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Aug 2021
Scene Around Delmarva
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Jul 2021
History Comes Alive At Eastern Shore Threshermen’s Show
Farmers worked the land with horses and manual labor. Wheat or oats were hand-threshed with a flail; farmers walked behind imple ...[more]
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Jul 2021
From Water to Wharf
By Kathi Ferguson It was my first visit to Wittman Wharf Seafood. The customer ahead of me had just finished paying f ...[more]
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Jun 2021
Paul Reed Smith Guitars - Nothing Short of Extraordinary
By Kathi Ferguson Paul Reed Smith’s first guitar was built in college as a challenge to his music professor t ...[more]
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Jun 2021
The Origins of Father’s Day
The first Father’s Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910 in Washington state. However it was not made a national holiday in ...[more]
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Jun 2021
Horseshoe Crabs to Make Yearly Appearance
Horseshoe crabs are evolutionary survivors that have remained relatively unchanged in appearance for 350 million years. The hors ...[more]
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May 2021
Interesting Facts About Memorial Day
Each year on the last Monday of May, Americans celebrate Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a federal holiday that honors and mourns ...[more]
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May 2021
Oxford-Bellevue Ferry – Taking The Scenic Route
By Kathi Ferguson Before moving to the Eastern Shore, cycling through its back roads was a frequent pastime. A high ...[more]
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Apr 2021
Early Roadways in Delaware
All photos courtesy of the Delaware Public Archives Early Roads Early roads were paths through fields and woods fo ...[more]
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Apr 2021
It’s All About The Roe
By Kathi Ferguson When signs of spring come to mind, our thoughts typically turn to warmer days, songbirds, April s ...[more]
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Mar 2021
Lead Kindly Light - Fenwick Island Lighthouse
By Kathi Ferguson One of the most quintessential and sought after attractions on the Eastern seaboard would have to ...[more]
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Mar 2021
Wandering Through Wicomico
By Kathi Ferguson Like so many areas throughout Delmarva, the county of Wicomico is rich in history and abundant in ...[more]
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Feb 2021
Ways to Honor and Celebrate Black History Month
Black History Month takes place each year during the month of February. The precursor to Black History Month was a history week es ...[more]
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Feb 2021
Identify & Help Winter Birds
Birds flittering around the neighborhood are a common sight during spring and summer, and these welcome guests can be enjoyable ...[more]
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Jan 2021
Railway Through Ridgely
By Kathi Ferguson The old railroad lines that run through Ridgely and nearby Caroline County towns may not be carry ...[more]
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Dec 2020
O...is for Oysters!
By Kathi Ferguson Festivals pay homage to them, roads on the Eastern Shore were once bedded with their shells, and ...[more]
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Dec 2020
Charm Along the Nanticoke
By Kathi Ferguson Tucked away along the meandering Nanticoke River, sits the small Chesapeake Bay town of Vienna. F ...[more]
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Nov 2020
Discovering Odessa
By Kathi Ferguson Originally known as Cantwell’s Bridge, the tranquil village of Odessa, Delaware’s early history ...[more]
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Sep 2020
Creatures of the Swamp
By Kathi Ferguson Swamp creatures in Delmarva? According to legend, indeed there are! Found main ...[more]
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Aug 2020
History Along the Choptank
By Kathi Ferguson The town of Denton, Maryland, seat of Caroline County, began as a tiny settlement on the Choptank ...[more]
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Aug 2020
The Dog Days of Summer
By Kathi Ferguson Soon after the Summer Solstice in late June, those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere can be ...[more]
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Jul 2020
Follow The Sun...Flower
By Kathi Ferguson Perhaps nothing says “summer” like the sunflower. In all of their colorful glory, the ...[more]
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Jun 2020
A Roadside Delight
by Kathi Ferguson The signs of summer are many on Delmarva. But for me, the opening of roadside produce stands become ...[more]
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Apr 2020
The Wonder of Sea Glass
By Kathi Ferguson Like many things Mother Nature has to offer, the simple, magical beauty of sea glass never ceases ...[more]
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Mar 2020
Oh the Shamrock
By Kathi Ferguson They appear everywhere around St. Patrick’s Day. Those cute little three petal green plants ...[more]
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Feb 2020
A Presidential Visit
The 29th President of the United States, Warren G. Harding visited Delaware on June 9, 1923. The President started his day early ...[more]
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Feb 2020
Comfort Foods - Maryland Style
By Kathi Ferguson The month of February gets a bad rap. By the time it comes around, winter has already dished up a ...[more]
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Jan 2020
Mural, Mural, on the Wall
By Kathi Ferguson If you find yourself heading southbound into Cambridge over the Choptank River Bridge, cast a gla ...[more]
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Nov 2019
Delmarva’s Great Sanctuary
By Kathi Ferguson It is November at Blackwater Wildlife Refuge. Ospreys have migrated South, autumn colors begin to ...[more]
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Oct 2019
Ghostly Hotels in Delaware
By Kathi Ferguson You look like you’ve seen a ghost! Chances are you have, once you’ve spent the nigh ...[more]
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Sep 2019
An Artful Approach to the Garden
by Kathi Ferguson It is not every day you will find an oversized onion, super tall asparagus, or a golden pear with ...[more]
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Aug 2019
Nanticoke Indian Tribe's 40th Annual Powwow
SEPTEMBER 7th & 8th, 2019 One of the best things about the powwow is the air of happiness and joy in renewing o ...[more]
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Aug 2019
It’s Just Peachy in Delaware
Delaware is well known for its delicious, fresh peaches. Peach orchards were first planted in northern Delaware and spread south ...[more]
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Jul 2019
Our American Flag - More than Just Stars and Stripes
By Kathi Ferguson The American flag - we pledge allegiance to it, we salute it, and we sing about it. We carry it i ...[more]
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Jun 2019
Family Farm Offers Unique Getaway
By Kathi Ferguson With roots dating back to the 1900s, Crow Vineyard & Winery is a third generation 365 acre fa ...[more]
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May 2019
The Naming of VFW Post 5118
By Kathi Ferguson The first official meeting of Easton’s VFW Memorial Post 5118 was held in the basement of i ...[more]
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Apr 2019
All About April
by Kathi Ferguson April showers may bring May flowers, but aside from the weather, the month of April is appreciate ...[more]
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Mar 2019
Shedding New Light On Local Agriculture - One Painting At A Time
By Kathi Ferguson Local artist Bob Manning’s love for the landscape was first inspired when he b ...[more]
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Feb 2019
The Shapes of Nature
By Kathi Ferguson Creative people tend to see things differently. I can attest to that, since I am one of them! Som ...[more]
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Jan 2019
The Edna E. Lockwood - Built to Last
By Kathi Ferguson Tales of Tilghman Island’s history are many, although they are not always told ...[more]
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Dec 2018
Hot Chocolate
This cup of liquid comfort has a history all its own. By Kathi Ferguson There is something ab ...[more]
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Nov 2018
Plymouth Rock - A "Piece" of America's History
By Kathi Ferguson Perhaps one of the most remembered lessons in American history is of the Mayflower bringing the P ...[more]
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Oct 2018
Creatures of the Delmarva Night
By Kathi Ferguson Nocturnal animals have long been associated with Halloween, and there is surely no s ...[more]
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Sep 2018
Tilghman Islands’s “W” Houses
By Kathi Ferguson The Lee House, the grand old “W” house that sits back from Tilghman Isla ...[more]
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Aug 2018
There's This Place Called “Spocott”
By Kathi Ferguson On the bank of Gary’s Creek six miles west of Cambridge on what is now Route 3 ...[more]
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Jul 2018
Painting The Shore
Artists from near and far interact with the Eastern Shore landscape through their painting. By Kathi Ferguson We a ...[more]