Living In Annapolis, Maryland

The State House in Annapolis, Maryland, as seen from the top deck of the Noah Hillman Parking Garage in downtown Annapolis. Maryland's State House is the oldest state capitol still in continuous legislative use; construction began in 1772.

Links To Pages In My Web Site

• Quiet Waters Park Virtual Explorer - uses Google Earth to display an extensive set of map annotations for Quiet Waters Park, an Anne Arundel County Park located in Annapolis, Maryland. The map annotations show the locations of more than 200 points of interest (each with a photograph), plus all the paved and unpaved trails within the park.
• Helen Avalynne Tawes Garden - "Maryland In Miniature", the Tawes Garden is a large state-maintained garden located within a complex of government office buildings in Annapolis, Maryland. Read about it and see lots of pictures from my visit in early October, 2006.
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge Walk - On one day every springtime, the Maryland Transportation Authority diverts traffic from one span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and allows walkers to stroll across the bridge and enjoy the view. See pictures from the 2006 Bay Bridge Walk, which also included restarting the Volvo Ocean Race just south of the Bay Bridge.
• Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Open House - On Saturday, May 13, 2006, the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) held its annual Open House. Visit this page to see some of my pictures of the exhibits and activities.
• Disc Dog Contest - See pictures of the Hyperflite Skyhoundz Northeast Regional Disc Dog Contest, held on Saturday, June 24, 2006, at Griscom Field in Annapolis.

Internet Links

• Annapolis (and Anne Arundel County) Tourism Information - from the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau
• Historic Annapolis - from the Historic Annapolis Foundation (with good links on the Annapolis Portal page)
• City of Annapolis - the official government site
• Anne Arundel County - the official government site
• State of Maryland - the official government site
• Map of Annapolis - from Google

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