Sailboats on the Chesapeake Bay SAIL AWAY 2 PHOTO: TODD PARKS 2 The crisp snap of flags dancing on the wind accompanied by the gentle clang and sweet ring of masts bobbing with the tune; waves licking the pylons of the pier and kissing the hulls of a waiting yacht; and the solo call of a soaring gull. This is the soundtrack of sunset on the Chesapeake Bay, a song made richer by its promise of setting sail with tomorrow’s tide. The Snap-and-Clang of Sailboats surf and sunshine since 1929. But before you let yourself go, drawn by the promise of that brown and gold cup overflowing with the world’s most perfect French fries, take a moment. There is an ever-shifting point where the salt notes on the ocean air just meet the siren’s scent of Thrasher’s wafting out over the Ocean City boardwalk. This is where summer lives. Poems and volumes have been written about the exquisite taste of Maryland steamed crabs, but for locals, the smell is just as sweet. Pouring from the lid of a stainless-steel steamer, the mixture of blue crab, beer, rock salt and Chesapeake spices is a smell that brings people together. It’s the scent of summer with family gathered at your favorite crab house, laughing and remembering, or fall with good friends writing the stories you’ll tell next year. And it’s the smell of spice on your fingers that night, reminding you of a day done right, right here in Maryland. ✥ Steamed Crabs 1 SMELL Thrasher’s Fries The heady aroma of Thrasher’s French Fries, with its vinegar tang and bold bottom that fills the senses, has been as much a part of summer as sand, Thrashers’s Fries on the Ocean City boardwalk SUMMER TREATS DESTINATION MARYLAND ✥ 17
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