Paddling to Paradise
There's a new world of tourism emerging on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. One where visitors paddle along trails rather than hike them on land, and where the stresses of urban living are absorbed by the silence of marshy wilderness. One of the finest of such places to visit is Jane's Island.

Strange & Curious Ways
They are immigrants to our shores, rarely seen though more common in number. The Seka Deer, a tiny elk, makes its Maryland home on the Eastern Shore, adding to the beauty of a region whose allure is legendary.

The Four-point-Four
Four-point-four is precisely how far it is at the point where the great steel twin spans of the Bay Bridge straddle the Chesapeake and tie together Maryland's western and eastern shores. From here, hardy souls each year plunge into the Chesapeake's green water and joyfully, methodically swim tens of thousands of strokes in their journey to finish the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Swim.