A POETIC INTERLUDE: “The Choptank Is a River/That Is in My Dreams Today”
The below tribute to our Choptank River was published in 1931 by Folger McKinzey (1866-1950), who grew up on the Eastern Shore in Elkton, Md. and became something of an adolescent prodigy. He became editor of the weekly Shore Gazette newspaper in Ocean Grove, N.J. at age 17 and then, at 20, returned to Elkton as assistant editor of the Cecil Whig. While there, he…
Secrets of the Eastern ShoreFebruary 8, 2024
