Lady Maryland

Lady Maryland: a cocktail with a cause, a buzz with a benefit. How could you possibly say no to drinking for charity? That alone sold me. But for those of the more skeptical palate, the refreshing Lady Maryland at Waterfront Kitchen stands alone as an easy warmer-weather sip. Waterfront Kitchen, on the water's edge of Thames Street in Fells Point, is a big believer in sustainability - from using fresh, local ingredients to helping out...

The Waterfront Kitchen launches a summer Dinner and a Cruise series. The evenings, hosted by the Waterfront Kitchen's wine expert, Jerry Pellegrino, begin with cocktails on the pier next to the restaurant. Guests will then board either the 104-foot pungy schooner Lady Maryland or the 50-foot skipjack Sigsbee for a ninety minute guided cruise down the Patapsco toward the Chesapeake. After the cruise, guests will sit down for a themed, four-course dinner at the restaurant. Here's the schedule.

Billy Jackson was sure he was going to fall overboard when he stepped onto the Lady Maryland Monday morning -- after all the ship's rails consisted only of tightly stretched ropes.But when he walked back on land after cruising the Chesapeake Bay for five hours, he had not only developed "sea legs," but had also learned about the history, economics and ecology of the bay -- and, most important, about team work."I never realized how much cooperation and team effort are needed to run a big ship like this," said Billy while he and a classmate were taking their turn at the ship's wheel, watching the compass and trying their best to keep the 104-foot vessel on course.

Lady Maryland: a cocktail with a cause, a buzz with a benefit. How could you possibly say no to drinking for charity? That alone sold me. But for those of the more skeptical palate, the refreshing Lady Maryland at Waterfront Kitchen stands alone as an easy warmer-weather sip. Waterfront Kitchen, on the water's edge of Thames Street in Fells Point, is a big believer in sustainability - from using fresh, local ingredients to helping out...

Capt. Pamela Tenner Kellett has found her first summer at the helm of the Lady Maryland to be no honeymoon.Lightning struck her ship, the engine broke down often and her young charges got seasick. It's a good thing she began with a real honeymoon.She and her husband, John Kellett, a shipwright, had a fine time riding mountain bikes down the Bolivian Andes after marrying May 25 and before returning for their regular jobs with Living Classrooms Inc., a Baltimore educational nonprofit group.

Like it or not, everything succumbs to rot. So there was little surprise when some of the galvanized steel nails that hold together the schooner Lady Maryland failed a Coast Guard inspection two months ago. Or when some of the timbers in the bow showed signs of decay. "She's 25 years old and she's in need of a little TLC," Capt. Michael Fiorentino said Tuesday, as he watched the vessel glide slowly into dry dock at Chase's Wharf in Fells Point. The vessel will slide back into the water in mid-March after a $180,000 makeover by shipwrights and eager volunteers.

Havre de Grace eighth-graders did everything but sing sea chanteys Tuesday when they sailed from the Tide Water Marina in Havre de Grace on the Lady Maryland, one of two educational vessels operated by the Lady Maryland Foundation. The 30 eighth-grade students all wrote 100-word essays about why they should be chosen to sail. The best essays earned their authors a spot on the boat.Once on the boat, the students were divided into groups -- watermen, industrialists, developers, environmentalists and recreational users.

The Waterfront Kitchen launches a summer Dinner and a Cruise series. The evenings, hosted by the Waterfront Kitchen's wine expert, Jerry Pellegrino, begin with cocktails on the pier next to the restaurant. Guests will then board either the 104-foot pungy schooner Lady Maryland or the 50-foot skipjack Sigsbee for a ninety minute guided cruise down the Patapsco toward the Chesapeake. After the cruise, guests will sit down for a themed, four-course dinner at the restaurant. Here's the schedule.

The Lady Maryland Foundation, the Maryland Historical Trust and the Maryland Sail Dredgers Association have announced a plan to raise $1 million to save the last 25 working historic skipjacks.The campaign kicks off Nov. 2, with a fund-raiser hosted by the foundation and featuring guest speakers Charles Kuralt and Gov. William Donald Schaefer. To be held at Stouffer's in the Inner Harbor, the event will feature four regional cuisines, three bands, and a 600-person guest list that includes watermen, corporate VIPs, celebrities, preservationists, historians, environmentalists and educators.

ABOARD THE PRIDE II -- Climbing up the topmast, Dianne Klair pauses to look around in the setting sun, surveying the lush green of Naushon Island near Martha's Vineyard, Mass., far below."Isn't this great?" she asks, leaning back slightly to get a better view. "It's such a thrill. Sometimes I climb up here when I get up in the morning, just to get the adrenalin flowing."The 24-year-old, a native of Churchville, is one of three Harford County natives working their first summer aboard the Pride of Baltimore II.Ms.

Like it or not, everything succumbs to rot. So there was little surprise when some of the galvanized steel nails that hold together the schooner Lady Maryland failed a Coast Guard inspection two months ago. Or when some of the timbers in the bow showed signs of decay. "She's 25 years old and she's in need of a little TLC," Capt. Michael Fiorentino said Tuesday, as he watched the vessel glide slowly into dry dock at Chase's Wharf in Fells Point. The vessel will slide back into the water in mid-March after a $180,000 makeover by shipwrights and eager volunteers.

Mathilde B. "Mimi" Lee, who as the wife of Lt. Gov. Blair Lee III eschewed the political pomp and circumstance of Annapolis for the fields and woods where she could hike, canoe and swim, died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at Laurel Regional Hospital. The Silver Spring resident was 91. Mathilde Boal was named for her paternal grandmother, who was related to Christopher Columbus. Her father, Pierre de Lagarde Boal, was an American diplomat who had served as ambassador to Nicaragua and Bolivia.

Baltimore's Inner Harbor was the scene of a 19th-century-style traffic jam yesterday, with more than 30 schooners sailing back and forth, their sails billowing, crews hauling on lines, the coppery evening sun reflecting off their crisscrossing wakes. The rally of wooden ships served as the opening ceremonies for the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. The two-masted ships will race from Annapolis to Norfolk, Va., starting at 1:30 p.m. today, sailing through the night to raise money for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Among collectors of cookbooks, former Maryland first lady Helen Avalynne Tawes' "My Favorite Maryland Recipes," a paean to old-fashioned Maryland cooking, is a highly-sought-after item. And it is considered good fortune if one turns up a copy of the work, first published in 1964 by Random House, in a yard sale or on the shelf of a used book store. Tawes, a Crisfield native, was married in 1915 to J. Millard Tawes, the governor from 1959 to 1967. He died in 1979. Known as Lou to close friends, she studied music at the Peabody Conservatory in Mount Vernon Place and later sang on a Salisbury radio station.

Tis time for all fair maidens and handsome gents to gather round ye old village to toast the grand old days of yore. And if thou lovest to speak like this, clothe thyself in complete garments befittin' the occasion or simply stick a plume in your bonnet and carry thee down to Crownsville.Thou wilt be in good company, for the Maryland Renaissance Festival 'tis the place to be.M'lady Beth Fabel is a regular at the Renaissance Festival, for she has been coming for many a year. She is one of the Thrir Venstri Foetr dancers and was twirling to melodious melodies as fair onlookers clapped their approval.

On deck once more is G. Peter Boudreau, skipper of the resurrection.Look for him tomorrow morning aboard the U.S.S. Constellation, a leaking, rotting, sagging, 142-year-old hulk of timbers that happens to be considered one of the country's most important historic naval vessels. He's the husky, mustachioed blond guy, the one who usually seems so calm and collected. He'll be in charge when a tugboat pulls the ship through the Inner Harbor ever so slowly, slower than a Sunday stroll through Harborplace.

Rosedale Recreation and Parks Council is seeking volunteers to work with a variety of summer recreation programs including playgrounds, tennis, nature and summer camp. Call Bob McClelland, (410) 887-0294.National Aquarium needs volunteers as exhibit guides, information desk receptionists, gift shop clerks and as office, horticulture, aquarist and herpetology assistants plus library help. For more information call (410) 576-3886.Candlelight Concert Society in Columbia want volunteers to help with all aspects of concert performances, communications and publicity.

WASHINGTON -- They did not sail into a glittering sunset.It was blustery, chilly and wet as the four-day voyage from Baltimore's Inner Harbor by way of the Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland ended Thursday evening at a marina in Southwest Washington.Forty teen-age apprentice sailors, half from inner-city Baltimore and half from inner-city Washington, got a glittering welcome all the same.They were met by balloons, flags, music, refreshments, presentations of awards and gifts, cheering parents, friends and sponsors, and a parade of government officials at the microphone, led by Mayors Kurt L. Schmoke of Baltimore and Sharon Pratt Kelly of Washington.

Capt. Pamela Tenner Kellett has found her first summer at the helm of the Lady Maryland to be no honeymoon.Lightning struck her ship, the engine broke down often and her young charges got seasick. It's a good thing she began with a real honeymoon.She and her husband, John Kellett, a shipwright, had a fine time riding mountain bikes down the Bolivian Andes after marrying May 25 and before returning for their regular jobs with Living Classrooms Inc., a Baltimore educational nonprofit group.