In Craig Ligibel's recent "See the Bay" article on Chesapeake City,  he writes: Photos by Craig Ligibel Chesapeake City has reinvented itself as an historic destination. The community boasts historic bed and breakfasts with rates ranging from $99-110 per night. The town is very walkable, with a number of restored Victorian-era homes offering a multi-hued treat for the senses. There are souvenir shops, to be sure. But Chesapeake City is also home to some first-class artists and photographers whose work is proudly displayed in several of the town’s galleries. You’ll never go hungry or thirsty in Chesapeake City. Choices include the venerable Bayard House Restaurant, situated in the oldest building in town; the splashy Chesapeake Inn Restaurant and Marina, with a host of formal and laid-back dining options; and the newly reopened Schaefer’s Canal House on the north side of the bridge, now (according to recent guests) better than ever. In addition to free slips located at the city dock, both the Chesapeake Inn and Schaefer’s offer transient boaters tie-ups with water and electricity. Rates range from $1 per foot on weekdays to $2.50 per foot on weekends. The turning basin located just past the Chesapeake Inn offers a protected anchorage. Each weekend boats raft up in the protected waters just north of the Inn’s Tiki Bar. Transiting the 14 miles of the C and D Canal in a small boat is not difficult, but it does take some planning. Currents can run at two to five knots depending on the tides, and you must remember that you are sharing the “ditch” with some very large vessels with minimal maneuverability. You cannot sail in the canal, but you can motor sail. Monitor VHF 16 and VHF 13. There are red and green traffic lights at each end of the canal. All boaters need to honor these. Do not proceed if you have a red light! Commercial vessels always have the right of way. With respect to recreational vessels, the boat going with the current has the right of way over those proceeding against the current. Buoys and navigational markers are “red right returning” in the approaches to both the eastern and western entrances to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and reversing at Chesapeake City, MD. There are no navigational buoys or markers within the land cut portion of the canal; however each bend (or turn) in the canal is marked by an amber light to assist in night transits. Tiki Bar fun: On this scribe’s visit to Chesapeake, my wife and I opted to dine at the Chesapeake Inn’s Tiki Bar. It was a great day to be outside. Neither the food nor the view disappointed! How can you not like a watering hole that serves up offerings like lobster sliders, shrimp and crab mac and cheese, Chesapeake fries seasoned with Old Bay and heaped with crabmeat and melted cheddar, as well as pasta, pizza, paninis, burgers, and fresh fish! I opted for grilled jumbo shrimp over a bed of arugula. My wife dug into the crab fries and a burger. Everything was tasty and reasonably priced. Learn more about Chesapeake City here.