JULY/AUGUST 2007


FEATURES

Wild About Assateague
A weekend of hiking, paddling, and mosquito swatting on Maryland’s sandy national treasure


Beach Combing
Our annual roundup of what’s new at the beach

(Not) Just Passing Through
Five fab towns worth exploring en route to the beach


Ponies’ Secret
How did the ponies get to Assateague? One maritime treasure hunter thinks he knows

Summertime Blues
Regional folks share terrific tales about their most memorable summer jobs

Art House
Summertime at a riverfront cottage on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula


Old Faithful
Baltimore’s tried-and-true fireboat, the Mayor Thomas D’Alesamdro, Jr., ships out


Why I Hate Crabs
A hard-core Marylander gets steamed over steamed crabs

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Letter


Detours
What's happening on the Bay

Shorelines
Chesapeake news, notes, and nonsense

The Avenue
Shopping Solomons Island, Md.

Spotlight
Pickin’ and grinnin’ with the Chester River Runoff

Art Gallery
Chestertown folk artist Jimmy Reynolds

Out & About
Tips & tidbits for travelers

Weekender
Filling up at Southern Maryland’s bountiful barbecue joints

Checking Inn
The Inn at Onancock, Onancock, Va.

Traveling Gourmet
Solstice, Berlin, Md.

Andrew’s Kitchen
Thai cuisine made easy

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Dick Hack, mechanical musical instrument specialist






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