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Hear “Love Stories to Tell in the Dark” in Stevensville, Md. on Thu., Feb. 12, 2026 The Newsroom

Hear “Love Stories to Tell in the Dark” in Stevensville, Md. on Thu., Feb. 12, 2026

Jim Duffy of Secrets of the Eastern Shore is going to be one of twentyish writers featured in a fun Valentine's-themed event on Thu., Feb. 12, 2026 on Kent Island, Md. "Love Stories to Tell in the Dark" will be held at Cult Classic Brewing, 1169 Shopping Center Road in Stevensville. The fun starts at 7pm. Every featured writer will have five minutes to spin a…
December 30, 2025
Road Trip! Kent Island, Maryland From the BooksMiscellanyRoad Trips

Road Trip! Kent Island, Maryland

This is a free excerpt from my book, Eastern Shore Road Trips #2: 26 MORE One-Day Adventures on Delmarva. More info here about that and my other books exploring the history, travel, and culture on the Eastern Shore and in Delaware. Every year, millions of travelers looking to get away from their busy big-city lives catch their first glimpse of the Delmarva Peninsula in the shoreline of…
August 14, 2022
Scenes from Love Point Hotel on Kent Island, Maryland
Love Point on Kent Island: A Valentine’s Memory from Days Gone By Way Back Machine

Love Point on Kent Island: A Valentine’s Memory from Days Gone By

Have you ever heard of the old Love Point Hotel? Set on the northernmost tip of Kent Island, Maryland along today’s Route 18 (or Love Point Road), it was romantic as all get out, with sandy beaches, elegant porches, and long, lovely lanes perfect for strolling hand in hand, as you can see from the photos here and below. It opened in the early years…
February 10, 2019
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CHARACTER OF THE DAY: The President Who Shot Ducks (and Marbles) on Hog Island Characters

CHARACTER OF THE DAY: The President Who Shot Ducks (and Marbles) on Hog Island

After Grover Cleveland made history in November of 1892, the first thing he did was reward himself with a trip to Hog Island, just off of his beloved Eastern Shore. Cleveland had just become the first person to win non-consecutive terms in the White House. He had won the election of 1884, and he had lost the one in 1888. (Donald Trump became the second…
April 25, 2017
Eastern Shore Secrets: Opening Day for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
What Might Have Been: Chesapeake Bay Bridge Plans That Never Panned Out Way Back Machine

What Might Have Been: Chesapeake Bay Bridge Plans That Never Panned Out

This is an excerpt from my book, Eastern Shore Road Trips 2: 26 MORE One-Day Adventures on Delmarva. It's a sort of historical endnote to a chapter where I get off the highway and wander around Kent Island, Md, learning about the stories the place has to tell and the sites (and sights) it has to see. History is a funny thing. Once a big…
July 20, 2015