See the Bay

Each month, our See the Bay section features a Chesapeake Bay destination in either Maryland or Virginia. We let boaters know top places to visit in the area, where to eat, and anything you need to know if visiting by boat.

June 8, 2015
There are a lot of reasons you may enjoy cruising the Chesapeake, and St Michaels has something for everyone who does. Second only to Annapolis, St.
April 30, 2015
Some people will say that there are five great rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay: the Susquehanna, Potomac, Rappahannock, York, and James. I beg to differ.
January 22, 2015
The Chesapeake Bay is an exceptional cruising ground with so many different towns to explore and so many secluded anchorages that many of us spend years here and never need to go any farther.
November 14, 2014
St. Michaels is often thought of as a great summer destination. Go by boat. Shop on Talbot Street. Eat at one of the great restaurants. Visit the winery and distillery.
July 25, 2014
Reedville is all too often bypassed as cruisers run up and down the Bay — maybe for several reasons.
July 7, 2014
Anchoring out in Yorktown, VIrginia for the Fourth of July fireworks.
April 25, 2014
May on the Bay: cruising at its finest! There are two sets of cruisers on the Bay at this time of year.
March 11, 2014
During the you-know-what vortex of February, in an e-mail newsletter, we asked readers to dream about summer with us and send us some fun on-the-water photographs to win PropTalk coozies for their boa
February 27, 2014
The southernmost town in Maryland, the only inhabited island in Maryland (not connected by a bridge, that is) is celebrated for many things, but in particular, for its specialty Smith Island cakes.
September 18, 2013
We’ll start this adventure at the north end of the Chesapeake Bay in Havre De Grace and work south to Baltimore, but you can reverse or alter the route. There are great destinations in between, but…