Watching kite boarders on AssateagueExercising first thing in the morningWhen a small crab surprises with a lot of meatThat unique something about eating fried chicken on the beachThe pier Ferris wheel at nightGoing through the Inlet on the way back from a fishing tripMy two exhausted kids after a beach dayAn outdoor shower this time… Read more »
Category: Beach Living
The Resorter … Revisited
Summer of 1970Volume XVIEdition 6Issue HighlightsThis week’s “Resorter Girl” was Diana Holmes, who was also featured in the Hess Apparel full-page ad.Hosts Mr. and Mrs. R. Marbury Stamp invited guests to the North Winds Motel on 55th Street and the bay.Guests at the Dixie Room, inside the Colonial Motel on 1st Street, were being offered… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
When it comes to trying new foods, my kids are on opposite extremes.Carson, 5, will typically try anything and most of the time likes everything, but we need to be prepared for him to literally spit it out directly on the table or floor if he doesn’t like it.That happened most recently over a quick… Read more »
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann
Norman Webb, better known as Boardwalk Elvis, is an Ocean City icon.One of the town’s most popular and recognizable personalities, Webb began walking on the Boardwalk in the mid-1960s with a huge boom box on his shoulder, which he later changed to a cassette player. He began dressing like Elvis Presley in the 1970s and… Read more »
Things I Like
The free kids’ events at the Freeman StageRain washed sidewalks in the morningPeople who fly flags over their beach areas for the dayGoing for a long paddle by myselfBig puffy clouds and a blue skyA clean high tide on the bayCorn on the cob and crabsSmelling ocean coming into townModest rich peopleA quiet boat motorOrioles… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited
Summer of 1970Volume XVIEdition 2Issue HighlightsMr. and Mrs. R. Marbury Stamp invited guests to the North Winds Motel on 55th Street, featuring a wading pool, free rowboats, playgrounds and a swimming pool.The Beer Pub on 21st Street in Phillips Square was offering “all brands at popular prices” and “Cold Duck in fifths, pints, splits.”Among the… Read more »
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann
The Paddock was one of Ocean City’s most popular nightclubs for 60 years. Built by Gabby Mancini, Sr. on the corner of 18th Street and Philadelphia Avenue in 1953, it featured live entertainment. The Saturday afternoon jam sessions were legendary and drew crowds to what in that era was considered “way up the beach.”The original… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
After missing it by about an hour last year, Beckett finished his first grade year with perfect attendance.This was important to him throughout the year. I think it was mainly due to the fact he felt like he got robbed last year. He didn’t realize perfect attendance comes down to hours attended rather than days… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
Interactions with children are always interesting and I’m thankful to have two sons who always keep life entertaining. Let the following serve as a recap of recent happenings of note.•Beckett buddies up every beach day with newfound friends, and some are more entertaining than others.Before Beckett even started a conversation with the boy — who… Read more »
Top Awards At Worcester Prep School’s Commencement Exercises Presented
Top awards at Worcester Preparatory School’s Commencement Exercises were presented to, from left, Mattie Maull, Best All-Round Student; Erik Zorn, Salutatorian; and Natalie Twilley, Valedictorian. The awards were announced by Dr. Barry W. Tull, Headmaster.