SlackWater: Calming the Waters
Then-state senator J. Frank Raley discussed the Potomac River Compact of 1958 with The SlackWater Center. “The Potomac River Compact was a break with, and generally opposed very strongly by, the County. This was a change taking place, and it was resisted. The new people would vote for, and the old would vote against,” he said.
It’s Our River, Take 2: Why Should We Give It to Virginia?
In a 2001 SlackWater interview, Walter Dorsey talks about the legislative battle in Annapolis over the Potomac River Compact of 1958. “I think the Compact is probably one of the worst things that’s ever happened to Maryland,” he said at the time.
It’s Our River: Virginia v. Maryland, Take 1
SlackWater: In a 2001 interview, Walter Dorsey, a former state’s attorney and state senator, argues that the Oyster Wars were a figment of the news media trying to justify the Potomac River Compact.
Insider’s Look at Potomac Oyster Wars
Local waterman Clem Cheseldine gave The SlackWater Center an insider’s look at the Oyster Wars on the Potomac River.
SlackWater’s Circumstantial Evidence Part II
Visitors to St. George Island should be warned: Beware of time.
SlackWater’s Circumstantial Evidence Part I
The SlackWater Center at St. Mary’s College of Maryland is a consortium of students, faculty, and community members documenting and interpreting the region’s changing landscapes. Oral histories are at the core of the center, which encourages students to explore the region through historical documents, images, literature, and scientific and environmental evidence. Some of this work has been published in the print journal SlackWater, some of which is online, and some published here. The work below was first published in Volume IV Crassostrea virginica in spring 2004. By Anne Grulich If you’re coming to the Island by bicycle, you should stop on the bridge….
Share Home Remedies With Slackwater
The SlackWater Center at St. Mary’s College of Maryland would like to learn more about use of home remedies, in the past and in the present.
Memories of Maritime Village of Wynne
Although oyster shucking houses and steamboats have gone from the maritime village of Wynne, they live in memory.
Hoyer Praises John Glenn’s Many Achievements
Sen. John Glenn, 95, former naval aviator and astronaut and a source of local pride, died Dec. 8 at a Columbus, Ohio, hospital. He had been a test pilot at NAS Patuxent River in the 1940s.
Why Oysters Matter: An Ecologist’s View
Oysters are not the only filter feeders in the Chesapeake Bay. Fish, other mussels, plankton, and other invertebrates also filter food from the water. However, not all filter feeders are created equal.
