8 to 12 inches long had been coolered. Tackle and lures were then exchanged for more sturdy gear, and we cruised to a different location in search of rockfish. That evening’s already scheduled fish fry was now guaranteed. The white perch (Morone americana) is a very underpublicized and underappreciated gamefish in the Chesapeake. Actually, it is not a perch at all. White perch belong to the same family as striped bass (Morone saxetilis), or rockfish as they are called around the Bay. Perch are abundant in our area

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Best Fish despite ever-increasing human population living around this beautiful waterway and adding to its pollution woes. White perch are often the first saltwater fish youngsters catch in their early angling lives. A preferred and very effective method employs light tackle to fish with pieces of peeler crab or bloodworm on a small hook using a bottom rig. White perch, also called gray or brown perch, are feisty, fight hard and bite readily. They are among the first saltwater fish to arrive in shallow brackish water each spring to start their spawning ritual. As such, they are often pur-

sued to shake off winter’s blues for the outdoorsman. Those warmly dressed fisherfolks you see in late March gathered around bridges in Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot and Wicomico counties are most likely trying to catch white perch. Commercial fishermen net them throughout the winter in deeper water and find a ready market. White perch may live to the ripe old age of ten years. With the species having excellent reproductive success, commercial harvests of a million or more pounds annually have been reported in Maryland. Recreational catch estimates, a good guess at best, total about 40 percent of the annual market haul. Populations do fluctuate widely, The world deserves a better e-bike and Electra has cracked the code, combining comfort, stability and performance in one stylish package. Ready? Where will you Go!

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however, and biologists admit there are serious inaccuracies in monitoring techniques and derived statistics. This raises concern among fishing folk about the welfare of these fish. There is currently no management plan in place for Maryland’s white perch. However, a preliminary population assessment is now being conducted in preparation for formal stock management protocols. White perch inhabit the Atlantic coast and its estuaries from the Gulf of St. Lawrence through New England to South Carolina. Most every tidal or brackish creek holds schools of these semi-andromadous beauties. And lovely fish they are. Their

back color ranges from deep, dark green through various shades of olive to silver. There are two adjoining dorsal fins joined at the base, unlike their cousin, the striped bass, who have a space between their top fins. The very first vane is a short, sharp spine that will prick the skin of an unwary fisherman if the perch is carelessly handled. Perch fishers learn to fold down the dorsal fins plus the two ventral fins from front to back when dehooking them. These front bottom fins also contain sharp spines. The mature perch’s flanks are bright silver in color, fading to white from top to bottom. The fish is shaped somewhat like the striped bass but with a more blunt rostral profile.

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Best Fish The white perch is obviously smaller and is not striped except when very young. White perch have a voracious appetite and will eat small fish or young of any species. In some areas, such as the Great Lakes, they are considered invasive pests because they prey on immature walleye pike (Stizatedious vitreum) and other young of more desirable gamefish. Indeed they will thrive in fresh water and have established populations in many inland lakes and ponds. By the way, the walleye isn’t a pike but a perch, and stripers aren’t true bass, making this whole naming thing very confusing.

White perch have been hybridized with striped bass, but such hybrids offer little commercial advantage. They do not reproduce. The more commonly marketed hybrid crosses the striper with a white bass (M. chrysops). These engineered species (“wipers”) tolerate lower oxygen carrying, higher temperature water, grow faster than either parent but do not reproduce. White perch have, however, cross bred in the wild with white bass to produce larger, fertile hybrids in some parts of the Great Lakes. This too makes fisheries managers quite nervous. White perch come into their own as gamefish when suitable artificial lures and lightweight tackle are used to target them. Various small spin-

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Best Fish ner baits (Road Runner, rooster tail, beetle spins, etc.) or tiny curly-tail rubber baits hooked on small jigs are quite effective. In my experience, one of the best lures for white perch is the 1/8 oz. chrome Mini Rattle Trap. Beware, though. These fish love to lurk around rock piles and old pilings, so many lures will hang up. And it is very easy to break light line. However, matching tiny lures with light freshwater tackle, 6 lb. line and fine shock leaders will test the skill of the most consummate angler. The white perch is a worthy adversary of such tackle. And every once in a while a large striped bass will take your tiny

offering and make your reel scream! Every experienced angler has their favorite perching spots. I will not give away the specific location of mine. However, structure is the key to finding them. Submerged rock piles such as old rip rap, sailing vessel ballast fields or submerged pilings will hold fish. Barnacle-covered docks are favorites as well. Perch love to hold in these dark recesses to ambush prey. If you can find a lighted pier at night, such as a marina or waterfront restaurant, you may have located perching nirvana. The closer you can cast your lure to structure, especially under an old pier, the more successful you will be. Some days a slowly rolled lure will be ef-

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fective. At other times a more rapidly retrieved artificial works best. Experiment. The perch will tell you when you are right. Record white perch have been caught that weighed more than 2.5 lbs. and were close to 20 inches in length. However, average fish will be in the 8- to 10-inch range weighing ½ to 1 pound. And just how do you filet such a small creature? Fishing friends have worked out a simple, effective method. Use an electric carving knife. Start your cut just behind the gill, go deep to the spine but do not cut through it. Turn the blade toward the tail and then run the blade along the spine almost to the tail, cutting the entire rib cage on

that side. Do not cut off the filet at this point, however. Lay the filet/rib flap back over the tail, skin attached. Place the knife at the thin end of this flap, and then run the blade under the skin “back” under the ribs and detach the whole chunk. The skin stays with the fish. With a sharp filet knife, cut the ribs from the filet. Do this to the other side. You now have two lovely filets ready for HouseAutry dredging and a deep fat bath. Which is where we came in. Fun to catch, easy to clean, wonderful to eat, white perch are, simply, the best fish in the Bay. Reprinted from Tidewater Times.

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Daily Meeting: Mid-Shore Intergroup Alcoholics Anonymous. For places and times, call 410-8224226 or visit www.midshoreintergroup.org.

adventure! Many other downtown retailers are open late and invite you to shop their fine selections and meet artists or special guests they are hosting in store.

D a i l y Me e t i ng: A l-A non a nd Ala-teen. For a complete list of times and locations in the MidShore area, visit www.easternshoremd-alanon.org/meetings.

3 Concert: An Evening with Bria Skonberg as part of the Monty Alexander Jazz Festival and sponsored by the Avalon Foundation. Early Set ~ doors 6:30; Show 7 p.m.; Late Set ~ doors 8:30; Show 9 p.m. at the Avalon Foundation’s Stoltz Pavilion (Outdoors)218 N. Washington St., Easton. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org.

Every Thurs.–Sat. Amish Country Farmer’s Market, 101 Marlboro Ave., Easton. A n indoor market offering fresh produce, meats, dairy products, furniture and more. For more info. tel: 410822-8989. 3 First Friday Art Walk in downtown Easton from 5 to 8 p.m. Come out and enjoy the extended hours of the galleries and have an artistic

4 Operation Frederick Douglass on the Hill Mural unveiling: A celebration and ribbon cutting will take place beginning at 11 a.m. MC for the event will be the wellknown eastern shore speaker

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and Will Anderson as part of the Monty Alexander Jazz Festival and sponsored by the Avalon Foundation. Doors 2:30; Show 3 p.m. at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. For more info. tel: 410822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org. 9 Concert: Glenn Miller Orchestra at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org.

4 Concert: An Evening with Monty Alexander as part of the Monty A lexa nder Ja zz Fest iva l a nd sponsored by the Avalon Foundation. Doors 7:30; Show 8 p.m. at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org.

10 Concert: The Wailers at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org.

5 Concert: An Afternoon with Peter

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once again proud to partner with Talbot Interfaith Shelter and LNT Seafood to bring to Easton, MD a true, Eastern Shore traditional All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feast. 50% of proceeds to benefit Talbot Interfaith Shelter For more info. tel: 410-822-0605. 12 The Hoopers Island Volunteer fi re company will host its annual Watermen’s Rodeo boat docking contest at the P.L. Jones Marina and Boatyard on Old House Point Road in Fishing Creek (on Hoopers Island). Proceeds benefit the Hoopers Island Volunteer Fire Company. For more info. tel:

15-19 OC BikeFest 2021 in Ocean City. For more info. visit allevents. in/online/oc-bikefest-2021-september-15-19-ocean-city-maryland/200021439509150. 16 Concert: Suzanne Vega at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org. 18 2nd Annual Road Rally- 8 a.m. Assemble at the Oxford Community Center for breakfast, flag out at 9 a.m. for a 2-hour ride ending with buffet Lunch and awards at Suicide Bridge Restaurant. Cost is $125.00 per car, includes lunch

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September Calendar for driver and one passenger. Rain date 9/19. For more info. tel: 410-226-5904. 18-19 29th Annual Native American Festival at 214 Middle St, Vienna. For more info. visit facebook. com/TheN WBI/ | Facebook Event. 19 Ride for Clean Rivers from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Chesapeake College, Wye Mills. All proceeds go toward ShoreRivers’ science-based education, restoration, and water quality monitoring programs. For more info. e-mail rhock@ shorerivers.org.

19 Concert: James McMurtry at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org. 23 Concert: The Bones of J.R. Jones at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org. 24-26 14th Annual St. Michaels Concours d’ Elegance. Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Duesenberg’s Model A on the tranquil waterfront grounds of Talbot Country Club located between St. Michaels and Oxford, in Easton. For more info. visit smcde.org/ visitors/schedule-of-events.

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25 Oxford Library annual Book Mart ~ Come find some great reads at great prices. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. outdoors on Market Street in Oxford. 25 12th annual Easton Airport Day, sponsored by Scott & Tracy Wagner, a community event offering the whole family an opportunity to visit the local airfield and see what flying is all about. Formation flyovers highlight the festivities with rare “Warbirds” flying patterns over the skies of Easton. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from a variety of local food vendors. For more

25 2021 Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race ~ See traditional oyster dredging sailboats compete in a race on the Choptank River. Parade of boats at 9 a.m. followed by the race at 10 a.m. Best viewing is from Long Wharf Park, at High and Water Streets in Cambridge. For more info. visit skipjacknathan.org/. 25 Mid-Shore Out of the Darkness Walk at Idlewild Park, Easton. Sp on sore d by t he A mer ic a n Fou nd at ion for Su icide P re vent ion. 9 a.m. to noon. For more info. visit facebook.com/ events/idlewild-park/2021-mid-

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Oxford Duplex - Perfect for weekends or year round living! Bright and airy 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath condo close to marinas, restaurants, parks and beaches. 1st ﬂ oor primary bedroom and bath. Living room with wood burning ﬁreplace and triple french door accessing the deck. Dining space and good sized kitchen. Outdoor features screened porch, deck and storage. Condo fee includes lawn care. Enjoy carefree living in Oxford! $299,000

Resort Living! Pristine 2 BR condo overlooking the Choptank River and the 18th fairway. Unit has open ﬂoor plan with good ﬂow. Large living room with balcony access and great water views, separate dining room with tray ceiling. Large Kitchen with granite, stainless appliances, breakfast bar and pantry. $449,000

Easton Office Condo! Well priced office condo with great visibility in high traffic area! On the corner of Commerce and Glebe roads. 2 private offices, large reception area, space for conf. room, kitchenette and storage. Water and sewer included in the condo fee. Condo fee $495/ quarter. Tenant occupied until 9/1 $195,000

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habitat, attract fish for anglers, and are tons of fun to build. For more info. visit shorerivers.org/ event//oyster-reef-ball-build-4 or e-mail anarimatsu@shorerivers.org.

s h o r e - o u t- o f- t h e - d a r k n e s s walk/178092120756360/. 25-26 Oyster Reef Ball Build from 9 a.m. to noon at Sailw inds Park, Cambridge Park to pour concrete and build teamwork. Come w ith clot hes you don’t mind getting dirty, sunscreen, a hat, sunglasses, closed toed s h o e s , a n d d r i n k i n g w at e r. Sponsored by ShoreRivers and C oa s t a l C on s er v at ion A s s o ciation Maryland. Oyster reef ba lls are concrete reefs t hat oysters a nd ot her benef icia l species grow on. Reef balls are placed in our rivers and provide

26 Suicide Bridge Extreme Boat Docking Contest ~ Boat docking, also know n as the water rodeo, is a water sport in which workboats and char ter boats compete to “dock” their boats. They compete for cash, prizes, trophies and of course, bragging rights. These runs are filled with captains of all ages, some of the youngest being just 10 years old. The event starts at 1 p.m. at the marina at Suicide Bridge

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Restaurant. For more info. tel: 410-943-4689. 26 45th Showcase sponsored by the Dorchester Center for the A r ts. Come spend the af ternoon wa lk ing dow n Histor ic High Street in Cambridge from noon to 5 p.m., take in all the sights and sounds of this beaut if u l water f ront venue f i l led for the day w ith creative and unique artwork for show and sale. This juried fine arts event showcases painting, photography, ceramics, drawing/pastel, f iber/tex tiles, glass, jewelr y, leather, metal, mixed media, pr int ma k ing, scu lpt ure, a nd watercolor creations; even heri-

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September Calendar of Events

Best Fish in the Bay: John M. Scanlon, M.D

Oxford Map and History

Changes - That Was Then: Roger Vaughan

Tilghman ~ Bay Hundred

Tidewater Gardening: K. Marc Teff eau

Tallulah - An Adopted Delmarva Diva: A.M. Foley

St. Michaels Map and History

Dorchester Showcase of Arts

The Chesapeake Film Festival

Sink Snacking: Helen Chappell

Caroline County ~ A Perspective

Queen Anne’s County

About the Cover Artist: Nancy Hammond

Going Aloft: Rick Klepfer

Easton Map and History

September Tide Table