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The Chesapeake Bay Has Been My Classroom

By Captain Taylor Ovide, Backwater Expeditions, LLC For much of my adult life, the Chesapeake Bay has been my workplace. Over the years I’ve worked in marine law enforcement, firefighting, …

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