Chesapeake Semester: 2012
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The inaugural class of the Chesapeake Semester met as a group for the first time for a kickoff dinner by the Chester River. -
Students in Washington College’s Chesapeake Semester explore the ecology, history, and culture of the Chesapeake Bay with immersion experiences. They began their orientation week with an overnight trip to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, a skipjack sail, trot lining for crabs, and discussion with experts on various aspects of the Bay. -
Chesapeake Semester students hit the road for Journey 1, “Discovering a Sense of Place,” which included a ten-day 842 mile trip circumnavigating the Bay. Students departed from Chestertown and traveled down the Delmarva and up the Western Shore of Maryland stopping at historic landmarks like Jamestowne, Colonial Williamsburg, Shirley Plantation, Historic St. Mary’s City, our state capital Annapolis, Havre de Grace, and Port Deposit.
