I came to Heron Point after living for 18 years on a cruising sailboat. Primarily, our move was a solution to my wife's looming health problem, which dictated coming ashore. The Chesapeake had been home waters to us for years, and Heron Point, situated in Chestertown on a tributary of the Bay, aroused our interest immediately. We knew of PUMH (Peninsula United Methodist Homes) from a long residence in Delaware, and the fact that Heron Point was managed by this group and was set up with its own Board here in Maryland assured us about reputation and financial stability. More important was Chestertown, a small college town, protected from big city traffic and urban development by being well outside the beach-bound traffic of Baltimore and Washington, D.C. College courses soon introduced us to interests which had been set aside during our years of living on a boat. I became a volunteer with the Sultana, Chestertown's tall ship, and worked in the Sultana's shipyard. Then there were art classes, the symphony, bus trips to nearby attractions, a chorale, and easy access to major airports so that we could visit distant family members. Becoming land-based was gradual; we still made cruises around the Bay. After three years, when interests ashore became our real focus, it was less painful to sell our pride and joy. Heron Point's woodshop and activity room became centers for my creative energies (woodworking, carving, painting) and the heated pool a place for exercise.  As my wife's illness progressed, the care she received at Heron Point was superb. My many good friends here and in town were a constant support. The town has not changed over the years and still supplies me with all that I came here to find.  Heron Point is still the small community where I know all by first name and all are my good friends. The decision I made in 1999 is as sound as ever. Charlie Booz *Click on the X in the upper right corner of this window to return to our web site.*