Chuck,
Thanks for the reply. I didn't mean to imply the north is free
of mosquitoes; I know from first hand experience they can be very bad.
The worst experience was right outside of Chicago. But after giving it
some thought, I suppose it's not a fair question. They can be extremely
variable depending on rainfall.
Charlie
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Chuck Norcutt
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 6:41 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: OT: Info on Chesapeake Bay/ Eastern Maryland Shore
Very few mosquitos in the north? How far north? Above the arctic
circle? I sometimes stay at my wife's aunt's house which is very near
Ocean City on the other side of the peninsula from Cambridge. Typical
flat, sandy wooded area with lots of poorly draining depressions.
Mosquitos for sure but I don't think there are any more there than
appear out of my one acre of marshland outside Boston. In neither place
would you enjoy being outdoors near and after sunset without a screened
enclosure or at least some sort of mosquito protection.
I'm not familiar with Cambridge but I would expect the bay side to be a
little worse than the ocean side. But the place I stay is a few miles
inland from the ocean so has a lot more mosquitos than you'd find right
along the beach.
Perhaps you could rent a portable, screened gazebo if the place doesn't
have a screened porch where you can enjoy the night air.
Chuck Norcutt
Geilfuss Charles wrote:
> Greetings All,
>
> Been off line a while (dead 'pooter here at work) so I'm
> just getting caught up. I have a need for information regarding the
> above topic in the area of Cambridge. By way of explanation, my wife's
> family has a family reunion/vacations every three years. The age range
> of attendees varies from 2-72 years. In previous years we have
journeyed
> to Cape Cod and the Outer Banks of NC. For the gathering next summer
my
> sister-in-law is planning the event (June '07) in a large house
outside
> of Cambridge, MD on the water of the Bay. My questions are for anyone
on
> the List who may be familiar with the area: the area looks pretty
rural;
> is there much to do/see outside of water activities? When I looked at
> the photo of the house on their website, the first thing that came to
> mind was MOSQUITOES. Are my concerns justified? Now coming from SC I'm
> no one to give fault if your area has mosquitoes, but the northern
> cousins have very few; a bumper crop will likely spoil the trip for
> them.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
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