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Snow Hill’s Corddry Company Crossing Model Railroad Club
Is Miles Of Fun — And Then Some
The elaborate train display on the second floor of Pocomoke River Canoe Company already stands approximately 40’x20’ and has 1.16 miles of track for nearly a dozen model trains to run on. But store owner Barry Laws says there is always room for more.

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Industry Innovators

Hoopers Island Oyster Company, known internationally as a “seed to shuck” trendsetter, is on the forefront of oyster harvesting and equipment sales
If you can’t beat Hoopers Island Oyster Company in growing the healthiest, most flavorful oysters on the Eastern Shore, co-founder and managing partner Ricky Fitzhugh welcomes you to join them. Whether the nearly decade-old Cambridge business stands alone or faces competition in the oyster industry,

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Water World

Cambridge’s Richardson Maritime Museum Honors The Shore’s Watermen
Take a deep dive into the sometimes mysterious and always fascinating world of the Eastern Shore watermen at the Richardson Maritime Museum in Cambridge. As part of its Historical Collection, this compelling world is both explored and recreated from multiple perspectives. In the room devoted to the watermen’s equipment and gear,

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Step Back In Time

“Oystering On The Chesapeake” Celebrates The Rich History Of Oystering On Its Waters
Step onboard an oyster-harvesting skipjack, the E.C. Collier, and enter the world of the working watermen of the Chesapeake Bay. Eavesdrop on the captain and crew as the captain shouts orders; the crew brings in the dredge, sorts the oysters and talks about the captain behind his back — all at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St Michaels..

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