Volume VII Number 41
October 14-20, 1999

• On Our Cover: The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin heads into Chesapeake Bay to visit, clean and repair the Bay's channel markers. Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard.
• Dock of the Bay In Fall, Maryland Feasts on Oysters * Breakdown: The Real Action is Between the Boat Shows * Mosquito Watch: 'As-Needed' Spraying Goes On * Let It Shine: AA Women Reflect Hero Fanny Hamer's Light * De-Greasing the Bay * Needed: 100 Volunteers for Herring Bay * plus, Way Downstream, In Virginia, Smithfield Foods escapes double jeopardy for polluting Chesapeake streams. ... In New Jersey, weighing wetlands against cranberries In Minnesota, frogs suffer from thin skins In Florida, weighing manatees against powerboats plus, last but not least, this week's Creature Feature: On the web, skunk owners - Oops - organize.
• Big Boat Rides The James Rankin Buoys up Boaters -- In a changing universe, boaters put their faith in buoys. Here's how those 'stars' get set in our Bay heaven. by Christopher Heagy
• Bay Bites Rudy's Tavern - Good Food, Good Fun, No Frills.
• Editorial Saviors and Sinners in Chesapeake Surveys
• Letters to the Editor When "W" Stands for Weapons, Too; Burton's Reasoning Fishy; Classic Coverage
• Bay Reflection Farewell: Busch's Chesapeake Inn
• Burton on the Bay Pondering Feline Frieda's Future -- Will San Francisco thinking set our pets free?
• Not Just for Kids Pumpkin hunting, pumpkin seeds

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