Eric Jackson
On the Shore at Fort Monroe
If you’re a child of the 80’s, when someone sends you on a mission to find a pet cemetery, it’s probably best to walk the other way. ...
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Eric Jackson
- Aug 29
- 3 min
On the Shore at Old Point Comfort
The Old Point Comfort Lighthouse in Hampton Roads is surprisingly unassuming. Perhaps it’s the fact that the lighthouse is one of the...
Eric Jackson
- Aug 14
- 2 min
National Lighthouse Day at AMERICA'S First Lighthouse
The Cape Henry lighthouse was the first federally funded construction project undertaken by the newly formed United States of America in...
Eric Jackson
- Jul 28
- 3 min
Chesapeake Lighthouses- Landmarks on shore and offshore
The Thomas Point Shoal lighthouse made some headlines in Chesapeake publications last year when it went up for auction. As charming- or...
Eric Jackson
- May 5
- 5 min
Cyberfishing the Potomac
I met Dan on two separate attempts at shad fishing on the Potomac River. The first time we fished the same bank, he outfished me...
Eric Jackson
- Apr 7
- 5 min
Fishing for the Green Eyed Monster
Late to the Game. When I get that 30 foot Grady White center console, I’ll probably name it Late to the Game. That’s my typical approach...
Eric Jackson
- Mar 20
- 5 min
Crikey! Paddling the Turner River
I rented my kayak from Skunk Ape HQ. You read that right. Skunk Ape Headquarters. The skunk ape, long lost cousin of the common...
Eric Jackson
- Jan 23
- 8 min
End of The Road? That's the Point.
The Last 10 Shores Here at the end, as a whole, One Hundred Shores represents the places we can go. Every shore on the list represents...
Eric Jackson
- Dec 14, 2022
- 3 min
Chasing the Dragon- On the Shore of Dragon Run
By this point, I’ve checked off roughly 90% of the inaugural One Hundred Shores. Throughout the journey, I've come up empty plenty of...
Eric Jackson
- Nov 28, 2022
- 4 min
On the Rappahannock at Portobago
This is the second part of a kayak exploration I took up the Rappahannock River earlier in the fall, with the goal of learning more about...
Eric Jackson
- Nov 14, 2022
- 4 min
Reclaiming the Land- On the Shore at Fones Cliffs
I’m out on a chilly fall morning, paddling in the middle section of the Rappahannock river. It’s the kind of fall morning when you’re...
Eric Jackson
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
A Tomb with a View: On the Shore at Mt. Vernon and the USNA
An old tomb, built in 1734. An entrance pointing out northeast, overlooking the Potomac River. Down the hill, a new tomb built 100 years...
Eric Jackson
- Oct 14, 2022
- 3 min
Sleep with the Fishes - The Floating Concrete Fleet at Kiptopeke
While the remote Delmarva shoreline and scenery is worth a trip in itself, I wonder if part of the push for a Kiptopeke State Park had to...
Eric Jackson
- Oct 10, 2022
- 4 min
The Mallow's Bay Ghost Fleet: A Specter of Bad Decisions?
It’s surprising how unrestricted Mallows Bay is to explore, once you set out onto the calm, shallow water. The most prominent of the...
Eric Jackson
- Oct 1, 2022
- 1 min
Last Light at Lover's Point
It's a strange irony that sunset is on the one hand so routinely expected and on the other hand so unexpectedly sublime. The most...
Eric Jackson
- Sep 30, 2022
- 4 min
A Shore with a View: On the Shore at Accokeek Park and Mt. Vernon
“I have seen for several hours together in a summer’s evening, hundreds, perhaps I might say thousands of sturgeon, at a great height...
Eric Jackson
- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
Seeing Ghosts- On the Shore of Blackwater NWR
With Halloween just over a month away, it's finally time to talk about ghosts of the Chesapeake. Not Charlie Brown costumes or spooky...
Eric Jackson
- Sep 16, 2022
- 3 min
Sturgeon and Salmon Fight Night: Coming to a shore near you! On the Shore of Marshyhope Creek
When I was in middle school, I developed a bit of a dinosaur obsession. I know, it sounds a bit late to be fostering a stereotypical...
Eric Jackson
- Sep 2, 2022
- 4 min
100 Shores Photo Journal (Summer, 2022)
With summer coming to a close, I'm hesitant to say that I'm getting close to closing out the shores, but I'm getting close to thinking I...
Eric Jackson
- Aug 29, 2022
- 5 min
On the Shore at the National Folk Festival - Wicomico River, Salisbury
I was quite the air guitar player growing up. In the stage that existed in my mind, it was always a matter of when I’m a rockstar, not...
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