Did You Know …
› On his famous 1522-24 expedition to North America, Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazano failed to notice the entranceway to the Chesapeake Bay and missed out on becoming the first European to visit the region. That distinction went to Captain John Smith, an English explorer and soldier, more than eight decades later.
› Sixteen of Maryland’s 23 counties border on tidal water. The combined length of the state’s tidal shoreline — including its more than 280 islands — is 4,431 miles…