Injured Merchant Marine student aided by Navy & Coast Guard

 BALTIMORE  (Oct. 23, 2010) – A Coast Guard crew medevaced a man who was reportedly suffering from a laceration above his left eye near Fishing Creek in Annapolis, Md., Sunday. Medevaced was Benjamin Reavis, 21, a student of the Merchant Marine Academy in King’s Point, N.Y. After the incident, Reavis was transferred from a 44-foot [...]

A Historical Perspective

Kalmar Nikal sailing off into morning sun

The stinky Hayden Farm Deal and the Christmas Eve public meeting will long be remembered by knowledgeable taxpayers.

Bivalve’s dramatic demise is as ‘quiet as a clam’ Large clam species are collapsing throughout the Chesapeake

This clam dredger was underway in 1968 when this photo was taken by NOAA on the Chesapeake Bay.  Clam dredges still operate on the Patuxent.

Unlike oysters, which build elaborate reefs, soft-shell clams burrow into the sediment where they are out of sight – and seemingly out of mind.

Remember That Reference Point or You Will Get Lost

deer droppings photo

I know the Indians would use other things like glowing mushrooms as navigation aids, but I have not seen this type of mushroom in Maryland yet.

Archery, Smokepoles & Fishing Rods

Gobbler and Chelley Scala

Outdoor folks will have plenty to choose from in October whether it be archery deer hunting, fishing for fall run stripers or the season openers for muzzleloader hunting for deer. While the smokepole shootists are making sure their muzzleloaders have been cleaned and ready to partake in some cap and ball action, they might also [...]

From Brick to Boat

St. Clement's Island with the sun setting behind the Blackiston Lighthouse.  Copyright 2010 THE CHESAPEAKE

“Well, I’ve been collecting bricks from all over the world to build a shrine for the Blessed Mother that overlooks St. Clements Island.” said Millie.

New areas of Battleship USS Wisconsin now open to public

USS Wisconsin

Prior to boarding the ship, visitors are invited to see the film, Forward for Freedom, which will be shown in the new Battleship Intro Theater inside Nauticus. The six-minute film brings the Wisconsin to life through the stories and commentary of those who have supported the ship, especially those who served aboard her .

One dead in boat collision on James River

 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Oct. 17, 2010) – Coast Guard and local agencies respond to a collision in the vicinity of the James River Bridge Sunday morning. At 9:53 a.m. Coast Guard Sector Hampton Road watchstanders received word over channel 16 VHF-FM that a Sea Tow vessel with one person aboard, and a 19-foot boat with two [...]

Bivalve’s dramatic demise is as ‘quiet as a clam’

This clam dredger was underway in 1968 when this photo was taken by NOAA on the Chesapeake Bay.  Clam dredges still operate on the Patuxent.

Unlike oysters, which build elaborate reefs, soft-shell clams burrow into the sediment where they are out of sight – and seemingly out of mind.

The Captain and the Kid

Jarboe, Capn Larry fishing with St. Clements Island in background

Capt. Bill could read his old flasher fish recorder like no one else on the Bay. Time after time, he put us on a school of weakfish hungry for our peeler crab baits.

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Alan Brylawski Annapolis baitfish Baltimore bluefish Breton Bay Bushwood Wharf Capt. Greg Buckner catfish Chalk Point Charles County Chesapeake Chesapeake Bay Christmas chum Coast Guard deer Fred McCoy grass shrimp Gregorian Fault Jack Rue Key Largo Larry Jarboe Lexington Park Maryland MDE oysters Patuxent River Piney Point Point Lookout Point Lookout Hotel Potomac River Ridge Rockfish soft shell clams Solomon's Island Spring Gobbler St. Clements Island St. George Island St. Mary's County Stephen G. Uhler striped bass The Chesapeake trolling rigs trophy rockfish
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