Chesapeake Bay News

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On April 1, Smith Point Sea Rescue, the all-volunteer marine rescue team in Reedville, VA, responded when a 50-foot Carver with eight people onboard took on water and sank.

Calling all small boat lovers. Chesapeake Light Craft (CLC) will hold a Big Little Boat Festival Saturday, May 13 at Conquest Beach in Centreville, MD, on the Chester River. Registration is free!

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Annapolis School of Seamanship, the Boat U.S.

Maryland Public Television (MPT) celebrates the Chesapeake Bay region once again in April with its 19th annual MPT Chesapeake Bay Week, a sla

We want you to think about your perfect Chesapeake Bay spring day. Does it involve spending time by the water?

Rich Cucé has taken on restoration of the decaying Hooper Island Lighthouse after buying it at auction for $192,000. “Why” might you ask?

In conjunction with the Oyster Recovery Project, Baltimore County is expanding on a program to remove derelict crab pots and fishing debris from our waterways.

The Vessel Disposal and Reuse Foundation (VDRF) is a nonprofit organization working to get derelict vessels out of the waterways.

In the market for a new-to-you boat? Always wanted to own a piece of Maryland history? Well, the J.

Black History Month runs February 1 through March 1. We've rounded up a couple of ways to learn about Black history in the Chesapeake region. 

On February 8, TowboatUS Kent Narrows and Knapps Narrows sunk a cement sailboat to create a new artificial reef site north of Kent Island, MD.

We know winter is tough, but there are a ton of upcoming Chesapeake region spring festivals to get you excited for warmer weather.

On January 3, a five-county tourism consortium spearheaded by Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County (VAAAC) began accepting proposals to determine the feasibility of initiating a sustainable Ch

Electrified Marina is a new business set to open this spring in Norfolk, VA.

Maryland approved an Emergency Wetlands License to allow for dredging of the Ever Forward, and the license required payment for environmental remediation.

You may have seen that Chesapeake boater and Argo Navigation boating app creator Jeff Foulk went viral on TikTo

Following a reader nomination period over the fall, the PropTalk staff voted Craig Ligibel as its volunteer of the year 2022 for his “Hands Across the Transom” effort at the U.S.