If you own a home on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, your insurance needs may be different than you think. Learn what’s covered, what’s not, and how to protect your coastal property the right way.
Eastern Shore Life
Long Distance Chesapeake House Hunting
The small communities, water views, and rural peace and quiet of the Eastern Shore are legendary—and in today’s market, more people than ever before are looking for their own slice of Chesapeake paradise. That competition has incentivized many buyers from more urban...
Hunkering Down for Winter: A Winter Home Prep Checklist
Get your home ready for winter on Maryland’s Eastern Shore with this cozy checklist. From firewood and furnace filters to drafty windows and waterfront weatherproofing, here’s how to hunker down the smart way.
The Benefits of Rightsizing: Why Less Really Can Be More In Your Next Chapter
Thinking about simplifying your space in retirement? Rightsizing is more than downsizing—it’s about creating a lifestyle that fits. Learn the key benefits and why Maryland’s Eastern Shore is the perfect place to right-size your life.
Summertime Eastern Shore Dock Bars
The Eastern Shore is a water world in all seasons of the year, but especially summer. Quiet coves are suddenly full of the bright buoys of crab pots and trotlines. Mooring balls are spoken for, tethering sailing and power boats, and families splash at the water’s edge...
Celebrating the Eastern Shore, Throughout the Seasons
Throughout the year, the communities of the Eastern Shore create different ways to celebrate the season. Distinctive to each county’s landscape and traditions, these festivals and events annually enliven life in Talbot, Queen Anne’s and Kent County. For locals,...
New Year, New Resolutions
The beginning of a New Year always comes with the promise of a fresh start, and nothing speaks to the possibilities like resolutions. There’s self betterment, whether scrolling on your phone less or reading that book that’s been sitting on your bedside table for...
Wings & Whitetail Farm: an Eastern Shore Country Estate
Sep 19 From a gentle rise overlooking a quiet tributary of Langford Creek, the main house of Wings & Whitetail Farm surveys the landscape as it has for 265 years. Once called “Bungay Hill,” this 18th century home in Kent County, Maryland is one of the county’s...
Blue Crabs and a Better Housing Market
Summer in the Chesapeake means blue crabs. Steamed in Old Bay with a glug of cheap beer thrown in to add flavor, a mountain of crabs piled high on a picnic table gladdens the hearts of all Marylanders. But steamed crabs don’t come cheap—and the earlier in the summer...
Peace on Earth Found on the Eastern Shore……
Author Cheryl Cox, with family Written by Cheryl Cox, a client (and friend!) of Courtney’s, and new resident on the Shore. Thank you, Cheryl! A pandemic is certainly nothing that any of us anticipated or even imagined would enter our lives in March of...
Why the Eastern Shore Lifestyle Still Matters: Slowing Down in a Fast-Paced World
It’s that time of year again on the Mid-Shore — when we experience the phenomenon lovingly known as the “Eastern Shore traffic jam.” But unlike city gridlock, this one isn’t caused by rush hour, but by a combine or tractor making its way from one field to another at a...
The Power of Professionalism— from Belgian brews to real estate bliss
I believe in the power of professionalism. But a recent trip to Europe with my husband really brought home the ways expertise and skill can transform an experience. Unlike many of our peers, who are harnessing the DIY power of the internet to plan their trips,...












