As you approach the quiet, serene coastal town of Solomons, Maryland, our recommended book for the area will immerse you in mystery and historical detail. The Waterman's Widow will provide new perspectives into the harsh life of the Chesapeake Bay watermen in the early 20th...

My family and I love to read, and I've found that as we travel along America's Great Loop, books can become even more immersive and our imaginations more vivid when we explore and see the different areas in which they take place. Both fictional and nonfictional books set in the areas we...

Oysters are salt-water bivalve mollusks that live in marine and brackish habitats, and the Chesapeake Bay is the perfect place to find them. These bottom-dwelling species are collected using an oyster dredge, a type of dredge towed along the bottom of the sea by a fishing boat.

In the Chesapeake...

While visiting Norfolk, Virginia, consider reading the book BattleShip Marine: A Combat History of the USS Wisconsin in Desert Storm. This is a personal, first-person account from a marine who served in the last detachment on the last battleship the U.S. put to sea, the USS Wisconsin BB-64.