Delmarva Drives

On the Road with Fran Severn

Sept. 9-11
Harborfest, Onancock. Great celebration in a great little town on the Bay. Kayak and rubber duck races, open-air artisan and farmers market, lots of live music and entertainment, tours of a Navy amphibious landing craft, horseshoe tournament. One of the best festivals on the Shore. Starts at 5 p.m. on Thursday & continues all day… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 09/05/10 at 11:00 PM

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If Hurricane Earl cooperates and moves quickly past us while staying out to sea, it will be great weather for the annual Hard Crab Derby in Crisfield and the Skipjack Race on Deal Island this weekend.

For me, these two events define the Eastern Shore. It’s not just that these two icons of… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 09/01/10 at 05:50 PM

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This week’s calendar stretches through Monday. Hey, it’s Labor Day. Ya gotta know the whole schedule so you can do the last weekend of summer up right!

August 30
Family Movie Night at the Beach, Dewey Beach. “The Princess & the Frog” Movie starts at 8:30; free parking in Dewey after 5 p.m. Movie is shown over… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/28/10 at 11:00 PM

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    There are few better ways to spend a summer afternoon than to linger over a meal and drinks by the water. One of the best spots to relish this is the Island House Restaurant in Wachapreague, VA.

Wachapreague calls itself “The Little City by the Sea,” but that’s such a misnomer.… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/26/10 at 11:00 PM

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Living on the Eastern Shore is usually a culinary delight. When crab cakes, corn on the cob, Smith Island Cake, watermelon, and Evo beer is a routine meal, who needs the Inner Harbor’s restaurant row?

But we are deprived of a few things. With the exception of the Bay Country Bakery in Cambridge, there is no real,… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/24/10 at 10:12 AM

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August 23
Movie Night at the Beach, Dewey Beach. “Cars” Movie starts at 8:30 on the big screen at Dagsworthy Street and the beach, over the dunes from the life saving station. Free parking after 5 p.m. http://www.beach-fun.com.

August 26
Stargazers Astronomy Workshop, Wallops Island, VA. Hands-on activities and guided observation, learn star patterns and… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/21/10 at 11:00 PM

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August isn’t an “R” month, but oyster-lovers aren’t seasonal in their fondness for the bivalve. While the commercial oyster beds are closed during the summer, oyster farms are busy meeting the demand by consumers and restaurants.

Tangier Sound Oyster Company is one of them. It’s a modest affair in Ernie Nichol’s backyard in Marion Station, near Crisfield. A… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/19/10 at 08:31 AM

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August 16
Dairy Day at Hopkins Farm Creamery, near Lewes, DE. Get to play with calves, feed and milk the cows, learn about what’s involved in producing milk, then enjoy fantastic ice cream made at the creamery. Proceeds benefit the DE Junior Holstein Association. “Small admission.” 11-4. http://www.hopkinsfarmcreamery.com

August 17
Riverfront Concert, Chestertown. Guitar duo… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/14/10 at 11:00 PM

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One of the big surprises on Delmarva is the number of professional quality community theaters. It seems that every town that’s blessed with an old movie theater has turned that building into a live theater. The community players – often including retired or relocated artists with experience in major markets – present seasons which feature plays are far… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/13/10 at 11:00 PM

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A Novel Idea Bookstore in Berlin announced this week that it’s closing in November. “Available” reads the sign in the window of the empty storefront that was the Westside Bookstore in Salisbury. Bethany Books in Bethany Beach and Harrison Street Books in Easton are both up for sale. In Snow Hill, the owner of Maggie’s holds down a… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/12/10 at 11:00 PM

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