Day Trips
Day Trips to Centreville Maryland
If you’re looking for a nice, relaxing day trip from Annapolis, travel 30 miles east to Centreville, MD. Centreville is located across the Bay Bridge in Queen Anne’s county. This historic town is the largest town in Queen Anne’s County. Those who live there are particularly careful as to maintain and preserve the charming town’s...
Maryland Renaissance Festival
The 34th annual Maryland Renaissance Festival starts Saturday, August 28th, at Revel Grove in Crownsville, Maryland. The Maryland Renaissance Festival has become the region’s premier outdoor event and the second largest Renaissance Festival in the country. Since the Festival’s first season as a ramshackle village in 1977, the event has matured into a large theme show...
Eastport: The Other Side of Annapolis
By Arlene Kay Berlin If you want to experience the real Annapolis, the maritime Annapolis, the place that gives this town the working man’s right to lay claim to the title “Sailing Capital of the Nation,” you’ve got to venture out of the historic district, mosey across the bridge at the foot of Compromise and Duke...
Visit the Past in Historic Chestertown
By Beth Rubin What distinguishes Chestertown — over and above its picturesque setting, colorful history, exquisite architecture, and small-town charm—is its authenticity. This is no Disney-inspired re-creation. No siree! Mosey down any street in the former maritime, farming and milling center and come face to face with the past. You can get acquainted with Chestertown in a...
Annapolis by Land or by Sea
By Bud Cole Annapolis is often referred to as “America’s Sailing Capital.” It is easy to see how it earned this nickname when you enter the harbor. Sailing yachts and motoring yachts of all sizes filled the waterfront. Water taxis transport the vessel occupants back and forth to the wharf although many yacht owners use their...
Wandering Maryland’s Eastern Shore
By Carol Sorgen If you’re looking for a relaxing getaway, Maryland’s Eastern Shore is a year-round picture-postcard destination. The pocket-sized Chesapeake Bay village of St. Michaels makes a good home base for your visit, with its abundance of unique accommodations, restaurants, shops, attractions, and proximity to towns like Easton and Oxford, well worth a day trip—or even...
Days on the Bay
By Carol Sorgen A sparkling bay dotted with billowy white-sailed boats, brick-laid streets with graceful Colonial-era homes, and the inspiring sight of 4,000 young men and women in uniformed formation —welcome to Annapolis, the state capital of Maryland, a mecca for boating enthusiasts from around the world, and a must-see on any visit to the Chesapeake...
Life’s A Beach
By Barbara Pash Now that Memorial Day Weekend is upon us, beach season officially begins. Imagine my surprise, then, when I read a newspaper’s list of the 10 Best Beaches and it omitted one of my favorites. It had the usual candidates – France’s Nice, Spain’s Costa del Sol, Mexico’s Acapulco and one in the United ...
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