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The first time I ate sushi, or more correctly, sashimi was during the White Marlin Open when I was 20. I had happened onto a boat, the owner was a friend of friend—as those random encounters involving yachts tend to … Continue reading →

Up and down the coastline of Ocean City, MD, surf shops pepper the streets with style. From Beater boards to Sanuk sandals—that aren’t really sandals—and the many coveted clothing brands favored by grade school kids and aging surfers alike, the … Continue reading →

Just over ten years ago, Berlin, MD was transformed into the fictitious town of Hale, MD for the major motion picture, Runaway Bride. Producers of the film starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere chose the name Hale for their movie’s … Continue reading →

There are photographs that capture the unpredictability of the water, the way the sun reflects off of the bay, creating a natural vignette around the ships in the harbor, or the pound fishermen holding on for dear life—and the days … Continue reading →

Amidst the quiet tranquility and natural beauty of Henlopen Acres, located just a few streets away from downtown Rehoboth Beach, sits a grand dame of history. The Peter Marsh Homestead embodies that all too rare quality, when a home seems … Continue reading →

If you’ve ever been to Assateague Island, chances are you’ve been lucky enough to experience the complete majesty and beauty of watching a herd of wild horses graze in the wetlands at sunset, or the sheer delight on children’s faces … Continue reading →

The Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum houses a wonderful collection of coastal artifacts depicting life on the shore in the Ocean City, MD area from the town’s earliest days. Permanent collections include the downstairs Wreck in the Offing exhibit portraying … Continue reading →

Planning a reunion with history in mind is just one of over 24 workshop topics to be featured at this year’s Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Conference to be held June 1-2 at the Cambridge branch of Chesapeake College.    The … Continue reading →

There’s nothing left now but the ghosts. Of a time, place, and people that once passed through—likely in a waft of smoke, peels of voracious laughter, and of course the cacophony of sound. If you close your eyes, and listen … Continue reading →

The white building stands three stories tall, much as it did just before the turn of the nineteenth century. A two-story Tuscan columned porch provides a space for guests to mingle and enjoy the Atlantic Ocean breeze—whether they happened to … Continue reading →

Harriet Tubman was known as ‘the Moses of her people’. She found freedom for herself and some three-hundred other slaves whom she led north to safe lands. In the Civil War she served the Union Army as a nurse, scout, … Continue reading →

The Waystead Inn is bound to become a memorable icon in the downtown Berlin vicinity. Like many early 1900’s-built buildings in the Berlin area, the Waystead was completely gutted, remodeled, and put back together to become an old house with … Continue reading →