Chesapeake Bay Week 2009
Television Programs
Sunday, April 19
10:30 p.m.
On the Trail of Captain John Smith
In 1608, Captain John Smith and his crew set out to explore the Chesapeake Bay in search of gold, silver and a passage to the Orient. Four hundred years later, MPT takes viewers on an exhilarating adventure retracing Smith's 2,500-mile journey.
11:30 p.m.
EcoViews: Reclaiming the Bay
American University graduate students' three short films about restoration efforts to fix the ailing Chesapeake Bay.
Monday, April 20
10:30 p.m.
Preacher for the Patuxent
Independent filmmaker Frank Cervarich captures the life and times of environmentalist Bernie Fowler, a long-time advocate of the Chesapeake Bay and the Patuxent River.
Tuesday, April 21
7:30 p.m.
Outdoors Maryland: Island Reborn
The past is literally being dug up from the Chesapeake Bay's clogged waterways to restore an island that shrank from 1200 acres in 1847 to five scattered tiny islands in the early 90s.
9:00 p.m.
FRONTLINE: Poisoned Water
Focuses on the conditions of our waterways and the rising hazards to human health and eco-systems.
11:00 p.m.
Sprawl: The Tipping Point
An exploration of the continuing development of Maryland's open space, and its many impacts on people and the environment.
11:30 p.m.
Greetings From Havre De Grace
Havre de Grave is an historic town in Maryland at the confluence of the Susquehanna River and Chesapeake Bay. Through interviews with local residents, this lighthearted and lyrical film examines the origin and meaning of the town's name, the concept of grace and one's need for it, and whether or not any location truly can be considered a "harbor of grace."
Wednesday, April 22
11:00 p.m.
Chesapeake Wine Country
The Maryland wine scene has exploded in recent years and now stands ready to reward the curious, thirsty traveler with memorable encounters with unforgettable vintage wines.
Production Funders
MARBIDCO
Great Grapes - Moorea Marketing
Baltimore County Dept. of Economic Development in association with the Maryland Office of Tourism
Queen Anne's County Office of Tourism
Tourism Council of Frederick County
Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau
11:30 p.m.
Discovering the New American Farmer
Southern Maryland farmers, watermen and policy-makers describe the changing face of farming, decline of the family farm, and how to preserve agriculture and aquaculture resources.
Thursday, April 23
8:30 p.m.
Eatin' Crabs: Chesapeake Style
We've roamed the state in search of the greatest stories of the blue crab - and tells all in Eatin' Crabs Chesapeake Style, MPT's rollicking foray into the world of the blue crab from dockside to table. From Baltimore's busiest harborside districts and most famed crab shacks to beloved and isolated locales from Ocean City to Oakland, Eatin' Crabs Chesapeake Style captures the world of crab-loving, a uniquely Maryland slice of life, and cracks it open for all to see.
9:00 p.m.
Eatin' Crabcakes: The Best I Ever Had
From G&M's goliath-sized crab cakes to time tried-and-true recipes that have survived kitchen-based tests and trials of the ages, Eatin' Crabcakes: The Best I Ever Had is the ultimate crab cake treasure hunt across the Chesapeake region. This follow-up to last year's popular Eatin' Crabs: Chesapeake Style is a fun-loving, kitchen-hopping adventure that traverses the state in search of Crab Cake Heaven.
9:30 p.m.
Watermen
This 1960s documentary, featuring waterman Art Daniels, offers a glimpse back into the endangered lifestyle of the Chesapeake skipjack captain.
10:30 p.m.
Outdoors Maryland: Chesapeake Crossroad
Features Daniels, now in his 80s and the very last active skipjack captain on the Chesapeake dredging for oysters. Chesapeake Crossroads follows the long but now lonely Chesapeake tradition of skipjack oystering, a way of life that has almost entirely vanished.
11:00 p.m.
Bugeye: A Chesapeake Legacy
Follow self-proclaimed Renaissance man Sid Dickson as he handcrafts, with the help of John Hawkinson, a working replica of the Chesapeake Bay's waterborne workhorse, the Bugeye, that plied this region's waters for more than a century. The Bugeye did it all: oyster dredging, fishing, and transport. Now out of the shop and in the water, Dickson's Bugeye is ready for a stiff breeze that will that will push it up the Chesapeake.
Saturday, April 25
5:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Outdoors Maryland: Island Reborn
The past is literally being dug up from the Chesapeake Bay's clogged waterways to restore an island that shrank from 1200 acres in 1847 to five scattered tiny islands in the early 90s.
Sunday, April 26
4:30 p.m.
Outdoors Maryland: Hidden Rivers
Explores impact of storm water runoff on the Chesapeake Bay watershed and possible solutions.
5:00 p.m.
Save Our Land, Save Our Towns
Pulitzer-winner Tom Hylton explores concerns about, solutions for overdevelopment.
6:00 p.m.
Chesapeake Bay Week Volunteer-a-thon
Live telethon to gather volunteers to help organizations dedicated to helping to restore the Chesapeake Bay. Makes it easy to do your part to help the bay.
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