FEATURED ARTICLES
The Glass Was Always Half Full by Helen Chappell
Dotti Heimert died in November, after a long, painful sumo wrestling match with cancer. It’s not just a great loss to her beloved family and friends; it’s a loss to the whole regional art community, and the community at large. She was just that special. I used to come slouching and grouching into her Bellevue Store full of the frustrations and woes of the life of a mid-list writer. I’d toss myself into a chair behind the counter and whine.
Dotti would listen, or at least pretend to, murmuring encouragement. “Oh, darling girl,” she would exclaim, her hands busy with whatever project she had at that moment. “It can’t possibly be that bad! Look at all the people who love your writing. Things will get better.”
Miles Point Stays Forever Green by Dick Cooper
Joan Murray, known to conservationists and many St. Michaels residents as “Saint Joan,” brought an end to 12 years of epic legal wrangling when she bought Miles Point Green in early 2011 from developers who had once planned as many as 375 homes on the farmland on the north edge of town. From the old cement slab bridge over a small tidal stream on the edge of Fogg Cove, Murray sees what she hopes will become a new venue to admire the beauty of the Chesapeake.
Rock Ring by George W. Sellers
Closer now, I see the distinctive circular shape of large stone pillars with lintel blocks spanning some of the spaces between the pillars. From my sophomoric research I recall the literal definition of Stonehenge to be: stone – rocks or boulders (that was easy) and henge – to be a generally circular configuration of upright stones or wooden posts on a flat area, usually enclosed or delineated by an earthen bank and adjacent ditch.
21st Century Treasure Hunting by Mary Syrett
A hike or canoeing trip through the Tidewater to find a container holding a pocketknife, a flag, trinkets and some change may not sound like a totally fun outing, but the activity is, nonetheless, becoming increasingly popular. Geocaching (pronounced geocashing) is an activity that resembles a modern day treasure hunt.
Tidewater Times was established in 1952 as a specialized monthly magazine which would appeal to the tourist, the prospective land buyer, and others for whom the Eastern Shore has a special allure. It was created to be small enough to fit into a woman's purse or a man's coat pocket. Today it has blossomed as a vital symbol of our thriving community.
Our award-winning group of Feature Writers include Helen Chappell, Marc Teffeau, Pamela Meredith-Doyle, George Sellers, Anne Stinson, and Dick Cooper. Distribution covers an area including Dorchester, Talbot, Caroline, Queen Anne's and Kent counties.
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