About Our Bay

Our Bay is produced by Capital Gazette Communications to raise awareness about the Chesapeake Bay and environmental issues. Our Bay also features several items provided by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. They include “Ask a Scientist,” “Creature Feature,” “Did You Know?” and the “Tip of the Week.”

Send us your bay stories

Just as we all share responsibility for the health of the Chesapeake Bay, we also all enjoy its beauty and bounty.

Do you have a favorite spot to relax and enjoy the view? Do you have time-honored bay traditions you are passing on to your children? Do you have a memory of the bay that comes to mind again and again?

We want to hear your stories about our bay. Share them with us in 200 words or less — an essay or a letter that tells your bay story.

We’ll publish some of those stories in a new feature called “My Bay” that will appear on these pages and in The Capital.

Send your thoughts to ourbay@capitalgazette.com or Our Bay Editor, 2000 Capital Drive, Annapolis, MD, 21401. Be sure to include your name and a daytime phone number.