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.
June 22, 2026
It’s that time of year again—time to send in your submissions for PropTalk's annual Cover Contest celebrating [powerboating on the Chesapeake Bay.
June 22, 2026
Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County (VAAAC) has introduced a new 24-hour outdoor digital information kiosk at the Visitors Center.
June 22, 2026
The BoatUS Foundation partnered with Lynnhaven River and TowBoatUS at ports Gwynns Island and Portsmouth to remove 10 abandoned
June 22, 2026
The future of public water access at Discovery Village in Anne Arundel County, MD, is uncertain.
June 10, 2026
As boaters, we know the best place to catch a Chesapeake Bay fireworks show is from the water. We wish all of our readers a safe and happy holiday.
May 6, 2026
On July 4, 2026, the United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
March 31, 2026
Every winter we venture down to Miami, FL, and brave insane traffic, insane prices, and insane Florida Man people to attend the Miami International Boat Show.
March 29, 2026
The Bay Bridge Boat Show at Safe Harbor Narrows Point returns for its second year in its new location in Kent Nar
March 25, 2026
If you are new to boating or experienced, yet hoping to gain more skills, during the Bay Bridge Boat Show (April 17-19) there are several on-water training options to consider.
March 19, 2026
Spring means different things to different people, but we boaters mark the season by removing tarps and shrinkwrap, scrubbing topsides, commissioning vessels, and burning socks. In the natural worl
March 10, 2026
Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is moving forward with a two-week extension of the commercial oyster season to help watermen make up for lost harvesting opportunities after many wa
February 23, 2026
With another snowstorm hitting the DelMarVa region, I’m sure many are starting to feel a little stir crazy.
February 9, 2026
Whether you are a boater yourself (I hope) or have a special boater in your life, there are some ways to show you speak the language, the boater’s love language that is.
January 22, 2026
A valuable piece of history will come to the Annapolis Maritime Museum (AMM), when the 1899 Fresnel Lens from Thomas
January 9, 2026
Dick Franyo, owner of the Boatyard Bar and Grill in Annapolis (a longtime PropTalk supporter), has announced a partnership with At
January 5, 2026
The fifth annual Chesapeake Bay Boat Show (CBBS), presented by the Marine Trades Association of Bal
December 30, 2025
The nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has developed a database that will identify the locations of abandoned and derelict vessels (ADVs) across the US, freely associate
December 30, 2025
When Daniel Knott retired as an Army Lieutenant Colonel, he faced the same question many veterans do: What now?