Alton Parker Balder makes his living in Baltimore, publishing nautical charts for owners of small boats. But Chesapeake Bay – on his doorstep and one of the country’s most popular boating ...

pledged to update the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement which was signed a decade ago. The council met at Governor Calvert House in Annapolis on Tuesday for what may have been considered the most ...

has now extended its coverage and produced new chart regions for Chesapeake Bay, just in time for the 2012 cruising and boating season. The coverage is divided into two regions, North and South.

Last month, Gov. Terry McAuliffe and other bay state governors signed a new Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, the fourth such compact since 1983. The new agreement lays out 10 ambitious goals ...