Chesapeake Requiem by Earl Swift7/7/2023 ![]() Swift explains in his introduction that after his daily encounters with the island residents, he returned to his quarters - the second floor of a home on the West Ridge - and sketched out their words and interactions. Blue crabs and oysters are the primary catch these days. ![]() ![]() A host of other nearby islands in Virginia and Maryland have suffered the same plight as that looming for Tangier, with their uplands growing smaller and smaller until the bay simply washes over them completely.Īgainst this riveting background, Swift carefully portrays the life of the Tangier resident, essentially either watermen or relatives living off the catch of watermen. ![]() Quite frankly, as Swift believes, Tangier may not be long for this Chesapeake Bay world. Then he went all-in, choosing to live on the island in the Chesapeake Bay for.Īs Swift develops the saga of Tangier Island, the story often focuses on the rising bay waters and a sinking island versus what the islanders believe is just immense, “wind-driven” erosion. ![]() He returned as a reporter for the Pilot for at least two other trips, reporting stories on Tangier. Former Virginian-Pilot reporter Earl Swift said he was first drawn to Tangier Island while on assignment there in 1999. ![]()
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