Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The history surrounding Tippity Wichity island is shrouded in mystery.Townsend Visuals A 5-acre private island in a sheltered cove ...

Escaping city life on your own private island might sound like a fantasy, but it could become a homebuyer’s reality with a new listing in the Chesapeake Bay. A property listed by real estate agent ...

Over three decades, barges will unload the same amount of dredged material along the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay off Maryland’s Eastern Shore as it would take to fill the U.S. Capitol Rotunda 2,000 ...

TANGIER ISLAND, Va. (AP) – One day after Hurricane Sandy lashed this speck of land in the Chesapeake Bay last fall, islander Carol Moore hopped in her skiff and headed to a stretch of beach along The ...

Water flows everywhere in Maryland, from the rolling Atlantic Ocean and the state's 23 rivers and bays, to the many creeks, lakes, and ponds scattered throughout the state. Maryland's most famous body ...

On the Chesapeake Bay, 20 miles east of Maryland’s capital, Kent Island is a town known for its sprawling waterscapes, scrumptious seafood, and storied maritime history. Despite its many superlatives, ...

BALTIMORE - The Mid-Chesapeake Bay ecosystem restoration project was given a $43.1 million contract award for Chesapeake Bay island restoration. This project is focused on restoring/expanding island ...

Private islands with mysterious – perhaps shady – histories are the best kind, right? One such landmass – the 5-acre Tippity Wichity Island, which is a 90-minute drive outside Washington, D.C., just ...

A study is underway to see if a plan to shore up a disappearing island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay is feasible. Tangier Island, Virginia, has lost about two-thirds of its land mass since 1850.

It’s August 2019 and heat radiates from the expanse of sunbaked “mud” that covers two-thirds of Swan Island, a once half-drowned 25-acre island at the southern edge of Martin National Wildlife Refuge ...

A 5-acre private island in a sheltered cove off of the Chesapeake Bay is on sale for $2.1 million. Owners Gail and John Harmon believe it was once used as a bordello and illegal distillery. Despite ...