Jack Willing

Jack Willing has built boats his whole life and is co-owner of Scots Cove Marina in Chance Maryland. While he never worked on the water, he has a lifetime of experience in wooden boats and fiberglass boats, both from working in the marina since he was a kid, and for a time at the Chris-Craft factory in Salibury. He runs the marina and is working on the possibility of a skipjack museum in Chance.

Michelle Burr & Ted Daniels

Michelle Burr was one of my very first interviews on Deal Island. She was able to chat with me briefly before her shift at Lucky's Last Stop General Store. Here she shares just a few thoughts on the magic of living on the water and what brought her back after being gone for 15 years. As someone who lived on Deal Island and left, she talks about living on the water again, raising kids on the water, and being grateful to be back. 




Michelle later on introduced me to her boyfriend Ted Daniels who is a waterman, bottle and artifact collector, and local historian who has worked in many different places but always ends up back on the bay. Here he talks about what brings him back, secrets to finding buried treasure, and how the sea/island-scape has changed in the last 25 years.




How they met, and how the community has changed.