September 7, 2003 Travel Section of the Baltimore Sun By Kennerly Clay A two-lane stretch of road crawls toward the village of Whitehaven, between cornfields and head-high marsh grasses, past farm and chicken houses that teeter on a fading way of life. A bare breeze carries a distinctly Eastern Shore hint of salty sea, river marsh and soil -- rooting me to this region I still consider home. I...
Sept. 2, 1999 - By BRICE STUMP of the Times Staff It took a three-man crew three days to capture the beauty and historic charm of the Wicomico River village of Whitehaven for a national television program. Hours of video were shot by Home and Garden Television's team in preparation for a 20-minute "Restore America" segment, expected to air within the year.
Sept. 2, 1999 - By MARK STAROSIELEC, Daily Times Staff writer WHITEHAVEN - Teachers students and parents associated with Wicomico County's Thinking and Doing program met Wednesday morning to celebrate the close of their involvement with the Whitehaven Hotel restoration project. A total of 280 students from grades three through six in 12 county schools have been working on a number of aspects of...
August 29, 1999 - By DICK MOORE Whitehaven is a riverfront village in Wicomico County, one of the earliest- settled places in this county going back to Colonial times. For a time, it looked like the town would be a major settlement until Salisbury, more conveniently located at the center of the Delmarva Peninsula, overtook it. Whitehaven languished. Time seemed to be passing it by. A daily ferry...
August 25, 1999 - By MARK STAROSIELEC, Daily Times Staff writer WHITEHAVEN - Restoration of the Whitehaven Hotel is a little behind schedule, but is on budget and should be complete sometime in early 2000, officials said Tuesday. "The exterior renovation will be completed this fall," said Pat Russell, a Whitehaven resident and vice president of Wicomico County Historical Properties Inc. since...