Chesapeake

Chesapeake is a city in Coastal Virginia with a lot to offer. It holds a large body of water, the Chesapeake Bay, which holds about 18 trillion gallons of water. The Bay is surrounded by several streams, creeks, and rivers that produce about 500 million pounds of seafood per year. However, it is facing threats from development and pollution runoff, causing a drastic fall in harvests. Chesapeake is also unique in that it has the largest land area in the country and more miles of deepwater canals than any other U.S. city.

It is known for its safety, being among the five safest cities in the United States, and ranked as one of the six best places to live in the East. Chesapeake offers a high quality of life with a variety of urban and rural living settings, great schools, and successful career opportunities. It is also home to the Great Dismal Swamp, a must-see attraction with over 112,000 acres of forested wetlands and Lake Drummond, one of two freshwater natural lakes in Virginia.