My Love Affair with an Island -- The History of the
Jefferson Islands Club and St. Catherine's Island
By
Jefferson Glassie
The
Jefferson Islands Club was founded on the Poplar Islands
in the Chesapeake Bay in 1931 by several Democratic
Senators as a place to escape their hectic political
lives. Known as the “Playground of Presidents”
in its early years, the Club hosted many Presidents
including Roosevelt and Truman and political luminaries
of the day.
The
Club moved to its present location on St. Catherine’s
Island in 1945. Jefferson Glassie has been going to
the Island since 1954, and has served as Club Manager,
Executive Vice President, Historian, and on the Board
of Governors. In this book, he recounts the history
of the Club and the Island he loves, with many stories
and anecdotes from the Club’s 75 year history.
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