2017 Waterfowl Festival Official Guide by Waterfowl Chesapeake & Festival

OFFICIAL GUIDE of the 47th Annual

WATERFOWL FESTIVAL

in Historic Easton, Maryland NOVEMBER 10, 11, 12, 2017

The Long Stretch, Julia Rogers, 2017 Featured Artist

All Festival proceeds benefit Waterfowl Chesapeake’s restoration and conservation efforts in the region. WaterfowlFestival.org

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TABLE OF CONTENTS EVENT DETAILS

EXHIBITS

Welcome to the 2017 Waterfowl Festival.....................6 “Making Way For Ducklings” Decoy & Art Auction.......7 2017 Perry Scholarship Awards ..................................7 History: Our Roots Run Deep......................................8 Schedule of Events....................................................12 Festival Map.........................................................16-17 Our Corporate Partners.............................................29 Official Food Vendors................................................78

Education and Art Activities.......................................80 DockDogs Competition.............................................82 Outdoor Activities......................................................85 Sportsman’s Pavilion.................................................88 Wine, Beer & Tasting Pavilion....................................94 World Waterfowl Calling Contests............................100 Photography Gallery................................................102 Art at the Armory.....................................................103 Art at the Pavilion.....................................................104 Artisans Gifts & Workshop.......................................106 Art at the Avalon......................................................107 Carving Gallery........................................................109 Waterfowl Chesapeake Conservation Pavilion..........111 Harry M. Walsh Waterfowling History & Artifacts......111 Buy, Sell, Swap.......................................................114

FEATURES 2017 Hall of Fame Inductees.....................................23 About the Hall of Fame..............................................24 Window Decorating Contest......................................25 Waterfowl Chesapeake 2017 Conservation Support...26 Show Your Love! Community Match Challenge.........27 Waterfowl Chesapeake 2018 Restoration Committment.................................28 J. Gould Lithographs Featured................................112 What To Do in the Area...........................................118 Find Treasures at the Buy, Sell, Swap Exhibit...........120 Festival Music Offers Something for Everyone..........122 Watercolor Classes..................................................128 Activities for the Kids...............................................131 Calling Contests: If It Honks Like a Goose...............134 Festival Volunteers Keep it All Together...................137 Restoration of the Bay Street Ponds........................139 Why Waterfowl?......................................................150

ARTIST PROFILES Featured Artist Julia Rogers.......................................31 Master Carver Richard Jones....................................37 Hannele Lahti............................................................46 Kelly Singleton...........................................................49 Cal Jackson..............................................................50 Kim Shaklee..............................................................54 Sara Poly...................................................................58 Pati Stajcar................................................................59 Pete Lupo..................................................................60 Vladimir Ribatchok.....................................................62 Cathy Sheeter...........................................................64 Richard Clifton...........................................................68 Mark Madden............................................................74 4

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WELCOME

hank you for joining us to celebrate the best of the fall season at our 47th annual Waterfowl Festival. Our board, staff and over 1,200 volunteers are excited and honored to be your hosts. If you are new to our event, you will quickly notice that “Waterfowl Festival” is synonymous with community hospitality. Many of our guests return each year, bringing their children and grandchildren, and think of it as an Eastern Shore ‘homecoming’. It’s a weekend for catching up with old friends and making new ones; where people enjoy wonderful art, artists, and programs, family activities, sporting events and exhibitors, and of course, good food and great music. Waterfowl Festival is also about our Shore home for healthy populations of ducks, geese and swans and the wetlands and woods that they depend upon. In our 47 year history, the Festival has raised and given out over $6.5 million toward conservation of these special landscapes and birds. This year, our parent organization Waterfowl Chesapeake, has continued that legacy through a new “Community in Conservation” funding program, drawing upon Festival proceeds to support waterfowl-related research, education, outreach and restoration efforts here on the Shore. Look for the bright blue “wood duck donation boxes” throughout the Festival to find out more about how we’re connecting people, places and the birds we love — and how you can help. So enjoy a fabulous Festival weekend and know that your purchases and contributions are helping the community, the birds, the Bay and our Shore’s waterfowl-loving heritage.

2017 Waterfowl Chesapeake Board of Directors L to R: Kevin Barrett, Albert Pritchett (Pres.), Ed Delaney, Tracie Thomas, John Wilson, Mary Bee Walsh Gaines, Ken Miller (WF Ex Officio), Margaret Enloe (Exec. Dir.), Brice Gamber, Sarah Kroncke. Not Pictured: Veronica Haggart, Jerrold Harris, David O’Neill (Emeritus)

Waterfowl Chesapeake Staff Margaret Enloe, Executive Director; Leslie Breen Milby, Event Coordinator; Melodie Haufe, Finance & Operations Manager; Dorothea Beckering Crescenze, Executive & Development Assistant; Heather Grant, Marketing Manager.

C. Albert Pritchett President, Waterfowl Festival Board of Directors

2017 Waterfowl Festival Board of Directors Margaret M.G. Enloe Executive Director, Waterfowl Chesapeake

L to R: Carl Treat, Teddy Hoover, Kathleen Kurtz (Treas.), Butch Townsend (V.P.), Lori Smith, Ken Miller, Lynn Ackerson, Martha Horner, Debbye Jackson (Sec.), Donnie Satchell, Kim Newcomb, David Fike. Not pictured: Albert Pritchett (Pres.), Doug Collison (V.P.), Kevin Greaney, Judy Knight.

ART AUCTION

“Making Way for Ducklings” Art Auction Helping Teen Volunteers Get to College Hours: Thursday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. Location: Carving Gallery Academy Art Museum

ach year during our Thursday night Premiere Night Party, we host an auction of pieces donated by our Festival artists. Historically, bird carvers who were showing at the Festival made miniature carvings - called cocktail decoys - to donate to the auction. These were often as much of a challenge to make a full-sized decoy due to the intricate detail work. Today, many different Festival artists contribute pieces the auction. As in years past, our 2017 “Making Way for Ducklings” auction generates monies for Waterfowl’s William A. Perry Scholarship Fund, which recognizes exceptional service and supports students’ pursuit of higher education. Join us at the 2017 auction on Nov. 9 at the Carving Gallery and know that your purchase of a

Festival keepsake is helping some of our Festival teen volunteers pursue their college dreams.

he Waterfowl Festival awarded nearly $6,000 in scholarships to six students this year. The William A. Perry Scholarship Fund was established in 1997 in honor of Bill Perry, one of the Waterfowl Festival’s founders. The late Bill Perry was a former Festival board president and co-founder, an outdoor sports enthusiast and a former sports editor of The Star Democrat. When the Festival arranged for teenagers to help out as volunteers, he was the one who nicknamed them “Duck Sitters.” After enough time as a Duck Sitter, young people can become eligible to win a scholarship. The scholarship fund has given approximately $155,000 to more than 130 students since its establishment in 1997. Most of that money has come from the annual opening night auction, a family project of the Perry family, who are the descendants of William Perry. His son and daughters, grandchildren and family

From left: Scholarship Chair Debbye Jackson; Tate Chambers, Virginia Technological Institute; Connor Murray, University of San Diego; Mallory Smith, University of Delaware; Megan Beane, Clemson University; Connor Dorbin, St. Mary’s College of Maryland; Chase Browning, Salisbury University; Festival President Albert Pritchett. Not Pictured: Chase Browning

friends welcome the collectors, handle the proceeds and keep the bidding organized. Each summer the scholarships funded from the prior year’s proceeds are awarded to college students, high school students or students entering college in the fall. 7

HISTORY

Our Roots Run Deep in this Place

aterfowl Festival has always than $6.5 million for waterfowl and small-town feel. been synonymous with habitat conservation. We will forever be indebted to Dr. hospitality, community Today, we proudly continue to Harry Walsh and William and Betty and heritage. That’s because the showcase the best of the Shore and Perry, our founding friends, for their people who created it in 1971 were beyond — world-class wildlife art, vision of an event that would show friends and lovers of everything the classic sporting heritage, unique our community pride, celebrate our Eastern Shore had, and still has, to historic collections of waterfowl region’s unique waterfowl-related offer. They saw something worth decoys and artifacts — all with a culture and highlight our love for our celebrating, sharing and lands and waters. preserving and took Make a little of your “Earth, our home, sits like a jewel in the center of action to bring their own history November infinity... We share a common environment with other vision to life. 10-12 and be part of members of the animal kingdom. As we destroy their We think they’d be a tradition that has habitats, we also destroy our own... You cannot help but wonder what chance a poor old duck has.” pleased to know that, captivated Festivalsince its first year, the goers for almost five — Harry M. Walsh, The Outlaw Gunner, 1971 Festival has raised more decades!

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SCHEDULE Location numbers correspond to the Festival Map on pages 16-17 Thursday, November 9th 4 p.m.

4:30 - 8:30 p.m. 7 p.m.

47th Annual Waterfowl Festival Opening

11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Ceremonies

11 a.m., 1 p.m.,

Waterfowl Chesapeake Premiere Night

3 p.m.

Party, Downtown Galleries & Pavilions

11:30 a.m.

“Making Way for Ducklings” — Art &

& 2:30 p.m.

Decoy Auction

11:45 a.m.

Friday, November 10th 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 11 - 11:45 a.m. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. 11 a.m., 1 p.m.,

3 6 3 7 12

10:30 a.m.

3 7 12 1

11:30 a.m.

12:30 - 7:30 p.m.

1 - 3 p.m. 2 - 5 p.m. 3 - 6 p.m. 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

12 - 4 p.m.

DockDogs

12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

NEW: Conservation Mural Project

12:30 - 3:30 p.m.

3 10 1

Kids’ Art Activities

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Wetland Waterfowl”

2 - 3:30 p.m.

Wine, Beer & Tasting Pavilion Open

2 - 4 p.m.

Retriever Demonstrations

4 p.m.

13 2 1

3 1

Kids’ Art Activities

7 p.m.

Music: Mid-Shore Community Band New: Children’s Calling Clinic Calling Contests, Final Competitions, A World Ducks Unlimited Waterfowl Hunters’ Party Tickets at: Waterfowlfestival.org/calling-contests

Raptor Demonstrations

Sunday, November 12th

Sportsman’s Heritage: “The Stories Told

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Galleries & Exhibits Open

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5 2 2 14

Photography Gallery opens at 11 a.m.

Music: Trinity Blues

10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

World Waterfowl Calling Championships, Sr.

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Preliminaries. No bus transportation after 5

10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

p.m.

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Music: Full Circle Band

10:30 a.m.

Duck Hunting Video Game (open play)

10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Yappy Hour. Tickets at waterfowlfestival.org

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Music: Back Alley Concert for

11 a.m., 1 p.m.,

Conservation Tickets at waterfowlfestival.

3 p.m.

org/music

11:30 a.m. &

NEW: Painting class: Wine & Watercolors

2:30 p.m.

11:45 a.m. &

education

1:45 p.m. 12 - 1 p.m.

5 6 3 12 3 2 7 12 1 12 2

Galleries & Exhibits Open

3 6 12 2

Music: Kenny Haddaway, Guitarist Kids’ Conservation Art Activity DockDogs Kids’ Fishing Derby Kids’ “Paint a Decoy” Class (space limited) Sportsman’s Heritage: “Details of the Decoy” Wine, Beer & Tasting Pavilions Open Retriever Demonstration Raptor Demonstration Fly Fishing Demonstrations Sportsman’s Heritage: “Evolution of Waterfowling Firearms”

DockDogs

12 - 3 p.m.

Kids’ Conservation Art Activity

12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Kids’ Fishing Derby

1 - 3 p.m.

Duck Hunting Video Game (open play)

1 - 4 p.m.

3 5 13 2

All events are current at time of publication.

World Waterfowl Calling Championships,

Waterfowl (No bus transportation after 5 p.m.)

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Music: Saved by Zero Jr. Preliminaries

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Retriever Demonstration

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Wine, Beer & Tasting Pavilions Open

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Now through April 2018 Robert de Gast’s photographs of the late 1960’s and 70’s documented the Chesapeake’s oystering industry, shorelines, and lighthouses at a watershed moment, both for the Bay and for photography. For more info and for a full calendar of events at CBMM, visit cbmm.org.

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HALL OF FAME

Our 2017 Hall of Fame Award Recipients Dr. Bob Blatchley is an avid wildlife conservationist and outdoorsman. In the late 1980s and early 90s, he served on the Festival Board of Directors, taking a strong leadership role with terms as Board President and Vice President. As Chairman of our former Appropriations Committee, the team that decided where the Festival should allocate its proceeds, he broadened both the local and regional scope of the Festival’s support for waterfowl conservation to the maritime breeding grounds and winter habitats in the Carolinas. During his eight-year board tenure, he implemented the first strategic planning process and had the foresight to help form the Waterfowl Festival Foundation – which later spurred the formation in 2010 of Waterfowl Chesapeake, the Festival’s year-round conservation arm.

Kathy Dawkins understands the inner workings of the Festival better than anyone else. Since serving as the volunteer chairperson for hospitality in 1994, she has been the chair of collectibles (now Festival Shoppes) for 10 years, “Ducksitters” (youth volunteers) for two years, featured artist for four years and also provided overall leadership as a Festival Board member for six years. In 2014 and 2015, when the Festival had no Executive Director, Kathy was one of several people who rose to the challenge of managing and implementing the day-to-day operations of planning and marketing our event.

Don Rambadt was a young artist when he first exhibited at the Festival in 1999. Then and now, his work continues to challenge people to perceive ‘bird art’ in a different light with sculptures that beautifully suggest avian behaviors in various habitats — all with assured accuracy — while leaving out non-essential details. They reach beyond the traditional wildlife art market to capture the imagination of viewers and art collectors world-wide. His pieces further show how we think about birds by enticing people to stop and consider the amazing behaviors and remarkable anatomy of our feathered friends.

HALL OF FAME AWARDS

Dedication Above and Beyond: Our Hall of Fame Awards

ach year since 1992, the Waterfowl Festival Hall of Fame Awards have been given in recognition of the commitment and outstanding contributions of individuals whose efforts have shaped our Festival into one of the premiere wildlife and waterfowl art shows in the country. These outstanding people have enhanced our long-standing tradition of leadership in the world of waterfowl and wildlife arts. All Hall of Fame awardees have offered at least 10 years of significant support as a community volunteer,

Festival leader, collector, artist or innovator. Nominations from the community are accepted each year in June and nominees can be active currently or retired from their active service with us. Posthumous nominations are also accepted. Please join us during Opening Ceremonies on Thursday, Nov. 9 as we present the 2017 awards to Dr. Bob Blatchley, Kathy Dawkins and Don Rambadt for their support. And if you see someone wearing a silver “Hall of Fame” badge during the Festival weekend, please join us in thanking them for all that they’ve done!

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Window Decorating Contest Returns!

s you enjoy the Festival, check out Easton’s downtown storefronts with creative waterfowl-themed displays promoting wildlife, conservation, and Eastern Shore hospitality! Vote for your favorite window by posting a picture of it on Instagram or Facebook with the store name and hashtag #WaterfowlWindows. New this year, we will be honoring one storefront with a “People’s Choice Award.” This award and the Best Overall will be awarded on Sunday afternoon. One lucky voter will be picked to win two (2) tickets to the 2018 Waterfowl Festival! Our thanks to the Easton Business Alliance for partnering with us to bring back this popular contest.

EASTON LIONS CLUB

Our Delicious 2017 Waterfowl Menu

Cake Sandwich $10 MD Vege Crab Soup $7 Oysters on the Ha - hell $8 per 1/2 dozen Clam Strips $5 Hamburger/Cheeseburger $3 Hotdog $3

French Fries $3 Funnel Cake $4 Cheesecake $3 Apples $1 Cookies $1 as/Bottled Water $1

“Check out our famous Snicker Doodle & Strawberry flavored funnel cakes.” Fund Raising Projects:

Annual Activities

• Waterfowl Festival • Christmas Tree Sales • Pickering Creek Harvest Hoedown • Vision Day Collection to Support Wilmer Eye Clinic

• Preschool vision screening • Collect used eye glasses • Provide financial assistance for the sight-impaired

Community Support:

• Provide scholarships in memory of past Lion members • A sponsor of the Talbot Agricultural and Education Center, Inc. • Provide financial support to various youth, non-profit, and vision & diabetes programs • Sponsor Easton High School Leo Club, which involves students in school and community support projects

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Waterfowl Chesapeake “Community in Conservation” Funding Program This new program will provide seed monies to organizations, projects and initiatives across the region that support community, education and science that can impact waterfowl conservation efforts. With the goal of connecting financial resources with environmental needs across several areas, it builds upon the Festival’s longstanding legacy of restoration and conservation of our region’s waterfowl. Learn more at WaterfowlChesapeake.org.

Match Our Seed Funding Every dollar you give as part of our “Community in Conservation Match Challenge” (see p. 27) will support our three

2017 awardees and projects SUPPORTING NEW SCIENCE With an eye toward improving better management of avian disease and improving food sources for waterfowl, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences’ researcher, James Pierson, will be studying the possibility of using native zooplankton (rather than chemical larvacides) as natural mosquito control.

SUPPORTING EDUCATION The “Students for Streams” program, offered by Mid-Shore Riverkeeper Conservancy, will provide all Dorchester County Public School 9th graders and their teachers with outdoor educational experiences that build connections between people and regional habitats, including marshes and wetlands.

CONNECTING COMMUNITY & CONSERVATION Delaware Wildlands’ “AdoptAn-Acre, Habitat Improvement and Wood Duck Conservation” effort will encourage community participation in enhancing wood duck habitat and nesting opportunities, educate current and future generations of conservationists, and support citizen-science research.

WATERFOWL CHESAPEAKE

Show Your Love For Waterfowl! Join Our New “Community in Conservation” Match Challenge!

aterfowl Chesapeake has launched a new small grant initiative to connect financial resources with environmental needs across Delmarva... and you can help! During our Community in Conservation Match Challenge, we hope you, our supporters, friends and guests, will match this amount and show your love of waterfowl. Our goal is to raise $7,500 for these three worthy projects. Every dollar you give now through the Festival weekend will go directly to support them! If we exceed our goal, we’ll restrict those dollars for use in next year’s Community in Conservation funding program. Learn more about grant recipients and projects on page 26.

Make your contribution today: • Online at waterfowlchesapeake.org/matchchallenge2017 • At the festival by dropping a few “green feathers”into one of our big, blue “wood duck boxes,” located in all our exhibits locations.

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Waterfowl Chesapeake Commits $20,000 Toward 2018 Ducks Unlimited Restoration Project

aterfowl Chesapeake is pleased to announce its commitment of $20,000 in 2018 matching funds to support the restoration of two parcels of land in Dorchester County and creating 25 acres of managed freshwater emergent wetland — a favorite habitat for migratory waterfowl coming to the Chesapeake Bay region. The land is part of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge and has been planted in agricultural crops for waterfowl for many years. However, the ground is often so wet that annual planting has become nearly impossible and existing crops are no longer adequately supporting the birds’ needs. The restoration work will create a wetland habitat more suited to both the location and to meeting waterfowl’s lifecycle needs. The project is a partnership between Ducks Unlimited, the Refuge, Maryland Department of Natural

Resources and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Chesapeake Bay Field Office. “We are very excited to commit a portion of Waterfowl Festival’s proceeds toward restoration and conservation projects like this on the Shore. It’s very rewarding to be able to continue the Festival’s legacy of year-round support for our region’s unique waterfowl habitats and heritage,” says Margaret Enloe, Waterfowl Chesapeake Executive Director. Work is expected to begin in early fall of 2018, once remaining funding is secured in the spring. When complete, the two wetland areas, which are adjacent to the Harriett Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center, will give visitors to the Blackwater area even more opportunity to enjoy watching our winter ducks, geese and swan feeding and healthy wetland habitat.

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Featured Artist Julia Rogers

ulia Rogers, an Eastern Shore local and our first woman to receive this distinction, is a world traveler. Her art reflects her global interest since she is probably best known for her exotic paintings of animals she has observed while in Africa. Rogers admits she was more than a little surprised to hear the news. “I was shocked because I’m very diverse in the type of wildlife that I paint,” she says. For Rogers, who has exhibited at the Waterfowl Festival for many years, the selection carries more than a bit of nostalgia, too. “My father would have been very proud, he loved the Festival. He volunteered for the Festival for many years,” says

Rogers, who got engaged at our event to husband Matthew Hiller, a fellow artist and exhibitor. “The Waterfowl Festival has been a big part of our lives.” An acclaimed wildlife artist at the local, regional and national level. Rogers has both an artist’s and local’s view of the Festival’s marriage of art and conservation. “When you live here and go on about your life, you start to take it all for granted. So when you see the place you live through an artist’s vision, it renews your love of the beauty that is here and your commitment to conserving it,” she explains. “When you see the place you live through an artist’s vision, it inspires you and renews your love of the

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beauty that is here and your commitment to conserving it.” While her subject matter varies, Rogers admits she remains inspired by her beloved travels to Africa and loves capturing the sensations aroused by big game she has witnessed throughout the years. “When a lion locks eyes with you, it is an experience,” she says with reverence. “You just don’t forget that.” Whether she is painting something from her travels or in her own backyard, Rogers says her motivation does not have to come from the subject matter she depicts. “Every day there is something new . . . and all those ‘something news’ inspire that spark. Just to look out the window and see the sparkles on the water can make you just want to run over to the studio.” Known by her fans for her attention to detail — you can nearly feel the drama depicted in one of her landscapes — Rogers uses this signature style for something not quite as exotic, but challenging in its own right. “I love painting portraits; I just love painting humans as well as wildlife,” she shares. “When you are painting wildlife, sometimes you aren’t really in control but when you painting a portrait, you are in complete control.” Rogers’ painting for 2017 spotlights an elegant, white Tundra Swan spreading its massive wings in the morning light. Her use of light and color reflecting off the water gives the painting action and depth, particularly against the backdrop of a Chesapeake Bay marsh teaming with geese

and other black-billed Tundra Swans. “I love the color opportunities when painting white subjects,” Rogers explains. “The back lighting was so dramatic and the shadows created so many shades of blue. I also wanted to conjure up the rush of wings and the haunting sounds of the swan’s call.” Rogers has been highlighted in the prestigious annual “Birds in Art Exhibition” at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, where her work has been purchased for their selective permanent collection. She is a regular exhibitor at the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition in Charleston South Carolina and also attends other wildlife art shows across the country. Rogers is also a member and serves on the Board of the Society of Animal Artists and regularly exhibits in their annual show. As Featured Artist, Rogers created an exclusive, Eastern Shore-inspired work of art that is available at our 2017 Waterfowl Festival. Her exhibit showcases her Eastern Shore roots, focusing on the wildlife, habitat and landscapes of the Chesapeake Bay region. “I am truly honored and proud to have been selected as this year’s Featured Artist, and I am especially pleased that a woman was chosen for the first time. In wildlife and sporting art, there are not that many female artists, so it’s important and significant for women to receive recognition.” Visit Rogers at the Art at the Pavilion and online at juliarogersart.com.

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TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE TO THE PARTY OF THE YEAR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 4:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. WHERE ART AND CONSERVATION MEET Join us for our annual VIP preview event to beneﬁt Waterfowl Chesapeake. You will be helping us as we connect regional funding to environmental needs, serve as the source for waterfowl-related news and foster conservation-related solutions in the Chesapeake Bay region. OPENING CEREMONIES: 4:00 p.m., Avalon Theatre Be there for the ofﬁcial opening of the 2017 Waterfowl Festival. Join us as we present this year’s Hall of Fame Awards and introduce the new Federal Duck Stamp winning artist. PREMIERE NIGHT PARTY: 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Experience an exclusive preview of this year’s exceptional art. Mingle with the artists. Enjoy a “Fin, Fowl and Farm” tasting tour and open bar at each of our downtown galleries.

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Master Carver Richard Jones

f you follow the world of competitive carving, this year’s Festival Master Carver Richard Jones will be very familiar to you. Jones’ name is often found in the first place spot of the Masters interpretive category at the prestigious Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition, held annually in Ocean City. While he has cemented his place as a Master Carver to be sure, Jones says his interpretive style of carving wasn’t always in such demand. Of his first time entering the contest 26 years ago, Jones recounts, “I didn’t think they would let me in the show, it was so different. Then darn if it didn’t win the World Championship in the novice division. I was flabbergasted.” Not bad for a first-timer. Jones pieces are indeed different than what most people expect of ‘carving’. His birds ask to be touched, using simplistic lines and curves to reveal each bird’s characteristics. He quickly moved up the ranks in the competitive world, winning first place accolades at nearly every turn. “I actually think I opened up the floodgates for other interpretive carvers,” says Jones. “In a lot of ways, I think I paved the way for them to come in with these modern interpretive pieces.” While Jones informally studied metal sculpture under Robert Vorreyor, an internationally known artist, he is a self-taught carver, garnering inspiration from his formal training as a machinist and his father, also a carver. Before he began carving, most Carvers — including his own father, Robert — specialized in realistic birds. “What I do is so different from what he carved but his carving is what got me interested in it for sure,” Jones says. When the genre of competitive carving expanded to include more sculptural aspects, he discovered his own real love for the art. “My work is a modern interpretation of birds in negative space. I use only the basics, such as color and unique shapes, to define the birds,” says Jones. “I look to carve birds that have a lot of flow to them — your herons, owls and hawks. I want to reflect a negative space concept with nature and birds.” His approach makes people want to think about the bird life hidden all around us. “I open up the bird and showcase

the important spaces,” he adds. “I try to carve birds in different positions than they would normally be in.” While Jones is surrounded with tons of inspiration in his home, located near Lake George in upstate New York, most of his inspiration comes from his own imagination. “I don’t do any sketches, I just go right to the wood and start working,” says Jones. “The design is in my head before I begin.” Once that vision for a particular piece is in his head, Jones admits he usually works on his carving until it is complete. “When I am getting ready for a show, I will be up for two days in a row,” he says. “Once you have the creative

juices flowing, you just want to keep going.” Most of the pieces during those marathon-carving sessions are made of hard and exotic woods. He carves using a variety of grinders in a range of sizes and finishes his sculptures with polish, high glosses of paint or a combination of both. “I use all kinds of finishes, depending on the kind of bird,” says Jones. “One of my pieces, a carving of a macaw . . . a lot of people think it is made of glass.” When he isn’t preparing for a show, Jones admits a fondness for judging competitive carving, including serving as a judge for the interpretive divisions at the Ward World Championship Carving Competitions,

where he began his own journey as a carver. “I really enjoy doing the appraisal, especially when I get to talk to the artists who have created those pieces,” he says. “I sort of have the attitude that no one is doing anything wrong. They are just at a different level of learning.” Jones is both humbled and thrilled to be selected as this year’s Master Carver, expressing a special fondness for the Festival. “To have an interpretive carver be selected for this . . . I am really happy,” says Jones. “I really enjoy interacting with all of the people. It is an exciting show to attend.” Jones will be bringing numerous carvings with him to this year’s Festival, including his main Master Carving, “Snowy Owl in Flight,” which reflects his own fondness for owls. “I love owls . . . they are beautiful. This one is a barn own with a white face,” says Jones. “It sort of has a Phantom of the Opera look to it.” You can meet Jones at the Chesapeake Carving Gallery.

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ARTIST PROFILE

Hannele Lahti

or photographer Hannele Lahti, her inspiration comes in many shapes and sizes — and subjects. While known for her environmental conservation work, Lahti’s portfolio runs the gamut from wildlife, water and her latest venture — dogs. “Creating imagery focused on the natural world is what drives my creative vision and keeps me exploring new places, subjects and techniques,” says Lahti. “Visual storytelling has the power to make an impact and I enjoy collaborating with my clients to tell their stories in a creative, compelling and authentic way.” Those stories can be everything from advocating for protection of our natural resources to capturing the happy moments of man’s best friend. “I try to shoot things that I would put on my own wall,” says Lahti, whose dog commissions have become a major part of her studio’s client base.

Lahti, like many artists, discovered a love for being behind the camera lens quite early in life. “I wanted to be a photographer since grade school — my parents were teachers and we did road trips each summer. That’s where I developed my observation skills,” says Lahti. “Growing up on a lake, water has always been part of the visual fabric of my life. I learned to respect the natural world and to honor its natural beauty by sitting at water’s edge with my grandfather. Hours of my childhood were absorbed by just looking.” Growing up in her native Maine provided a rich abundance of nature and led Lahti to develop her lifelong love of the outdoors. “I was often exploring the countryside with dirty knees and wide eyes or playing fetch at the lake with one of my family’s loyal Chesapeake Bay Retrievers,” she says. “As

an adult, I came back to water when the stress of work and life became too much. Needing a break from the world, I returned to my childhood lake and found peace through the meditative act of looking at and photographing the water.” According to Lahti, her style is less about waiting for the perfect shot and more about appreciating the organic scenes that unfold as she explores her area of focus. “I move around quite a bit — I like to explore and see what I can find. I don’t always have a plan in place — I just start shooting,” says Lahti. “I am not as concerned with everything being perfect in the frame. I am really trying to capture images that are a reflection of how I felt when I was in that space rather than what it looked like.” Lahti, a contributing photographer to National Geographic Creative, holds a BFA in Photographic Illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology. While she

finds joy in photographing all subjects, she admits that she finds water to be particularly inspiring. “I’ve learned that in water, as in life, the chaos can be calmed by taking in each moment with intention and appreciating the natural ebb and flow,” she says. On the flip side of that, Lahti finds great joy in the opportunity to work with animals, particularly four-legged ones. “I have a huge heart for animals. It is a whole different side of what I do,” says Lahti, who has three adopted Boston Terrier rescues in her own family. “It’s all fun. They give you what they want to give you. I’ll spend 20 minutes on the floor just playing before I even get the camera out. It is always fun — even if they aren’t doing what I want them to do.” Lahti and her work can be found at the Photography Gallery and online at hannelelahti.com.

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Kelly Singleton

very artist has his or her muse and for painter Kelly Singlton, her artistic inspiration has always been intrinsically linked to her love of the natural world. “If it wasn’t for my love of nature, I doubt I’d be an artist at all as it’s been my sole inspiration. I’ve never had the desire to paint anything else,” says Singleton, who creates paintings that reflect that love of wildlife and the places they inhabit. Another constant for Singleton is her quest to be an artist. “I’ve always known I’d be an artist, there was no denying it. It’s just who I am,” says Singleton. “Many years of hard work, sacrifice, rejection, and most importantly, persistence have gotten me to where I am today in my art journey.” Born and raised in Maryland, Singleton has held a lifelong passion for art and nature. She received her formal art education from the Maryland Institute College of Art where she graduated with a BFA in illustration. She has furthered her training by taking workshops with artists she admires. Singleton has made a living as a graphic designer while painting in her spare time, she says, but the art has always been there “As far back as I can remember, I always liked to draw and paint; my love of art and nature just naturally merged,” she says. Singleton draws plenty of ideas from her own natural surroundings — her home near the Susquehanna State Park is rich with artistic inspiration. “The area has inspired quite a few paintings,” says Singleton, who admits that while she is most attracted to painting predators such as cats, bear, wolves and raptors, it is more about the scene and location of her subject that intrigues her. “If an animal is in great light, in a wonderful gesture, or in an interesting setting, especially in or near water — I’m a sucker for the abstract beauty of water — I’ll be inspired to paint that animal,” she says. One of those recent inspirations will be on display with Singleton at this year’s Festival. According to Singleton, “Two Bumps on a Log” depicts some painted turtles that can be frequently found along the remains of

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the canal near her home. “I couldn’t resist painting the turtles basking on a mossy fallen log,” she says. Describing her style as realism, Singleton says she strives to convey her own excitement for the subject matter into her paintings. “In my work, I strive to not paint every minute detail, but rather the illusion of detail. I’d like to think what makes my work special is that I bring a sense of life to my work,” she says. Singleton’s passion for wildlife and conservation of their habitat makes the Waterfowl Festival a special trip for her each year. “Habitat loss, pollution, and climate change have all contributed to the diminishing waterfowl on the bay. I’m happy to support this conservation mission as it really hits home for me having lived in Maryland and near the Bay my entire life,” she says. “I want to see the Bay healthy and see the waterfowl return.” Visit Singleton at the Art at the Armory or online at kellysingleton.com.

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Cal Jackson

al Jackson is living proof that it is never too late to follow your dreams. Photography was always an interest for the retired CFO, but things like careers, marriage and family always put it on the backburner. Jackson, who makes his debut at this year’s Festival, found his way as an artist thanks to the fellowship of his fellow shutterbugs. “We retired here to Easton in 2005 and I made friendships with other people who were also interested in photography,” says Jackson. “It all kind of grew from that.” Instead of slowing down in retirement, Jackson stays as

busy as he can. He and his fellow photographers not only go out on shoots together but meet weekly at their Friday Morning Artists guild, which provides an opportunity to critique work, talk about their own work and plan for future shoots. “We just talk and exchange all sorts of information — there is always someone there willing to help you out,” he says. “It really helps your photography skills. We enjoy each other’s company more than anything.” He enjoys traveling with his fellow photographers on shoots and looks forward to seeing the various perspectives each of them will see.

Blue Heron

“I just like the idea of being able to go out and capture a view of something,” he says. “What you find is that everyone sees things differently. It’s interesting when you get back and compare what each of us got and what struck us as being worth shooting.” Jackson’s says his passion for photography began as a child growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He admits to not have a favorite subject matter – his interests

are diverse, but is inspired by natural scenes that he find during jaunts with his fellow photographers. Natural doesn’t necessarily mean wildlife, however, says Jackson. “I like to capture motion – something will strike me about a particular scene and I just want to capture it,” says Jackson. “There is not a lot of it here on the Shore but my favorite thing to shoot is streetscapes.” Whether it is on a skipjack in Deale Island, bird watching or walking through the streets of downtown Baltimore, Jackson is always looking Watermen for something new to capture with his lens. “At various locations, something can just strike you. It’s an attraction that comes when you shoot,” he said. “I want my (shots) to lead your eyes into the photograph.” Several of Jackson’s Eastern Shore scenes were recently selected for the gallery in the internation concourse of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. “It is very important to give people some idea of the assets of the Eastern Shore,” he says. His awards for photography include: Silver Heron, in the Kent Island Federation of Arts Show: Best Representation of the Eastern Shore, in the Heron Point Annual Open Juried Show; Awards of Excellence in various venues, in addition to frequently placing in photographic competitions. Jackson’s photos have appeared on the cover of Attractions Magazine. He has photographed for: Dorchester Historical Society, Talbot Historical Society, Talbot Humane Society, Talbot Tourism, and the Vienna Tomato Festival. Visit him in the Photography Gallery.

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lifelong exposure to the natural wonders of her native Colorado paved the way for artist Kim Shaklee to find her calling as a sculptor. “Growing up, I was intrigued by nature,” says Shaklee. “I spent most of my summers at our family’s cabin located in Rocky Mountain State Park where wildlife was abundant.” She says having the opportunity to study wildlife first-hand provided a solid foundation for her artistic journey. “My grandfather was a large animal veterinarian, and we spent many wonderful days throughout my childhood time sharing information about animals and the environment,” says Shaklee.

The art gene, however, came from her father, although Shaklee admits that the calling to pursue her own art as a career did not come right away. “Art was very much a part of my life from a very young age. I attribute my artistic talents to my father, who was an extremely talented, capable of comfortably working in multiple mediums, though he never pursued art as his primary career,” says Shaklee. “I looked at art as an enjoyable pastime, and took for granted that it came fairly naturally. There was never a thought in my mind that I would ever want to do art for a living.” The combination of her artistic abilities coupled with her

Ascent

lifelong study of the natural world eventually led her to her path as a sculptor, she says. “I was finally able to express my love for nature, as I was meant to do.” Her study of the natural world comes through in her style as an artist, which she describes as “a cross between realism with a contemporary flair and a hint of abstraction.” “I find that, for me, this makes a good balance,” she said. “I have spent the majority of my life studying animals in their natural habitat. I place a great deal of emphasis on presenting a definitive personality for each species. My desire is not to merely replicate the animal, but make its essence the central focal point of my sculpture.” Shaklee tries to distinguish her work from other artists with her ability to transform static metal into fluid motion to capture the essence of an animal, like a blue crab swimming

to the light in her bronze sculpture “Ascent.” “I like the challenge of trying to portray my subjects to be anatomically correct, but as an artist, I have a duty to make it become a piece of art,” says Shaklee, whose works have been shown in many national and international exhibitions and are included in collections around the world, including the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. “Sometimes I will have a specific composition that I want to follow, but this is not always the case. I find that flexibility can lead to a better sculpture. Body juxtaposition is crucial in some species and can demonstrate how well you really know your subject matter. Shaklee, who returns to the Festival after a 12-year hiatus, can be found at the Art at the Pavilion and online at kimshaklee.com.

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Sara Poly

rtist Sara Linda Poly likes to live — and paint — in the moment. The plein air artist, who debuts at this year’s Waterfowl Festival — finds that some of her best work takes place in the all too brief kismet of a beautiful sunrise or special cast of the moon. Catching those moments is the only thing serendipitous about Poly’s work however — her unique ability bring those moments to life on her canvas is the result of years of painstaking practice and study. Poly tells the story where she and a fellow plein air painter caught a special deep orange sunset and had just a few moments — 15 minutes or so — to sketch the scene. “It was so fast and furious to get that done — and then it was gone,” she said. “The sketch didn’t take a long time at all but it took me 40 years of training to get to the point where I have the skills to do that.” That training started as a young girl growing up the Philadelphia area, says Poly. “I’ve been painting for as long as I can remember,” says Poly, whose art education includes classes at the Philadelphia College of Art and Montgomery College of Art and Design. “I just took class after class, one after another. Whether it was drawing, painting or design, I took whatever class I could get my hands on.” Poly prides herself on her ability to capture the natural beauty of the heavens in her work with her perpetual process of learning leading her to develop her signature style and of landscapes, usually involving the sky and clouds and everything in between. “I’m a sky gal — it is all about the light for me,” says Poly. “It is all about the sunrise and the sunset. I really focused on that for many years. I’ve always wanted to paint as if I was looking at the sun and the sun was coming directly through whatever I was painting.” Poly’s signature style of painting backlit landscapes isn’t reserved for dawn and twilight scenes, she says, as she tells the story of one of her favorite paintings. She was participating in Easton’s Plein Air competition and had been eagerly anticipating the upcoming “super moon.” “I was as intrigued as I always am about the moon,” she said. “I did the research to find when and where it would rise and found it would be perfect at 8:30 over Peachblossom

Moonrise over Peachblossom Creek

Creek.” While the timing was not ideal — it conflicted with a reception for Plein Air Easton artists — Poly says she made haste to get to her location in time to sketch the scene she had been anticipating for weeks. “I didn’t have time to think about it — I just ran over and painted it. It was one of those perfect evenings,” says Poly, who would later win an award for Best Painting by a Maryland Artist for her efforts. “I was thrilled. That one will go down in history for me!” Poly’s work can be found at the Art at the Armory gallery and online at saralindapoly.com.

ARTIST PROFILE

Pati Stajcar

rt is a very personal experience and when you are experiencing the work of sculptor Pati Stajcar, her hope is that you feel what she did when she created it. “Life’s experiences reflect themselves in my sculpture. I encourage you to run your hands over my work to understand the feeling I have when I create a piece,” says Stajcar, who travels 34 hours from her Colorado home to attend the Waterfowl Festival each year. “I hope you share in the experience from my heart to yours.” According to Stajcar, her story begins as a child drawing and painting. While she always had the ability, she says her continued pursuit of her craft was built out of sheer necessity. “I think artists just stick with it because it’s something they have to do,” she says. “Personally I need to release it from my mind and body. While Stajcar doesn’t claim to have a style, she works hard to achieve a look that makes her sculptures representative of her commitment to design, flow and balance. “Each design begins and ends in abstract but blends with the representation. Flow and balance are my subject matter expressed through nature” says Stajcar. “I don’t think I really have a style since I span the gamut from representational through stylization, impressionism and abstract, but my collectors tell me they can always recognize my work,” says Stajcar. “The design, flow and balance are the elements I try to achieve first.” Stajcar says she garners most of her artistic inspiration from the rich natural wonders that abound in her native Colorado. “We have miles and miles of hiking trails right in our back pocket. We typically have mule deer, elk, bear, sometimes cougar, hawks, owls, songbirds and more wandering through our back yard,” she says. “I really don’t even need to leave the house for inspiration.” While Stajcar is known for her bird sculptures, she finds artistic fulfillment in anything you can find in the great outdoors. “My subject matter is design, flow and balance. I use nature as my guide,” says Stajcar. “I suppose my specialty is birds, but all animals are on my bucket list. I sculpt the figure

Red Rover

now and then, but the natural world always tugs at me.” That love and appreciation for the natural world — and conserving those places for future generations — is also dear to Stajcar’s heart, making the cross-country trek to the Festival each year a natural fit. “I try to attend shows where the proceeds make the world a better place,” says Stajcar. “If we don’t have a healthy ecosystem from the bottom up, bacteria, insects, plant life on up the chain, we won’t have the apex predators like owls, hawks and eagles for the next generations to appreciate. The programs will help ensure the wild things have a place in the realm.” Stajcar’s works can be found at the Art at the Pavilion and online at stajcar.com.

ARTIST PROFILE

Pete Lupo

ete Lupo wasn’t looking for a career as an artist — but as many of these things do, the fates had a life as a carver in mind for the North Carolina native. While he always enjoyed art as a child, he never thought he had the skills to do much with it. It wasn’t until he was a young man in his late 20’s that his destiny became apparent. “I was at a street festival and I saw a gentleman making half-size decoys,” says Lupo. ”I thought to myself. I think I could do that.” Lupo headed to the public library and picked up the one and only book on carving that the library had on its shelves. Using just a pocket knife, Lupo found a project within the pages of the book — with that simple choice, set himself on a path toward life as a working carver. “I thought to myself, well that doesn’t look too bad,’ says Lupo. “I’ve been carving everyday since.” While Lupo’s calling as an artist came later in his life, his love and respect for the wonders of the natural world, particularly human’s interactions with that world, has been a constant for him since boyhood. “For me it started growing up visiting my grandparents farm,” says Lupo. “Growing up around that and seeing how your family and neighbors lived off the land and loved the land, I really developed an appreciation for the natural world. Everything comes from the earth.” For Lupo, his job as a carver is to create moments that depict wildlife interacting with the human world. “Man is changing nature to suit his needs, often without regard to the creatures that share this world, but nature, given the chance, finds a way to live with man,” says Lupo. “I wish to engage the viewer in a moment of connection between beings of a shared space. To become aware of these moments for what they truly are, gifts from the creator.” Lupo says his own interactions with the natural world, regardless of weather or setting, set the stage for him to develop his carvings. That inspiration can come with a simple walk through the woods, he says. “Take an everyday object that you would normally walk by and not pay much attention to. If you catch it with a certain perspective, you may see a beauty in it that you never saw before,” says Lupo. “You just have to train yourself to slow

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down and appreciate everything for its own beauty.” Lupo’s own connection to nature and the lessons learned from the animals and plants is reflected in all of his work, he says. “Great beauty and meaning is found in the ordinary objects that surround us,” says Lupo. “To me, nature,

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truly wild nature, is the only reality. It is the perfect cycle; it manages itself, cares for itself, and rights its own wrongs. It is not anything other than what it is. Perfect.â&#x20AC;? Lupo, who works primarily in tupelo or basswood, will display his realistic style carvings at the Carving Gallery. You can find his work online at petelupo.com.

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ARTIST PROFILE

Emerald Winter

Early Spring Creek

Vladimir Ribatchok

rtist Vladimir Ribatchok is living proof that a vivid imagination can lead you to destinations you may only otherwise dream of. Growing up in an orphanage in a small town in Ukraine, Ribatchok found that exploring nature was one way to escape the oftenmundane existence of growing up in an orphanage. He would turn those adventures into drawings — often during times when he should be doing his schoolwork — and for his efforts, was fortuitously given by his school principal a set of brushes and paints. His path to become an artist was set from that point, he says. A full-time professional artist and dedicated oil painter for over 45 years, Ribatchok has traveled the world, making his home in places as widely diverse as Russia, Finland as well as various states throughout the U.S. This diverse exposure to the world provides countless opportunities to turn what he has observed in his travels and turn them into elements for future paintings. For Ribatchok, his art is less about the subject but more about evoking a feeling from those that view his work.

“Through my paintings I want the audience to feel the eternity, to hear sounds of nature, such as the call of the loons, the sound of the wind in the forest, and the crash of the waves at the shore,” he says. “Paintings are like music melodies, they create rhythm and harmony. It is a symphony, where shapes and sounds gradually convert into each other and became one,” According to Ribatchok, painting is also meant to provide a “poetic” rendering of his subject. “The work of an artist never ends, it becomes a way of life,” says Ribatchok. “Inspiration comes to me from the play of light, rivers, sky, emotions and gestures — from unique moments of life.” While Ribatchok is making his first appearance at the Waterfowl Festival, his work can be found in permanent museum collections in St. Petersburg Russia, Finland, Switzerland and as well in public and private collections in the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Finland and Sweden. Visit him in the Art at the Armory and at vrstudio1.com.

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Cathy Sheeter

erendipity played a major role in Cathy Sheeter’s journey to become an artist. For Sheeter, a scratchboard artist, the artistic side was always there but the intellectual side of her brain was always pulling at her heartstrings, too. “My brain really works more like a scientist than an artist, but life has a funny way sometimes,” says Sheeter, whose childhood in rural eastern Oregon afforded her access to lots of animals and open spaces. “I went to college and earned a degree in animal sciences with a special study in genetics.” The art was always there, though. “I was just drawing for my own entertainment and would enter things like the county fair or post online,” she says.

It was a single purchase – a professional grade scratchboard – that gave Sheeter a push back toward her artistic side. “Scratchboard stole the show” says Sheeter, who up until that point had only worked on paper. Scratchboard is a form of direct engraving where the artist starts with a masonite panel that is coated with white clay and then topped with a thin layer of black ink. A sharp pointed tool scratches away the black ink and exposes the white clay below. The canvas can be left as is – black and white – or colored with various colored inks. Scratchboard is regarded by many artists as a challenging medium to master, making Sheeter’s next serendipitous event on her destiny to becoming an artist even more impressive.

Master Of The Marsh

Water World

Sheeter says she happened to visit an animal art show called “Art and the Animal’ — the touring show for the Society of Animal Artists (SAA) — and decided to submit her own scratchboard work. That autumn, Sheeter was juried in at their highest juried level on her first attempt, won an award of excellence and catalog cover for the show shortly thereafter. “What a highlight — to not only be in a show hanging my artwork in the great company of many of my idols of wildlife art — but to have such a prestigious honor as the cover and an award,” says Sheeter, then began entering shows and moving toward life as a full-time working artist. Sheeter’s work in scratchboard is often mistaken for photography, she says. “Some people think it is photography at a distance.

Even when you are very close to scratchboard, it can appear very realistic and I often put magnifying glasses in my booth so that people can take an even closer look at all those scratches,” says Sheeter. While she now makes a living as a full-time artist, that science brain still remains a strong influence. “I adore being out in the field gathering reference photos which I later use for my artworks,” she said. “Observing behaviors and minutia about musculature and movements, seeing how light dances along the rim of a grass, or watching a red-tailed hawk uses its alula to break when landing — nature is my deepest love and one I will never tire of.” Sheeter can be found at the Art at the Armory and at cathysheeter.com.

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Richard Clifton

rowing up on his family farm in Delaware was the perfect way for Richard Clifton to find his artistic inspiration. The artistic ability was always there — first in the form of early drawings of tractors and other scenes he observed around the farm — and evolved into watercolor paintings of more complex wildlife, representative of what he found around the property. “Somewhere along the way, I got into bird watching a little bit”, says Clifton, a previous Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year. “After that, I got into waterfowl hunting. I started thinking that maybe I could do this (professionally). I’ve really been honing those skills ever since.”

For Clifton, a self taught artist who works primarily in acrylics, there is a greater good to be found in his work. “Someone has to have the forethought to try to save the habitat — or at least enhance it,”says Clifton, who has undertaken numerous conservation projects — including wildlife habitat enhancement projects — on his own historic family farm adjoining the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. “Right here at home, I get a lot of what I need,” says Clifton, who takes his own reference photos as a starting point for most of his work. “I either go look through my existing reference material or if the time of year is right, I go

Marsh Watch - Great Blue Heron

out in the field in search of the reference material I need to begin a painting.” Clifton’s conservation efforts also earned him a spot on a recent episode of “D.U. TV” which featured his wildlife art, conservation work and waterfowl hunting on his farm. A multiple winner of various state Duck Stamp competitions throughout the country and the 2007-2008 Federal Duck Stamp Winner, Clifton has been featured on magazine covers, T-shirts, a beer stein for Coors brewing company, and engraved on shotguns for Ducks Unlimited, and other related products. His latest wins are for the 2017 Louisiana, Oregon and North Carolina State duck stamps. While his subject matter has not wavered much through the years — his fondness for waterfowl apparent — his evolution as an artist has led him toward his own unique style of painting, one that he says stops short of photorealism. “In the beginning, I was a little more stylistic,” says Clifton. “I like my work to look realistic but stop short of looking like a photograph.” Clifton’s work can be found at the Art of the Avalon gallery throughout the Festival weekend. Visit him online at richardclifton.com.

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hen it comes to carving, Mark Madden is like a kid in a candy store. He loves his craft, gets excited to observe his subjects and is thrilled to learn new things from his fellow artists. Madden’s interest in carving began after seeing a carving of a saw whet owl in a local gift shop. “I was amazed that it was just a piece of wood,” he said. “My obsession with owls and woodcarving was born.” While he loves the subject matter he has become so good at capturing in his carvings, Madden admits that most of his inspiration comes from his fellow carvers. “When I see what others are able to create, it makes me want to try and learn more about the wonderful art of bird carving,” Madden says. “Creating something out of a block of wood which people want to touch the feathers to see how soft they are or if they are real seems somewhat magical as well.” His involvement in competitions gives him that opportunity — as well as the opportunity to develop multiple carving styles. “I love creating realistic birds, but not everyone can afford a life-sized bird that is made for competition,” Madden said. “I’ve been trying to create what I like to call smalls. I really don’t want to take shortcuts or leave anything out intentionally. Working on smaller birds it give me time to work out techniques on both carving and painting as well as trying to capture the essence of the bird and give it some sort of attitude and personality.” And the fascination with owls? Madden says he loves the special aura of the owls that he enjoys observing — and then depicting — in his carvings. “There is just something mystical and magical about them,” he says. “Seeing live owls gives me inspiration for my work.” Opportunities abound for Madden to observe his muse — particularly with the abundance of screech owls near his Cape Cod home. “The coolest thing just happened right after I finished up a carving of a screech owl the other night. My niece came downstairs and asked me what kind of bird was outside. We went outside and we could hear a screech owl. I went inside and got my iPhone, Googled screech owl calls, went back

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2017 Festival Food During Festival hours, Official Festival Food Vendors, selected by Town’s Festival Commission, offer Eastern Shore favorites as well as traditional festival fare. Along with donating a portion of their sales to the Festival, each concessionaire also teams with a local nonprofit organization to support many worth causes in our community with each food purchase.

Downtown, Washington Street: Easton Lions Club: Raw oysters, clam strips, hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, crab soup, fries, funnel cakes, desserts, beverages Hot Off the Coals BBQ: Pit beef & smoked turkey, pulled pork BBQ, veg & cream of crab soup, fries, beverages. Hosted by and benefitting First Night Talbot

Official Food Vendors Downtown, Harrison St. Hugo’s Kitchen: Pulled pork BBQ, slaw, chili, tuna salad and chicken salad sandwiches, brownies, cookies, oysters on the half shell. Hosted by and benefitting the Academy Art Museum Christ Church: Crab cake and oyster fritter sandwiches, clam strips, raw oysters, Shore Boys cream of crab soup, fries, beverages Scott’s United Methodist Church: Soft crab sandwiches, combos, and beverages Tri-County Ruritan: Hamburgers/ cheeseburgers, veg crab soup, fried oyster basket or sandwich, hot dogs, fries, beverages Easton Ruritan: Gingerbread goose cookies, roasted peanuts, apples, coffee, and hot cider

High School Easton Church of God: FREE coffee, hot tea, hot chocolate, water Catering by Jamie: Pit beef sandwich, pit turkey sandwich, chips, beverages. Hosted by and benefitting Ronald McDonald House Talbot County FFA: 1/4 BBQ chicken with chips, roll, dessert, beverage Sportsman/Elks Club Easton Elks Club: Oyster stew, crab soup, fried oysters, soft crab sandwiches, crab balls, clam strips and beverages Middle School St. Michaels Fire Dept: Veg & cream crab soup, clam strips, fried shrimp, corn dogs, Old Bay bratwurst, cheeseburgers, fries, Soft pretzels, coffee, soda, water

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EDUCATION & ART ACTIVITIES Painting class ($): “Dogs of Distinction: Portraits in Watercolor” Date/hours: Wednesday Nov. 8, 5:30-8 p.m. and Thursday Nov. 9, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Location: Academy Art Museum Advanced painters have the opportunity to learn from international award-winning botanical watercolor artist Hillary Parker in this day-and-a-half workshop. Advanced registration required. Supported in part by a grant from the Talbot County Arts Council. Conservation Mural Project Activity Hours: Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Location: Waterfowl Headquarters, (South Street lawn) Families are invited to create a piece of community artwork representing what we love about the Bay ecosystem. Supported in part by a grant from the Talbot County Arts Council. NEW: Talbot County Free Library’s “Wonders of Wetland Waterfowl” Activity Hours: Friday, 11-11:45 a.m. Location: Easton Middle School This family program invites families to discover the wonder of wetlands and waterfowl. Kids will build their own wetland habitats and explore the amazing adaptations that make waterfowl unique. Sportsman’s Heritage Experience Activity Hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: Sportsman’s Pavilion From Decoy 101 with “Details of the Decoy” to lively storytelling from the guides themselves with “Truth and Lies from the Duck Blind,” the Sportsman’s Heritage Experience is educating and entertaining regardless if you consider yourself a sportsman or not! You can even take aim in with the vintage video game classic “Duck Hunt.” The full schedule is at waterfowlfestival. org/schedule.

Kids’ Conservation Art Activity Activity Hours: Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Location: Waterfowl Headquarters, (South Street lawn) An opportunity for children to be creative and show what they love about the Bay. Supported in part by a grant from the Talbot County Arts Council. Kids’ Ongoing Art Activities Activity Hours: Friday 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday 12-4 p.m., Sunday, 12-3 p.m. Location: Easton Middle School In partnership with the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, the Festival’s youngest visitors can try their hand at carving decoys, soap carving and painting decoy magnets. Phillip’s Wharf Fishmobile Activity Hours: Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Location: Easton High School This local, traveling marine science program teaches kids and adults about the environmental issues facing the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Visitors can touch or hold a variety of creatures, learn about oysters and how they help the Bay, examine a blue crab and explore much more! NEW: Chesapeake Roving Ranger Activity Hours: Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Location: Easton Middle School The National Park Service (NPS) Chesapeake Bay Office and its principal partner, the Chesapeake Conservancy, have launched this new mobile visitor center for the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (Chesapeake Trail). Stop by to collect a National Park passport stamp, pick up a trail brochure and Jr. Ranger hat, enjoy a ranger program, and discover the Trail.

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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Conservation Mural Project Activity Hours: Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Location: Waterfowl Building, (South St. lawn) Families are invited to create a piece of community artwork representing what we love about the Bay ecosystem. NEW: Yappy Hour ($) Activity Hours: Friday, 3-6 p.m. Location: Sportsman’s Pavilion Whether your furry friend is a retriever of ducks, balls, or treats, all are welcome at our first ever “Yappy Hour.” For $20, you can enjoy two beers of your choice from the Beer Garden, as well as a hot dog and chips while dogs get a treat just for them and a Waterfowl Festival bandana. Pose with your pooch with our backdrop and props. RETURNING: Back Alley Conservation Bash ($) Concert Hours: Friday, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Location: Eastern Shore Conservation Center courtyard (take alley behind Christ Church) Back by popular demand, come enjoy a musical performance by Baltimore’s popular Sac Au Lait! Food, beer, wine and other beverages for sale. Corn Hole and Can Jam on site at this family-friendly event. (Will be tented if weather requires.) Visit waterfowlfestival. org/music for tickets. DockDogs Competition Event Hours: Friday & Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: Easton Middle School The DockDogs competition returns to Easton Middle School where the stands fill quickly to watch dog after dog race down a dock to splash into a pool of water. The competition is to see which can remain airborne the farthest or highest, depending on which event is being contended. A Festival ticket is required to attend the DockDogs competition.

Chesapeake’s Birds of Prey Demonstrations: Friday & Saturday 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Location: Easton Middle School Liz Owens of Raptor’s Eye will display her birds of prey to include owls, hawks, and falcons and provide educational talks about the importance of the protection of habitat for humans and raptors as well the health of the Chesapeake Bay. Fly Fishing Demonstrations Demonstrations: Saturday & Sunday 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. Location: Bay Street Ponds Instructor Joe Cap of Shore Tackle and Custom Rods along with local expert anglers from the Coastal Conservation Association show visitors the special techniques of casting with a fly rod, an ancient art that uses artificial lures instead of bait to catch fish. You can even try your hand with a rod and may get converted to a new fishing religion of your own. Kids’ Fishing Derby Activity Hours: Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: Bay Street Ponds Members of the Mid-Shore Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) give kids the opportunity to catch their first fish. Their volunteers, with help from the Easton Elks Lodge #1622 members, instruct children on how to cast and reel in their line. The fish, generously provided by the MD Department of Natural Resources, are thrown back, but each kid takes home a certificate of their “first catch.” The CCA is also bringing their habitat trailer so guests can learn more about improving regional habitats. Retriever Demonstrations Demonstrations: Friday, Saturday & Sunday 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. Location: Bay Street Ponds Both new and returning visitors, adults and kids alike, make it a point to head to the ponds to see the dogs. The Retriever Demonstrations are entertaining and amazing as these exceptionally skilled canines show off by leaping into the pond to fetch a thrown or hidden 85

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Wine, Beer & Tasting Pavilion Location: Across from 40 S. Harrison Street Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday 11 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 p.m. Celebrating our excellent Maryland vintners, brewers and producers of other gourmet items, you are sure to have a tasty experience when you visit this popular venue. Offering wines and beers, cheeses and sweets, this is a palate-pleasing pavilion! In addition to needing a Festival badge or ticket to enter, there is a 94

$10 fee for the wristband and glass that allow anyone 21 and older to taste the wines and beers. Beer and wine by the glass is available for purchase, also. Visitors may purchase bottles to take home. • Baskets and Desserts by Lisa, Preston, MD • Cassinelli Winery & Distillery, Church Hill, MD • Cove Point Winery, Lusby, MD • Eastern Shore Brewing, St. Michaels, MD • Far Eastern Shore Winery, Easton, MD • Great Frogs Winery, Annapolis, MD • Great Shoals Winery, St. Michaels, MD • Mill Stream Farm, Denton, MD • Olivins, St Michaels, MD • Olney Winery, Beltsville, MD • Parfections Chocolates, Cockeysville, MD • Pretzelphoria, Lancaster, PA • RAR Brewing, Cambridge, MD 95

32nd Annual Festival of Trees Festival Events & Activities

PREvIEw NOvEMBER 24

November 25-28

The Gold Ballroom of The Historic Tidewater Inn Easton, MD Presented by the Friends of Hospice to benefit Talbot Hospice. Join your family and friends in a winter wonderland of beautifully trimmed trees and holiday decor

Friday November 24 Saturday November 25 Sunday November 26 Monday November 27 Monday November 28 Admission To The Gold Ballroom

$5 for adults, $4 for seniors 62 and older, $1 for children under 12 (free for children under one).

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Lunch at the crab cLaw All proceeds from your lunch at the Crab Claw in St. Michaels will benefit the Festival of Trees and Talbot Hospice. Call 410-745-2900 to make a reservation. sunday, november 5, 11am-4 pm

candy cane Lane Crafts, games, food, visits with Santa, and other fun activities. Easton Elementary School (Moton). Admission: Children $5, includes lunch; Adults Free. saturday, november 25, 10 am-2 pm

Preview Party The Festival of Trees begins on Friday with a celebratory party in the Gold Ballroom of The Tidewater Inn, cocktail reception with hors d'oeuvres, music, and special raffles. Tickets are $50 per person and include open bar from 6 to 7pm and lite-fare buffet. Cash bar available after 7pm. Friday, november 24, 6-8 pm

mother~son dance At the American Legion Post 70, in Easton, silent auction items, photo booth, light refreshments and dancing. Music by DJ Tim Burns. $30 for Mothers; $10 for each Son. saturday, november 25, 6-8 pm

homes tour On this self-guided driving tour, you will visit unique and beautifully decorated homes in Talbot County. Requests for tickets by mail ($30) must be received by Nov. 18. Advance in-person tickets ($30) are available until November 23 at Talbot Hospice House, and The Tidewater Inn Gold Ballroom from November 21 until November 23 and November 25 until noon. Day-of tickets ($35) are available only at The Tidewater Inn Gold Ballroom. Tickets are available for purchase online at www.festival-of-trees.org. saturday, november 25 & sunday, november 26, 10 am-4 pm Tickets may be used either day.

daddy~daughter dance Elkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lodge Easton, American Girl Doll raffle, gift shop for daughters to shop for Christmas gifts. Light refreshments and dancing. Music by DJ Erik Higgins. $30 for Daddies; $10 for each Daughter. saturday, november 25, 6-8 pm christmas eLves shoP This is a perfect place to start your holiday shopping. The Shop is located at The Tidewater Inn Gold Ballroom. Open during Festival hours.

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2017 World Waterfowl Calling Contests Location: Easton High School 723 Mecklenburg Ave. Times: • Friday, 12:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Senior Preliminary Rounds* • Saturday, 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., Junior Preliminary Rounds • Saturday, 5 p.m., Finals Rounds begin* *Note: Times vary based on number of competitors. No bus service after 5 p.m. Take a seat for a while and marvel at the men and women who have fine-tuned the craft of speaking like the Chesapeake’s ducks and geese! These are not just contests about calling waterfowl. They are opportunities to experience the human ability to speak like the Bay’s ducks and geese from the best in the world. Each year, the World Waterfowl Calling Championships crown some of the worlds greatest goose and duck callers, a tradition for over 40 years. These folks are very serious about their craft and it is a wonder to both listen to and watch. Competitions are ongoing once they begin. With audiences of 600+, five contests and incredible prize packages on the line, the stage is always set for an exciting evening. Proud duck and goose callers representing at least 16 states, New Zealand and Canada make the journey to Easton for the coveted title of World Champion. 100

PHOTOS BY ERIN FLUHARTY

Dave Coleman won the World Goose in 1982. Almost 40 years later he returned and is now nearly unstoppable in the Live Goose with two straight World titles.

Admission Preliminary Rounds: Free  Finals Sat. evening: $10 (Free with Festival ticket or VIP Badge) 2017 Contests • World Championship Goose Calling Contest® — Founded in 1976, this is the longest running goose calling contest in the United States. • World Championship Live Goose Calling Contest® — Junior and Senior Divisions —Crowning the caller that sounds most like a goose!

• World Championship Live Duck Calling Contest® — Junior and Senior Divisions — Crowning the caller that sounds most like a duck! • World Championship Team Goose Calling Contest — Great to watch live — Two-man teams work together as in the blind! • World Championship Team Live Duck Calling Contest — Great to watch live — Two-man teams call to each other like birds in a conversation.

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PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY Location: Christ Church, 111 Harrison Street Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Some of the nation’s foremost nature photographers join us to exhibit a wide array of striking images, every one of which has a story to tell. These artists vividly demonstrate the wonderful depth and creativity that makes digital photography a contemporary art form. Many pieces are affordable and often may be purchased framed or unframed. Photographers also sometimes offer specialty items featuring their images. 2017 Exhibitors • Charles and Betty Bear - Charles PHOTOS BY CHELSEA LINDNER Bear Photography, Jacksonville, FL • Joel Boches - Joel Boches Looking for the perfect fit. Catie Busack of Bowie, MD hunts through photos for sale at the Photography Photography, Fairfax, VA Gallery. • Ken Conger - Ken Conger Photography, Lanexa, VA • Kevin Fleming - Kevin Fleming Photography, Lewes, DE • Wil and Donna Hershberger - Nature Images and Sounds, LLC, Hedgesville, WV • Larry Hitchens - Hitchens Photography, Easton, MD • Cal Jackson - Cal Jackson Photography, Easton, MD • Hannele Lahti - Hannele Lahti Photography, Manassas, VA • Tony Masso - Strong Castle Studio, Easton, MD • Heather L. Orkis - Photography by Heather L. Orkis, Townsend, DE An art collector’s dream. Pat and Dennis Cottrell of Eastampton, N.J. look through the photo exhibit. • Various Members of TCC Tidewater Camera Club, Easton, MD

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PAINTING & SCULPTURE GALLERY — ARMORY Location: Waterfowl Building (Armory) 40 S. Harrison Street Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Painters and sculptors will be exhibiting in three downtown galleries: Art at the Armory, Art at the Avalon and Art at the Pavilion. Exhibitors welcome the opportunity to share their artistic talent with guests, both experienced collectors and those simply touched by one of the artists’ images. There is nothing like the thrill of purchasing one’s first significant piece of art directly from the artist! New in this exhibit — enjoy a glass of wine after noon at our cash bar while you browse!

Painters • Sue deLearie Adair Schenectady, NY • Laura Adams - Atlanta, GA • Al Barker - Bordentown, NJ • Ray C. Brown, Jr.- Franklin, TN • Roger Dale Brown - Lake Forest, CA • Al Dornisch - Ridgway, PA • Howard Eberle - Lewes, DE • Lisa Egeli - Churchton, MD • Beverly Ford Evans - Franklin, TN • Ned Ewell - Cockeysville, MD • Carol Heiman-Greene - Orange, CA • David C. Lanier - Albany, GA • Rob Leslie - Turnersville, NJ • Terry Miller - Takoma Park, MD • Vladimir Piven - Annapolis, MD • Sara Linda Poly - Easton, MD • Mary Pritchard - Chestertown, MD

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• George Raab - Millbrook, ON, Canada • Kelly Leahy Radding - Columbia, CT • Vladimir Ribatchok - North York, ON, Canada • Steve Rogers - Lewes, DE • Cathy Sheeter - Oradell, NJ • Wes & Rachelle Siegrist - Townsend, TN • Kelly Singleton - Havre de Grace, MD • C. Keith Whitelock- Salisbury, MD Sculptors • Jeff Birchill - Augusta, GA • Jim Green - Hermosa, SD • Karryl - Loveland, CO • Eric Tardiff - Gatineau, QC, Canada • Joseph Waldroup - Hayesville, NC

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PAINTING & SCULPTURE GALLERY — PAVILION Location: Art at the Pavilion  Tents at 40 S. Harrison Street Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Painters and sculptors will be exhibiting in three downtown galleries: Art at the Armory, Art at the Avalon and Art at the Pavilion. Exhibitors welcome the opportunity to share their artistic talent with guests, both experienced collectors and those simply touched by one of the artists’ images. There is nothing like the thrill of purchasing one’s first significant piece of art directly from the artist! New in this exhibit — enjoy a glass of wine after noon at our cash bar while you browse!

PHOTOS BY CHRIS POLK

Featured Artist: Julia Rogers - Easton, MD Painters • Jill Basham - Trappe, MD • Adele Earnshaw- Opua, New Zealand • Joe Garcia - Julian, CA • Grant Hacking - North Conway, NH • Heiner Hertling - Howell, MI • Matthew Hillier - Easton, MD • Nancy Tankersley - Easton, MD

The Long Stretch, Julia Rogers

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A life-size blue crab sculpture in bronze by sculptor Scott Penegar of Charleston.

Sculptors • Fred Boyer - Anaconda, MT • Will Hemsley V - Centreville, MD • Ken Newman - Cambridge, ID • Scott Penegar - Charleston, SC • Don Rambadt - Milwaulkee, WI • Paul Rhymer - Point of Rocks, MD • Kim Shaklee - Brighton, CO • Pati Stajcar - Golden, CO • David H. Turner & William Turner - Onley, VA • Stewart & Steven Wagner - Fredericksburg, VA

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ARTISANS GIFTS & WORKSHOP Location: Easton Middle School, 210 Peachblossom Road Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. In the Artisans Gifts & Workshop Exhibit, visitors can experience painters and carvers at work, demonstrating the techniques and skills required in their creative process. Nearby, our Artisans’ Gifts exhibit is a great place to browse and shop the wide variety of handcrafted wildlife art and giftware, including jewelry, clothing, carvings, and thousands of “one-of-a-kind” items. Exhibitors • Cameron Bach and Kristin Quirk - Clevenger Quirk-n-Bach Pottery, Annapolis, MD • Eastcor Metal Works - Eastcor Engineering, LLC, Easton, MD • Jocelyn Beatty - Jocelyn Beatty Studio West, Middlesex, PA • Michael Bertrand - Portraits by Michael, Oxford, MD • Vincent Ciesielski - Fine Feathers Studio, Harrisburg, PA • Rosalyn Daisey, Newark, DE • Joan Devaney - Joan and Michael Devaney-Glass Art, Salisbury, MD • Rose W. Doster - Artist, Rose W. Doster, Denton, MD • Marci Freeman - By Hand at Water’s Edge, Hertford, NC • Joyce C. Gagen - Art Ala Carte, Shamong, NJ • Vincent Giannetto III, Beverly, NJ • The Shore Sisters, LLC Baltimore, MD

Russ Orme shows off his original abstract art, done in pen and ink on wood.

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A delicate great blue heron sculpture by long-time exhibitor Bill Veasey.

• Bill Hickson - Wildfowl Carvings, Cordova, MD • Shaari Horowitz, Sharon, CT • Tara Obarsky and Krissie Houseal, Edible Birdhouses - Salisbury, MD • Daniel and Jonathan - Irons Youth Carvers, Queenstown, MD • Charles Jobes - Charles Jobes Decoys, Havre de Grace, MD • Teresa Knott & Jill Meyerhoff - Sheep to Shore Wool Blankets, Easton, MD • Ellen Lawler, Salisbury, MD • Wood’nslabs, Arnold, MD • Jeff Lowman - Jeff’s Outdoor Crafts, Severna Park, MD • Sheila Menkins - Pleasurethyme Farms, Port Deposit, MD • Dan Meyer, Williamsville, NY • David Murphy - Chesapeake Watercolors, Annapolis, MD • Joan Orme - Joan Orme - Photography, Easton, MD • Russ Orme, Easton, MD • Don Parks - Parks Trading, St. Michaels, MD • Carol Wood - Pedrick Sundrift Glass, Greenbackville, VA • Courtney and Lee Peterson - Courtney Design, Lincoln University, PA • Fran Phillips - Quillows by Fran, Easton, MD • Karen C. Pruitt, Nassawadox, VA • Len Rusin, North Tonawanda, NY • Bill and Allan Schauber, Chestertown, MD • Michael and Susan Veasey, Northern Wings, Seaford, DE • William Veasey, Elkton, MD • Nick Vincent - Nathan’s Forge, LTD, Westminster, MD • John & Cinda Walls - Knotts Knives by “Cousins” LLC, Salisbury, MD • Nancy Richards, West Chincoteague Island, VA

PAINTING & SCULPTURE GALLERY — AVALON Location: The Avalon Theater, 40 E. Dover Street Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Painters and sculptors will be exhibiting in three downtown galleries: Art at the Armory, Art at the Avalon and Art at the Pavilion. Exhibitors welcome the opportunity to share their artistic talent with guests, both experienced collectors and those simply touched by one of the artists’ images. There is nothing like the thrill of purchasing one’s first significant piece of art directly from the artist! New in this exhibit — enjoy a glass of wine after noon at our cash bar while you browse!

PHOTO BY CHELSEA LINDNER

Painters • Richard Clifton - Milford, DE • Art LaMay - Palm Coast, FL • Theresa Politowicz - Howell, MI • Bruce Woodward - Sykesville, MD Sculptors • John Tolmay - Franklin, NC • Ronnie Wells - Salado, TX

Twenty-seven-year Festival exhibitor Ronnie Wells, of Salado, TX and one of his prized sculptures.

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CHESAPEAKE CARVING GALLERY Location: Academy Art Museum 106 South Street Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The spectacular contemporary artwork presented at the Chesapeake Carving Gallery bears only distant resemblance to those early utilitarian decoy antecedents. The extraordinarily talented artists present a full range of sculptures depicting waterfowl, songbirds, and other wildlife.

2017 Master Carver • Richard Jones - Kattskill Bay, NY

Carving Gallery Exhibitors • Tom Ahern - Bethlehem, PA • Tom Baldwin - Coyahoga Falls, OH • William S. Belote - Lewes, DE • Audie Bloise - Moravian Falls, NC • Mike Bonner - New Orleans, LA • Randy Conner - Candor, NY • Jack Cox - Elizabeth City, NC • Bob Culver - Greenwood, DE • Susan Dorsch - Wheeling, WV • Richard Finch - Valley Mills, TX • Jan Fitch - Art In Wood, Wolfe Island, Canada • Ray Gold - Houma, LA • Gene Hebert - Houma, LA • Thomas Horn - Emmaus, PA • Al Jordan - Rochester, NY • Sina Kurman - Lakeview Studio, Alloway, NJ

• Pete Lupo - Lenoir, NC • Mark Madden - Obsessed with Owls Woodcarving Studio, Wareham, MA • Doug Mason - Carrying Race, Ontario, Canada • Glenn A. McMurdo - Cobourg, Ontario, Canada • Jerry Painter - Great Falls, MT • Jeff Rechin - Amissville, VA • David Robbins - DC Decoys, Vienna, MD • D. Bennett - Scott Berlin, MD • Rich Smoker - R.W. Smoker Wildfowl Carving, Marion, MD • Brad Snodgrass - Dutch Creek Decoys, Central Point, OR • Herb Watson - Pocomoke, MD • Rick Watson - Atlantic, VA

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Waterfowl Chesapeake Conservation Pavilion Location: Tent on Harrison Street Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Waterfowl Chesapeake, the Festival’s affiliate organization, hosts the Conservation Pavilion to showcase its work and that of many science, education, advocacy and service organizations in the region. Come see how we each make a difference for the communities in our region! • Adkins Arboretum - Ridgely, MD • Bay Journal - Fredericksburg, VA • The Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center - Grasonville, MD • Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Eastern Shore Easton, MD

• Chesapeake College - Wye Mills, MD • Delaware Wildlands - Odessa, DE • Ducks Unlimited - Easton, MD • Eastern Shore Land Conservancy - Easton, MD • Friends of Blackwater - Cambridge, MD • The Gunston School - Centreville, MD • Horn Point Laboratory - Cambridge, MD • MD Environmental Service - Millersville, MD • MD Department of Natural Resources - Cambridge, MD • Midshore Riverkeepers - Easton, MD • National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Washington, D.C. • Phillips Wharf Environmental Center Tilghman Island, MD • Pickering Creek Audubon Center - Easton, MD • Talbot County Gov’t Extension Office – Master Gardeners - Easton, MD • Waterfowl Chesapeake - Easton, MD

Harry M. Walsh Waterfowling History & Artifacts Exhibit Location: Easton High School, 723 Mecklenberg Ave. Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Forty-seven years ago, the first Waterfowl Festival was born to both celebrate the Eastern Shore’s unique heritage and raise awareness of the challenges to the region’s beautiful environment. In this exhibit, visitors learn about the evolution of waterfowling from an economic necessity to the sport of today. Some of these seldom seen treasures, on loan from private and museum collections, date back hundreds of years, and include decoys, guns, gunning boats, and countless related items. Many are priceless rarities, offered up by collectors. About Harry M. Walsh Dr. Harry M. Walsh (1924-2009) was one of the people whose vision gave wings to the Waterfowl Festival and who served as its first president and chairman from 1971-1974. His book, The Outlaw Gunner, remains in print today and tells the tale of market gunners, hunting guides and outlaws who were engaged in an occupation unique to the Shore. It has been considered one of the most authoritative and comprehensive studies of its time on the art of waterfowling. Dr. Walsh amassed a collection of decoys, waterfowling firearms, gunning accouterments, and historic photographs of waterfowling over many years. In addition to displaying

parts of his collection annually at the Waterfowl Festival, he gave or lent these artifacts to various institutions in the region. Walsh’s collections can be seen in museums around the region, from the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum to the Havre de Grace Decoy Museum and the Eastern Neck Island Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. 2017 History & Artifacts Exhibitors • Bruce and Rose Baynard, Trappe, MD • Rod Benjamin - Antique Alley of Cambridge, Church Creek, MD • Edward Dean, Fishing Creek, MD • Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD • Robert Hockaday, St. Michaels, MD • Charlie Hughes, Cambridge, MD • Bob and Cindy Jester, Ocean City, MD • Peter Lesher - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD • Ron Lewicki, Midlothian, VA • Lawrence Myers, Oxford, MD • Ronnie and Kim Newcomb, Church Creek, MD • Henry H. Stansbury, Catonsville, MD • C. John Sullivan - C. John Sullivan Historic Decoys, Fallston, MD • Stephen Wesbrook - Back in Time, LLC, Arlington, VA Church Creek, MD

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J. Gould Lithographs Featured

isitors in the Artifacts Exhibit will enjoy a special treat this year — the 19th century lithographs of John Gould, the most respected wildfowl and wildlife lithographer of his day. Longtime exhibitor, Henry Stansbury of Catonsville and Easton, is displaying John Gould lithographs of drake and hen common ducks of the Chesapeake 112

region including Gould mallards, canvasbacks, pintails, goldeneyes and bluebills. To add another dimension to the exhibit, pairs of these same ducks in decoy form by the famous Ward Brothers, Lem and Steve, who created the Crisfield, Maryland style as well as pairs of these five common ducks by Chincoteague’s most recognized

carver, Ira Hudson will be on display. Ira Hudson and the Ward Brothers carved these decoys in the 1920’s and 1930’s some 50 years after Gould created his lithographs. It is both interesting and fun to compare and contrast how they each see and recreate as artists these beautiful birds that grace our Chesapeake waters.

Henry Stansbury of Catonsville and Easton, is displaying John Gould lithographs of drake and hen common ducks of the Chesapeake region.

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BUY, SELL & SWAP Location: Easton High School, 723 Mecklenberg Ave. Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Get collectors together and they will inevitably start “buying, selling and swapping” their treasures. Haggling is encouraged at “Buy, Sell, Swap”, our trading bazaar with a staggering array of decoys, hunting and sporting memorabilia, sporting books and much more. Prices range from pocket change to the thousands of dollars. Whether a dedicated collector, first time buyer or browser, any visitor will find something of interest!

Buy, Sell, Swap Exhibitors • James and Deborah Allen - Decoy Heritage, Tuckerton, NJ • Robert L. Anderson, Norfolk, VA • Rod Benjamin - Antique Alley of Cambridge, Church Creek, MD • Bob Biddle - Bob Biddle Decoys, Landenberg, PA • Reg Birch - R W Birch Decoys, Chincoteague, VA • Jimmy Bowden, Assawoman, VA • Jim and Jackie Britton - Jim Britton Decoys, Reedville, VA • Vernon Bryant - Vernon Bryant Decoys, Perryville, MD • Capt. Bill Collins, Centreville, MD • Bill and Pauline Cordrey, Barnegat Light, NJ • Fred L. “Skip” Couvillion III - Couvillion Decoys, Shreveport, LA • Jeffrey Cross - Sporting Relics, Saegertown, PA • Kevin Davidson - Kevin Davidson Signs, Cambridge, MD • John Day, Cecilton, MD • Steve and Bill Dorrell - Wye River Antiques, Grasonville, MD • Joe Engers - Decoy Magazine, Lewes, DE • Suzanne Fellows - Federal Duck Stamp Office, Arlington, VA • Clarence Fennimore, Columbus, NJ • William C. Gibian - Shorebirds, Onancock, VA • Gary Guyette and Jon Deeter - Guyette & Deeter, Inc, St. Michaels, MD • Walt Hallbauer, Java Village, NY • Bob Hautman, Delano, MN • Lloyd “Bob” Hudson - Ira Hudson Legends -Third Generation, Lancaster, PA • Ken Kirby - Ken Kirby Decoys, Little Egg Harbor, NJ • Tim Kuca - T. Kuca Decoys, Fredericksburg, VA • John Lawrence - John Lawrence Wildlife Art, Pittsburgh, PA • Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, MD • Roy and Jason LeGaux - LeGaux Decoys, Meraux, LA • Paul Makuchal - Wildlife Art by Paul Makuchal, Pocomoke City, MD • Chris Martin - Chris Martin Decoys, Church Hill, MD • Ned Mayne - Seaford, DE • Frank McCauley - Frank McCauley Decoys, Canton, CT • George Meekins - Country Treasures, Preston, MD • John Meredith - John Meredith Decoys, Worton, MD • Mike & Lisa Anne Milhorn - Up Against the Wall, Gallery Kingsport, TN • Jeffrey A. Moore - Fowl Play Studios, Rising Sun, MD • Rich Moretz - Moretz Decoys, Havre de Grace, MD • Stephen B. O’Brien, Jr - Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC, Hingham, MA

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• Gail Owings - Stories of the Chesapeake Heritage Area, Chestertown, MD • Scott H. Peach, Sr. - Gander’s Nook Decoys, Chesterfield, VA • Jim and Charlie Pierce - Pierce’s Decoys, Havre de Grace, MD • Lawrence S. Pollin - LSP Decoys, Lavallette, NJ • Keith Salkeld, Forked River, NJ • Warren Saunders - Saunders Decoys, Hurlock, MD • Timothy R. Sieger - Wildfowler Decoys, Bridgehampton, NY • Debra Schmeidlin - Bradfordwoods, PA • Ricky C. Tindall - Almost Forgotten Antiques, Peach Bottom, PA • Patrick Vincenti - Vincenti Decoys, Churchville, MD • Gilmore B. Wagoner, Havre de Grace, MD • Ed Wallace - Wildfowl Carving by Ed Wallace, Galena, MD • Harvey Wilson - Wild Fowl by Wilson, Burlington, N.J. • Eddie Wozny - Shorebirds & Waterfowl Carvings, Cambridge, MD • Polly & Scott Zinn - Olde Stonehouse Antiques, East Berlin, PA

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hether you are a tourist coming into town just for the Festival fun or a local looking to enjoy an amazing autumn afternoon here on the Shore, there is plenty to do and see when the Festival closes its doors each day. Fine dining, shopping and nightlife are becoming synonymous with Easton and its fellow small towns in the region. So, whether you are interested in a few day trips or something to do after hours, there is plenty to keep you and your entourage entertained during the Festival weekend. Easton: Sure, the Festival is the center of the universe in Easton and its immediate boundaries, but while you are enjoying the cider and crab cakes, take some time to stroll downtown and do some serious window-shopping. Easton’s downtown merchants feature everything from the everyday to the eclectic and provide plenty of options for everyone on your holiday gift list! St. Michaels: It may be the town that fooled the British, but don’t be foolish enough to miss taking time to see this amazing town during your visit. Chock-full of shopping, museums and some of the best seafood dining on the Shore, can’t-miss stops in St. Michaels include the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Patriot Boat Cruise, St. Mary’s Museum and Skipjack H.M. Krentz. 118

Tilghman: Drive a bit further and you will be glad you did. Tilghman Island has some of the prettiest views in the world. Places to visit include Harrison’s Sport Fishing, Skipjack Rebecca T. Ruark, Lady Patty Sailing and the Tilghman Island Museum. Oxford: If you are looking for a slightly more laid-back scene, Oxford still has plenty to offer, just on a more serene scale. Fine dining options for great seafood exist for all budgets, and a stroll on the Strand at Oxford Park may be just what a tired soul needs after a busy day of crowds and shopping. Be sure to visit the Oxford Museum while you are there, too! Wye Mills: Enjoy the Eastern Shore’s rural heritage with a visit to the grist mill or to the Wye Oak State Park. Dorchester County: Head south to where much still exists of the Eastern Shore landscape and traditional ways of life along the Chesapeake. Great places to visit include Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester and the Harriet

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hough the Buy, Sell, Swap Exhibit has been a part of the Festival since 1978, it still holds true that you never know what you’ll find there. Pretty much anything and everything Waterfowl or Eastern Shore related has passed through over the years. What exactly does anything and everything mean? There’s decoys of ducks every shape and size, the quintessential Eastern Shore collectible oyster cans, and all kinds of hunting memorabilia. There’s always some odd

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The Federal Duck Stamp Winner for the 2018-2019 term will also be making his appearance. Minnesota’s Bob Hautman won his third championship with his depiction of two mallards landing, making it the fifteenth win between he and his brothers James and Joseph. Whether you are a collector or someone with a blank space in their home, you’re sure to find the perfect treasure at the Buy, Sell, Swap exhibit!

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here is nothing better than strolling through the town of Easton on an autumn afternoon. It is a popular treat for Festival-goers, who say it adds to the overall ambience of the weekend. According to chair Tracie Thomas, that extra bit of detail makes the Festival atmosphere a bit more festive. Local bands and performers will be performing at several downtown sites throughout the Festival weekend to add to the ambience of the weekend. “We hope to create a nice atmosphere for visitors when they are walking around to the various exhibits,” she said. The Festival line-up includes Emma Myers and Friends throughout the weekend at the Bullitt House on Harrison Street. Myers, is a local guitarist and singer and frequent performer at local venues such as the Stoltz Listening Room. Trinity Blues Band, another popular local band, will play Emma Myers

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their brand of bluesy selections for the Festival faithful with concerts on Friday and Sunday from 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday’s concert takes place at Thompson Park on Washington Street while Sunday’s concert will be held at the Academy Art Museum. Fans of Wayne Wheeler & Company — formerly the Rythmatics — will be pleased to see the return of the band Full Circle Band. They perform Friday at the Academy Art Museum and Sunday at Thompson Park from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. each day. Saturday’s entertainment includes Saved by Zero, performing on Harrison Street from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 and the musical talents of the Mid-Shore Community Band. The MidShore Community Band, under the direction of EJ Oesterle, carries on the tradition of community bands. During the golden age of the town band (1880-1922), many communities had their own

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rawing on our sporting heritage, we are pleased to have Hillary Parker, a naturalist, educator and international award-winning watercolor artist, return to Easton this year to offer two different classes for two different levels of painters: intermediate artists and those who have always wanted to give painting a try. “Dogs of Distinction,” starting Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 5:30 p.m. and running all day Thursday Nov. 9, is a fun and comprehensive workshop for painters to try their hand at watercolor portraits of man’s best friend. In keeping with the Festival’s waterfowling heritage, students will create a portrait of a sporting dog with all resources, supplies, and photos provided. This is an excellent opportunity for all artists with basic drawing and watercolor experience to build upon, fine tune and master their skills in a detailed and controlled approach to watercolors. Through engaging discussions and step by step demonstrations, Hillary challenges her students to develop and master watercolor PHOTO BY BARBARA MARIE KRAUS techniques in form, texture and dry brush detail, working individually with each artist to guide and encourage them to capture the appearance, lively personality and heart and soul of a Hillary Parker, a naturalist, educator and dog in watercolors. international award-winning watercolor artist. 128

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“Wine & Watercolors” on Friday, Nov. 10 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. is an art event is for everyone, including those folks new to art, wanting a little “liquid courage” to pick up a paint brush for the first time! With contagious enthusiasm and a mastery of skills, Parker encourages her guests to have fun experimenting and painting with watercolors in a relaxed and social setting. This art experience is part party, part class and is a great way to test out your artistic desires, enjoy some wine and make some new friends, too. Parker enjoys a dual career of painting and teaching spanning 30 years, with requests for private and public watercolor commissions, juried international exhibitions, lectures, workshops, ongoing botanical art classes, private art instruction, online private art classes, corporate art events, and solo & group shows with botanical gardens and art galleries. Visit the “Education” page of our website — waterfowlfestival.org — to sign up for either of these programs!

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any of our pint-sized attendees are the future birders, zoologists and conservationists of the world. That’s why we work hard to make sure the next generation of artists and wildlife enthusiasts have plenty to keep them wrapped up in the fun of Waterfowl. If you are planning to attend the Festival with your kids this year, be sure to check out a few of these attractions to help make the most of their visit! Community Conservation Mural, Downtown Harrison Street: Adults and children are invited to participate in this activity that represents what people value and love about the Bay ecosystem. Kids of all ages will make their own miniature version of the Conservation Mural by painting over previous years’ Waterfowl Festival programs and print publications then using templates provided to create and cut out their favorite Bay habitat creature. This art activity is open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Kids Decoy Painting, Easton Middle School: Children will receive a lesson on how to paint a miniature Canada Goose and will be provided with the materials to create their own. Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. The class starts promptly at 10:30 a.m. Kids Art Classes, Easton Middle School: Combining waterfowl and art, our partners from the Ward Museum will be providing interactive and educational activities. The Kids Art Classes provide the youngest visitors an opportunity to try their hand at carving decoys, soap carving and painting decoy magnets. The Fishmobile, Easton High School: Open on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Fishmobile is a traveling marine science program from Phillip’s Wharf Environmental Center in Tilghman Island that teaches kids and adults the environmental issues imposed on the Chesapeake Bay and its inhabitants. Visitors can touch or hold Horseshoe Crabs and Diamondback Terrapins, learn about oysters and how they help the Bay, examine a Blue Crab and explore nature!

Kids Fishing Derby, Bay Street ponds: Kids ranging from toddlers to teens have a chance to experience the thrill of the catch at the fishing derby. Any kid under the age of 16 is invited (and encouraged) to participate in the event, which helps over 100 young anglers each year learn more about the fun tradition of fishing. Sponsored by the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), Maryland’s Mid-Shore Chapter, the Fishing Derby is just one of several activities aimed at reaching the next generation of conservationists and sportsman. For the Fishing Derby, the ponds are stocked with fish that the participants then get the opportunity to reel in a fish and then return it to the pond. For their efforts, they are rewarded with a picture and a certificate as a keepsake. Fly Fishing and Retriever Demonstrations, Bay Street Ponds: Spend some time at these very popular attractions. The Retriever demonstrations are entertaining and amazing as these exceptionally skilled canines show off by leaping into the pond to fetch a thrown or hidden dummy. You don’t have to be a hunter to appreciate the intelligence demonstrated by the retrievers and the training skills of their handlers who are members of the Talbot Retriever Club. While you are there, stop by and meet Tony Friedrich of the Maryland Coastal Conservation Association, who will show visitors the special techniques of casting with a fly rod, an ancient art that uses artificial lures instead of bait to catch fish. You can even try your hand with a rod and may get converted to a new fishing religion of your own. DockDogs, Easton Middle School: Dog after dog races down a dock to splash into a pool of water to see which can remain airborne the farthest or highest. Raptor Demonstrations, Easton High School: Watch hawks, falcons and owls sharpen their hunting skills during an exciting outdoor flight demonstration with master falconer Brian Bradley. Held daily at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. 131

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hat makes the “noise makers” you’ll hear on the stage of the World Championship Live Goose Calling and World Championship Live Duck Calling sound unlike any other contest in the country? The keyword is “live.” The term asks competitors to focus on how live ducks and geese actually sound, sitting in the blind, rather than how they would impress judges when on stage. While general format of the contests ask the callers to do specific sequences or notes, competitors for the Waterfowl Festival competitions are encouraged to use natural sequences and scenarios, free of structure or format. Such guidelines have made the World Championship Goose Calling Contest ®, started in 1976, the longest running goose calling contest in the United States, and a priority for callers from over 16 states, New Zealand and Canada. The World Championship Live Duck Calling was brought onboard in 2003 and The World Championship Live Goose Calling came in 2006, after a discussion on the format structure and the direction that competitors wanted the event to go. Standard competitions mimic a specified scenario, with callers spending 90 seconds using a variety of calls with an intention to lure in geese. In the live competitions, the callers simply mimic a variety of duck and goose sounds for 60 seconds, with the winner being the one judged to sound most a duck or goose, respectively. “Competitors are to accurately represent ducks and geese in their natural environment,” 134

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or three magical days in November, the town of Easton becomes the epicenter of the waterfowl and wildlife art worlds. Visitors from all over the world come to see their favorite carvers, artists, sculptors and sport, all the while soaking in the warm ambience that only Easton can offer. Behind the scenes, more than 1,600 volunteers do everything from support the office, help at exhibits, put up signs and help direct guests to their destination. Their work isn’t over when the Festival ends, however. Once all the exhibitors pack up and head back to their

studios, the warehouse crew puts away the equipment, making repairs needed to be certain all is ready to go for next year, determining what went well and immediately begin brainstorming for new events and improvements for the next year’s Festival. “Festival volunteers are the linchpin — we would never be able to run the event without them,” says Margaret Enloe, Waterfowl Festival Executive Director. “Their dedication is a major reason that the Festival continues to prosper.” New volunteers are always

needed to make sure the Festival continues to run smoothly — and there are many jobs available ranging from a few hours over Festival weekend to year-round volunteer opportunities. If you are looking for a way to be a part of the Festival legacy, there are many ways you are needed! Ducksitters: A mainstay of the Festival features the youngest generation of volunteers, who earn community service hours for their efforts. They are available throughout the Festival to assist visitors and exhibitors.

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Decorations Committee: Dedicated volunteers work diligently in the final days before the Festival to make the wreaths and floral arrangements that accent each exhibit area. First Aid: Volunteer Nurses from the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health assist Festivalgoers if any health needs arise. Visitor Relations: From information kiosks, free shuttle service, bus guides and maps, volunteers work hard each year to make sure visitors have a great experience. Warehouse volunteers: Deliver

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he Bay Street Ponds — home to the Retriever Demonstrations and other outdoor activities — are a favorite spot for many Waterfowl Festival guests. This year we honored one of our biggest supporters, Samuel H. Shriver, with the addition of a commemorative bench at his favorite Festival location. The Bay Street Ponds property was originally donated to Waterfowl Chesapeake by the Grayce B. Kerr Fund in 2008. Far from simply green space in the middle of Easton, the ponds serve as a collection area and sediment trap for the Tanyard Branch Creek — draining 723 acres of watershed within the town limits, and emptying into the Tred Avon River. When the Shriver family started the Samuel H. Shriver Sporting Heritage Fund back in 2007, their

goal was to honor his love of the Waterfowl Festival and its sporting heritage. Because of Mr. Shriver’s passion for volunteering and participating in the annual Retriever Demonstrations with his beloved Labrador retrievers, contributions to the fund provided continuing support for the Festival’s sporting and hunting events as well as the waterfowling heritage of the Chesapeake Bay region. Ten years later, his legacy — and the fund that bears his name — has helped the Festival leverage funds to support important projects such as the Bay Street Ponds floating island. An initial restoration project, undertaken in 2010, included dredging the ponds and the planting of wetland and upland native vegetation to serve the function of filtering pollutants from

the ponds. This phase of the project illustrated the advantage of leveraging financial support through Waterfowl Chesapeake’s partial match of funding from the Maryland Department of the Environment. In 2012, Phase Two of the Bay Street Ponds Project was completed and involved the installation of informative signage to prepare the ponds for conservation education initiatives as well as to enhance visitors’ knowledge and interest in the overall area, the restoration process, and the benefits of the native habitat. The ponds are also the home of Talbot County’s first Chesapeake Bay Floating Islands. Installed in 2013, this project is partnership between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Talbot County, the Town of Easton, the Midshore Riverkeeper 139

Conservancy, Waterfowl Chesapeake Inc. and Chesapeake Bay Floating Islands. Floating islands, also known as floating treatment wetlands, are versatile manmade structures that combine innovative engineering with the natural filtering power of wetlands to improve water quality, reduce pollutants and prevent land erosion. Because of their versatile design, islands such as these are able to filter out more than ten times the amount of pollutants as traditional wetland surface while providing vibrant wildlife habitat. This particular project at the Bay Street Ponds was one of the top priorities in the Town of Easton’s Tanyard Branch Watershed

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Only 5 minutes from downtown Easton sits this spectacular, private & very well elevated 6 acre waterfront property with deepwater pier & boathouse on Dixon Creek. The site is improved with a 3 bedroom contemporary home & detached 2 story 2+ car garage/workshop. Lovely entrance off Leehaven Rd.

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Incredible waterfront opportunity off Tred Avon River ideally located between Easton & St. Michaels. Finely finished 4 br home with 1st floor master wing, large living & dining rooms, screen porch, well appointed eat-in kitchen with keeping room & double sided fireplace. 2 car attached garage, large 2 story workshop, separate studio. All on 5+ acres with deep water pier, just short boat ride to Oxford.

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Just a short drive from downtown Easton you'll find this move-in ready Galloway's townhome in amenity-filled Cooke's Hope. Private location that backs to open space framed by beautiful pines. This home is very well priced for square footage & extras including 1st floor master, quality built-ins, nice kitchen & baths, finished bonus room, large storage room, backyard patio

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Rare well-elevated waterfront lot in quaint village of Neavitt just beyond St. Michaels. Over 1.5 acres with 122' of riprapped water frontage & exceptional 60' building setback off Balls Creek. Approved SDA, 3.5ft+/-mlw. $359,900

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Why Waterfowl? Abundant Birds Mean Healthy Lands, Waters and Wetlands

ur region’s migratory ducks, geese and swans are visible indicators of the health of our Bay since they flock here specifically seeking out the unique winter food sources necessary for survival. This year’s Featured Art piece, “The Long Stretch” brings to life one of largest and most beautiful of our native waterfowl species — the Tundra Swan, a majestic straight-necked bird that is striking for its entirely black bill and white plumage. Artist Julia Rogers spent winter days seeking out a flock of these somewhat shy birds to be the focal point of her painting. These majestic waterfowl were first seen and described by Lewis and Clark during their expedition West, where their whistle-like calls prompted Meriwether Lewis to call

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them whistling swans. They are North America’s most numerous swan species and their overall populations have been stable for many years. Surveys in 2015 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimate there to be about 117,100 of them in the eastern population, which covers the mid-Atlantic region down to North Carolina. Arriving from Alaska for the winter, Tundra Swans seek out the Bay’s aquatic plants and clams which they reach by tipping up and extending their graceful, long necks down so they can pry their meal from the muddy bottom. You can tell if they’ve been feeding in this way by the color of their necks since the minerals in the mud can turn their white plumage into a ruddy color. When not breeding Tundra Swans

form large, gregarious flocks that move together across the skies and waters. At the age of 2 or 3, they form pair bonds — meaning they mate for life — feeding and roosting together year-round. Like all the migratory waterfowl species in the region, food is what brings them here for the winter. So the more numerous they are, and the more often you see or hear flocks of ducks, geese and Tundra Swans in the skies or on the waters, the better the health of our waters is likely to be and the more plentiful the food sources are for our waterfowl species. Waterfowl Chesapeake and Waterfowl Festival’s goal is to ensure that our unique feathered friends continue to make the Shore their wintertime home for many years to come.

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DuNNS COVE deep water, 4 BR 3 bath cedar clapboard home, quality reproduction of an 18th century house, detached garage with huge unfinished space above, in ground pool, tree lined drive, ultimate privacy yet a short drive to St. Michaels. $1,395,000

BEAuTIFuL VIEWS of Porters Creek with a great open floor-plan, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths and a huge room above the garage. This home was redesigned in 2012 with geothermal HVAC, hot tub, deck, updated septic, new well, screened porch and more.

ST. MICHAELS WATERFRONT - Stunning 5 BR 3 level home on prime treelined street, open floor plan with water views of the Miles River, Chefs kitchen, multiple porches, no town tax -so much for $ 985,000

OXFORD FERRY - Country living. Historic farmhouse with new interior and huge attached studio....B&M, Studio, Storage, Gallery - Many possible uses. High Visibility $699,000

ST. MICHAELS Fabulous location in the historic district in move in condition, this unique property has a huge backyard that borders Muskrat Park and provides space for home expansion and a pool. 2012 renovation. New landscaping, off street parking. $685,000

ST. MICHAELS Turnkey 3 bedroom and detached carriage house historic home with 1860 charm and modern amenities. $685,000

EASTON COuNTRY SIDE Historic 3 BR main house with barn and guest house on 5+ acres. Water access close by and just 6 miles to town. $550,000

WATERFRONT HARRIS CREEK, minutes to St. Michaels. This cozy 3 bedroom, maintenance easy home still has space for expansion and room for a pool. Attractively price at $549,000 WATERFRONT LOT Gorgeous wide southwesterly views across the Choptank River, just a short boat ride to Oxford, a few miles from St Michaels, surrounded by multimillion dollar homes, this lot is one of a kind. $749,000

ST. MICHAELS multi unit commercial, multi uses, beautiful historic details, off street parking, walk to all St Michaels attractions. $549,000

ST. MICHAELS Attractively priced commercial building in prime main street location with sought after back parking lot , surrounded by shops and restaurants , close proximity to town parking lot. $ 399,000

INLAND LOTS Well Priced, readyeady to build lot in beautiful Old Doncaster. Surrounded by waterfront homes, gorgeous park like surroundings, minutes to Easton. Well drained lot. Recent survey on file. Perc approved. $195,000 Royal Oak Building Lot suitable for horses. 14 acres. Call for details $225,000

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2 acres facing SW on Maxmore Creek, www.7889BozmanNeavittRd.com incredible sunsets, Bailey pier w/ 6’ MLW, 4 boat lifts, 3 BR, 3 BA. Add’l Unique 13.9 ac. property, guest detached garage, pool. $1,995,000 cottage, dock with 12 rentable boat 18th century renovated colonial slips, large office building. $2,175,000 home, 184 ac. (90 ac. tillable), 2500’ of waterfront. Includes 2 separate platted inland lots and 2 waterfront lots $2,975,000

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A unique contemporary home, 5 bedroom, 2 bath, open floor plan, large deck, pristine landscaping, looking Southwest on Edge Creek with 3’+ MLW. $985,000.

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This renovated residence boasts a first flr. master w/ second flr. loft, huge great room & gourmet kitchen. Detached 2 car garage w/ bonus area above. $450,000

Charming 2 story, updated 4BR, 2 bath brick home. New HVAC, gas fireplace, private fenced yard with shaded deck. Open, eat-in kitchen and dining area. No HOA. $330,000

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St. MiChAeLS WAteRfRont 55+ CoMMUnitY Extensively & tastefully remodeled One-level living w/sun room 3 BR, 2 BA Rancher in Rio Vista, addition overlooking lovely patio wood floors, MRB with gorgeous & pond! Wood floors, custom bath, new kitchen, private dock. fireplace, quality trim & moldings. waterside sunroom, spacious Formal living & dining rooms, w/ family/rec room off the kitchen. kitchen & nook open to family Professionally landscaped, room & sun room, 3BRs, 2BAs beautiful views of Spencer Creek. 2-car garage with sky basement. $819,900 Amazing amenities! $354,990

tRAPPe Acorn style home with 3 BR, Great Room, Study, Game Room. Wood floors, granite counters, tiled bathrooms. Natural setting on 4.6 acres overlooking a quiet river. Woods and open space for your horse or horticulture. Pier w. good water depth. $665,000

oxfoRD, MD Leave your stresses behind and relax in this Eastern Shore Condominium. No exterior maintenance or yard work, just enjoy your boat parked at your deeded boat slip or sit on the beach, steps from your front door. $382,900

CAMBRiDGe WAteRfRont Gorgeous sunsets from this very private, well maintained 3 BR 2 BA rancher on almost 9 acres in the Neck District. Lovely property inside & out with HW floors, updated kitchen, waterside family room. 2 car attached garage & HUGE 28x28 detached garage, private pier. $474,900

neW ConStRUCtion Southern style flair of stone & shingle detail. Two-story entry, sweeping staircase with formal and casual spaces for entertaining or relaxing inside & out. A setting on 6.9 acres off of beautiful Bayhead Road! $1,195,000

ChoPtAnK RiVeR This stunning waterfront home offered far below replacement cost and features an open plan, views from everywhere, 3 ensuite bedrooms, 4 fireplaces, and smart home amenities galore www. choptankretreat.com. $1,200,000

St. MiChAeLS, MD Classic Eastern Shore Retreat. Open floor plan featuring cathedral ceilings and a fabulous screened porch overlooking your pool with great water views. 4+/- MLW at your 150’ dock with a boat lift and 500’ of protected shore line. $1,495,000

DoRCheSteR WAteRfRont Charming traditional Eastern Shore Farmhouse with lots of character and charm located on 20 acres w/2000+ feet of waterfront. Updated kitchen, heating system, serene setting, watch the sunset over Tedious Creek $345,000 www.crocheronroad.com

eASteRn ShoRe CottAGe Adorable home with one level living, deck, partially fenced rear yard & detached garage with electric. Bamboo look laminate floors and fresh paint make this 2 BR & den or 3rd BR & one bath home a cozy place to call home. $159,000

CentReViLLe Elegant French Provincial with generous spaces and panoramic views of Grove Creek close by the Chester River. Quality finishes, from the well appointed kitchen to the library to the spacious lightfilled solarium. 3 BR, 2.5 Baths $935,000

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ST MICHAELS ESTATE Stunning waterfront estate in private setting in St Michaels. Highlights include great room with vaulted ceiling and two fireplaces, chef â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kitchen/ gathering room; elevator. Sports enthusiasts will enjoy hunting, swimming and water activities. Call for appointment. $2,495,000

WATERFRONT FARM/LAND-LOTS Close to St Michaels, this 135+ acres waterfront farm has large open outbuilding and shed. House plans available. Three separate deeded lots and private road. Deer, duck and goose hunting (goose pit). Call for information. $1,499,000.

ST MICHAELS WATERFRONT Immaculately maintained waterfront with sun room, deck and private dock just off Miles River. Boasts full basement/workshop, art studio or 4th bedroom, 2-car garage and large shed/garage. Located on soon to be premier golf course. $850,000.

ST MICHAELS WATERFRONT! Charming waterfront property partially fenced with sun room to enjoy fabulous sunsets. Offers lots of living space, 2-car garage and workshop, dock with 4 MLW. Located on 2+ acres with room for pool. Less than 3 miles to St Michaels downtown. $775,000.

GOLFERS DELIGHT! Beautifully presented with front porch, circular driveway and large deck. Offers 5 BR, 3.5 BA, master suite on main floor (new bathroom), gourmet kitchen and breakfast room open to family room with fireplace. Large shed/art studio $575,000.

MORNING GLORY COTTAGE! Absolutely charming and totally renovated with s/s appliances in kitchen, fenced yard with large wood deck and patio, front porch and shed on 0.5 acres. Perfect for full-time living or weekend getaway. $399,000.

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MARTINGHAM Charming brick rambler in Martingham with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms on beautiful 1.49 ac lot. Adjacent to 6th hole of soon to be Links at Perry Cabin. $425,000.

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ST MICHAELS ELEGANT/GOLF COURSE Gorgeous custom home located in quiet cul-desac in golf community. Features open floor plan with vaulted ceiling in great room, wood floors, wine cellar, office/3-4 bedrooms plus bonus room (50 x 22). 2-car garage, circular driveway, shed. $669,000.

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ST. MICHAELS - RIO VISTA Located on Riverview Terrace, with front and rear porches on large fenced lot. New roof and encapsulated crawl space, garage; community waterfront. $305,000.

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ST MICHAELS CUSTOM WATERFRONT Stunning views and sunsets from this beautiful contemporary home. Master on main floor, workshop and 2-car garage. Upper floor master suite with balcony, hobby room/bedroom 4, bonus room, office. Private pier and rip-rapped shoreline. $1,195,000.

ST MICHAELS WITH SUN ROOM Lovely home on 1 acre with circular driveway, shed and large deck accessed from sun room. Beautiful wood floors through out. Great location in St Michaels and easy access to Easton. $299,000.

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ST MICHAELS GOLF TOWNHOUSE Desirable end unit with serene rear garden and patio overlooking common area. Wood floors, fireplace, built-ins and many nice upgrades. $369,000.

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152 acres with 3,000’+ frontage on the Chester River Residence perched on the bank appreciates broad views of the River Caretaker cottage, 3-bay garage w/apartment, breeding shed, barns... Historic train station Fresh water pond, fenced pastures 3 miles to Chestertown $2,495,000

113 Acre Waterfront Farm 1,000’ on Langford Creek Authentic 1810 3-Bay Brick Colonial w/3,008 sf 97.9 acres tillable 13.9 acres Conservation Reserve 1 acre Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program-Impoundment Deep water pond… www.marylandwaterfrontforsale.com

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Restaurant -Established -Turn-key -kitchen equipment -walk-in cooler -furniture -all food & beverage inventory with the exception of alcohol -spacious patio -separate building for private parties Residence -5 bedrooms -2.5 bathrooms -full basement with French drain -in-ground pool

Pomona Store & Residence What an incredible opportunity for a convenient live/work lifestyle in a location where you could capture the attention of the hunters and residents of Quaker Neck! $249,000 Secluded Waterfront

Granny Branch Farm

Exquisite custom built home on 4.42 acres offers reclaimed VT barn hardwood floors, main level master suite, gourmet kitchen, sweeping River views... $1,225,000

Circa 1735 w/brick exterior laid in Flemish Bond style, this authentic 3-story center hall Colonial emanates elegance with a flair. Chef’s modern-day kitchen, 7 outbuildings, 3.18 ac. $389,000

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214 ACRE CAMBRIDGE ESTATE ‘Southwind,’ A stately circular drive and two-story portico introduce this superb five-bedroom, five full and one half bath home, found at the end of a treelined, gated drive that winds past sweeping lawns and wooded groves. The main level includes a foyer leading to a two-story great room, a library, as well as an oversized gourmet kitchen and master suite, all complete with stunning views. Formal gardens include a beautiful pergola, a five-bedroom guesthouse, and a deep-water dock that benefits from a boatlift with three slips. On five separate parcels totaling 214 acres, this is an oasis on Maryland’s eastern shore.

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Galena, MD $2,200,000 KE10071548 Productive 198 acre grain farm!! The farm has a total of 174.5 acres tillable (+/-) with 20 acres (+/-) in woods and a 4 acre (+/-) home site. There is currently a farming and hunting leases in place thru this 2017 season. Call Peter Heller 410-708-3301

Kennedyville, MD $549,000 KE10038556 Stunning home located in the water oriented community of Kentmore Park!! The property offers a first floor master suite with separate shower/bath, walk in closet, chefs kitchen, hardwood floors, fireplace, garage, screened in porch, much more. Call Peter Heller 410-708-3301

Chestertown, MD $1,975,000 KE9934443 2-Acre Waterfront Farm with 690-ft. water frontage and panoramic views offers a lovely home c.1800, rip-rap shoreline and 33 tillable acres. Adjacent 11-acre lot is also available. Call Richard Budden (443) 480-1181

Chestertown, MD $840,000 KE10000337 Eastern shore farmhouse, c.1890 offers pastoral 54-acre rural setting with large stocked pond. Updated in 2004, home offers original wood detail and 1st floor master suites. Ideal for hunting with 28-acres tillable and 10-acres of woods. Call Richard Budden (443) 480-1181

Chestertown , MD $694,000 KE9695821 The Fleetwood house with a first floor master, partially finished basement. Pool, hot tub and porch on golf course side, 9’ ceilings, large rooms, good flow, open and separated. A den for him & a withdrawing room for her. Call Lisa Raffetto 410-708-0174

Rock Hall, MD $725,000 KE9943385 Get away to this private peaceful waterfront home on Herringtown Creek. 30+acres, mostly wooded. Original house is an Acorn post and beam with 3 BR and 2 BA. 2008 addition added another 3 BR and 2 BA. New BAT system installed in 2008. Call Mary Carlisle 410-703-3820

Kennedyville, MD $995,000 KE10067407 Magnificent view of Western Horizon over the Sassafras! “Have it all” with this incredible property - private yet not secluded, pristine home with main floor living plus guest suite on walkout lower level with 2nd family room. Call Jenny Mobley 443-350-5917

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