Follow in the wake of Smith's journeys on the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, America's first national water trail. Experiencing the Bay first-hand, you can grasp what it may have been like for the hardy crew, seeing the Chesapeake's shorelines and tributary rivers for the first time.
There are also a number of existing water trails to explore in the Chesapeake region such as the Eastern Neck Island Water Trail (Download a copy of this trail map) that you can get out and explore now.
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Did You Know?
The American Indian people of the Chesapeake region often relied on translators to work with the many languages and dialects that people spoke. Such translators were often instrumental in helping the Smith party communicate with people they met along their journeys.