With its rich maritime history, picture-postcard towns and endless coves, creeks and anchorages, there are few places on Earth that are as easy and fantastic to sail as the Chesapeake Bay.
Photography by Michaela Urban
A classic working boat welcomes visitors to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Sharps Island lighthouse near Tilghman Island—leaning by about 15-degrees since it was ice-damaged in 1977
The docks at Swan Creek Marina shine in the evening light
A replica of captain John Smith’s boat, in which he explored and charted the Chesapeake Bay in the early 17th century
The Osprey Point Inn at Swan Creek is a hidden gem
Sunbathing on the Wye River
A historic lighthouse
A marina in Annapolis
Grilling steaks at sunset
Osprey are plentiful on the Bay
