It doesn’t matter where you may travel there will be monuments and memorials. As I continue my Chesapeake County Road series I’ll talk about ones I’ve photographed on my travels between Chesapeake City and Kent Island. These are a few of them. On the MD20 on the way to Rock Hall, Maryland, is one of […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, MD – ShoreRivers proudly presents its annual State of the Rivers online via Zoom on Friday, May 7, 2021 from 5:00-6:15 pm. Nancy Cordes, CBS News chief White House correspondent, will emcee the live presentation, which will include the official release of the 2020 River Report Card and a Q&A session with the Choptank, […]
Continue ReadingFor the first time since 2009 the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration have added 49 routes to the National Scenic Byways Program. One of these is the Chesapeake Country All-American Road, a more than 400-mile route from Chesapeake City to Crisfield and Smith Island on country roads on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. This adds […]
Continue ReadingTrash is everywhere throughout our watersheds—floating in ditches and streams, littering roadways, dirtying parks, and fluttering through farm fields. In April, ShoreRivers and volunteers will host community trash cleanups to help rid our towns, streets, and parks of litter before it reaches our waterways. These events are part of the annual Project Clean Stream, a […]
Continue ReadingTalisman’s Derby committee is not able to literally put their heads together, but that Is not stopping the group from planning this year’s version of the organization’s signature event. Each year at TTR’s Derby Live! old and new friends gather together for a great party complete with dinner, mint juleps, bourbon tasting, horses, and hats. […]
Continue ReadingStudy measures economic contributions, job support, and tax impact Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA), the governing body of the Maryland Heritage Areas Program, recently released the results of a study that estimates the contribution of Stories of the Chesapeake Heritage Area to the statewide economy to be $98,4 million and 1397 jobs. “At the Stories […]
Continue ReadingCENTREVILLE — Compass will be offering their three-day training session virtually for any individuals interested in becoming a patient care volunteer. The training session is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. February 12, 19, and 26, 2021. Due to COVID restrictions, the training will take place virtually through Zoom. Registration is required and completing […]
Continue ReadingChurch Hill, Maryland – Church Hill Theatre will be live streaming The Worst Choice, a searing—and timely—new play by John Carl Haas this February. Haas, a history professor at Chesapeake College, poses a disturbing moral question: what if General William Tecumseh Sherman had been challenged, even faced court martial, for his hard tactics during the […]
Continue Reading’tis the season. The holiday season is upon us. Although it won’t be quite like it has in the past. Many towns have canceled their usual events, such as Santa’s arrival, parades and tree lighting ceremonies. And some towns have some unusual trees for the season. Here are few along with photos. (Unless noted, photos […]
Continue ReadingThe Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries are polluted, and the time to act against this destruction is now. Just before Thanksgiving, ShoreRivers hosted the 11th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Although the audience could not be together in person, the sense of community was strong as more than 1,000 passionate environmental advocates gathered online […]
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