From the Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy, Inc.: Ahoy! Hope everyone is enjoying this great November weather we have been having and Happy Thanksgiving to your family from ours. We are hosting our 4th annual Tea benefit on December 5th at the Vandiver Inn, make sure you get your reservations in soon! Click here to make reservation […]
Special Susquehanna Flats Fishing Season in Full Swing
From the Department of Natural Resources: Havre de Grace, MD (March 29, 2010) — The special catch and release striped bass fishing season on the Susquehanna Flats, which opened on March 1 and runs through May 3, is picking up as the water warms and the native stripers return for the spawning season. Reports from […]
Invasive Zebra Mussels Found in Maryland, Susquehanna River
Annapolis, Md. — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recently confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in the lower Susquehanna River. The latest zebra mussels found in Maryland were recovered from a boat docked in Harford County. Biologists are calling for vigilance and assistance from boaters and anglers to prevent spread of harmful zebra mussels. […]
Fighting Owls Women’s Volleyball Team Get Mauled By Skipjacks
From HCC Sports Desk BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford women’s volleyball team was plagued by errors, hitting just -.034 for the match as they fell to Chesapeake, 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-20) on Thursday night at Harford Gymnasium. The Fighting Owls (6-9) totaled 16 errors for the match while tallying just 14 kills on 59 attacks, but […]
Sanity And Sanctity Amid Ships Of Wood And Canvas
When you were 8 years old did you love to jump into big piles of sawdust? Did you and your dad scavenge old wooden fruit boxes for white pine that could be carved into World War 1 Spads and German fighter bombers? Carved from scrap wood into treasures of the heart and spirit the youngster […]
Harford Men’s Soccer Topples Chesapeake
From HCC Sports Desk WYE MILLS, Md.—The Harford men’s soccer team won its fourth straight and freshman goalie Steve Meredith (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) got the win in his first start with a 4-1 decision over Chesapeake on Wednesday afternoon in Wye Mills, Md. Sophomore Doug Baker (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) tallied his first point […]
Dance, Eat, Play And Plunder In Havre de Grace With The Pirates Of The Chesapeake
Three hundred and seventy-three years ago, or thereabouts, a small ship attempted to trade with Native Americans at Palmer’s Island, now known as Garrett Island, on the Susquehanna River at the top of the Chesapeake Bay. The ship never made it to the island – it was captured in what was dubbed the first act of piracy in Maryland. […]