Chesapeake Bay News

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July 5, 2017
In 1979, Raymond “Butch” Porter Sr.
July 5, 2017
Every PropTalk reader knows Yorktown. It’s that small town where the British surrendered to General George Washington. It is the place where the United States of America won independence.
June 29, 2017
Angela Haren is the waterkeeper for Baltimore Harbor, and her part of the Patapsco—the portion that includes the Inner Harbor—is a conservation nightmare that’s teeming with sewage.
June 28, 2017
The Maryland DNR reports that they will be making "modest but important changes" to the commercia
June 28, 2017
Blue skies and unseasonably high spring temperatures provided ideal conditions for high school students testing their
June 27, 2017
On Sunday, August 13 the eighth annual Watermen’s Appreciation Day comes to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in
June 21, 2017
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is providing $10.5 million in Waterway Improvement Fund grants to improve public boating access and navigation throughout the state.
June 21, 2017
First, realize it’s not as easy as it looks. You see photos in advertisements of muscled men running the rapids in kayaks, or lithe young women doing yoga poses on stand up paddleboards (
June 20, 2017
On Saturday June 17, the second annual  Bowleys Quarters Cardboard Race was held at Miami Beach State Park in Midd
June 19, 2017
The Antique and Classic Boat Festival was held June 16-18 at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St.
June 19, 2017
As the weather (slowly) starts to warm up, we need to plan out our summer weekends for the tons of festival coming up. We’ve highlighted a few favorites.
June 16, 2017
In recent decades, people have been involving their pets in more family activities.
June 14, 2017
According to the White Marlin Open (WMO) page, federal judge Richard D.
June 13, 2017
Did you know that the Cove Point Lighthouse, located in Lusby, MD, can be used as a vacation rental?
June 12, 2017
Free swimming lessons are available this summer for children ages 18 months to 15 years at two Talbot County pools, thanks to Sink or Swim (SOS) and the St.
June 8, 2017
According to the Maryland DNR, a Charles County man was recently arrested on c