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978-0-89587-279-1
0-89587-279-X
$18.95 paperback
7" x 9"
336 pages
maps, illustrations, appendices, index
Longstreet Press
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The
indispensable guide to the best the Chesapeake Bay has to offer.
Features the best natural areas, lodging, and restaurants of the
Chesapeake Bay.
A useful companion for hikers, bikers, campers, anglers, scenic
drivers, wildlife watchers, and history buffs who want to learn more
about the Chesapeake Bay’s beautiful and wild coast.
A complete index makes planning a trip to the bay easy.
Highlights the geology, flora, and fauna of hundreds of sites where
amateur naturalists will learn more about the rich natural and human
history of the Chesapeake Bay.
Outdoor enthusiasts can use the Highroad Guides series to plan
excursions to other coastal areas including the Georgia coast and
Okefenokee and the Florida Keys and Everglades.
The mountain series highlights Virginia, North Carolina, and
Tennessee.
Whether
you are headed out for a fishing trip, bird-watching adventure, or
camping excursion, the Highroad
Guide to the Chesapeake Bay leads you to the best the bay has to
offer. This comprehensive
guidebook brings together the natural history and features of the bay in
a format that is easy to use and packed with detailed information.
Explore trails and boardwalks where wildlife abounds.
Visit the site of the first British settlements in the New World.
Discover quiet back roads and towns off the beaten path where
watermen still make their living from the riches of the bay.
This is the indispensable reference for first-time visitors as
well as seasoned explorers.
about
the author
Deane Dozier Winegar lives in the Blue Ridge at the southern end of
Shenandoah National Park and is a native of Staunton, Virginia.
During her years as a newspaper reporter, an in-depth series on
stream channelization won a state writing award and Trout Unlimited’s
Silver Trout Award, and her wildlife photography has captured numerous
blue ribbons in exhibits up and down the East Coast.
She and her husband, Garvey Winegar (outdoors editor for the Richmond
Times-Dispatch), coauthored the Highroad
Guide to the Virginia Mountains, winner of the Excellence in Craft
Award from the Virginia Outdoor Writers Association.
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