{"product_id":"voices-in-the-vines-20261026","title":"10.26.26 · Voices in the Vines · Under the Hunter’s Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChesapeake Manor Vineyard\u003c\/strong\u003e wasn’t always the peaceful place you know today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore the first vine was planted, there were people desperate to escape this ground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eServants fled into the woods. Others died after brutal treatment. People enslaved on the plantation risked everything for freedom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBehind them stood the wealthiest slave-trading family on Kent Island and the most notorious and brutal couple in Colonial Maryland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir names survive in court records, testimony, and claims for compensation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis was their plantation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn October 26, we’ll walk the land behind those stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin me for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVoices in the Vines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a private three-hour evening through the historic property and vineyard, ending around a bonfire as darkness settles over Love Point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe’ll follow the old paths, visit the site of the brick house, and move among the vines. Along the way, you’ll meet what lies beneath, hear about those who escaped, and possibly see what still lingers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe vines have stories. Some are better told after dark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdditional food and drinks are available to purchase separately.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwenty guests. One opening night. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReserve your place and come walk the ground with me under October’s full moon.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. Coursey Willis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67732588069018,"sku":"2844502","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0133\/7150\/6752\/files\/Voices-in-the-Vines-Shopify.png?v=1791901761","url":"https:\/\/jcourseywillis.com\/products\/voices-in-the-vines-20261026","provider":"J. Coursey Willis","version":"1.0","type":"link"}