PRESTON — Eric Cheezum is an Eastern Shore native. He worked the fields with his family, grew up spending time on the Bay, and, like many on the Shore, was raised with the lore of Chessie, the ...

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Chesapeake Bay gained a mystery. Multiple sitings of an unknown creature stirred concern and intrigue that a sea monster lurked in Maryland and Virginia’s waters ...

I sat on my couch and spoke with the expert on our Chesapeake Bay monster for an hour and 15 minutes. I thought I would hear about the crazy sightings or near misses, but Eric Cheezum took me by ...