Tagged Stories: "watermen"
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Boats of the Chesapeake Bay
April 29, 2021These iconic vessels trace the history of the nation’s largest estuary
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Clues of a growing blue crab
August 19, 2020How to tell when blue crabs shed their shells
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Should restored oyster reefs be opened to harvesting?
April 16, 2019Oyster sanctuaries continue to be a debated issue
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The vacation of a lifetime
March 8, 2019Ida Hall first learned the ways of the watermen while visiting her cousin. She’s still there, working the water.
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Portrait of an Island Part III: What the water brings
July 23, 2018Changing times impact the traditional waterman community of Deal Island
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Portrait of an Island Part II: What binds us together
June 28, 2018Deal Island residents build lives around the water and their community
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Portrait of an Island Part I: What used to be home
June 20, 2018Like its neighbor Holland Island, Deal Island is fighting the tides
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A life on the Chesapeake Bay
March 9, 2018After 30 years, Captain Tyrone Meredith has witnessed the Bay’s ebb and flow
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Life on the Bay, through ebony eyes
February 28, 2018Hear from three voices working to continue the long-established legacy of African-American maritime leadership
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Bounty from the Bay
September 28, 2017Old Line Fish Company brings the farm-to-table concept to the water
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