What are the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoys and how do they relate to the trail?
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Office has developed an innovative marking system for the trail called the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS). Educational and interactive components are relayed from the buoys via cellular telephones to nearby skippers and kayakers (as well as via the Internet). Each buoy provides a brief narration of what Captain John Smith’s crew might have seen when passing that location 400 years ago. There are currently six buoys along the trail located on the James, Elizabeth, Rappahannock, Potomac, Patapsco and Susquehanna rivers. Other buoys will be added along the trail as funds become available. To access the buoy system visit (www.buoybay.org) or call 1-877-BUOYBAY.
