What's happening in 21661 — from the harbor to Main Street, one story at a time. Nice people live here.
Rum tasting and a sea-shanty sing-along Friday night. Saturday brings the decorated flotilla, the pirate poker run, the Buccaneer's Ball and a Main Street marketplace. Pirate performers, kids' games, grub & grog all weekend — and this year it sails as part of America's 250th.
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We went through every listing in the Guide this week — addresses, phone numbers and what each place actually does, checked against the businesses themselves. Charters, inns, shops, marinas and kitchens, all current. If your business belongs on the map, the door's open on the front page.
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Petunias overhead, watermelons on the stand, the picnic table out front — Fresh Start Food and Garden at 21318 Sharp Street is high summer in one frame. Fresh produce, the deli case and seasonal plants, right in the middle of town. 410-639-4102.
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Working this water since 1706 — the ferry crossing that carried a young republic, the harbor that still fills with workboats before dawn. Crabs in the summer, oysters in the winter, rockfish when the season opens. The town's story, told from the water in.
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The 10th Annual Sportsman's Bash kicks off at 11 this morning, with The Nighthawks at the Mainstay tonight at 7:30. Church on the Beach meets Sunday at 8:30. Then Betterton Day runs all day August 1st, capped by Josh Christina's piano rock & roll at the Mainstay.
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Blue Route (1-hour loop): Friday noon, Saturday 9 AM, Sunday 9–1. Red Express (half-hour): Friday 4 PM, Saturday noon, last loops 8:15 PM. Flag it at any Bus Stop sign — Main Street, the marinas, the beach, the Waterman's Museum and Town Hall. Info: 410-639-7611.
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The community music block is live — Bay music and local voices programmed by the station, running alongside the U-Rock® national feed. Hear something you like? The recently-played list on the front page keeps the receipts, updated as it spins.
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