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If you make a detour off U.S. Route 50, and drive the scenic route through Dorchester County, you’ll find your way to Suicide Bridge Restaurant on Cabin Creek in Hurlock. The restaurant sits at the foot of the local, legendary “Suicide Bridge” — a bridge with a history that one only can assume. Despite the haunting and looming name, Suicide Bridge Restaurant is vibrant and brimming with activity. With a seafood menu to satisfy anyone’s taste for local cuisine and stunning vie

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Situated at the confluence of the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay, Havre de Grace is an enchanting maritime town with a rich history worth exploring. R. Madison “Mitch” Mitchell Jr. has lived in Havre de Grace all of his 85 years and, if the traveler is lucky, is the person manning the front desk at the Havre de Grace Visitors Center. A model train enthusiast, he built in incredible detail a replica of the entire town that is on display at the center. An audio record

A trendy drink is brewing in Federalsburg. Gayle Galbraith and her partner, Stanley Nowak, a Marine Corps veteran, opened Federal Brewing Company in a 100-year old building at 102 Main Street in Federalsburg. Instead of brewing craft beer, the couple is brewing kombucha, a fermented tea popularized in the United States first on the West Coast as a health food trend before becoming popular on the East Coast. The drink, which Galbraith affectionately refers to as “booch,” is th

Caraway Cakes 1 Large Egg ½ cup Heavy Mayonnaise (Hellmans) 1 Teaspoon Grain Mustard 1 Teaspoon Fresh Lemon Juice 1 Teaspoon Ground Caraway Seeds 1 Teaspoon Old Bay 1 Lb. Jumbo Lump Crab Meat ½ Cup & 1 Cup Fresh Rye Bread Crumbs (use a nice Jewish Rye, not a Dark Rye, Crumble in a Food Processor) Mix egg and mayonnaise until well blended; add mustard, lemon juice, caraway seeds and Old Bay. Mix again. Carefully pick through crab meat for shells and fold into dressing. Fold

Quiet, soft-spoken Richard Scofield has worked for 33 years to restore some of the world’s most iconic boats. He has the history of being the longest tenured staff member ever at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, a distinction that would make him an institution in itself, but Scofield is too modest a man for such a label. His retirement earlier this year is the passing of a torch of knowledge, the type of knowledge you can’t learn from a book. It is a torch he has passed ma

Over the past 25 years, Marc Castelli has been painting watercolors of the lives of Chesapeake Bay watermen. This year marks his 25th year working with Carla Massoni and her gallery in Chestertown. In his words, his paintings are reflections of the deep and profound magic of the light in the air and the water that continue to inspire him. But, he said, his paintings also reflect the relationships he has built with watermen while becoming a part of their world. He has taken ad

In May, we said goodbye to our beloved friend and colleague, Gail Ruppe, who lost her battle with cancer Friday, May 11. Over the years with Chesapeake Publishing, now APG Media of Chesapeake, she earned multiple sales awards. Customers would ask for her specifically because they knew she would see their account was handled with care and attention to detail. “Gail and I started working together more than 25 years ago,” said Shore Monthly Publisher David Fike. “Since the first

The Johnson family tells tales of life on the water. The 2004 remake of the classic movie “Around the World in 80 Days” (the movie version of a book written in 1872 by Jules Verne) portrays a humorous race to circle the globe in a hot air balloon — but taking 18 months to circumnavigate the world with your entire family aboard a sailboat is anything but comedic. For longtime Oxford residents Richard and Jessica Johnson, and daughters Molly and Emma, they wouldn’t have it any

Buying fresh produce, eggs and baked goods from local farmers and artisans is easy at a local farmers market, where people also gather for music, camaraderie and a sense of connection to people who produce their food. The weekly markets are held Saturday mornings in Easton and St. Michaels, Thursdays on Kent Island, and Wednesdays in Denton. At each of these locations, farmers, artisans, locals, and tourists come together for food and community. The St. Michaels Farmers Marke