The Avalon Foundation, in collaboration with the Talbot County Department of Economic Development and Tourism, has been awarded the Transactional Opportunities Award at the 2024 Maryland Tourism Awards. This recognition, presented during the 43rd Annual Maryland Tourism & Travel Summit in Harford County acknowledges the significant impact of the Plein Air Easton Competition and Arts […]
Continue ReadingOn June 14, 2019 The Old Queen Anne’s County Court House in Centreville, Maryland closed their doors as being the country’s Circuit Court House. The New Court House opened their doors on June 17, 2019. The Old Court House had served the citizens of Queen Anne’s County since 1795, when the country’s first President George […]
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 […]
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I live in Kent County and of all the places I’ve gone on the Delmarva Peninsula it’s where I learned my craft and taken the most photos. So when I decided to do Cards, it was a natural that one of my first sets would be of “Scenes of Kent County, MD”. “Heron on the […]
Continue ReadingI love to photograph Abandon Barns. I don’t go onto the property, although I wish I could get up-close to many. The photographs are shot from the public road. This one I call “Returning to Nature”. Since getting this shot, the barn has been taken down, now only the silo remains as a lone beacon […]
Continue ReadingOne of the many common scenes along the shores of the Rivers and Bays of the the Delmarva Peninsula are sailboats. Some are at private docks and others like this photo are docked at marinas. This is one of many of my Delmarva Scenes that I have on Greeting Cards. Currently there are six (sets) […]
Continue ReadingIt’s near the middle of October. The days are getting noticeably shorter. The mornings are cool. The leaves on the trees are beginning to change color and fall to the ground. There are those who are trying to hold on to the final glimpses of Summer by sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. ______ Delmarva Scenes […]
Continue ReadingWhen you are driving, do you notice the churches on the Delmarva. Many of them have been around since the 19th Century. This one is in the small Kent County, MD Village of Still Pond. Old churches have a beauty of their own. When you look at the workmenship that has been put into these […]
Continue ReadingIt was the last full week of Summer and a great one to get out and enjoy nature. One of the places I visited this week was Ferry Point Park at Kent Narrows in Queen Anne’s County, MD. ______ Delmarva Scenes is a photo project of SG Atkinson, Publisher and Editor of ChesaDel Crier, where […]
Continue ReadingI’ve attended networking events in Annapolis where I am known as the Arts and Entertainment man from the shore. Of course lately these have been held virtually. I’ve been asked where to go on the shore. Usually they are looking for places on the Lower Shore since they are going to the Beach. I tell […]
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