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.

May 18, 2018
Evinrude has announced a Guinness World Records title for the most barefoot water-skiers pulled behind a single boat.
May 17, 2018
Pillage and plunder your way through the coastal seaport city of Hampton, Virginia this June 1-3 when the 19th annual H
May 16, 2018
Today we had the opportunity to paddle alongside the Great blue heron rookery on Cox Creek in Stevensville, MD with the Chesapeake Conservancy and Capital SUP.
May 15, 2018
Last week, the Port Discovery Children’s Museum unveiled Playing Today, Leading Tomorrow, a $10.5 million capital campaign to bring transformational new exhibits, expanded programming, and museum u
May 10, 2018
Since its epic kickoff celebration last fall, The Wharf in DC has become the hub for live music, new restaurants, festivities, and fun along the Southwest Waterfront.
May 7, 2018
On June 16, 2018 the Dorchester Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with the Chesapeake Cowboys to bring Boat Docking back to Cambridge.
May 7, 2018
Breaking attendance records, the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show (April 20-22) and the Bay Bridge Boat
May 4, 2018
pproximately 32 cautionary buoys have been placed around the Poplar Island work zone, which extends more than a mile north of the existing island. More than half of these buoys are lighted. These…
April 30, 2018
The Sea Tow Foundation – a nonprofit organization dedicated to safe boating practices – has announced it will be partnering with marina management company Oasis Marinas to host three Life
April 24, 2018
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reports 2017 was the third consecutive record-breaking year for
April 23, 2018
A Maryland State Police helicopter crew performed a hoist rescue for three people who ran their recreational vessel aground and were inaccessible for rescue by other methods on Sunday, April 22 in
April 23, 2018
Driving east onto Kent Island from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, or arriving from the west along a bustling Route 50, it’s hard to imagine the English establishing Kent Fort in 1631 and its wild, pris
April 23, 2018
The 17th annual Boatyard Bar & Grill Spring Fishing Tournament was held on April 21,
April 17, 2018
A proposal by President Trump to allow the sale of E15 (15 percent ethanol) gasoline year-round has set off alarm bells at the nation’s largest boating advocacy group, Boat Owners Association of Th
April 12, 2018
Have you tuned in recently to the Explore.org and Chesapeake Conservancy's osprey wildlife webcam?
April 10, 2018
UPDATE: Nominations for the 2018 PropTalk Volunteer of the Year are due January 15.