Children & Family
Junior Pirates Rule the High Seas of Annapolis
By Beth Rubin Ahoy! There’s pirates aplenty on the high seas of Annapolis, mateys. Youngsters between the ages of 3 and 10 gather in the noonday sun at a picnic table behind Annapolis City Marina. They grab bandanas, vests and beads from a large trunk until they find something appealing. “Jezebel” (a 20-something teacher in fringed pants...
Annapolis’ Hidden Gems
By Beth Rubin Most visitors to Annapolis think Chesapeake Bay, boats, crabs. But beyond this trinity is a wealth of lesser-known treasures. Thinking it a shame—and a bore—to always stick to the familiar, we offer the first in a continuing series about the area’s hidden gems. Helen Avalynne Tawes Garden 580 Taylor Ave., off Rowe Boulevard behind DNR. Helen...
Annapolis Ship Museum
By Barbara Pash The ships are gone but their models remain. They can be found in their entire three-dimensional, accurately scaled splendor in the basement of the United States Naval Academy Museum. The Rogers Ship Model Collection is a museum within a museum, and a mecca for naval history buffs and model ship builders. The collection contains...
Maryland Avenue – One of Annapolis’ Treasures
By Ruth Shock As a resident of Annapolis, I often take for granted how beautiful and historic this town really is. But, on a recent visit to Maryland Avenue, I remembered why Annapolis is so special. Walking down this historic street, I could easily imagine myself in 1776, walking along this same venue, carrying a parasol...
Theater in “America’s Family Capital”
By Daniel Collins “People who enjoy theater will find it right here in Annapolis,” declares Susan Steckman, the effervescent V.P. of Communications for the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County conference and Visitors Bureau. Steckman, who admitted an affinity for acting given her college days as a theater major, loves “the whole gamut of opportunities here...
It’s All About the Kids at Children’s Museum
By Barbara Pash “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” You’ve all heard that phrase but nowhere does it apply better than to the Chesapeake Children’s Museum. Housed in a small building in a residential neighborhood, the museum doesn’t reveal its treasures until you enter – hopefully with a child or two – and see the...
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