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King Tide - Volume 4 - Spring 2026

This edition of King Tide has a lot to offer. We take a look at some recent "come heres" — not what you might be thinking — explore samplers and the role they played in the education and memory of young girls, and dive into the history sailing to the Shore this summer. I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with a gentle giant, George McMath. WESR Weather Watcher Andy Dunton shares a piece about trips to Hog Island, where his family once called home. I always look forward to An

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May 131 min read

King Tide - Volume 3 - Winter 2025

King Tide’s Winter Issue issue leans hard into memory, tradition, and how the Eastern Shore’s past keeps shaping its present. It opens with an article by Linda Cicoira by reclaiming Virginia’s role in the nation’s first Thanksgiving, highlighting the 1619 observance at Berkeley Hundred and the long-overlooked historical record that predates Plymouth by more than a year. That story is paired with a richly imagined “Virginia’s First Thanksgiving” menu, a Tidewater-inspired dini

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Dec 2, 20252 min read