George’s Maryland River Badge Drop

The Pocomoke’s cypress swamp along the Bog Iron Water Trail, Nassawango Creek from Red House Road down, Tangier Sound off Janes Island, marsh and loblolly at Fishing Bay. Maryland law says every vessel — canoe, kayak, rowboat — carries a Coast Guard-approved life jacket per person, readily accessible, not bagged or buried. Natural Resources Police put it better: they float, you don’t. Eight pieces in the Maryland drop: unisex tee, women’s relaxed tee, youth tee, muscle tank, garment-dye crop tee, full-color two-tone cap, golf rope cap, and five-panel rope cap. Paddle On. Only You Can Keep The Rivers Clean. — George