Birthplace of presidents and Pocahontas, home to Virginia's only two Indian reservations, the Chesapeake Bay region is a destination full of history and natural beauty. Winding country roads connect Colonial courthouse towns. Waterfront villages make for endless days of cruising, fishing and exploring. 1. Explore the authentic Colonial courthouse towns of the Middle Peninsula: Gloucester, Mathews and Urbanna. 2. Visit Stratford Hall, birthplace of Robert E. Lee, commander of Confederate forces during the Civil War and the Living Colonial Farm at George Washington Birthplace National Monument. 3. Pick your own fruit at the Westmoreland Berry Farm, then feed the nimble climbers on the Goat Walk. Dine on the waterfront at nearby Colonial Beach on the Potomac River. 112 JOHN HENLEY Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay 1 Historic Stratford Hall, Stratford