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2. Skipjack (boat) - Wikipedia

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   Skipjack under sail. The skipjack is a traditional fishing boat used on the Chesapeake Bay for oyster dredging.It is a sailboat which succeeded the bugeye as the chief oystering boat on the bay, and it remains in service due to laws restricting the use of powerboats in the Maryland state oyster fishery.

3. Chesapeake Bay - Wikipedia

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   The Chesapeake Bay (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ s ə p iː k / CHESS-ə-peek) is the largest estuary in the United States. The bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula, including parts of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and the state of Delaware.

4. List of Maryland state parks - Wikipedia

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   Non-motorized boating, hiking, picnicking, fishing North Point State Park: Baltimore: 1,328 acres 537 ha 1987: Back River, Patapsco River, Chesapeake Bay: Former site of the Bay Shore Amusement Park; visitors center, swimming, hiking and biking trails, pier and shore fishing, picnicking Palmer State Park: Harford: 590 acres 240 ha 1965: Deer Creek

5. Maryland crab numbers dip in latest Chesapeake Bay ... - AOL

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   The latest Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey has revealed an overall dip in crabs in Maryland waterways amid continuing decreasing numbers.. According to the study, an estimated 317 ...

6. North Point State Park - Wikipedia

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   1921 newspaper ad for Bay Shore Park. North Point State Park is a public recreation area located on Chesapeake Bay in Edgemere, Baltimore County, Maryland. The state park includes the site of the former Bay Shore Park, which was one of the state's premiere amusement parks during the first half of the 20th century. The park features restored ...

7. Fort Smallwood Park - Wikipedia

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   From 1928 to 2006, it was a city park of the City of Baltimore and was an extremely popular weekend picnicking, swimming and fishing site for city and county citizens in the 1930s to the 80s, until later eclipsed by other Chesapeake Bay resorts and eventually Ocean City and the Delaware beaches after the construction of the Chesapeake Bay ...

8. Back River (Maryland) - Wikipedia

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   Back River is a tidal estuary in Baltimore County, Maryland, located about 2 miles (3 km) east of the city of Baltimore.The estuary extends from Essex, Maryland, southeast for about 8.8 miles (14.2 km) [1] to the Chesapeake Bay.

9. Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Maryland)

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   A 726 acres (2.94 km 2) freshwater tidal marsh at the Otter Point Creek component 19 miles (30 km) northeast of Baltimore; A 3,426 acres (13.86 km 2) salt marsh at the Monie Bay component located 20 miles (32 km) from Salisbury, Maryland. Monie Bay was designated as a reserve in 1985. Jug Bay and Otter Point Creek were designated in 1990.