6. MEBA School, marine engineering school near St. Michaels: 628 acres, $2.6 million
7. Stewart and Sandra Bainum, hotel/motel franchiser and nursing-home investor, Washington suburbs: 85 acres, $2.5 million
8. Peter and Flaccus Stifel, two brothers who own Hope farm outside Tunis Mills: 280 acres, $2.5 million
9. Jean duPont Shehan, Talbot County and Florida, philanthropist who has donated a 949-acre estate in Bozman to the National Audubon Society: $2.5 million
10. Helen Witt, Bruff's Island, Talbot County: 31 acres, $2.5 million
Source: Maryland Department of Planning
Waterfowl Festival
What: 28th Waterfowl Festival. About 400 wildlife artists display paintings, prints, carvings, sculptures, duck stamps, books, crafts and antique decoys. Also featured are retriever, shooting and fly-fishing demonstrations, goose- and duck-calling contests. Founded to promote waterfowl conservation, it attracts ZTC 18,000 people and has raised $3.6 million. Where: Downtown Easton.
When: Friday through Sunday, (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 10-5 Sunday). Cost: $10 a day per person, or $20 for a multiday ticket. Children, 14 and under, accompanied by a paying parent, are free. Information: 410-822-4567 or www.waterfowlfest.org
Pub Date: 11/08/98
