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The Great Chesapeake Bay Road Trip: Five Special Stays for Spring

1 month ago | chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Susan Moynihan

Spring around the Bay means the pastel blooms of redwoods and dogwoods and the call of returning ospreys. Marinas are readying boats for their annual splash. As we wait for consistently nicer weather (and fewer April showers), it’s the perfect time for a road trip. I love driving around the Bay to watch the landscape wake up from different vantage points. The region holds so many special weekend destinations that every getaway is unique.
Steamboat Era Museum to Open Season with Two New Exhibits

2 months ago | chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Larry Chowning

Irvington, Virginia, once a bustling center of steamboat traffic, now celebrates its heritage with the Steamboat Era Museum on the Rappahannock River. When the museum opens for the season at the end of the month, it will debut two new exhibits to the public. Before Irvington was known by its name today, it was called “Carter’s Creek Wharf” to designate the steamboat wharf on Carter’s Creek.
Maritime Museum to Restore Historic Seafood Packer's Home | Chesapeake Bay Magazine

2 months ago | chesapeakebaymagazine.com

A familiar building on the campus of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will be restored to reflect its important history in the seafood industry.
Virginia Tribe Acquires 870 Acres of Ancestral Homeland on Rappahannock River

2 months ago | chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Lauren Hines-Acosta

The Patawomeck Indian Tribe recently acquired 870 acres of its ancestral homeland along the Rappahannock River in Spotsylvania and Caroline counties, in Virginia. The tribe will be permanent stewards of the property. This will be the second time the tribe has acquired land in the last six months. The state gave the tribe funding in November to acquire an initial 14 acres along the same river. The most recently acquired site has forests, wetlands and a river shoreline.
Rare, Gruesome “Butcher” Bird Returns to Chesapeake Bay from Canada | Chesapeake Bay Magazine

Feb 10, 2025 | chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Whitney Pipkin

A songbird known for skewering its prey on thorns or barbed wire sent birders scrambling to Maryland’s Eastern Shore when it showed up for a visit in December and lingered into early January. A loggerhead shrike sighting in the Chesapeake Bay watershed is rare these days.
VA Denies Petition to Set Catch Limits for Hickory Shad

Dec 5, 2024 | chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Lauren Hines-Acosta

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission voted on Dec. 3 to deny the Virginia Coastal Conservation Association’s petition to establish a 10 fish daily creel limit for hickory shad. Three board members were concerned about setting fishery regulations without scientific backing. Board member A.J. Erskine said the protection “seems to be premature.” All board members were in favor of denying the petition. CCA Virginia has been proposing protections for the species since 2019.
Headstones Lost in Tropical Storm Agnes Resurface Along Susquehanna River

Nov 24, 2024 | chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Ad Crable

Tropical Storm Agnes, which brought historic flooding to Pennsylvania in 1972, continues to give up its dead. Workers on a stream restoration project in Forty Fort in northeastern Pennsylvania, along the Susquehanna River, recently found 35 headstones buried in silt that had disappeared from a nearby historic cemetery during the floods. The flooding tore into the Forty Fort Cemetery near the riverbanks with graves dating back to 1777, including those of Native Americans.
Scientists: Hurricane Helene’s Impact on Virginia Rivers Shows Need for Storm Protections | Chesapeake Bay Magazine

Nov 12, 2024 | chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Lauren Hines-Acosta

During eight days in September, Hurricane Helene quickly swelled into a Category 4 storm that brought rain, flooding and wind damage as far north as central Virginia. Southwest Virginia, most of which lies beyond the Chesapeake Bay watershed, endured the worst of the storm’s power in the state. But Helene also brought an influx of rain, debris and runoff to Virginia rivers that flow into the Bay. Scientists say most of the impacts will be short-lived but that this storm shouldn’t be ignored.
VA’s Second Blue Catfish Grant Awarded to Hampton Seafood Company | Chesapeake Bay Magazine

Nov 5, 2024 | chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Larry Chowning

Virginia is continuing its fight against invasive blue catfish by boosting the fishery and making it easier to put blue cat into markets and restaurants. The state has awarded a second $247,000 grant in an effort to control the Chesapeake Bay’s blue catfish population. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin recently announced that L. D. Amory Company Inc.
VA’s Proposed Winter Crab Dredge Season is Officially Dead | Chesapeake Bay Magazine

Oct 29, 2024 | chesapeakebaymagazine.com | Larry Chowning

Virginia’s winter crab dredge fishery is banned for the 2024-25 year. After a public hearing on Monday, Oct. 28, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) voted, 6-1, to close the winter dredge season for blue crabs for the 2024/2025 season. Virginia’s winter crab dredge fishery, that harvests between 80% to 90% female crabs that spawn in the spring, is one of the most controversial fisheries on the bay.