The Pearl of the Chesapeake
Working this water since 1706 — the ferry crossing that carried a young republic, the harbor that still fills with workboats before dawn.
Sunset of the Week
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Under the hanging baskets at Fresh Start
Petunias overhead, watermelons on the stand and 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.
Main Street, dressed for America's 250th
The lamppost banners are up — "Welcome to our little piece of Paradise" — and the bunting runs clear down to the light. Main Street is dressed for the country's 250th birthday, with Pirates & Wenches Weekend sailing in to celebrate it come August.
Coleman's Tavern — everybody calls it Maggie's
Red door, flag over the roofline, benches out front. The tavern on East Sharp Street has been the neighborhood's living room for years — drink specials, music bingo nights and a crowd that knows your name before you sit down.
Pirates & Wenches Weekend — the whole harbor goes buccaneer
Rum tasting and sea-shanty sing-along Friday · decorated flotilla, pirate poker run, Buccaneer's Ball and Main Street marketplace Saturday · pirate performers, kids' games, grub & grog all weekend — celebrating America's 250th.
The neighbors stopped by
A doe strolling past the pickup trucks like she pays taxes here, a squirrel running a full heist on the feeder, and an egret working the pond. Fresh from a listener's camera — this is what 21661 looks like when nobody's watching.
Harbor View of the Day
From the WRHM photo archive — a new look at the harbor every day, with the tide table and the fishing report on the air all morning.
Free Shuttle — ride the loop, no fare, no fuss
Blue Route (1-hr): Fri noon · Sat 9 AM · Sun 9–1 Red Express (½-hr): Fri 4 PM · Sat noon, last loops 8:15 PM. Stops: Main St, marinas, the beach, Waterman's Museum, Town Hall · Info 410-639-7611.
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Chestertown was the U.S. center of population after the first census in 1790.
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