🍦Holly Beach Farm opens to the public

Good morning, Annapolis. A city council candidate in Kelowna, British Columbia is going viral for his yard signs. They feature his face alongside the words “Under 60!” and his slogan: “I Barely Want To Do This.” His website says he doesn’t enjoy politics and isn’t qualified. And people say there’s no honesty left in politics.

In today’s Naptown Scoop:

Let’s get to it.

— Ryan Sneddon

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Holly Beach Farm has some of the best Bay Bridge views in the county, and most of us have never seen them. That changes November 6.

Starting that day, the state will take reservations for hiking and birding on the 293-acre peninsula. Neighbors have always been concerned about the impact of a waterfront park (see: nearby Sandy Point), so DNR only plans to admit about 20 people a day right now.

The land was a private estate for more than a century. New Orleans businessman Sylvester Labrot started piecing it together from old farms in the early 1900s. His son turned it into a successful horse breeding operation. The Conservation Fund acquired it from the family in 2001 and gave it to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, who gave it to the state in 2024.

At the end of the day, it’s all about expanding public water access. The vast majority of Chesapeake Bay shoreline (some estimates are as high as 90%) is privately owned, and the state and waterfront counties are making a huge push to expand public access.

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Crews installed a new Global War on Terrorism memorial yesterday. Unlike my bank account, it has six figures, each representing a different part of the Navy.

The sculptor is Dony Mac Manus, a Dublin-born artist who works out of Falls Church, VA. Most of his work is sacred art. For example, he has a bust of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York and a statue of St. Oliver Plunkett in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Ireland.

This one is personal for him. While he didn’t attend the Naval Academy, Mac Manus spent two years at art school in Tribeca. On September 11, 2001, he and a friend had planned to go to 8 AM Mass at St. Peter’s Church, a few blocks from the World Trade Center. They both skipped it without telling each other.

If you’d like to check it out, it’s located just outside the Melville Entrance of Alumni Hall (on the corner closest to Worden Field).

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🎈 = family-friendly events

🎈🏰 Maryland Renaissance Festival – It’s the last weekend of the festival’s 50th season, so this is your final shot at a turkey leg until next August. Saturday and Sunday in Crownsville. Tickets are online only.

🎈🎃 SPCA Trick or Treat Trail & Forest of Fear – The SPCA turns its woods into a twisted fairytale trail with candy, a costume parade, and a doggy pumpkin pie eating contest. Bring the dog (on a leash) Saturday and Sunday afternoon. The after-dark Forest of Fear runs Friday and Saturday night, and monsters will jump out at you. Leave the dog home for that one.

🐮 Annapolis Artisans Market – Local by Design’s October market fills The Warehouse with furniture, art, and gifts from local makers. Saturday brings brats and beer from Pherm Brewing and live music from On Borrowed Time. Sunday has a Halloween pet costume contest.

🎭 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – Washington Irving’s ghost story gets a funny, spooky staging at Colonial Players. Friday through Sunday.

🎈🌳 Homestead Gardens Fall Family Weekends – Pony rides, hayrides, pumpkins, barnyard animals, and live music in Davidsonville. Saturday and Sunday. Don’t miss the Critter Crawl on Sunday if your pet’s got a cute costume.

🎈🌾 Annapolis Scarecrow Stroll – Scarecrows go up along Inner West Street for the stroll’s 5th year. It starts Saturday and runs through November 2.

🐮 Anne Arundel County Farmers Market – Produce, meats, baked goods, and coffee on Riva Road. Saturday and Sunday mornings.

🌳 Dark History of the South River – Outlaws, fortunetellers, and 18th-century ghost stories on an evening tour of Historic London Town.

🎶 Bountiful Harvest: Cocktails & Costumes – The Light House’s biggest fundraiser has an open bar, food, live music, and an auction. Costumes are encouraged.

🎈🎺 Marching Band Formal Parade – The Naval Academy Band leads the Brigade onto Worden Field for Homecoming weekend.

🏈 Navy vs. North Texas – It’s Homecoming at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, and the Mids have won eight straight at home (can’t say the same for the road ☹️). On CBS Sports Network if you can’t make it.

🎶 Porchfest Annapolis – Local musicians play on front porches in Murray Hill as you walk from one "stage" to the next.

🎈📚 Once Upon . . . A Hundred Acre Wood – London Town throws Winnie-the-Pooh a 100th birthday party with crafts and a selfie station in the woodland gardens. Stick around for author Kathryn Aalto’s talk on why Pooh still holds up.

🌳 ECA Eastport Shuffle – A guided 1.5-mile walk through Eastport history, starting at George Washington Davis Park, that ends like all good Eastport adventures: with a drink at Davis’ Pub.

🎈🍬 SHOPTOBERFEST – Severna Park’s shop-local street fair with trick-or-treating, live music, and a kids’ costume contest.

🌳 Full Moon Tour – An evening tour of the Hammond-Harwood House on how 19th-century families kept themselves safe after dark.

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🗳️ Polls Are Open – Early voting starts today and runs through Thursday, October 29, weekends included. Centers are open 7 AM to 8 PM, and you can use any of the county’s 10, no matter where you usually vote. The two in Annapolis are the Pip Moyer Rec Center and the Broadneck Library. Not registered? You can register on the spot. Bring your license or an official document with your address on it. Here’s the full list of locations.

🏈 Homecoming Kings – Navy hosts North Texas for Homecoming Saturday at 3:30 PM. The Mids are 2–4, but they’ve won eight straight at home and their last four Homecoming games, including one against North Texas in 2023. Before kickoff, the Brigade marches from the Yard to the stadium starting at 2:20 PM. Expect rolling road closures and parking restrictions from about 11 AM until they pass. Tickets are still available from $34.50.

⚖️ Guilty Again – A federal jury convicted Annapolis businessman Patrick Britton-Harr of Medicare fraud. His company billed Medicare $18.7 million for respiratory tests nursing home residents didn’t need during covid and collected more than $7.2 million. Prosecutors say he used the money for a Porsche 911 and the $25k monthly mortgage payments on a waterfront mansion in Pendennis Mount. It’s his second conviction this year. In June, a jury found he misused $15 million from members of his private jet club, AeroVanti.

🚁 Semper Loud – If you hear a lot of rumbling around the Severn today, it’s just the Marines. The Naval Academy is hosting a Marine Air-Ground Task Force display at Hospital Point to show midshipmen the Marine Corps’ equipment. Naval Support Activity Annapolis says neighbors may notice more military activity and noise than usual. But they didn’t say when.

🦀 Crab Six-Pack – Lures Bar & Grille in Crownsville is throwing Crabtoberfest Friday through Sunday. Like its famous Grilled Cheese Fest, it’s built on sixes: six chef-made crab dishes paired with six beers from Crooked Crab Brewing. Lures hasn’t posted the dishes yet, so you’ll just have to go and see for yourself.

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65 🌡️ 47 | ☀️ | 0% ☔ | 💨 NW 12 mph (10 knots)

58 🌡️ 43 | ☀️ | 0% ☔ | 💨 NE 12 mph (10 knots)

💧🌡️ Water temperature = 63ºF
Temperature readings taken from the mouth of the Severn River the night before publication

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49 West | Spilling Pictures Presents: The Live Spill | 7:30–10:30 PM
The Admiral’s Cup | Heartwood | 7–10 PM
Beer Farm | Joey Fitz | 4–7 PM
Brian Boru | The Langer’s Ball | 6–9 PM
Copper Creek | Open Mic with Paul Cortese and Uncle Bill | 7 PM
Dark Horse | Ryan Keith Band | TBA
Killarney House | O’McPub Band | 6–9 PM
Market House | Aidan Ewald | 7–10 PM
Mother’s Peninsula Grille | Russell Jacobsen | 7 PM
Pirates Cove | John Luskey | 6–9 PM
The Point | Dan Haas | 5–8 PM
Rams Head On Stage | Gregg Karukas | 8 PM | Tickets
Rams Head Tavern | Shawn Owens | 4:30 PM

49 West | Dracula Jackson | 7:30–10 PM
The Admiral’s Cup | Carl Carter, Solid Maybe Music | TBA
Annapolis Smokehouse & Tavern | Fess Up | 8:30 PM
Beer Farm | Michael McHenry | 4–7 PM
Blackwall Hitch | Dana B | 4 PM
Brian Boru | Lost and Found | 7–10 PM
Captain’s Daughter | TBA | 5–7 PM
Coconut Joe’s | Moe Strings | 5–8 PM
The Choptank | Aidan Ewald | TBA
Great Frogs | Russell Jacobsen | 5:30–8:30 PM
Greene Turtle (Edgewater) | Aaron Hawkins | 6 PM
Killarney House | The Langer’s Ball | 7–10 PM
Market House | Adam Forbes | 8–11 PM
Middleton Tavern | Moon Cherry | 10 PM
Mother’s Peninsula Grille | Scott Hymes Band | 8 PM
Pirates Cove | Dave Tieff | 7–10 PM
Rams Head On Stage | Phil Vassar | 6:30 PM | Tickets
Rams Head On Stage | Phil Vassar | 9:30 PM | Tickets
Rams Head Roadhouse | Dust on the Bottle | 8 PM
Rams Head Tavern | Steve & Victoria | 4:30 PM
Severna Park Taphouse | George Evans | 7 PM
Stan & Joe’s Saloon | Top Dead Center | 9:45 PM

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