About
A rare opportunity to learn, relax, and enlighten the soul
Come delight in a unique sea glass immersion weekend on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay at the home of Richard LaMotte. Richard, author of Pure Sea Glass and The Lure of Sea Glass, will be your personal host along with professional pianist and yoga instructor Stephanie King.
Unwind in rooms perched above the lapping waves on Castle Point. Situated on a small bluff beside the Chesapeake, this European-style villa is surrounded by water on three sides. To the north is a bayfront fire pit and private beach with sea glass treasures. To the west is the vast Chesapeake Bay with its magnificent sunsets, and to the east a meandering creek alive with heron, bald eagles, songbirds and waterfowl.
Choose from a wide variety of activities or simply relax and enjoy the incredible natural beauty of the Bay.
Your Hosts
Richard LaMotte
Richard LaMotte is the author of the award-winning book Pure Sea Glass and its sequel The Lure of Sea Glass. He is co-founder and past-president of the North American Sea Glass Association. Richard lives on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland where he began collecting sea glass in 1999. After researching glass history, and the science behind what creates sea glass, he published Pure Sea Glass in 2004. Since 2004 he’s traveled North America doing lectures and sea glass identification sessions. Richard and his book have been featured on Martha Stewart Living TV, in Coastal Living, Parade Magazine, The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, on NPR and Maryland Public Television. His familiarity with water chemistry has been gained through 33 years of experience as VP for LaMotte Company, a global water analysis company started by his grandfather in 1919.
Stephanie King
Stephanie King earned a bachelor’s degree in piano performance and a Master of Arts in Teaching and continues to perform professionally. She has hosted numerous international choir tours and is currently the music director at Emmanuel Church in Chestertown, Maryland. She is a certified yoga instructor who teaches vinyasa flow, yin, and restorative yoga classes. Stephanie has been an innkeeper for one of the leading inns on the East Coast. Her experience owning a Mrs. Fields Cookie store in Portland, Oregon led to an invitation to serve on their national franchise advisory board, and her talent for creating recipes with chocolate continues to delight guests.