The Scenic Rivers Land Trust is unique as the organization in the Severn, South, Patuxent, Rhode and West River watersheds able to accept small private conservation easements as well as large parcels. A conservation easement is a legal agreement between a landowner and a land trust that permanently protects property through the property deed. The owner determines the amount and type of development that can take place in the future within the conservation easement deed.
The Chesapeake Biological Laboratory is a marine research facility of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES). UMCES sister campuses include the Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and the Appalachian Laboratory, Frostburg, in the mountains of Western Maryland. UMCES research fleet is located on the CBL Campus.
Located inside Ferry Point Marina, overlooking the Magothy River, Magothy Seafood Crab Deck and Tiki Bar is best described in a word, relaxed. A true “neighborhood bar” including friendly locals, a casual outdoor atmosphere and a resident golden retriever willing to go anywhere (even into the water) to recover his coveted tennis ball. The legal beverages are wine and beer and the recommended fare is seafood! At Magothy Seafood, fresh crabs are at the top of the list both steamed hard shell and soft shell. Whether you are up for a full dinner or just a sandwich, Magothy Seafood something for everyone.
My River Speaks
My River Speaks: The History and Lore of the Magothy River is the first and only book detailing the history of the Magothy River. It reflects anecdotal and archival research on the history, geography, and lore of the Magothy. The once “forgotten river” of the Chesapeake now speaks.
The author, Marianne Taylor, has lived along the banks of the Magothy River for more than 30 years. In the midst of her 22-year career as an English teacher, she served as a docent for the Baltimore Museum of Art. It was there she discovered her passion for history.
The mission of the Oyster Recovery Partnership is to restore the ecological and economic benefits of oysters to Chesapeake Bay by creating habitat through the rehabilitation of historically productive oyster bars and seeding those bars with hatchery disease-free oysters produced at the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Lab.
In 1883 the Sandy Point Shoal caisson with a 37-foot Empire-style eight-sided, red brick tower with a white roof and black lantern housing a 4th order Fresnel lens was built. This caisson replaced an earlier Sandy Point Light that had been built on land where Sandy Point State Park is located now. It was an on shore brick tower constructed in 1858 that was situated in a poor location. Sandy Point Shoal Light has a wooden caisson foundation supporting a round 35-foot-diameter cement-filled cast-iron cylinder on which a 2 1/2-story octagonal brick structure rests. The structure is 24 by 24 feet with truncated corners giving it an octagonal shape. Although not originally painted, the brick portion of the structure is now painted red.
Podickory Point is a privately owned yacht and beach club on the Chesapeake Bay, 2 miles Northwest of the Bay Bridge, near the mouth of the Magothy River and is surrounded by the state-owned nature preserve of the Sandy Point State Park.
The Upper Bay Charter Captains Association (UBCCA) is an organization whose members hold both United States Coast Guard captain license and a Maryland Fishing Guide license. The Association is dedicated to the promotion of the Upper Chesapeake Bay. Its primary focus is to offer world class Striped Bass fishing plus great opportunities for Black Drum, Bluefish, Croaker, Flounder, Perch, Spanish Mackerel, Spot, Trout, and others. Boats of all sizes are available also for cruising and sightseeing to many upper Chesapeake locations including Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, Rock Hall, Kent Island, St. Michaels, Annapolis, and Tilghman Island and many other areas throughout the Bay region.
