News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
SG (Steve) Atkinson, Eastern Shore Photographer and Publisher of ChesaDel Crier, announces three Wall Calendars of his photographs. A 16-month 2021-22, “Chesapeake Country Roads”, and two 12 month 2022, “Chesapeake Country Roads – Mid-Shore”, and “Kent County in Pictures”. The calendars are published by ShoreToBeFun and are printed and sold through Lulu.com, an online self-publishing […]
Continue ReadingIn April of 2021 photographer Steve Atkinson began a new photographic project, Chesapeake Country Roads. Now he is announcing the publication of a 16-month Wall Calendar of these photographs. Most of the photographs were taken in Kent and Queen Anne’s Counties. The calendar can be purchased at the Website ChesapeakeCountryRoads.com/Calendar. Even though he had been […]
Continue ReadingMuch of the economy of Maryland’s Eastern Shore is from agriculture. So it’s natural that County Fairs are a big part of life here. Beginning just after the 4th of July leading up to the Maryland State Fair (Aug 26 – Sep 6), and a few after, it’s fair season. I have been part of […]
Continue ReadingWhen one thinks of the history of Town on the Chester, Chestertown, it’s usually its Colonial History. It also has a touch of Civil War history, or more precisely Post Civil War. George Vickers was one of Kent County’s most prominent citizens. In early 1868 he was selected by the Maryland Legislature as a US […]
Continue ReadingFor many Memorial Day weekend is associated with Chestertown and the Tea Party Festival that celebrates the town’s colonial past. It takes a great deal of planning and preliminarily work to put on the festival every year. Planning begins more than 6 months and when the decision was made to cancel the festival, for the […]
Continue ReadingThere have been many different reasons that cities and towns have been established. In the case of Ridgely in Caroline County Maryland the town was planned. The town was planned to be a regional trading city as the railroad system was expanding after the Civil War. As a spur off of the Delmarva Railroad that […]
Continue ReadingOne of the major country roads on Maryland’s Eastern Shore is MD313. The 76 miles Northbound road begins at US50 in Mardela Springs, Wicomico County, and runs to MD213 in Galena, Kent County. One of the town the road runs through is Sudlersville. Sitting at the red light, look to your left you’ll see the […]
Continue ReadingShortly after Queen Anne’s County was organized in 1706, Queenstown became the County Seat in 1707. It was first called Queen Anne’s Town, then in 1710 Queen’s Town and later simply Queenstown. The town and the County was named after England’s Queen Anne. The Court House was built in 1708. In 1782 the County seat […]
Continue ReadingBeginning in the 1920’s automobiles became popular and it was common for people to start taking trips. To provide the travelers with regional history roadside makers began sprouting up. In 1933 the Maryland State Roads Commission launched a statewide marker program. There are approximately 800 State markers on Maryland roadways. People often speed by without […]
Continue ReadingTraveling on the country roads of the Eastern Shore anytime of the year is a treat. Spring is one of those times. You can see life returning. Leaves are coming out on the trees, birds are flying and even on partly cloudy days the views are lovely. MD-298 connects MD-213 near Kennedyville to MD-20 near […]
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