The Chesapeake Bay Book: Great Destinations: A Complete Guide

by Allison Blake

Follow Blake along the eastern and western shores of the bay - canoeing through tidal marshes, exploring colonial U.S. history, enjoying the best crab in the world, wandering through historic Annapolis - and you won't miss a beat

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581570538
• ISBN13: 9781581570533
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Countryman Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Ideal for anyone planning a local day trip

Now in a fully updated fifth edition, Allison Blake's The Chesapeake Bay Book is a comprehensive and thoroughly "user friendly: guide to all the great getaway adventures to be found in the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland. Maps, indexes to the best places for lodging and dining, recreation opportunities by locale, and much more, enhance this superbly presented travel guide which is ideal for anyone planning a local day trip or an extended vacation in the Chesapeake Bay environs.

what a helpful book

a college friend invited me to spend a few weeks with her in annapolis, but, when she got a job she couldn't refuse just before i arrived, i had to fend for myself entertainment-wise. thank heavens i wandered into a local bookstore and picked up this book. i didn't know a thing about the area. nor did my friend really. (i'm from texas, and she just moved there from connecticut.) but, with the help of this guidebook and a rental car, i wandered happily throughout the back roads of the chesapeake region. i found great little towns to stop in with its help, deliciously fattening restaurants to eat in and cool things to see. if you're a newbie there, i highly recommend that you pick it up!

Walnuts in the tuna, too much cornstach in the crab soup

You know the author has actually been to a place when she offers details like that. And Blake does, on page after page - and topic after topic. The book's history sections are comprehensive, then - voila! - great info on recreation and right-on reviews of restaurants. It seems obvious that not only does she live in the region, but plays in it, studies it, embraces it. As a complete novice to the area, I used the book when exploring my Chesapeake roots, and found it was about all I needed.

Hidden Treasures of the Bay

This book, now very-dog-eared, is indespenible for our weekend and holiday sojourns to the Bay area. It is well thought out and organized in a manner that allows us to plan our getaway, and all the details - from finding the best crabcakes and quaint inns to the selection of our tranpsort of choice - the sailboat charter or kayak - with a minimum of fuss. The author is thorough in researching the details and finding the Bay's may hidden treasures, so all that we have to do is enjoy this gem!

Tremendously Useful, Easy to Follow

Allison Blake's easy-to-follow guide to the Chesapeake Bay has been a godsend to me, twice. I used an earlier edition to plan my wedding (from out of town) five years ago and the most recent edition to plan a family reunion in Annapolis. Ms. Blake's precise descriptions for lodging, dining and entertainment were true time-savers for me and my guests in both cases. I cannot imagine the hours it would have taken me to do this research on my own. From such basic information as which B & Bs require bath-sharing to where to find the best crabs, this is far and away the best guidebook for the region I have seen. I would recommend it to anyone -- whether they had ever been to the region or not. I found it simple to use, concise but descriptive, and full of useful information.