Archive for November, 2007

Wye Mills is a township on the border of Talbot County and Queen Anne’s County, Maryland. It was the home of the Wye Oak (Maryland’s honorary state tree, which was destroyed in a June 6, 2002, thunderstorm) and of Chesapeake College. In 1671 a gristmill was built on the Wye River here. Over 300 years later, there is still a mill operating on the site, making it the oldest commercial enterprise in Queen Anne’s or Talbot Counties. Also of interest to fishermen, Wye Mills Lake is a standard bass/bluegill lake and is managed as such. Good numbers and sizes of bass and bluegills are present.

Alan

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Enjoy a day or sunset sail on a beautiful vintage catboat on the Chesapeake Bay. Selina II is docked in St. Michaels, Maryland, a charming Eastern Shore town known for its wonderful seafood and quaint small town feel. You will be treated to an unforgettable sailing trip with Captain Iris Clarke, the owner of the sailing yacht. We also offer overnight sails and honeymoon getaways for those who want to spend more time on the water.

Visit Sailing in St. Michaels, Maryland

Alan

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The skipjack is a type of sailboat developed on the Chesapeake Bay for oyster dredging. It succeeded the bugeye as the chief oystering boat on the bay, and remains in service due to laws restricting the use of powerboats in the Maryland state oyster fishery. It has long been an icon of the Eastern Shore. You may arrange to take a ride on a skipjack on Tilghman Island and experience a part of Eastern Shore history. For schedules and fees, visit the site of the Rebecca T. Ruark.

Alan

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It was the gathering storm over blue crabs that brought Michael Paolisso, a researcher who had never studied crabs, to the lower Eastern Shore to meet watermen like Horseman and Ford. New to the crab wars, Paolisso is an anthropologist, not a biologist, and he came here to study not the crabs, but the crabbers.

Read more at Chesapeake Quarterly

Alan

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Cruise on one of the most exciting attractions offered on Maryland’s Eastern Shore… The Choptank Riverboat Company’s reproductions of authentic 80 foot turn-of-the-century paddlewheelers. Fully enclosed with heating and air conditioning. Savor the scenery along the Choptank River on a sightseeing cruise or enjoying a delicious lunch or dinner prepared by the Suicide Bridge Restaurant, the home harbor and embarkation point of our river-boat cruises. Dine on the area’s freshest seafood at our waterfront restaurant as you watch the waterfowl dine with you. You may also see watermen returning, aboard their workboats, with their daily catch of fish, crabs or oysters fresh from the Choptank River. Our enclosed, heated, and air-conditioned pavilion is available for catered events accommodating up to 300 guests for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, graduation parties, crab-feasts, reunions, and any other gathering imaginable.

For current rates and schedules, visit their website.

Alan

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