In case you have an itching to come visit Toddville and Dorchester County, here are some happenings around the area (taken primarily from the monthly, What’s Happening…In Dorchester County)
Editors note: I apologize for missing September
Throughout the month of Sep:
Birds to See Around Toddville and Blackwater: (Oct-Dec) Autumn colors peak. Blackbirds, the last of the songbird migrants, peak in October and November. Abundance of ducks and geese gradually increases. Peaks occur in late October or November. Tundra swans from Northwest Canada usually arrive in early November. Several hundred remain throughout the winter. White-tailed and sika deer breed from October to December. Bald eagle numbers increase with the arrival of migrants from the north. Golden eagles are occasionally seen during winter. Waterfowl numbers decrease. Some remain all winter, others move south or disperse throughout the Delmarva Peninsula. Prescribed burning of the marsh begins for regeneration of specific waterfowl food resources.
One Hour Walking Tour of High Street Every Saturday, 10:00 AM through Oct 27 (weather permitting). Cambridge. West End Citizens Association. Meet your colonial costumed guide in front of the Wallace Office Building, 301 Gay Street. Adults: $8.00 Children under 12 free if accompanied by an adult. Reservations are appreciated, but not necessary. Contact 410-901-1000 or weca@cambridgemd.org.
Farmers Market Every Thursday, 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM until Oct 25. Academy Street parking lot across from Cambridge Fire Department. Questions, call John Steward, 410-310-6093.
06 Oct, Saturday
Annual Blackwater Refuge Open House 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Children’s programs, exhibits, bird walks, demonstrations, displays, and food. Youngsters can meet Smokey Bear and learn about firefighting techniques. Free admission. For more information: 410-228-2677.
Hurlock Fall Festival 10:00 AM A little of everything: parades, train rides, line dancing, music, craft tables, singing, pony rides and plenty of food. Tickets for round trip train rides are $5.00 and can be purchased at the train station while they last. Call the Hurlock town office for more information: 410-943-4181.
Harvest Festival at LaGrange Plantation 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Home of the Dorchester County Historical Society. Old-fashioned festival celebrating Dorchester County’s traditions includes music, food, games, re-enactors, and traditional Chesapeake Bay food. The Society’s own Antiques Roadshow returns. For $25.00, you may bring in three items to be appraised by three, locally well-known antiques appraisers. For more information: 410-228-7953.
Bucktown United Methodist Church Fall Bazaar 8:00 AM. Yard sale, country store, bake table, soups and oyster sandwiches, flowers, silent auction and more.
Dr. Hines Fall Festival 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Grace United Methodist Church on the corner of Race and Muir streets. Homemade food and bake table, flea market, and silent auction. To donate to the bake or flea market tables, you may drop off items (no clothes) at the Church office, Mon-Fri between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM or call 410-228-4353 if you need the items picked up. If you want a table of your own for $10.00, please call the number above. In the event of rain, the festival will be moved indoors.
12 Oct, Friday & 13 Oct, Saturday
Immanuel Church Octoberfest For more information, call 410-228-5265.
13 Oct, Saturday
Nathan of Dorchester Public Sailing 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Departs from Long Wharf in Cambridge. Call for reservations or private charter information: 410-228-7141 or visit www.skipjack-nathan.org.
Horn Point Laboratory Open House Visitors will learn about environmental sciences. For more information, call 410-221-8425.
American Legion Crab Feast 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Crabs and food, beer, slots, big wheel with country music 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM. $30.00 per person at the Dorchester Post #91 in Cambridge on Rte. 50. For more information, call 410-228-3070 or Adrien Hansen at 410-228-5925.
BBQ for Habitat for Humanity 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM at Governor’s Hall at Sailwinds Park, Cambridge. ¼ chicken, pulled port, baked beans, cole slaw, and roll for $8.00. Eat-in or take out. Live music. Help Habitat build more homes in Dorchester County!
Pirate look-alike contest and treasure hunt 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Following the contest will be an outdoor movie, Pirates of the Caribbean. A special sidewalk sale featuring Cambridge’s downtown merchants. For more information, please call Cambridge Mainstreet at 410-228-0020.
14 Oct, Sunday
Fall Festival at Lollipop Lane 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Lollipop Lane is celebrating 30 years with pony rides, hay rides, moon bounce, pumpkin hunt, 4-H barnyard, the Amazing Zorak and much more.
2nd Annual Sailwinds Park Kite Festival Free festival featuring all sorts of kites including the 130-foot long, octopus kite, the largest of its type in the US. More information: 410-463-5366.
Cambridge Coin Show 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM at the American Legion Post #91, Cambridge. Features dealers of US and foreign coins, medals, and currency to buy, sell, or trade. Youngsters can get started on a penny collection and other special activities. Free admission. For more information: 410-463-5366.
19 Oct, Friday – 21 Oct, Sunday
2nd Annual Cambridge Schooner Rendezvous 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Cambridge Maritime festival featuring Chesapeake Bay schooners and tall ships. Classic and modern schooners will converge on the Port of Cambridge after the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race with the visiting Virginia State Tall ship, Virginia, the replica, Mystic Whaler, from Mystic Seaport, CT, and General Patton’s former private yacht, When and If. Bluegrass and maritime music. For more information, call Ann Strauss: 410-221-7858.
19 Oct, Friday – 31 Oct, Wednesday
Haunted Forest For more information: 410-883-3500
20 Oct, Saturday
Neck District Day at Spocott Windmill The Windmill will be grinding grain and fresh apple cider will be made on the grounds. 410-476-5058
Beckwith Apple Festival at the Neck District Fire Hall Large flea market, crafts, pony rides, face painting, food including oyster sandwiches, BBQ chicken, burgers, and, of course, apples, apple dumplings, and apple pie. For more information: 410-228-2434.
2nd Annual Rock Fishing Tournament 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the East New Market fire department. Shrimp dinner and more. Tickets for fishing tournament are available at Danny’s Marine, Chuck Budd Marine Center, R&D Boat Supply, Goatees Marine, and Taylors Island Campground. For more information, call David or Stephanie Carrier at 443-521-9739 or 443-521-3198. All money raised supports the East New Market Volunteer Fire Department.
21 Oct, Sunday
Hoopers Island Volunteer Fire Company Gun Bash 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM at Sailwinds Park in Cambridge. $45.00 admission includes food and drink and chances on (29) guns, (6) cash prizes, and (2) ATV 4x4’s. For more information: 410-397-3311, 410-397-3578, 410-397-3557, or 410-397-3631. Sponsored by Preston Buick Pontiac GMC of Cambridge.
Fried Chicken and Oyester Fritter Dinner 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM at Linkwood-Salem Volunteer Fire Company (9 miles east of Cambridge on Rte. 50). Served family style with a variety of vegetables, homemade biscuits, and coffee. Baked goods available for sale. Cost: adults - $14, children 6 to 12 - $4, and children under six – free. Carryouts - $14. For additional information, call 410-221-0169.
Nathan of Dorchester Public Sailing 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Departs from Long Wharf in Cambridge. Call for reservations or private charter information: 410-228-7141 or visit www.skipjack-nathan.org.
27 Oct, Saturday
Nathan of Dorchester Public Sailing 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Departs from Long Wharf in Cambridge. Call for reservations or private charter information: 410-228-7141 or visit www.skipjack-nathan.org.
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Mark Darien
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Tuesday, October 2, 2007
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