Describes the people of the Chesapeake Bay region, discussing their history as English colonists to the current population, the different types of jobs they perform, and their impact on the viability of the bay.

With this informative series, kids will get the inside scoop on North America's most incredible waterways, including everything from what kinds of wildlife live there to how they have benefitted humans throughout history. Students will learn about conservation and local traditions with fun activities, and use maps and graphs to study the waterways' effect on the surrounding areas.

"This is the true story of a young teenage girl living and working on the Chesapeake Bay in the 1970's. Emily Lambert was a licensed merchant mariner and with her father as Captain and mother as first mate - the first woman licensed as a tugboat operator in the United States - Emily and her older sisters worked on their non-union family tugboat. Strength and courage held the Lambert family together with the only girls crewing on a commercial ship...