What's the Point?

One of the more interesting aspects of cruising down the Chesapeake is passing all the points of land or “points”.  We’ve heard of many of these on marine weather channels and it’s nice to put a face to a name.

Names like Thomas Point, Bloody Point, Drum Point, Point Lookout, and my all time favorite….Point No Point.  Many of these had light houses built in the mid-1800’s but automation and weather have eliminated most of them.  Thomas Point Light still stands but most Bay lighthouses are just a memory.