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Summertime Blues

Summer jobs—complete with difficult bosses and bad pay—are a rite of passage. We asked a handful of hard-working folks to share stories of their most memorable jobs, from pushing hot dogs at county fairs to cleaning pools to chasing chickens.

Compiled by Mary Ann Treger Illustration by John S. Dykes

Rob Timm
Josh Cohen
Wayne Gilchrest
Chuck Fox
Lead Guitarist: Paul Reed Smith
Smooth Sailor: Gary Jobson
Searching For Tallulah
James McBride’s Eastern Shore
The Next Generation of Traditional Bay Occupations
The Vienna Water Ski Club
Misunderstood Professions
Landscape Painter Carol Rowan
Talbot County Home to Hollywood Insiders
Most Memorable Summer Jobs
The Bay's Dirtiest Jobs
Marvesta Shrimp Farms
Tangier Island’s Medical Clinic
Favorite Christmas Tree Ornaments
Baltimore Inner Harbor’s Trash Skimmer
Local Reality TV Folks
Behind the Scenes at the Maryland Renaissance Festival
Survivor Stories
Bay-area Volunteers
Deanna Dove, singer/songwriter
People Who Bring Their Dogs to Work
The Struggles (and Successes) of Bayview, Va.
Huntsman Jim Faber
Outdoor Jobs on the Bay

Arthur Crudup
Chesapeake's Historic Amusement Parks
Kent County’s African American Schoolhouse Museum
Southern Maryland's "Little Vegas"
Tom Horton’s Holland Island
Camp Wright
Historic Cemeteries
Eastern Shore Railroad

Chesapeake Real Estate 2011
Chesapeake facts and feats
Chicken Lawsuit
Knapps Narrows Drawbridge
25 (Chesapeake) Things To Do Before You Die
Pampering for Your Pet
Fun Essays About Summer
Designer Consignment Shops
Memorable Holiday Gifts
The Art of Regifting
31 Ways to Help Save the Bay
100 Chesapeake Classics
Who’s to Blame for the Chesapeake’s Polluted Waters
Where’s the Political Will to Save the Bay?
Chesapeake Bay Bridge 50th Anniversary