https://chestertownspy.org Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Sat, 03 May 2025 02:01:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/03/chesapeake-lens-the-co-canal-by-lee-goodwin/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/03/chesapeake-lens-the-co-canal-by-lee-goodwin/#respond Sat, 03 May 2025 12:00:43 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=184003 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/03/chesapeake-lens-the-co-canal-by-lee-goodwin/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/26/chesapeake-lens-stillness-by-sherri-baton/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/26/chesapeake-lens-stillness-by-sherri-baton/#respond Sat, 26 Apr 2025 12:10:56 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183862 A Great Blue Heron stalks its prey in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/26/chesapeake-lens-stillness-by-sherri-baton/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/19/chesapeake-lens-to-go-by-jay-fleming/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/19/chesapeake-lens-to-go-by-jay-fleming/#respond Sat, 19 Apr 2025 11:00:45 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183734     A hungry osprey picks up his dinner ‘to go’ from a pound net.]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/19/chesapeake-lens-to-go-by-jay-fleming/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/12/chesapeake-lens-watchful-by-wesley-finneyfrock/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/12/chesapeake-lens-watchful-by-wesley-finneyfrock/#respond Sat, 12 Apr 2025 12:00:30 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183550 An American eagle keeps watch over the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/12/chesapeake-lens-watchful-by-wesley-finneyfrock/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/05/chesapeake-lens-in-flight-by-wayne-zussman/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/05/chesapeake-lens-in-flight-by-wayne-zussman/#respond Sat, 05 Apr 2025 12:00:59 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183396 And just like, they’re gone. Not to worry: they’ll be back.]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/05/chesapeake-lens-in-flight-by-wayne-zussman/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/29/chesapeake-lens-spring-by-nancy-taylor-lee/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/29/chesapeake-lens-spring-by-nancy-taylor-lee/#respond Sat, 29 Mar 2025 11:17:55 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183281 Spring strolls down Queen Street in Chestertown, Maryland.]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/29/chesapeake-lens-spring-by-nancy-taylor-lee/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/22/cheasapeake-lens-bringing-it-home-by-paul-hanley-jr/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/22/cheasapeake-lens-bringing-it-home-by-paul-hanley-jr/#respond Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:12:22 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183131 A Waterman’s work isn’t done until he brings it all home.]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/22/cheasapeake-lens-bringing-it-home-by-paul-hanley-jr/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/15/chesapeake-lens-moon-and-osprey-by-j-p-henry/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/15/chesapeake-lens-moon-and-osprey-by-j-p-henry/#respond Sat, 15 Mar 2025 12:28:31 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183002 One of the surest signs of spring is the return of ospreys to their homes on the Bay.]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/15/chesapeake-lens-moon-and-osprey-by-j-p-henry/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/08/chesapeae-lens-across-the-narrows-by-david-sites/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/08/chesapeae-lens-across-the-narrows-by-david-sites/#respond Sat, 08 Mar 2025 13:00:14 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182882 Kent Island on one side, the Eastern Shore on the other.]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/08/chesapeae-lens-across-the-narrows-by-david-sites/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/01/chesapeake-lens-peace-of-an-evening-by-john-rock/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/01/chesapeake-lens-peace-of-an-evening-by-john-rock/#respond Sat, 01 Mar 2025 13:00:13 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182747 Who doesn’t love a weathered red barn, bathed in twilight?]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/01/chesapeake-lens-peace-of-an-evening-by-john-rock/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/22/chesapeak-lens-there-still-hope-by-donna-callejon/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/22/chesapeak-lens-there-still-hope-by-donna-callejon/#respond Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:00:52 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182629 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/22/chesapeak-lens-there-still-hope-by-donna-callejon/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/15/chesapeake-lens-the-zen-of-winter-by-deidra-lyngard/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/15/chesapeake-lens-the-zen-of-winter-by-deidra-lyngard/#respond Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:00:40 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182510 Winter minimizes sound and color but retains their beauty.]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/15/chesapeake-lens-the-zen-of-winter-by-deidra-lyngard/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/08/chesapeake-lens-quitting-time-by-david-sites/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/08/chesapeake-lens-quitting-time-by-david-sites/#respond Sat, 08 Feb 2025 13:00:01 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182381 At the end of another long shift, workers on the Bay Bridge head home.]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/08/chesapeake-lens-quitting-time-by-david-sites/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/01/chesapeake-lens-annapolis-dream-by-rose-henry/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/01/chesapeake-lens-annapolis-dream-by-rose-henry/#respond Sat, 01 Feb 2025 13:00:27 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182212 All that glitters is not gold. Or is it? “]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/01/chesapeake-lens-annapolis-dream-by-rose-henry/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/25/chesapeake-lens-winter-tide-by-laura-davis/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/25/chesapeake-lens-winter-tide-by-laura-davis/#respond Sat, 25 Jan 2025 13:00:45 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182059 Winter’s icy grip has been unforgiving, but there’s also a spare beauty to this time of year.]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/25/chesapeake-lens-winter-tide-by-laura-davis/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/18/chesapeake-lens-winter-afternoon-by-lee-goodwin/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/18/chesapeake-lens-winter-afternoon-by-lee-goodwin/#respond Sat, 18 Jan 2025 13:00:05 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=181937 Winter paints a lovely picture in cold light.]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/18/chesapeake-lens-winter-afternoon-by-lee-goodwin/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/11/chesapeake-lens-snow-day-by-harry-greenspun/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/11/chesapeake-lens-snow-day-by-harry-greenspun/#respond Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:10:09 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=181790 Snow days are great for students and teachers, but not for herons!]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/11/chesapeake-lens-snow-day-by-harry-greenspun/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/04/chesapeake-lens-years-end-by-cynthia-watson/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/04/chesapeake-lens-years-end-by-cynthia-watson/#respond Sat, 04 Jan 2025 13:00:32 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=181695   On the last day of 2024, heaven and earth reflect on what is to come.      ]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/04/chesapeake-lens-years-end-by-cynthia-watson/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/21/chesapeake-lens-christmas-parade-by-john-rock/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/21/chesapeake-lens-christmas-parade-by-john-rock/#respond Sat, 21 Dec 2024 13:14:15 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=181482 It’s beginning to look a lot like a moon-lit Christmas on the Miles River.]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/21/chesapeake-lens-christmas-parade-by-john-rock/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/14/chesapeake-lens-sunday-sunrise-by-charles-e-goldblum/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/14/chesapeake-lens-sunday-sunrise-by-charles-e-goldblum/#respond Sat, 14 Dec 2024 13:04:29 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=181331 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/14/chesapeake-lens-sunday-sunrise-by-charles-e-goldblum/feed/ 0