Regional, local, and national stars to perform during the Ultimate Beach Festival OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND – Jellyfish Festival is thrilled to announce its full complement of entertainment and activations for 2021 event over Labor Day weekend. The most significant addition is Jellyfish sharing the sand with country music star Brad Paisley. “It’s super exciting to […]
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 ReadingA Town-Wide Family Event That You Won’t Forget! The Rock Hall Pirates and Wenches Weekend is Back in Port!! On the weekend of August 13-15, 2021,landlubbers and buccaneers, young and old, will once again set sail to Rock Hall, MD for the town’s FOURTEENTH “Best of the Bay” award winning, Pirates and Wenches Weekend! Come […]
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 ReadingSeven books published in 2020 by the country’s most prominent historians have been named finalists for the George Washington Prize. The winner will be announced at a ceremony in October. Chestertown, MD – Seven books published in 2020 by the country’s most prominent historians have been named finalists for the George Washington Prize. The annual […]
Continue Reading“Marie Pizano is an example of how you can overcome challenges to live with passion and purpose, and realize your ambitions. Her story can help empower and motivate others to find their Yes.” — Jack Canfield, Award-winning Author and Life Coach Memphis, TN — Integrity. Cultural diversity. Purpose-driven change. Guided by these soul-nourishing principles, Marie […]
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 ReadingBetterton is a small town on Maryland’s Eastern Shore of around 400 on the Chesapeake Bay. Looking at it today one would hardly guess that it was once a major Victorian summer resort at the end of the 1800s through the 1st half of the 20th century. It was a major stopping point for ships […]
Continue ReadingThe Kennard African American Cultural Heritage Center (KAACHC) chronicles African American life in both Queen Anne’s County and the nation, with an emphasis on the period that the Kennard High School (KHS) operated, 1936-1966. Twenty years ago it was the goal of a few individuals, the Kennard Alumni Association, to restore the degrading building. From […]
Continue ReadingRidgely and Sudlersville on Maryland’s Eastern Shore are just two of the towns that holds a piece of their heritage to the Railroads of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Delaware and Virginia’s Eastern Shore has many, including the Delaware town of Harrington. When you mention Harrington, many think of the Casino or the […]
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