JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2006


FEATURES

Southern Crossings
A history buff's journey through Southern Maryland.

Shores Apart
"Secession Now!" cried the Eastern Shore Renegades.

Schoolhouse Rocks
Two Easton architects transform an historic schoolhouse into a cozy cottage.

The Giving Kind
Meet four Bay-area folks who know what it means to give.

A Year With Lem
Conversations with one of the famous Ward brothers in the autumn of his life.

Ghosts of Conowingo
A dam that's larger than life, and how it got that way.

Scenes from a Mall
An enlightening and exhausting weekend inside Arundel Mills Mall.

I Love to Decorate
Reflections on the pleasures of decking the holiday halls.

I Hate to Decorate
Reflections on the pains of decking the holiday halls.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Letter


Detours
What's happening on the Bay.

Shorelines
Chesapeake news, notes, and nonsense

Q&A
Maryland state folkorist Elaine Eff.

Spotlight
Delivery nurse and grief counselor Annie O'Sullivan.

Art Dept.
Hampden folk sculptor Jim Pollock.

Checking Inn
Cecil County's Elk Forge B&B Inn & Retreat.

Hometowns
Occoquan, Va.

Traveling Gourmet
Metropolitan, Annapolis.

Andrew's Kitchen
Luscious legumes.

End Quote
Mike Henry, manager, Easton Airport.






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