Smith’s Waypoints along the Chesapeake Bay come into being

We had a sit-down meeting of all concerned in November 2015, at the Chesapeake Conservancy headquarters in Annapolis, Md.

It was decided there would be no timeline. Charlie Stek’s GPS rule was reaffirmed: Our stones would go where Smith put his crosses, regardless of modern terrain, to be in effect replacements in situ. They should serve as “John Smith’s own waypoints on the Chesapeake,” to flesh out the trail and inspire the public to relive history down what had in the meantime become the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, a national park.

The Chesapeake Conservancy was to convey funding through a project sponsor, generate a brochure, provide a website link, and handle inquiries. Phase Two had received a shot in the arm.