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A beautiful specimen from the birding banding excursion near Snow Hill, MD
Resting Gaucho
A wooden model of a resting cowboy in the Marvel Carriage Museum
Assateague at Sunrise
Waking up to the buzz of bugs isn't so bad when you wake up to this...
Bird Bander
Bird Banding master, Richard Roberts, enlightened Coastal Stewards and a Ward Museum photo group on the world of Eastern shore bird banding and migration. Here, he has the bird in "photo grip."
Ooey Gooey
Sinful dessert eaten in downtown Lewes, Delaware
Rackliffe House
Visible from the near Assateague, this plantation house is pre-revolution
Doggie-Friendly Assateague
Did you know dogs are allowed at Assateague Island National Seashore's non-life guarded beaches?
Dogfish Head Brew Tours
Not only does Dogfish Head try unorthodox methods of brewing, but they also work with molecular biologist to learn and recreate ancient recipes. (You can hear all about it on a brew tour.)
The Future of Chesapeake Bay Farms
These cute little critters welcome the farm's visitors as they taste fresh ice cream and stroll around the grounds.
The historic Julia Purnell Museum in Snow Hill, Maryland
Lavender bundles from Lavender Fields near Milton Delaware
Cornbread
Stop by Trappe Creek Restaurant for their all-you-can eat crab special and cornbread when you're in the Berlin, Maryland area.
Blueberries
Good Earth Market not only sells organic goods, but also local fresh fruits and veggies.
Local Honey
Good Earth Market boasts LOCAL HONEY!
Busy Bee
Lavender Fields Farm has keeps its five hives of bees very busy with creating lavender infused honey, a French delicacy.
Two local musicians work their craft outside the opening of the Delmarva Discovery Center in Pocomoke City, Maryland
Days Gone by Museum owned and operated by Mr. Jack Knowles of Woodland, Delaware. The museum is actually in Mr. Knowles backyard.
Fishing boats
A pair of fishing boats sitting in the Ocean City Commercial Harbor.
Lunch
We witnessed a live horseshoe crab (you guessed it) feeding. That is a minnow in its mouth!
Hermie
This Assateague tour boat shared their pets with us and even let their hermit crab run around a bit.
Female Horseshoe Crab
A female horseshoe crab as she moves back to sea
Sunset Over the Bay
A beautiful sunset at our Makai condo after a long day of rain storms.
Mar-Va Theater Volunteers
The theater's volunteer-only staff takes care of all aspects of the facility, from selling concessions to cleaning up after shows. These local girls will gain community service hours in the next school year.
Local Man Power
Around here, its used for getting two-ton hard tops in place.
Pylons serve as a beautiful perch for the local gulls. What a great view from the DuPont Nature Center window.
Alex, the DuPont Nature Center's mascot, watches over the beaches where his fellow red knots fill up before their long migrations. This giant model bird is sponsored by the DuPont's Clear Into the Future Initiative, a program of the DuPont Company, and the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife.
Going to the movies on a Friday or Saturday night, getting a tub of buttery popcorn and a tall fountain soda is as Americana as it gets. Nowadays, this experience takes place in multiplexes with stadium seating and with larger-than-life portions of concessions tagged with larger-than-life prices. However, there are still those theaters out there that boast a little nostalgia and an old-time cinema experience. The Mar-Va Theater in Pocomoke City, Maryland is one of those still standing.
Driving through the town, it is easy to understand why it was chosen as a finalist for All American City. The buildings, the lawns, the bridges, all seemed to be the reason why the word quaint was brought into existence-- and the movie house is no different.
Stepping inside this place was similar to stepping into a walk-in time capsule. An old-fashioned popcorn dispenser welcomes you even before the box office, which only seats one volunteer. Behind that, you can find the concession stand ran by three young girls divvying out portions of popcorn and Pepsi. Once in the actual theater, only one screen and a modest amount of seating can be found all restored with a 1930s décor.
We had arrived a half hour early to give us some time to explore this vintage place and find its interesting history. We were shown the newly refurbished dressing rooms underneath the stage where the actors dress for their roles; the low ceilings remind you that you are in the basement. The historic timeline was explained by Micheal Day, a theater board member, from inception in 1927 to near condemnation in the 1990's to the reopening nearly two years ago after significant work and help from the community.
Now, this antique movie house, the only one within thirty miles of Pocomoke City, lives on in the tradition of American theater with plays, dinner shows, and, of course, movies. You won't get a gallon of soda, or a newly released movie (since the Mar-Va theater gets movies once they have been out for 3 weekends to offer cheaper entrance), but you definitely get an authentic, unique, and very small-town-America experience for a very small price.
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