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Jul 18, 2024 | 
chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Duffy Perkins |MacDuff Perkins
Hollis Island, or “Shark Tooth Island,” as it’s more widely known, is a beloved sandbar on the Potomac River known for its fossils, specifically shark teeth. A popular destination for recreational boaters interested in beachcombing, Shark Tooth Island extends into the river just north of Montross, Virginia, and acts as a funnel for the deposits released from cliffs upriver at Westmoreland State Park.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Duffy Perkins |MacDuff Perkins
Maryland Fleet Week drops into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor this weekend, and you know we’ll be there for it. With ship tours, flyovers, exhibitions, and plenty of things for the kids to do, Fleet Week is a great opportunity to see impressive ships up close and get behind-the-scenes tours. Now is your chance to celebrate the maritime history of the Eastern Seaboard—with the Chesapeake Bay at its center.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Duffy Perkins |MacDuff Perkins
There’s an almost ineffable joy involved in exploring the Chesapeake by sailboat. Moving at a slow crawl, an entirely new world begins to open around every bend. For our family, this is a quiet sense of adventure, and the Chesapeake unfurls a labyrinth of villages and cities, coves and bays to satisfy dreamers young and (unfortunately) middle-aged. But sometimes we have to explore via land yacht, which is what we were doing several months ago while the boat was still on the hard.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Kate Livie |Jefferson Holland |Duffy Perkins |dining.By Duffy Perkins
Swinging into summer along the waterfront by photographer Peter Cross.
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May 2, 2024 | 
chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Duffy Perkins |MacDuff Perkins
Real estate agent Beth Groner accepts plenty of referrals through her work with the Keller Williams Agency in Reedville, Virginia. But an offer to represent the owner of a Chesapeake Bay lighthouse was a new one. “The owner purchased the lighthouse directly from the General Services Administration’s Lighthouse Program through an auction back in 2005,” she says.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Duffy Perkins |MacDuff Perkins
Sure, it’s always a great time to head to St. Michaels. But the weekend of April 27-28 is particularly special with three fun events coinciding. Wine enthusiasts will enjoy this year’s VIP-style WineFest at the Old Brick Inn, beginning Friday evening and lasting throughout the weekend. The 2024 WineFest is a seated, curated version of the town-wide festival from years past.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Duffy Perkins |MacDuff Perkins
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Duffy Perkins |MacDuff Perkins
The Bay Bridge Boat Show, April 12-14 in Stevensville, Md, is bringing in over 250 boats, seminars, and demonstrations to open the Bay's Boating Season. Photo by Ben Cushwa for the Annapolis Boat Shows Protected: Bay Bridge Boat Show Opens the 2024 Boating Season There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. By Duffy Perkins / April 9, 2024
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Duffy Perkins |MacDuff Perkins
Although it’s officially known as “Maryland Day,” you don’t have to be a Maryland native to enjoy the many events happening around the state this weekend. There are multiple celebrations highlighting the historical significance of this Chesapeake Bay state. Visitors and locals can experience the vibrancy of Maryland’s place in the story of our country in a unique way. Maryland Day commemorates March 25, 1634, the day that the first colonists landed on Maryland soil.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Duffy Perkins |MacDuff Perkins
The National Parks Service (NPS) recently announced that cherry blossom viewing in the DMV region should peak between th. But around the area, more and more pink and white blooms are beginning to show, proving that even after all these years Mother Nature still enjoys keeping us on our toes. The early bloom is due to a few factors, but most important is the number of “degree days” between winter and spring, or those days that reach a certain temperature and amount of sunlight.
