Channel Mark

An Eclectic Collection of
Sights and Musings
from the Bay and Beyond...
by Mark Talbott
Current
As someone who is most often carrying around a camera, and also very interested in "everyday" history, this collection of photos is particularly interesting to me. I have long been fascinated by the story of the Titanic, well before the iconic
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Date
4/12/2012
The "app store" just celebrated 25 billion downloads, and among those are no shortage of marine and boating related offerings. I learned of a new one recently, produced by locally famous Weems and Plath, literally right around the corner from
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Date
3/8/2012
Some fishing stories are a little hard to believe, But this guy has pictures to prove his story...
Tom Satre told the Sitka Gazette that he was out with a charter group on his 62-foot fishing vessel when four juvenile black-tailed deer swam directly toward his boat.
"Once the deer reached the boat,
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Date
12/20/2011
A different kind of ship was seen on the Bay this weekend, floating slowly and majestically as a waterborne vessel, this airship made the rounds and was visible from great distances in the clear sky over Annapolis. This dirigible belongs to the U.S. Navy and has been used on several missions, including
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Date
12/12/2011
Date
10/27/2011
On vacation in Bar Harbor, Maine, we ended up at a cozy little out of the way restaurant on a good recommendation and were greeted with this presentation as we took our seats. The meal was delicious.
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Date
10/1/2011
In continuing efforts to enjoy the post-storm string of beautiful weather, we decided an evening boat trip was in order. After work we hitched up our newly acquired craft and headed down the hill to the ramp. Out on the river it was smooth
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Date
9/1/2011
We were looking for something small, stable, and cheap to get us out on the water with a limited amount of preparation and this 1978 McKee Craft fit the bill. It followed me home last week and is sure to be the focus of many nautical adventures over the coming months and years, that is till we buy something
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Date
8/27/2011
An impressive light show during a late-night summer storm. These photos were taken from shore (very thankfully not from a boat) looking east towards Thomas Point and Kent Island.
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Date
6/10/2011
Date
6/1/2011














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