Stories written by krossignol

How to make your own laundry detergent

 By Joey Greenwell THE CHESAPEAKE This past weekend, I made a fresh batch of homemade laundry detergent from a recipe my mom Leslie gave us. I enjoyed the process – I got to make a giant bucket of slime in the kitchen and my kids and wife had a blast. Let’s see what we can [...]

Beneath the Surface

By Larry Jarboe THE CHESAPEAKE – Chapter 4 Less than twelve hours since his Columbian brother-in-law, Carlos, thoroughly disrupted Commissioner Jerry Largent’s total outlook on life, Commissioner President Doris Gunn-Manning closed the commissioners’ formal public meeting prior to noon on Tuesday, August 16. “I hereby adjourn this meeting of the Board of St. Mary’s County [...]

Warming the home with woodstove

By Joey Greenwell THE CHESAPEAKE With spring knocking on our door and the temperatures warming up; it may seem like an odd time to write about heating your home. However, for several reasons it is the perfect time. With the problems we are all facing with the current economy and job market, a lot of [...]

Get your gear in gear now for fishing and boating enjoyment this season

When our kids take a nap, we usually poke our heads in every now and then to see how they’re doing right? So why should it be any different when we put our boats and fishing gear away for the winter? Rockfish season will be here before we know it! And between now and then [...]

Ten Yellow Neds or a Cooler Full of Cats

Fifty years ago, Allen’s Fresh Bridge on Rt. 234 was the place to be during the first week of March. I remember well as a boy seeing anglers standing along the concrete railings with long stringers of big Yellow Perch. I looked forward to getting big enough to drive there myself and join the fun. [...]

Spring Cleaning: turn your trash into cash!

Capt. Greg Buckner’s boat has been up on blocks in Solomon’s Island for much of this winter. Like so many other charter captains and recreational boater’s, Capt. Greg will be using the warm weather transition that the month of March generally affords us to prep his boat for the first day of Spring Rockfish Season [...]

Meeting Great Grandfather

Recently I allowed my 5 year old son to tag along on an afternoon squirrel hunt where he met his great grandfather.The day we picked was windy and cold, almost too cold for his little body to stay warm. Little Joey was bundled up with so many layers he looked like Ralphy from the movie [...]

Ready to Rock!

    April is striper time in Southern Maryland waters and there is a lot to get ready before the big post-spawn rockfish begin their travels through fishing locales anglers and charterboat captains are familiar with. The 2011 spring was more seasonally predictable than in previous years, so timing could be in favor of opening [...]

Spring Gobbler Season April 18 to May 23rd

People who hunted the last week in January for deer with a crossbow may have thought that was the end of the hunting season and it was time to take a long winter’s nap. Well Spring Turkey season is just around the corner and this is a “Must to Do” in hunting. This season Spring [...]

Electricity comes to Southern Maryland

Point Lookout Hotel _ Whitten

 I was talking to someone the other day about when I first took over Pt. Lookout Hotel. I talked about the complexity of the electrical system at the hotel and how nobody told me where anything was. When I walked in, there were quite a number of boxes, some with as many as twenty or [...]

The Chesapeake TAGS
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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