Category Archives: Crabs

March 9 is National Crab Meat Day

Posted on March 9, 2012 by atomictv

By Eatocracy (CNN, 3/9/2012) “Pinch me! March 9 is National Crab Meat Day. There’s nothing like the fruit of the sea, and delving into a crab meat dish is a surefire way to feel the spray of the sea on … Continue reading →

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Md. Man Saw ‘The Light’ After Crab Cake Causes Near Death Experience

Posted on December 2, 2011 by atomictv

(CBS Baltimore, 11/22/2011) TIMONIUM, Md. (WJZ)—Is there life after death? That question has consumed mankind for centuries. Adam May talks to a Maryland man who claims he saw the afterlife, and it all started with a crab cake. Ancient Greeks … Continue reading →

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Like Bluefins from the Bay, Nobles of the Hardshells Survive

Posted on October 10, 2011 by atomictv

By Jackie Nickel (10/28/1982) The day was hot, the beer was cold, and the steamed crabs were large and well-seasoned on an August afternoon in 1935 when the first gathering of the Ancient and Honorable Nobles of the Hardshells took … Continue reading →

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Giant Mechanical Blue Crab

Posted on February 9, 2011 by atomictv

Does anyone remember the giant blue crab at the Maryland Science Center? Does it still move? Buy this crab print and other moments in Baltimore history captured by Sun photographers at The Baltimore Sun Store.

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