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New Buoy Launches in Havre de Grace September 13

Posted on Tuesday September 9th, 2008 at 18:20 in buoys, events, maryland, national historic water trail, noaa

Come to Havre de Grace, Md. at the head of the Chesapeake on Saturday, September 13 at 10:30 a.m. to see NOAA deploy the latest of the smart buoys that contribute to bay research and mark the Capt. Jo...
Listen to the Water

Posted on Monday July 21st, 2008 at 07:31 in buoys, national historic water trail, Virginia

The fourth 'smart buoy' of the Capt. John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail was deployed Saturday off Stingray Point. Left, members of the Army Corps of Engineers lift the new buoy into the wat...
Fourth Buoy to be Deployed Saturday

Posted on Wednesday July 16th, 2008 at 09:55 in buoys, heritage, national historic water trail, Virginia

Join the Deltaville Maritime Museum in celebrating the 400th anniversary of Capt. John Smith's infamous landing at Stingray Point, VA. A reenactment of the landing is scheduled for July 17. It will be...
We Need Your Support for 'Smart Buoy' Funding

Posted on Wednesday November 14th, 2007 at 13:19 in buoys, national historic water trail

Thanks to the leadership of Senator Barbara Mikulski- D-MD, (pictured on left) and the support of Senators Warner-R-VA, Cardin-D-MD and Webb-D-VA, the FY 2008 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropri...