<figure id="attachment_4621" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4621" style="width: 448px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Boat-traffic-under-railroad-bridge-over-Potomac-to-Virginia.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4621" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Boat-traffic-under-railroad-bridge-over-Potomac-to-Virginia.jpg" alt="This view of a pleasure boat passing under the railroad bridge crossing the Potomac from Virginia to the District of Columbia was taken from a Metro train. THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY photo" width="448" height="336" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4621" class="wp-caption-text">This view of two pleasure boats passing under the railroad bridge crossing the Potomac from Virginia to the District of Columbia was taken from a Metro train. THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY photo</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4622" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4622" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Railroad-bridge-over-Potomac-at-Washington-W-A-G.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4622" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Railroad-bridge-over-Potomac-at-Washington-W-A-G.jpg" alt="This view of the railroad bridge was taken about one-hundred and fifty years earlier and looks towards Washington DC from Alexandria, Va. " width="640" height="444" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4622" class="wp-caption-text">This view of the railroad bridge was taken about one-hundred and fifty years earlier and looks towards Washington DC from Alexandria, Va.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4623" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4623" style="width: 532px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Presidents-Cup-Regatta-on-Potomac-River-1931-Loc.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4623" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Presidents-Cup-Regatta-on-Potomac-River-1931-Loc.jpg" alt="President's Cup Regatta on the Potomac River in 1931" width="532" height="420" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4623" class="wp-caption-text">President&#8217;s Cup Regatta on the Potomac River in 1931</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4624" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4624" style="width: 560px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Steamboat-on-the-Potomac-River.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4624" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Steamboat-on-the-Potomac-River.jpg" alt="Steamboat on the Potomac River about 1914. " width="560" height="392" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4624" class="wp-caption-text">Steamboat on the Potomac River about 1914.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4625" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4625" style="width: 531px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Theodor-Horydzak-and-friend-sitting-on-boat.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4625" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Theodor-Horydzak-and-friend-sitting-on-boat.jpg" alt="Acclaimed photographer of Washington, D.C. and environs Theodor Horydzak and friend sitting on boat. " width="531" height="420" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4625" class="wp-caption-text">Acclaimed photographer of Washington, D.C. and environs Theodor Horydzak and friend sitting on boat.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4626" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4626" style="width: 448px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Chesapeake-steamer-by-Malcolm-Morris.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4626" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Chesapeake-steamer-by-Malcolm-Morris.jpg" alt="This Chesapeake steamer ran the routes between Norfolk, Washington and Baltimore, stopping and dozens of landings along the way. " width="448" height="297" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4626" class="wp-caption-text">This Chesapeake steamer ran the routes between Norfolk, Washington and Baltimore, stopping and dozens of landings along the way.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4627" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4627" style="width: 448px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Lady-Sandals-on-the-Potomac.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4627" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Lady-Sandals-on-the-Potomac.jpg" alt="The Lady Sandals arrives in Breton Bay after a trip down the Potomac from Alexandria. THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY photo" width="448" height="230" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4627" class="wp-caption-text">The Lady Sandals arrives in Breton Bay after a trip down the Potomac from Alexandria. THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY photo</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4628" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4628" style="width: 562px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Truman-on-USS-Williamsburg.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4628" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Truman-on-USS-Williamsburg.jpg" alt="President Harry Truman on the USS Williamsburg sailed on the Potomac River. " width="562" height="453" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4628" class="wp-caption-text">President Harry Truman on the USS Williamsburg sailed on the Potomac River.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4629" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4629" style="width: 326px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Autos-line-pier-upon-return-of-Truman-to-DC.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4629" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Autos-line-pier-upon-return-of-Truman-to-DC.jpg" alt="Autos line the pier awaiting the return of President Truman to Washington on a voyage on the USS Williamsburg. " width="326" height="214" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4629" class="wp-caption-text">Autos line the pier awaiting the return of President Truman to Washington on a voyage on the USS Williamsburg.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4630" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4630" style="width: 335px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Truman-disembarks.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4630" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Truman-disembarks.jpg" alt="President Truman disembarks from the Williamsburg at Washington after a long voyage that took him down the Potomac, to Annapolis where he stopped at the Naval Academy, through the C &; D Canal to Delaware Bay, to Rhode Island, to Bermuda and stopped at Hampton Rhodes on the return trip to Washington, D.C. " width="335" height="201" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4630" class="wp-caption-text">President Truman disembarks from the Williamsburg at Washington after a long voyage that took him down the Potomac, to Annapolis where he stopped at the Naval Academy, through the C &; D Canal to Delaware Bay, to Rhode Island, to Bermuda and stopped at Hampton Rhodes on the return trip to Washington, D.C.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4237" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4237" style="width: 550px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSCF9677-e1403980742540.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-4237" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSCF9677-e1403980742540-768x1024.jpg" alt="The county fathers of St. Mary's County were slow to learn about tourism. When the promoters of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum at St. Michael's Md. learned that the Coast Guard was converting the lighthouse to automatic they asked for and received the Bell Tower, which is now on display at St. Michaels. THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY photo" width="550" height="733" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4237" class="wp-caption-text">The county fathers of St. Mary&#8217;s County were slow to learn about tourism. When the promoters of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum at St. Michael&#8217;s Md. learned that the Coast Guard was converting the lighthouse to automatic they asked for and received the Point Lookout Lighthouse Bell Tower, which is now on display at St. Michaels. THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY photo</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4633" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4633" style="width: 550px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/018_18.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-4633" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/018_18-1024x682.jpg" alt="Ragged Point Light warns traffic on the river of a rocky shoal. THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY photo" width="550" height="366" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4633" class="wp-caption-text">Ragged Point Light warns traffic on the river of a rocky shoal. THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY photo</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4634" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4634" style="width: 550px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/020_20-2.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-4634" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/020_20-2-1024x682.jpg" alt="One of the fleet of wooden skiffs which served Quade's Store at Bushwood Wharf for years. THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY photo" width="550" height="366" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4634" class="wp-caption-text">One of the fleet of wooden skiffs which served Quade&#8217;s Store at Bushwood Wharf for years. THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY photo</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4636" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4636" style="width: 550px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/31281.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-4636" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/31281-1024x768.jpg" alt="A hard day of sailing leads a ship load of thirsty sailors seeking crabcakes and rum rations to Fitzie's Marina on Breton Bay. THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY photo" width="550" height="412" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4636" class="wp-caption-text">A hard day of sailing leads a ship load of thirsty sailors seeking crabcakes and rum rations to Fitzie&#8217;s Marina on Breton Bay. THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY photo</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4637" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4637" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Chesapeake-Tales-Scales-Selected-Stories/dp/B00GUA6210/ref=sr_1_15_title_2_audd?s=books&;ie=UTF8&;qid=1403969891&;sr=1-15"><img class="wp-image-4637 size-full" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/06/The-Chesapeake-Tales-Scales-3.jpg" alt="Available in eBook, paperback - two editions, one in full color and the second with B &; W photos and also in Audible." width="300" height="300" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4637" class="wp-caption-text">Available in eBook, paperback &#8211; two editions, one in full color and the second with B &; W photos and also in Audible.</figcaption></figure>
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