Eastport, A Way Of Life

“Across the Spa Creek drawbridge from downtown Annapolis, Eastport's 1,200 residents share a chunk of land 12 blocks long and five blocks wide in Anne Arundel County. The town was settled a century ago by blue-collar boat builders and watermen,” wrote Marianne Kyriakos about Eastport in a 2006 Washington Post “Where We Live” article.

“The streets are narrow, with almost no off-street parking and none of the historic charm of Colonial Annapolis. Eastport's simple houses include single-story clapboard bungalows and Cape Cods.”

"We have a lot of little funky houses over here," Linda Brown said. "They're kind of like little detached row houses with nice porches on the front. They're skinny, 16-to-20-feet wide, with little lawns."

Even so, Eastport still has its own flavor, said Kevin "Brother Shucker" Brooks, who describes himself as a longtime "Eastporterican and banjo/guitar guy." He and Jefferson Holland make up the neighborhood's own troubadour duo, "Them Eastport Oyster Boys."

"It is kind of a bohemian lifestyle, and we treasure and promote and protect it," he said.