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[2009 to 2018] Welcome to Baltimore, "Hon."

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Welcome to Baltimore - Lights on the Bay - Annapolis Maryland - Holiday Tradition


Have you been out to see Christmas Light Displays in your area?


One evening last week, we went to Lights on the Bay Annapolis Maryland. Located off Route 50, exit 32, Sandy Point State Park near the Bay Bridge.

Lights on the Bay display is a scenic drive along the shore of the Chesapeake Bay with more than sixty spectacular animated and stationary displays illuminating the roadway.

The Christmas light show is sponsored by the Anne Arundel Medical Center and cost $10 per carload on weeknights with a coupon.

The weather was perfect, warm and comfortable with temps in the 60`s! We took a few photos of the colorful holiday light displays

A few of our favorites: Big Red Teddy Bear & Green Christmas Tree
We created an Animoto photo video and posted it on youtube..

Little Lucky gives Lights on the Bay his paw print of approval!

The weather on Thursday night for the 2013 Washington Monument Christmas Tree Lighting @ Mt Vernon downtown Baltimore was perfect.
Sorry we missed it, but they did show highlights on the local news
 

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2014 Welcome to Baltimore, Hon


The Legend is Coming to Downtown Baltimore (Maryland)


About 1700 jobs are expected to be created in Baltimore as part of the opening later this year for the $442 million Horseshoe Casino Baltimore.
 

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Star-Spangled Banner flag - Historic journey from Baltimore to Annapolis


The Pride of Baltimore II is making a special voyage from
Fort McHenry in Baltimore to the City Dock in Annapolis.


On board Pride of Baltimore II will be the 30 x 42 foot Star-Spangled Banner flag that over 1,000 Maryland Historical Society volunteers created in the summer of 2013 using authentic fabric and hand stitching techniques. Our flag gained international media attention in commemoration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the National Anthem, and we couldn't be happier to take it on a historic journey to Annapolis!

Beginning at 12:15 PM in Annapolis on Tuesday, March 25, a procession featuring the recreated Star-Spangled Banner will take place from the Annapolis City Dock to the steps of the State House.

Maryland Day Events:

Monday, March 24

In Baltimore:

10:00 AM:
Pride to collect recreated Star-Spangled Banner flag from Fort McHenry Guard Location: Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

10:30 AM: Pride departs
Location: Fort McHenry pier

Pride will pass Fells Point at 10:45 AM. Fells Point is where the design for the Baltimore Clipper ship emerged in shipyards in the 1790's. At 11 AM, Pride will circle through Baltimore Inner Harbor, pass and salute Fort McHenry, then on through the Key Bridge at noon. It is expected to arrive in Annapolis between 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

The general public is invited to watch Pride as it departs from Fort McHenry at 10:30 AM.

Tuesday, March 25

In Baltimore:

10:00 AM: Society of Colonial Wars Wreath Laying
Blessing of the Star-Spangled Banner Flag
Location: Baltimore Courthouse, Cecilius Calvert Statue

In Annapolis:

12:15 PM:
Procession of recreated Star-Spangled Banner flag to State House. Location: Annapolis City Dock

12:30 PM-1:30 PM: Flag volunteers will display the recreated Star-Spangled Banner flag on the steps of the west (modern) end of the State House. A ceremony will follow. Location: Annapolis State House steps

1:30 PM: Return procession to City Dock with Star-Spangled Banner flag

2:00 - 4:00 PM: Tours of Pride of Baltimore II will be free and available to the general public. Location: Annapolis City Dock
 

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Welcome to Baltimore, Hon


Countdown to Opening Day in Baltimore


The Orioles have their first home game of their 60th anniversary season, this Monday, March 31, 2014 at 3:05 p.m. against the Boston Red Sox.

Expect possible delays in Downtown Baltimore in the afternoon
due to increased traffic for the Orioles Opening Day at Camden Yards


Nationals to face Braves on Opening Day in DC

The Washington Nationals will mark the start of the 2014 season at Nationals Park when the team faces the Atlanta Braves at 1:05 p.m. Friday, April 4, 2014.
 

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Baltimore

April 30

Heavy rain moves through the region. Road closures have been reported due to flooding, downed trees and electrical lines in the Mid-Atlantic.

A block-long section of a residential street is Charles Village has collapsed in Baltimore, sending cars sliding down a steep embankment onto railroad tracks and forcing the evacuation of several homes.

No injuries have been reported.
 

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Welcome to Baltimore ~ The Walters Art Museum

2014

The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland
is internationally renowned for its collection of art.

Hours of operation for the museum are
Wednesday - Sunday, 10 AM to 5 PM.
Tour the Museum and galleries for free.

Discover how the Walters comes alive at night!
Visit the Walters Art Museum for their new event,
Constellation Thursday Nights. *Special Exhibition
Free Every Thursday night, 5 til 9 PM til Dec 2014.

Eat at the new Q at the Walters cafe.

Walters Art Museum
600 N Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland

Website:
www. thewalters .org
 

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Welcome to Baltimore, Royal Farms Adopt a Highway


Royal Farms opened its first store in 1959 in Baltimore


Royal Farms is a privately owned chain of convenience stores headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The company currently operates approx. 150 stores throughout Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Many of the stores also have gasoline sold on the premises.

ADOPT A HIGHWAY: In 2013, Royal Farms was the largest sponsor of the Adopt-a-Highway program in the United States, having cleaned 1,900 miles of highway, with 142 Adopt-a-Highway signs on interstates throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, where Royal Farms are located. Royal Farms was one of the first, and has been a loyal participant in the Adopt-A-Highway program since 2007, with the first Royal Farms signs appearing along highways in 2008.

Already in 2014, Royal Farms (Cloverland Dairy)
has won the award for the most miles cleaned
in Maryland, with 64 signs throughout Maryland alone.
 

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Baltimore is Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of our National Anthem


Star Spangled Spectacular - Event dates: September 10 to 16, 2014

Events crescendo on September 13 with a star-studded patriotic concert and extraordinary fireworks display over Fort McHenry and the Baltimore harbor, which will broadcast live on PBS’ Great Performances.

www. starspangled200 .com
 

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Welcome to Free Fall Baltimore, Hon


Free Fall Baltimore
October 2014


freefallbaltimore.com

Free Fall Baltimore @
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore


Monday, October 6, 2014
from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM


Penguin Coast is now open!
Come and see the penguins and their new neighbors the flamingos.
Enjoy the MD Zoo during the free admission day for Free Fall Baltimore.

www.marylandzoo.org
 

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50% OFF - Medieval Times - Maryland Castle
With TOYS FOR TOTS! Online Use Code: 50TOY


Bring a new unwrapped toy to any weekday show at the Maryland castle
located at Arundel Mills Mall just off the BW Parkway Rt 295 & Route 100 through November 28, 2014 and receive 50% OFF on Adult Admission!

This Toy Drive is benefiting Toys for Tots of AA County.

http://medievaltimes.com/baltimore/specialoffers/toys-for-tots.aspx
 

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Welcome to Baltimore, Hon


The East Coast's Largest Holiday Extravaganza


The Festival of Trees is a holiday themed family event
that benefits the Kennedy Krieger Institute every year.

The festival is held inside the Cow Palace,
The Maryland State Fairgrounds, near I-83
2200 York Road, Timonium, Maryland 21093.

The Festival of Trees occurs annually
during Thanksgiving Weekend.

This year the three-day holiday
extravaganza will take place on:

November 28th, 2014 from 10am-9pm
November 29th, 2014 from 10am-9pm
November 30th, 2014 from 10am-6pm

http://festivaloftrees.kennedykrieger.org/
 

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May Your Holidays Be Filled with Magic and Wonder!
 
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Maryland Day Celebration Weekend 2015


Dates: Friday through Sunday, March 20, 21 and 22, 2105


The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town and South County
is a proud sponsor of the 8th Annual Maryland Day Celebration.

Throughout the weekend, historical, cultural, and natural resources sites in Annapolis, northern, and southern Anne Arundel County Maryland will open their doors to the public with special tours, events, and programming for $1.00 or FREE.


http://marylandday.org/about/
 

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Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore
Now offers Off track betting!

Horse racing enthusiasts are now able to place bets on races from around the country under an agreement between the Maryland Jockey Club and the Horseshoe Casino located on Russell St in downtown Baltimore Md
 

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The Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum Baltimore County

Open Cockpit Day - Special Event

Come and sit in an historic aircraft,
fighter jet, bomber or 1950s-era airliner.

Open Cockpit Day
Saturday July 11, 2015
Time: 11am - 3pm

Open Cockpit Day
Date: Sat August 8, 2015
Time: 11am – 3pm

*Last chance of the season to get
a first-hand look inside the aircraft.

Planning for good weather, but if not, the planes will not be open.
Museum is open 11 am - 3 pm Wednesday through Saturday. Fee.
 

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Maryland Aviation Museum Open Cockpit Day


Saturday Afternoon, July 11, 2015
Blue Sky with Temps in the 80`s.


Glenn Luther Martin was an American aviation pioneer. He designed and built his own aircraft and was an active pilot. He founded his own aircraft company in 1912 which today through several mergers is amalgamated into the Lockheed Martin company.

Glenn Luther Martin, was born January 17, 1886 in Macksburg, Iowa
He died on December 5, 1955 (aged 69) in Baltimore, Maryland
In 1928 The Glenn L. Martin Company moved to Maryland

Martin State Airport

This was the former plant airport for the Glenn L. Martin Company which produced a large number of military aircraft at this location between the 1920s and 1960s. The Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum and old seaplane ramps are located at the southeast corner of the airport.

Founded in 1900 - The Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum

Home to the world's oldest airport, three major aircraft manufacturers and many smaller ones, the first commuter airline, and countless other aviation innovations, Maryland has a rich aviation and space heritage.

The Museum has collected over a dozen aircraft, thousands of reels of motion picture films, plans, documents, research models, aircraft tools, and components; and a gigantic indexed collection of more than 200,000 aviation and company photographs.


Check out our YouTube Video with over fifty aircraft photo`s taken July 11, 2015 at Glenn L. Martin Open Cockpit Day Martin State Airport in Middle River Maryland.
 

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Sail Baltimore Welcomes “America’s Tall Ship”

USCGC Eagle Returns to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

She will arrive on Saturday, August 29th, 2015 at 11am.

Tour hours are as follows:
Saturday, August 29: 1 - 5pm
Sunday, August 30: 10am - 7pm

Sail Baltimore, welcomes the 295-foot long USCGC Eagle to The Inner Harbor’s West Wall, August 29-31, for free public tours.

This is the ninth time the majestic ship has docked in Baltimore.

“America’s tall ship” is the seventh U.S. Navy or Coast Guard ship to bear the name Eagle, dating back to 1792. Each summer, the Eagle conducts cruises with cadets from the United States Coast Guard Academy and candidates from the Officer Candidate School for periods ranging from a week to two months. The primary mission is training the cadets and officer candidates, but the ship also makes calls at foreign ports as a goodwill ambassador. The Eagle has a standing crew of six officers and 55 enlisted crew, with up to 150 cadets or officer candidates at a time for seamanship training. Each year, she takes one long training cruise to the Caribbean, the Pacific Coast or Europe; and two trips along the U.S. East Coast.

Shortly after the ship’s arrival on Saturday, the US Postal Service (USPS) will hold a special ceremony at 12:30pm to announce the debut of a new United States Coast Guard Commemorative Forever Stamp that features the USCGC Eagle.

Following the USCGC Eagle visit, the 141’ long tall ship Kalmar Nyckel will return to Baltimore from September 10-14 for free public tours and in November, the 323-foot Norwegian tall ship HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl will visit for several days.

http://www.sailbaltimore.org.
 

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We had a wonderful weekend at the Inner Harbor!


While it's always better to be here in person to
experience everything that Baltimore Md offers.
Hopefully, this will entice you to make the trip
to Baltimore`s Inner Harbor to "Come Aboard!"


Welcome to Baltimore Inner Harbor and
United States Coast Guard Barque Eagle


We arrived in downtown Baltimore...
Saturday morning August 29, 2015 shortly before 11 am.
The weather was sunny with temperature in low 80`s.

As we were driving around looking for a parking space in
the new Harbor View Neighborhood just off Key Highway
The United States Coast Guard Barque Eagle was heading into port.

We drove to the edge of the waterfront and took photos of the
295-foot long majestic ship with Harbor Point in the background

We then parked and visited the Harbor View Marina
Raw Badge Seafood, Tiki Bar and Grill, Private Pool
We would love to live in this area and be able to see
the Inner Harbor and all the exciting attractions/events.

Afterwards, we drove closer to the Inner Harbor we were found
free parking along Light Street near the Baltimore Visitor Center.

We walked along the Inner Harbor West Wall and Waterfront Promenade
as we watched crew members lowered the planks and United States flag.

Some of the crew came off the ship to meet up with friends and family.
We decided not to wait and tour the ship as it was starting to get hot.

Inner Harbor boasts the best of Baltimore attractions,
Camden Yards, M&T Ravens Stadium, Horseshoe Casino.

We only took about 50 pictures at the Inner Harbor Saturday.
We got a few really beautiful photos but some didn`t turn out
as well as expected due to a shadow on one side of the ship.

A new USPS forever stamp, was unveiled at the Inner Harbor..
The stamp features two icons of the Coast Guard: the cutter Eagle,
a three-masted sailing ship known as “America’s Tall Ship”
and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, the standard rescue.
We missed the unveiling of the new stamp.

As we were leaving the area. We drove down a street near
Camden Yards that took us towards I-95 pass Caton Ave
and then East on I-695 Baltimore Beltway back home.
This is an express road to get one out of town fast.

Back home we enjoyed a meatball sub and chopped salad
with turkey for lunch from Subway.

Looking forward to going back on Sunday.
 

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USCGC Eagle Baltimore Inner Harbor Youtube


August 30, 2015


The American Legion 97th National Convention
was in Baltimore and we just missed their parade.

We parked in the short term parking lot by
The Baltimore Visitors Center on Light Street.
and was surprised to learn that the Visitor
Center is only open until 6 PM.

There are only a few 30-60 min parking spots used
mainly for pickup, drop off, buying boat tickets, etc.
With free parking after 6 PM

We boarded The USCGC Eagle and thats when I
discovered how hard it was for me to climb aboard
and do all the steps.
They only let people tour the top deck areas.

We were lucky to have one of the crew members
take our photo onboard with the US Constellation
in the background.

After our tour we went inside Harborplace`s (opened 1980)
Light Street Pavilion where we seat out on the upper deck
and people watched, took more photos and enjoyed a
pleasant Sunday evening in Baltimore at The Inner Habor.

Visitors Note:
There is a Johnny Rockets and Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
Restaurant and Public Restrooms located on the lower level
and a Hooters & Ripley's Believe It or Not! on the upper level.

Aug. 31st.
The cutter Eagle departed the Inner Harbor for the Coast Guard Yard - Curtis Bay, Maryland for phase two of its multi million dollar overhaul.

To learn more about this (German built 1936) Ship.
Go online, google USCGC Eagle and youtube
 

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Masonville Cove is one of Baltimore’s great success stories


Designation as the nation’s first Urban Wildlife Refuge



Masonville Cove is located at 1000 Frankfurst Avenue in Baltimore not far from the Hanover Street bridge - On 70 acres of water and 54 acres
of clean-up land including wetlands, nature trails and a protected bird sanctuary.

Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center
(MCEEC opened in 2009)

Inside, there is a beautiful mural of the
Chesapeake Bay Watershed area

A diamondback terrapin named Squirtle

Pinky, Masonville Cove`s corn snake

A box turtle native to Maryland they call "The Brain"
who loves being outdoors in his new enclosure.

We took pictures of flower beds, butterflies, the cove
and distant photos of the beautiful Baltimore skyline
during our one hour private garden tour (Sept. 2015)

Our guide Patty, was extremely knowledgeable and friendly.

Masonville Cove Nature Area opened in 2012 on a restored site owned by the Maryland Port Administration on the Patapsco River, allowing public access to the cove for the first time in over 70 years.

http://www.masonvillecove.org/

We also learned Masonville was a small town on the south side of the Patapsco River located between Brooklyn and Fairfield and how in the early 1950`s the B&O Rail Road started to purchase the houses and land to expand the railroad yard.

http://www.masonvillemd.com/masonville-maryland-history/
 

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Several new laws take effect in Maryland today October 1,2015

October 1, 2015

Governor has declared a state of emergency for the state of Maryland because of severe weather threat, in 'abundance of caution' ahead of Hurricane Joaquin
 

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Annapolis, is considered the "Sailing Capital of the World."

Annapolis is the state capital of Maryland and is part
of the greater Baltimore-Washington, DC Metro area.

Located 30 miles east of Washington, DC
and 30 miles south east of Baltimore.

United States Sailboat Show
October 8 – 12, 2015 | Annapolis, MD

United States Powerboat Show ​
October 15 – 18, 2015 | Annapolis, MD
 

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Welcome to Free Fall Baltimore, Hon


Baltimore - October 24, 2015
Partly cloudy - Temps in 60`s


Did a self guided tour of the
Baltimore Museum of Industry
located at 1415 Key Highway
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
(free parking for visitors)

BMI has added a new exhibit "Video Game Wizards
Transforming Science and Art into Games"
This exhibition will be open through 2019.

We took lots of photos of Baltimore Inner Harbor and Key Highway areas, after we returned home, downloaded them to the computer & submitted 3 of our photos to the BMI Baltimore Then & Now Photo Contest

Baltimore Then Photos
BGE-366.L – McCormick Spice Company, South Light Street, 1951
BGE-405.B – Obrecht-Lynch, 900 E. Key Highway, ca. 1930

http://www.thebmi.org
 

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Welcome to Baltimore


Irish Immigrants in Sowobo
Mr. Luke F. McCusker
Director ~ Our Tour Guide

Oct 24, 2015


The Irish Railroad Workers Museum is a historic site in Baltimore Maryland (officially opened in 2002) that celebrates the history of the immense Irish presence in Southwest Baltimore in the late 1840's.

Beginning in 1845 and lasting for six years, the potato famine killed over a million men, women and children in Ireland and caused another million to flee the country.

Baltimore experienced an avalanche of newly arrived immigrants between 1840 and 1850. A large percentage were Irish, coming to America to escape Ireland's famine of 1845-1853. They settled in southwest Baltimore and promptly went to work for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

This site consists of a group of five, two-story-with-attic Alley rowhouses
(built in 1848) where the Irish immigrants who worked for the nearby B&O Railroad lived. Two of the houses, 918 and 920 Lemmon St. are the museum.

Took several interior and exterior digital photos the renovated houses.

The houses/buildings have been officially declared a Baltimore City
Historic District and are on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Irish Railroad Workers Museum is the centerpiece of a larger historical district in South West Baltimore (Sowebo) that includes The B&O Railroad Museum on W. Pratt Street, the Hollins Street Market, St. Peter the Apostle Church. This beautiful church located on the corner of Hollins and South Poppleton was the home parish of many of the early Irish immigrants and is often referred to as "The Mother Church of West Baltimore." and St. Peter the Apostle Cemetery. Located at Moreland Avenue and Bentalou Street in Baltimore City Maryland.

Next time you are in Baltimore,
be sure to visit Historic Sowebo.

To learn more visit Facebook:
IrishRailroadWorkersMuseum
 
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