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Chessie

Chessie, the Chesapeake Bay Sea Serpent

November 8, 2026November 8, 2026 by Tommy Hayes
Cover art of Chessie: A Chesapeake Bay Story, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service coloring book first published in 1986

About 5 min readFor nearly a century, boaters on the Chesapeake Bay have reported a long, dark, serpentine creature — and in 1982, one couple even caught it on video.

Categories Cryptids & Creatures Tags Chesapeake Bay, Chessie, cryptid, Maryland, sea monster, Unsolved Leave a comment

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