Chesapeake Bay News

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September 22, 2015
Those who are used to heading to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for PassageMaker’s TrawlerFest will venture to a new location October 1-4: the Bay Bridge Marina in Stevensville, MD, on the Eastern Shore sid
September 16, 2015
November 23, 1633: The Ark and the Dove set sail from England, with an estimated 150 Catholic and Protestant passengers seeking religious tolerance in the New World.
September 11, 2015
Attention anglers: make sure to attend the Maryland Seafood Festival this Sunday for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Maryland
September 11, 2015
As the twin towers fell, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers remembered something that's so easily forgotten: Manhattan is an island.
September 7, 2015
Picture the world’s finest and most creative fishing folks gathered in one place to show off all of their latest ideas. I know.
September 4, 2015
From BoatUS: When it comes to enjoying the outdoors, stand up paddleboarding (SUP) has led the nation in growth with a 38 percent increase in participation from 2013 to 2014.
September 3, 2015
As much as I hate to give blow boaters credit for anything, other than being in the way of power boats, I must say they usually have a better understanding of marlinspike seamanship than those of us w
September 2, 2015
Located about halfway between the mouth of the Chesapeake and its headwaters to the north (Susquehanna Flats), Solomons, MD, is a lovely, picturesque island town set on the north side of the Patuxent…
September 1, 2015
When the English colonists came to Jamestown in 1607, they began exploring nearby rivers. They gave English names to many of these rivers, such as the James, York, and Elizabeth.
August 31, 2015
Ever wonder if morning news talk show hosts are ever left without something to say? Well, it happened to Karl Stefanovic, host of the Today Show in Australia.
August 28, 2015
Since the last time we talked, the only thing hotter than the weather has been the cobia fishing in the lower Chesapeake and the striper action above the Bay Bridges.
August 27, 2015
As I stepped aboard the Legacy 32 on an early summer morning, two words immediately came to mind: solid and comfortable.