In 1929 the Western Marine & Salvage Company moved a fleet of 169 World War I–era steamships to Mallows Bay, a shallow inlet in the Potomac River, where they were burned to make any salvageable ...

He said for Mallows Bay to be federally recognized is “extremely important and will create great dividends for the county in the future.” Orlando said he visited the day before and stood on the ...

In a quiet inlet halfway down the Potomac River, Don Shomette pushes off a muddy landing in his weather-beaten canoe. It's a trip he's made thousands of times but as he rounds the corner upon scores ...

Mallows Bay in Nanjemoy is one step closer on a long journey toward nomination as a National Marine Sanctuary by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.On the Potomac River, Mallows Bay ...

VR is taking viewers deep into the Chesapeake Bay’s infamous ghost fleet. Located in Charles County, The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay contains the remains of an emergency fleet of steamships that was ...

The first two marine sanctuaries in 15 years will likely be in Lake Michigan and in the Chesapeake Bay. President Barack Obama announced this week that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Peter Turcik still remembers the shot. Leaning forward in his kayak, holding his camera still, he snapped a vertical picture of the sunken ship, with the setting sun as its glistening background. “I ...

Sometimes, history lies hidden just around the corner. Stroll through London's financial district and you might come across the vine-draped ruins of a church bombed during The Blitz. South of ...

Today's story begins on Mallows Bay, a bay nestled along the Potomac River in Charles County. A little background: if you look at a navigation map of the river, you will see a symbol that looks like ...