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Big Barrel Country Music Fest
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The Tunes of June

Is this the Shore's most musical month? Two high-flying national music festivals, Firefly for rock and Big Barrel for country. Two classical festivals bringing in acts from around the country. Plus, great blues and roots bookings at various festivals and bars. Here are some highlights: • Bluegrass and beer are the featured attractions at the new Brewgrass Festival in Milford on Sun., June 14. Details. • The…
May 29, 2015
Ocean City Fishing Pier at Dawn (JJP)
Easter Events 2018: Bunnies, Bonnets, Egg Hunts, & More Good Times & Fun Events

Easter Events 2018: Bunnies, Bonnets, Egg Hunts, & More

    Happy Easter, everyone! Here is a little roundup I put together for you of fun Easter events going on as the blessed day approaches. If I missed something in your town, please add it in a comment at the bottom, and I’ll try and update the page when I can. FRIDAY, MARCH 23 • The fun & family-friendly "Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt" happens…
March 21, 2015
Get Out & Play: The First Weekend of Spring is Here at Last Good Times & Fun Events

Get Out & Play: The First Weekend of Spring is Here at Last

Spring finally arrives on Saturday, March 21, and we should all be feeling a need to get out and enjoy Mother Nature. Here are a few of the events planned at parks on the Eastern Shore and in Southern Delaware. • On Friday, there is a Vernal Equinox Hike at Pocomoke River State Park. Details here. • On Friday, there is a Thompson Island Sunset Hike…
March 14, 2015
Misty Stormy Ash Wednesday Featured Photo
The True Tale of Misty, Stormy, and maybe the worst nor’easter of them all Way Back Machine

The True Tale of Misty, Stormy, and maybe the worst nor’easter of them all

A version of this story appears in my book Eastern Shore Road Trips #1: 27 One-Day Adventures on Delmarva. Info about the book is here. The deluge lasted three long days and stretched across five high tides right at the time of the full moon. More than 90 percent of Chincoteague Island flooded. The water ran six feet deep at times on Main Street in…
February 19, 2015
English Cottage Gas Station in Cape Charles (JJP)
The English Cottage Gas Station that Has a Story to Tell in Cape Charles DestinationsWay Back Machine

The English Cottage Gas Station that Has a Story to Tell in Cape Charles

    Some empty buildings are just that, unfortunate bits of neglected junk on the Eastern Shore landscape. Others are something else altogether: Dilapidated, perhaps, but still graced with the ability to unravel fascinating secrets behind key turns in the life of the Shore—and even the country—in days gone by. Take this old guy, for example. He stands on the outskirts of Cape Charles, just…
December 5, 2014
MIles Hancock of Chincoteague, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia
CHINCOTEAGUE CHARACTER OF THE DAY: Decoy-Carving Legend Miles Hancock CharactersWay Back Machine

CHINCOTEAGUE CHARACTER OF THE DAY: Decoy-Carving Legend Miles Hancock

The amazing life that Miles Hancock led could never have unfolded the way it did if he had lived anyplace else in the world. Born in Williamsville, Delaware in 1887, he was one of four children in a farming family. When he was seven, his parents moved to Chincoteague.   Miniature Black Duck by Miles Hancock That’s when things got tough. First, his mother died.…
February 5, 2015
Peanut Sign at Stuckey's in Mappsville (JJP)
The Old-School Stuckey’s in Mappsville DestinationsWay Back Machine

The Old-School Stuckey’s in Mappsville

    There are the fake new Stuckey’s, and there are the genuine old-time Stuckey’s. The Stuckey’s in Mappsville, an itty bitty burg of 400-and-some souls on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, most definitely falls into the latter category. As far as I can tell, this is the only genuine Stuckey’s left in the Shore region. Walk through the door and you’ll feel like you’ve…
December 5, 2014