BALTIMORE — Coast Guard Station Washington, D.C., crewmembers rescued a woman from the Georgetown Channel near the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Washington, D.C., after her single-person vessel capsized Sunday. Rescued was Jenie Upchurch, 61, from Arlington, Va. D.C. Metro Police contacted Coast Guard Sector Baltimore watchstanders at 11:56 a.m. to report that a woman had fallen from a [...]
By Rich Pelz The CHESAPEAKE HB 208 A bill to Confiscate all riparian rights shellfish grounds by the state of Maryland. Gone are the good old days. You can read the entire bill at http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/hb/hb0208f.pdf Look specifically at the new language at the very end of the bill. ” SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER [...]
By Larry Jarboe THE CHESAPEAKE The warm wet wake-up kiss on his forehead was a pleasant introduction to the greater challenge of arising from the dressing chair that he had fallen asleep in. Sharp stabs of pain radiated from the small of his back as Commissioner Largent pushed himself to his feet on slightly shaking [...]
When you wake up in the morning to cold rain and snow in our Chesapeake Bay watershed, believe it or not, the weather is warm and the sun is shining in the Caribbean. Southern Marylanders live in a world class cruising, fishing, and water sports area for most of the year. However, the winter months [...]
By Vi Englund THE CHESAPEAKE For the first time in fifty two years I returned to the campus of the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. It is located just a good eyeful of distance east of the Rocky Mountains, halfway between Cheyenne and Denver. When I was on the campus it was a Teachers [...]
The thought of one of Mama’s squirrel pies with potatoes and onions with a thick brown crust sounded pretty good to me.
Mar 8 2011 | Posted in
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Writers often speak of the influence in one’s life in living near one of nature’s phenomena, a forest, a mountain or a plain. Ours is our creek and river shore, ever-changing, never changing. Over the years many happenings have occurred there. I remember back before WWII when I was using my two young Belgian horses [...]
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How many loyal readers of the CHESAPEAKE remember watching the courageous exploits of Lloyd Bridges who played Mike Nelson in the T.V. series, “Sea Hunt”? I sense this very fictitious but thrilling show spawned a generation of undersea adventurers who later adopted Jacques Cousteau as our more practical mentor. One of the most differentiating realities [...]
Mar 8 2011 | Posted in
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By Steve and Chelly Scala As we muddle through one of the toughest winters in recent years, anglers can keep their spirits up by giving their fishing tackle the work over it deserves. Don’t fret those days or precious weekends when it is too cold and nasty to spend much time outside alongside a brackish [...]
Mar 8 2011 | Posted in
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There is one redeeming fact about the month of February. It is a short month. Hopefully, this edition of the CHESAPEAKE will warm your heart as we anticipate the return of Spring and the waterborne adventures that await in our watershed backyard. For those of us with free time and a few dollars, affordable cruises [...]
Mar 8 2011 | Posted in
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