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Shallop �RendeZvous August���������������������������������������������������� 25–26 Deltaville, Va. Explorer - Deltaville Spirit of 1608, - Reedville John Smith Shallop - Chestertown, Md. ������������������������������������������������������������������������ ✠ 2 • Shallop RendeZvous • August 16, 2007 ����� Set Sail Table of ‰ ��������������������� ‰ n 1608, one year after the establishment of ������������������������������ Jamestown, Captain John Smith and 14 settlers Contents ���������� boarded a small open boat to explore and chart the Chesapeake Bay and to establish trading Now Featuring: Irelationships with the native peoples. ✠ Weekend schedule The Art of The John Smith Four Hundred/Sultana Projects Page 5 Suzanne of Chestertown, Maryland, is re-enacting this epic 1,700-mile voyage this summer in their shallop rep- ✠ Following Smith’s trail lica, following Capt. John Smith’s original route. Page 7 At its stop at Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville ✠ What is a shallop? ��������������� on August 25–26, the Chestertown shallop will Page 8-9 ������������������������������������ be greeted by similar shallops constructed by the Deltaville Maritime Museum and the Reedville Fish- ✠ Reedville’s exhibition In Stock: ermen’s Museum. The shallops will be on display in Page 12 John Barber’s the water from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, and there will be numerous hands-on opportunities and other ✠ About John Smith “Crab Potting” print Page 14-15 activities that should entertain all ages. �������������������������������� Visitors will have an opportunity to go on the shal- ✠ Tall ship showcased ������������������ lop “Explorer” and actually row and sail. Page 16 �������������������������������� Don’t miss the Jamestown re-enactors, the Rappahannock Tribe cultural exhibit, the tall ship ✠ Indian chief to speak “Maryland Dove” and historian Larry S. Chowning’s Page 18 talk on Capt. Smith’s Stringray Point adventure. In conjunction, National Geographic magazine will host interactive displays explaining the re-enact- ������������� ment tour and interpretation of each shallop’s design. In honor of this once-in-a-lifetime event, the Rappahannock Record and Southside Sentinel pres- Staff ������������� ent this special issue, which offers a daily schedule News Tom Hardin and Robert Ma- son Jr., editors; Larry S. Chowning, for the weekend, information about the three shal- Tom Chillemi, Lisa Hinton-Val- ������� lops and accompanying exhibits. drighi, Reid Pierce Armstrong, Enjoy! Kelsey Robusto Advertising Anita Minuth and ������ ✠ Rachael Gano, managers; Sara Amiss, The Staff Marilyn Bryant, Deborah Haynes, K.C. Troise and Rick Ughetto ���������������� Directions and parking Production Julie H. Burwood, art Parking will be located at Ruark’s field near Ruark’s Marina on Fish- director; Wayne Smith, Joseph ing Bay Road with a short shuttle ride to the event. To get to Ruark’s Gaskins, Susan Faulkner, K.C. Troise, ����������������������������� Marina, take Route 33 east to Deltaville and turn right on Fishing Bay Kathy Shrader, Sarah Bowis and Joan Ramsay-Johnson Road (Route 1102-Little Sue on corner). The marina is at the end of the road at the water. Account managers Geanie Longest There will also be parking available at Deltaville Marina with a shuttle and Kim Kent by boat to the club pier. To get to Deltaville Marina, take Route 33 east General managers Fred and Bettie to Deltaville, turn right on Jackson Creek Road (Route 660), and then Lee Gaskins turn right on Buck’s View Lane. There will be limited parking for the handicapped and for families Special Section Coordinators with young children at Fishing Bay Yacht Club. To get to the yacht club, Reid Pierce Armstrong and Susan �������� Faulkner take Route 33 east to Deltaville and turn right on Fishing Bay Road ���������������������������� (Route 1102-Little Sue on corner). The club is the end of the road at the water. Published by the Southside Sentinel ������������ There will be large signs on Route 33 directing motorists to the sites. P.O. Box 549, Urbanna, Va. 23175 �������������������������������� Deltaville Maritime Museum will also be open to visitors. Take Route (804) 758-2328 �������� 33 east, turn right on Jackson Creek Road (Route 660), and proceed to and the end of the road. the Rappahannock Record ����������������� P.O. Box 400, Kilmarnock, Va. 22482 For more information, call the museum at 776-7200. ✠ (804) 435-1701 ✠ 3 August 16, 2007 • Shallop RendeZvous • ��������������������� ���������������������������������� ���������������������������������������� �������������������������� ������������������������������������� ������������������������������������ ����������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������ ������ ����������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������� SHARON FRUEDE PHOTO �������������������������������������������������� The ‘Spirit of 1608’ sails down Cockrell’s Creek near Reedville. A voyage of exploration ������������������������ n the early 17th century, of exploration, Sultana Inc., a he was wounded by a sting- the Chesapeake Bay non-profit educational organi- ray. At this time, Fishing Bay Watershed was a wild, zation based in Chestertown, Yacht Club and the Deltaville verdant country spanning Maryland, has constructed a Community Association will rich and endless marsh- replica of the vessel Smith and host a “Shallop Rendezvous” Ilands, towering forests, and his crew used to navigate the with the participation of simi- thousands of miles of fresh, Chesapeake. The recreation of lar vessels constructed by the salt and brackish waters. Popu- Smith’s “Discovery Barge” is Deltaville Maritime Museum lated by communities of Native a 28-foot open boat, or “shal- (“Explorer”) and the Reedville American Indians who thrived lop,” that was constructed at Fishermen’s Museum (“Spirit on the environmental largesse the Sultana Shipyard under the of 1608”). offered by the fertile soils and direction of master shipwright Accompanying the Chester- tidal waters, the Chesapeake John Swain. The shallop was town shallop will be an inter- Bay John Smith explored was a launched on November 4, 2005 active 20 by 30 foot exhibit land of environmental and cul- in Chestertown. tent offering a wide variety of tural abundance. The culmination of the Cap- educational content including a Having left the struggling tain John Smith Four Hundred timeline of John Smith’s Chesa- Jamestown colony behind, Project began in May 2007 peake exploration, descriptions Captain Smith and 14 crew when 12 modern-day explor- of the Native Americans of the members embarked in 1608 ers, historians, naturalists, and Chesapeake region in 1608, and on a 1,700-mile journey that educators set out in the shal- information on the ecology of would help to redefine the lop to recreate Smith’s 1608 the Bay during the 17th century ��������������������� European concept of the “New voyage. The crew is retracing and today. Visitors to the exhibit �������������������������������� World.” John Smith’s voyage the route that Smith and his can watch a short film about ������������� of the Chesapeake was the crewmen took, powered only the voyage on overhead televi- first comprehensive explora- by oar and sail, and is stop- sions, learn about John Smith tion of the region by a Euro- ping at 31 ports in Maryland, and the Chesapeake on interac- pean settler, and the detailed, Virginia, Delaware, and Wash- tive computer stations, and find amazingly accurate map of the ington, D.C., along the way to out more about what their local region he produced in 1612 educate the public on Smith’s region was like in 1608. was the seminal guide to the legendary voyage. Shallop crew members will Bay used well into the end of On August 25-26, the shallop also be an educational resource, the 17th century. will be in Deltaville during the and visitors will be able to In commemoration of the reenactment of Smith’s explo- speak with them about John 400-year anniversary of ration of the Piankatank River Smith history and their experi- Smith’s extraordinary voyage and nearby Stingray Point where ences onboard the shallop. ✠ ✠ 4 • Shallop RendeZvous • August 16, 2007 Rendezvous Events ✠ Saturday, August 25 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville • Three John Smith Shallops and tall ship Maryland Dove will be on display in the water ������������������� • Native American cultural display by the Rappahannock Tribe • Interactive displays open to public ������������������������������������������������������������� • Jamestown re-enactors will perform ������������������������������������� • Rides on Deltaville Maritime Museum’s “Explorer” available ������������������������������������������������������ ✠ Sunday, August 26 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville • Three John Smith Shallops and tall ship Maryland Dove will be on display in the water • Interactive displays open to public • Native American cultural display by the Rappahannock Tribe �������������������� • Rides on Deltaville Maritime Museum’s “Explorer” will be available • Introductions and historical presentations begin at noon and continue until completion of ����������������� the event. Chief Anne Richardson of the Rappahannock Tribe will be the honorary host. Local historian and author Larry S. Chowning will present a historical talk about John Smith’s visit to Stingray Point and his exploration of the Piankatank River and Dragon 2 beautiful new waterfront listings Run. Deltaville • A