Delmarva Drives
On the Road with Fran Severn
Delmarva’s Farmers’ Markets
One of the best things about living in Delmarva is availability of fresh, good, wholesome, home-grown, often organic food. This has always been an agricultural area. Where else will you find a town called “Fruitland?” Pick-your-own berries and fruit open up as the season allows; local farmers are raising grass-fed beef and lamb, free-range chicken, and natural foraging…
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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 06/05/11 at 05:45 PM
There was a time when the drive-in movie was a fixture of summer. Load up the car with the kids, hook the scratchy speaker to the car window, fill up with popcorn and hot dogs during intermission, and watch the latest movies on a massive screen under the stars.
They are gone now. The Diamond State Drive-in…
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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 06/04/11 at 08:29 PM
June 2-7
Tall ship Kalmar Kyckel visits Cape Charles. Free tours, 2 ½ hour sails ($60/adults; $40 under 17), on the recreated 17th century Dutch vessel, the state boat of Delaware. http://www.kalmarkyckel.org
June 3: First Friday, Chestertown/Easton. Shops, galleries open late. Artist receptions. Specials at shops and restaurants. 5-9 pm.
Art League of Ocean…
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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 05/31/11 at 07:35 PM
Students of the paranormal will share otherworldly experiences this weekend at the first Delmarva Paranormal Conference at the Riverside Country Inn in Greensboro. Hosted by the Maryland Society of Ghost Hunters, it has a roster of big names in the ghost-tracking community reporting on their investigations and evidence that supports their conviction that there’s a lot of activity…
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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 05/19/11 at 11:01 PM
I recently read “The Man Who Ate the World.” The author is a restaurant critic in London who decided to tour the world’s finest, most famous, and most expensive restaurants in search of ‘the perfect meal.’ This would be the meal in which the menu was planned so that each course complimented and built on the others, every…
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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 05/18/11 at 11:00 PM
Volunteer fire departments are always looking for ways to raise money. About 15 years ago, the Northampton Fire and Rescue Company down in Nassawadox came up with the idea of a weekend of horseback trail riding. That it was successful is an understatement. There are now two rides a year, in May and September. The May ride was…
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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 05/16/11 at 04:26 PM
I got an invitation in the mail the other day about an upcoming art show and sale. It was a show I participated in the past two years, selling my photography and copies of my book, “Art Drives on Delmarva: A guide to over 350 studios, galleries and attractions on Delmarva.” I won’t be participating this year; neither…
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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 05/08/11 at 07:33 AM
With its existence and lifestyle so tied to nature, it’s no wonder Chincoteague is celebrating spring in a big way this weekend. “Mother Earth” Day activities are happening at the Refuge Visitor Center and at Robert Reed Park on the waterfront by the old drawbridge.
“Go Wild, Go Birding” is the theme at the Refuge. The migratory birds…
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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 05/06/11 at 06:14 AM
Whimsy has always been a part of the Shore’s culture. This Saturday, Milford, DE celebrates spring with its cheerful, funny, celebration: the Bug & Bud Festival.
The buds are the blooming flowers that are brightening the landscape. The bugs are ladybugs – Delaware’s state insect and a vital part of the ecology as they cheerfully nibble their…
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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 04/26/11 at 11:00 PM
Dedicated bird watchers will be migrating to the Shore April 28-May 1 for the annual Delmarva Birding Weekend. The Shore is as popular with frequent flyer feathered visitors as it is with people at this time of year. While the birds are flitting about and checking out their favorite perches, the birdwatchers will arm themselves with binoculars, field…
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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 04/25/11 at 01:19 PM
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