When seniors relocate to this community, there's someone waiting with a helping hand. By Debra R. Messick Photos by Maire Mcardle and...

by Manning Lee | Photos by Maire Mcardle Garden Treasures, the local Easton nursery, offers an array of festive gifts, holiday trees,...

Classic Porsche Restoration owners, Bruce Wakefield (left) and Josh Pritchett. with a nearly completed 1963 Porsche 356B SC. Local shop...

By Manning Lee // Photos by Maire Mcardle and Stephen Walker Elizabeth Hickman is a creative entrepreneur. She has filled her new...

Compiled by Amelia Blades Steward | Photo by Milada Vigerova/Gettyimages “While there is tea there’s hope.” — Arthur Wing Pinero...

Vintage Outfit w/ Gucci Belt Frugalicious 11 N Harrison St. Easton, MD 21601 410-822-3355 www.frugalicious.com Eastern Shore Map Bay Star...

New architectural styles introduced in the 1960s nationwide included New Formalism and Brutalism. New Formalism buildings include...

Less than a year earlier, the USSR had beaten the United States into space with the first Earth-orbiting artificial satellite, followed...

Holiday Hors d’oeuvres FOOD AND DISHES FROM SIMPATICO 104 Railroad Ave. St. Michaels, MD 21663 410-745-0345 www.simpaticostmichaels.com...

My Uncle Bud lived in New York City, and when I was a child, my family visited him every year during school break. We went to see lots...

Deer Dishes Butterfly Boutique Chesapeake Bay Blanket Houston’s Dockside Emporium 315 High St. #101 Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-9079...

The wood duck is a splendid bird. Navigating a waterway, its head gently bobs in rhythm with its paddling feet. The drake has plumage so...

Congratulations to the Winner, Judy Bottorf of Easton! **A special shoutout to Z, who took the time to document her Old Easton Scavenger...

deadly nightshade / belladonna (Atropa belladonna) Legend has it that belladonna was one of the ingredients in the special ointment...

The house on a slight rise at the end of Cherry Street on St. Michaels’ harbor was originally known as the Henry Clay Dodson House. It is...

There are signs of autumn on the Eastern Shore that tell us the seasons are unmistakably changing — the widening vees of southbound...

The Stoltz Listening Room, celebrating its 10th anniversary, is cool, intimate space on the second floor of The Avalon Theatre. The room,...

One of my favorite childhood movies was “Swiss Family Robinson.” I was fascinated by the house they built as separate rooms with wood...

NESTING BALLS Outstanding Dreams Alpaca Farm 24480 Pinetown Rd. Preston, MD 21655 410-673-2002 www.outstandingdreamsfarm.com ALPACA YARN...

In the mid-2000s Phil Liske of Preston sought to diversify his personal business portfolio. He had a successful hay-hauling company, and...

Eastern Shore Crest Bee Crafty Antiques & Collectibles Flower Basket Country Chics, LLC Ornate Necklace Little BoPeep’s 601C North Sixth...

There is a slice of paradise in downtown Easton if you know where to look. The Talbot Historical Society gardens, off Washington Street...

During my first trip to California, I visited Hearst Castle, designed by the architect Julia Morgan. Morgan was one of my heroines...

Oxford MD Prints The Treasure Chest Prints by Erick Sahler Seriographs Eastern Shore Short Stories The Treasure Chest Beach Glass Puzzle...

Porches James Agee, in his Pulitzer-Prize-winning book, “A Death in the Family,” wrote, “We are talking now about summer evenings in...

Seed Box Country Treasures 208 Main Street Preston, MD 21655 410-673-2603 www.mycountrytreasures.com Maryland Bag Edwards Pharmacy 102 S...

Beneath 32 coats of paint on a once-grand 1874 home on Dover Street in Easton, contractors found original siding made from Maryland swamp...

Wooden Birdhouse, Paints and Brushes Ben Franklin Crafts 101 Marlboro Ave. #31 Easton, MD 21601 410-820-0202 https://www.facebook.com/Ben...

Playing Card Decks Tammy’s Cool Things 2281 Ocean Gateway Trappe, MD 21673 410-476-3300 www.facebook.com/tammyscoolthings/ Ping Pong Set...

Jigsaw puzzles Hobbytown 106 Marlboro Ave. Suite 4 Easton, MD 21601 (410) 822-7800 Women’s Cozy Nightgown Bay Country Shop 2709 Ocean...

Vintage Cans Bay Country Antiques 415 Dorchester Ave., Cambridge, MD 21613 (410) 228-5296 www.baycountryantiques.com Classic Shades...

S’mores Bonfire Package Wylder Hotel Tilghman Island 21551 Chesapeake House Drive Tilghman Island, MD 21671 wylderhoteltilghmanisland.com...

Dog visibility gear St. Michaels Pet Supplies 203 N. Talbot Street St. Michaels, MD 21663 410-745-5257 Book Jackets Mystery Loves Company...

Halloween Book Jacket Mystery Loves Company 202 S Morris St. Oxford, MD 21654 410-226-0010 mysterylovescompany.com Haunted Eastern Shore...

A home built nearly 300 hundred years ago surely has seen a lot of lives pass through it. Is it beyond the realm of reason that some part...

Throw Pillow Joviality 214 Market Street A Denton, MD 21629 410-479-0426 joviality.business.site White Wine Glasses Bon Mojo 9 N....

SEASIDE BRACELET The Inn at Chesapeake Bay Beach Club 180 Pier 1 Road, Stevensville, MD 21666 (443) 249-5795 www.baybeachclub.com RIVER...

Tea Towels Houston’s Dockside Emporium 315 High St # 101, Chestertown, MD 21620 (410) 778-9079 www.houstonsdockside.com Crab Bracelet...

Purse Edwards Pharmacy 102 S. Commerce Street, Centreville Md., 21617 410-758-1715 Nautical Themed Napkins Bay Country Shop 2709 Ocean...

Travel Guides Jim Duffy Jill Jasuta Secrets of the Eastern Shore www.secretsoftheeasternshore.com Novel Wendy Mitman Clarke...

WATERING CAN Garden Treasures 29350 Matthewstown Road, Easton 410-822-1604 gardentreasuresmd.com RECYCLED SARI FABRIC PURSE Sunnyside...

Memorable achievements in architecture and design are inspired and created by visionaries who guide us from dreams and fancies to the...

This month we feature gift ideas for building anew. UNIQUE SLIDING BARN DOOR Eastern Interiors 329 High St., Chestertown 443-282-0215...