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Image by: Brian Mohan 

Chesapeake Mornings

From: Tom Niemisto
Length: 01:45

America's rivers have always had a sacred sense of place, and we must protect them for future generations Read the full description.

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Once you've spent time on a sailboat, the experience never leaves you. Wherever you are, you wonder what it's like on the vessel of your dreams.

Chris Kleinfelter's poem, "Chesapeake Mornings" captures the sense of sailing and a sense of place.

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Once you've spent time on a sailboat, the experience never leaves you. Wherever you are, you wonder what it's like on the vessel of your dreams.

Chris Kleinfelter's poem, "Chesapeake Mornings" captures the sense of sailing and a sense of place.