Learn about Chesapeake history
Want to spend a beautiful evening outdoors learning about Chesapeake Bay history and ecology?
Head to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's offices at 6 Herndon Avenue
in Annapolis at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 26, to hear a lecture from naturalist John Page Williams Jr. about his new book, "Chesapeake: Exploring the Water Trail of Captain John Smith."
In a 192 page paperback, Williams has woven together his knowledge of the Bay, its history and wildlife into a narrative of the 1,700-mile journey that Captain John Smith took through the Chesapeake Bay. The event is free, but registration is required. Please RSVP to Heather Tuckfield at 443-482-2151 or htuckfield@cbf.org.
The book can be purchased for $12.95 from Amazon.com.
To learn more about the Captain John Smith water trail, which is being created by Maryland and partners to guide boaters through the sites visited by Smith, go to: http://cbf.typepad.com/johnsmith/
I report on the environment and Chesapeake Bay. A native of West Virginia, I have focused mainly on Maryland's environment since moving here in 1983. Along the way, I've crewed aboard a skipjack in the bay, canoed under city streets up the Jones Fall from the Inner Harbor, and gone deep underground in a western Maryland coal mine. Recently, I have been covering the growth and development transforming the landscape. I love seafood, rambles in the country and good stories. I hope to share some here.
