Queen's Landing News and Updates from the Office and the Community

In the Beginning – A History of Queen’s Landing

By Diane Morales Those of us who have lived for a while at Queen’s Landing will perhaps remember nostalgically the time when our community published a very attractive yearly Resident Directory of homeowners. This directory was arranged by both name and unit number, and included names, phone numbers and e-mail

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Walking Kent Island, Part I

By Susan Buckingham Since many of the traditional winter holiday activities have been cancelled or postponed due to increasing Covid restrictions, I’ve started a list of places to walk that are both beautiful and convenient. Of course, Queen’s Landing has its own delightful waterside trail which can be combined with

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Buffleheads!

By Susan Buckingham Of all the waterfowl that migrate to the shores of Queen’s Landing for the winter, the buffleheads, Bucephala albeola, are the cutest and most entertaining to watch. Their diving, splashing, landing and playing are endlessly amusing. Even their name is fun and comes from a disused word,

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Chester River Water Quality

By Susan Buckingham Queens Landing’s fabulous location on the Chester River is the reason many of us live here. We are lucky to have boating, kayaking, paddling, fishing, swimming, jet skiing, and other recreation just outside our doors. We love the Chester River as a wonderful natural resource, but how

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Safe and Happy Kayaking

By Diane Morales Kayaking is great fun, great exercise, and a delightful way to explore the surrounding shorelines to observe nature’s treats at close hand. At Queen’s Landing, we are blessed to have easy access to Macum Creek and the Chester River. In our wider community, there are plentiful other

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Beautiful Swimmers: The Life of Blue Crabs

By Susan Buckingham If you wade into the Chester River from Queen’s Landing, you may well see blue crabs at any time of year where they provide food for birds, fish, and humans. During the season, steamed crabs with Old Bay seasoning are a part of life here on Kent

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Osprey Arrive in Queen’s Landing

By Susan Buckingham If you haven’t seen an osprey in Queen’s Landing yet, you will very soon. My first sighting last year was March 23. In the early spring, males arrive to check out their nests and gather supplies that the females will use to prepare the nest for this

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The Tundra Swans of Macum Creek

By Susan Buckingham A year ago when I moved into Queens Landing I didn’t know that there would be swans in my backyard. I was delighted to see a pair of graceful Tundra Swans arrive on the Chester River as I unpacked boxes. As the winter pressed its cold (and

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