Chesapeake Bay News

The latest Chesapeake Bay news affecting powerboaters, anglers, and anyone living or working on the Chesapeake Bay. For Chesapeake business-related news, visit our Chesapeake Business News page.

August 10, 2016
Most of us recycle and make efforts to live more sustainably.
August 10, 2016
The 740-foot SS El Faro sank off Crooked Island in the Bahamas on October 1, 2015 after losing propulsion and sailing into the center of Hurricane Joaquin during a voyage from Jacksonville, F
August 10, 2016
The annual Perseid Meteor Shower is expected to be especially good this year, with up to 200 meteors per hour expected on the peak night of August 12.
August 8, 2016
There are 46 N.B.A. players and 26 Women's N.B.A. players representing various countries at the Olympic Games Rio 2016, but this year, Team USA players will be staying aboard a luxury cruise ship.
August 4, 2016
The video below show's the Inner Harbor's Mr. Trash Wheel completely inundated by last weekend's flash flooding.
August 2, 2016
In 1608, Captain John Smith and a crew of 14 men set out on a small wooden boat to map the Chesapeake Bay.
July 27, 2016
This spring, before we put our boat in the water, we painted the bottom and mixed cayenne pepper into the paint.
July 26, 2016
Over the weekend, several people were on a rental boat on the Choptank River in Cambridge, MD, when a fight broke out between two of the boaters.
July 22, 2016
Summer’s in full swing, and it’s time for the best of the best to show off their pile wrangling and boat maneuvering skills at boat docking contests around the Bay.
July 21, 2016
Kayaks with googly eyes, a canoer giving away trees, and an immense floating sign saying “FIX THE PIPES” dotted the Inner Harbor on June 11 at 8 a.m., as 250 paddlers set forth to “give a voice to rec
July 13, 2016
The J.C. Lore Company of Solomons, MD, was founded by Joseph Cobb Lore in 1888. In its heyday, it was one of the largest and most successful seafood packing companies in Southern Maryland.