{"product_id":"explorers-guide-baltimore-annapolis-the-chesapeake-bay-a-great-destination-9781581571127","title":"Explorer's Guide Baltimore, Annapolis \u0026 the Chesapeake Bay: A Great Destination","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnce again, travel writer and longtime Maryland resident Allison Blake surveys the Chesapeake Bay area and its distinctive lodgings, aquatic adventures, and tucked-away towns. In \u003cem\u003eExplorer's Guide Baltimore, Annapolis \u0026amp; The Chesapeake Bay: A Great Destination\u003c\/em\u003e, the new version of her well-loved guidebook \u003cem\u003eThe Chesapeake Bay Book\u003c\/em\u003e, Blake has also thoroughly explored from Baltimore (the colorful old port city that anchors the northern end of the Bay), to Maryland's 300-year old capital, Annapolis (known as America's Sailing Capital), south to the Potomac River and the Eastern Shore and onto the Virginia border. This is Maryland's Chesapeake Bay plus iconic Tangier Island, located in Virginia. This expansive guide will give visitors and residents alike all the information they need to fully explore and enjoy the thousands of miles of shoreline, the towns and cities, and the adjoining countryside of this lovely and historically significant area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're interested in urban or outdoors adventures, oysters in a chic bistro of famous Maryland blue crabs on a paper-covered picnic table, pursuits like hiking, biking, boating, museum-hopping, or relaxing on a beach, Maryland's Chesapeake Bay has everything you're looking for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs in every Explorer's Great Destinations title, you'll find helpful information for lodging, dining, shopping, transportation, recreational activities, and special events. The focused and very helpful If Time Is Short advice, historical notes, and many maps and photographs make this an indispensable guide. Use it to help you discover all the Chesapeake region has to offer. Includes: history, lodging, dining, culture, recreation, shopping, transportation and more! Previous editions of this guide were published under the title\u003cem\u003eThe Chesapeake Bay Book\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlake, Allison:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAllison Blake\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eExplorer's Guide Louisiana; Explorer's Guide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBaltimore, Annapolis, \u0026amp; The Chesapeake Bay\u003c\/em\u003e (as well as the author of its previous editions, published under the title \u003cem\u003eThe Chesapeake Bay Book\u003c\/em\u003e), and \u003cem\u003eMaryland Curiosities\u003c\/em\u003e. She has contributed numerous articles to \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic Traveler\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBaltimore Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, among other publications. Blake is a part-time New Orleans resident and also lives outside Annapolis, Maryland.","brand":"Countryman Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50357117321490,"sku":"9781581571127","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_93576876-6b07-4a0d-b83d-d0f7eadf9e03.jpg?v=1728318053","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/explorers-guide-baltimore-annapolis-the-chesapeake-bay-a-great-destination-9781581571127","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}