Harold’s guest is author Jack Shaum discussing Jack’s new book, 122 Years on The Old Bay Line. The beautiful steamships of the Old Bay Line, including The President Warfield, pictured above, plied the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and beyond for more than 100 years. They served in the Civil War, World War I, and The Second World War. And as late as 1961, according to Jack, you could still book passage for an overnight …
Read MoreHarold Wilson talks with former State Senator Gerald Winegrad about the waterborne diseases, particularly Vibrio Vulnificus and Mycobacterium marinum, in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. He represented the greater Annapolis area in the General Assembly for 16 years. He chaired the environment and Chesapeake Bay committee. Winegrad currently writes a commentary piece for the Sunday Capital on environmental …
Read MoreOne of the great pleasures of living in the Chesapeake Bay area is “chicken necking” for blue crabs on a lazy summer afternoon and later sharing the savory bounty with good friends. Unfortunately, what used to be an abundance of crabs is dwindling to a trickle. To discuss the startling erosion of the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay, Harold Wilson’s guest is former Senator Gerald Winegrad.
Read MoreHarold Wilson's guest on Delmarva Today is Jack Broderick, President of the Kent Island Heritage Society. He and Wilson talk about the work of the Heritage Society, the unique waterman and farming culture that is Kent Island, and the recommendation of the Bay Crossing Tier 1 BEPA Study that a third Bay Bridge should be …
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