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We Have a Blind Irishman to Thank for Our “Chesapeake” Lighthouses

The Chesapeake lighthouse, with its splayed legs supporting a homey cottage set atop a platform rising from the sea, ranks today as a defining icon for the region. I set out recently to learn more about how those beacons came to be and soon found my way to a tale two centuries and 3,000 miles away. Spoiler alert #1: The hero of the story is…

Secrets of the Eastern ShoreDecember 30, 2020

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QUOTE OF THE DAY: The Bowers Beach Oyster Bash that Dates Clear Back to 1852

For an astonishing 164 years now, the people of Bowers Beach have been throwing a big party to mark the start of oyster season. Here is a great description from back in the 1930s about the town, that party, and how Big Thursday came to be in the first place: Click on the cover to learn more about this Amazon best seller! Bowers Beach…

Secrets of the Eastern ShoreOctober 9, 2016

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10,000 Years and Counting: The Story of the Red Knot and the Horseshoe Crab

Quick question: How much do you weigh? OK, now try to imagine the sort of marathon physical ordeal you’d have to put yourself through in order to lose half of your body weight. OK, now try to imagine that you’ve been through that ordeal, and you are suddenly facing a deadline—in just two weeks, you have to eat enough food to get back up to…

Secrets of the Eastern ShoreApril 1, 2015

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We Have a Blind Irishman to Thank for Our “Chesapeake” Lighthouses

QUOTE OF THE DAY: The Bowers Beach Oyster Bash that Dates Clear Back to 1852

10,000 Years and Counting: The Story of the Red Knot and the Horseshoe Crab

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