In-Depth
When the Bay Gives You Catfish, Make Fish Tacos
Invasive blue catfish seem to be here to stay. Taking a look at the challenges, threats and opportunities they present to the Chesapeake Bay.
January 31, 2023
In-Depth
The Season of Chesapeake Ospreys
When spring finally arrives to the Chesapeake region, the ospreys slowly return to their nests, staying until late fall after a busy season of raising their chicks.
February 25, 2022
In-Depth
Finding a Susquehanna Sanctuary
In this one place you can fish, hike, camp, birdwatch, explore, or learn about important local history. It’s easy to access and also easy to become immersed in its splendor, escaping the chaos of modern society.
June 20, 2019
In-Depth
Kayak Fishing on the Chesapeake Bay
Lightweight, manually powered, highly customizable, and much more versatile when fishing some of the shallower areas of the region, a kayak grants an angler unique access to the water and fish.
May 22, 2019
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Mariners’ Museum offers a voyage of discovery for every visitor
At the Mariners' Museum, 90,000 square feet of exhibition galleries house six permanent exhibits, including the creations of pre-eminent model makers August and Winifred Crabtree; short-term exhibits; the International Boat collection; and the USS Monitor exhibit and more.
January 30, 2018
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Patapsco a park for all seasons, reasons
Patapsco Valley State Park is more than 14,000 acres and includes 32 miles along its namesake river. Originally called a “forest preserve” or “river forest park,” Patapsco is a wilderness at Baltimore’s doorstep.
November 30, 2017
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Visitors learn it’s all about the wildlife at Patuxent Research Refuge
The Patuxent Research Refuge is the nation's only National Wildlife Refuge established to support wildlife research. Tour portions of 12,000 acres along the upper Patuxent River, and a visitor center on regional and national wildlife.
November 13, 2017
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Digging into Washington’s past
If George Washington actually did chop down a cherry tree and refuse to lie about it, the incident probably happened at Ferry Farm, his boyhood home along the Rappahannock River. Visit the farm and learn about our first President.
November 6, 2017
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Blue Ridge Parkway’s distracting diversity
The Blue Ridge Parkway, which some have dubbed “America’s favorite road trip” is a 469-mile blend of nature, history and culture that connects Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the North Carolina-Tennessee border.
September 25, 2017
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Steamboats engineered change along the Chesapeake
If you follow the history of the Chesapeake Bay steamboat era, you’ll learn much about the Bay region as a whole. The rise and fall of these vessels between 1813 and 1962 is, in many ways, the story of lives and communities connected by water and enhanced by the power of steam.
June 5, 2017
In-Depth
Get on board for stand-up paddling
Stand-up paddle boarding came to the Chesapeake Bay region about seven years ago and shows no signs of waning. The sport is growing in popularity: There are paddle board races, paddle board team-building activities, paddle board yoga, paddle board youth camps and even a cool nickname for the sport — SUP.
May 22, 2017
In-Depth
Dark skies shed light on Shenandoah stars
If you live in a light-flooded landscape, consider leaving the lights behind, perhaps on a one-with-nature trip to a national park, to find out what you are missing. Shenandoah National Park offers some of the region’s most unadulterated views of night skies and has several programs to help visitors appreciate them.
May 15, 2017
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