Wonderful Maryland (Baltimore, Frederick, Hagerstown: hotel, purchase, theater)

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MD scenic byways

Maryland Scenic Byways (broken link)

MD nature/scenic areas

Nature (broken link)

irionically ive read people say that boston's and nyc's suburbs have town centers, local businesses etc. not like balt/dc burbs.

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kjg- yeah that's true. but people i think seem to judge md based on where they live. ie if u live in rockville who cares about the eastern shore. and perhaps rightly so. no jobs there so couldn't live there anyway. some people don't like the col etc. terrapin will be in balt for school for i don't know 2, 4 yrs? hopefully he can make the best of it and make a break afterwards or maybe even stay in MD. of course the weather won't change lol. also did not mention the mt washington neighborhood in baltimore city (affluent and on the border) if i'm not mistaken falls rd runs through it or is at least nearby. that's one of the scenic byways to take to balt co.

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oops sorry for the consecutive posts

historic ellicott city I believe has the oldest train station in the US (although could be balt)

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Originally Posted by dhelfoioracle

I'm sorry I'm just upset. I thought I was starting a good tread. I saw alot of people asking for good areas in Maryland and I noticed there was always someone saying stay away from here and there in Maryland. I really thought it would be good so anyone could pull a list of great places in Maryland. It started out good but now I don't know. (sigh)

Here's one for you, being a native Merlander. An old friend of mine, who is also a native Merlander, has some property down on the lower part of Potomac River, down near Port Tobacco, he owns about 12 acres right on the river and whenever possible I get down there for a weekend, we usually spend a day out on the river fishing and just going up and down the river checking out certain places, in the evening we'll sit out on the pier, have a couple beers and watch the eagles flying out over the river catching fish, there is nothing more beautiful than watching eagles flying out over the river and sitting back with a couple of beers and watching the sun go down, now that's beautiful.

[fishfister]

I have been to the bay several times and one time I happened upon this.

Chesapeake Beach Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There is a station by the Rod and Reel Club in Chesapeake Beach that I never paid attention to and what a history it held.

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Originally Posted by fishfister

I have been to the bay several times and one time I happened upon this.

Chesapeake Beach Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There is a station by the Rod and Reel Club in Chesapeake Beach that I never paid attention to and what a history it held.

It does have quite a history, my grandmother and grandfather met on the train for the first time, and the carousel that was at Chesapeake Beach, is now located at Watkins Regional Park in Largo, Prince George's County. I was involved with the building of the roundhouse that the carousel is now in at Watkins regional Park.

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Originally Posted by ptsum

It does have quite a history, my grandmother and grandfather met on the train for the first time, and the carousel that was at Chesapeake Beach, is now located at Watkins Regional Park in Largo, Prince George's County. I was involved with the building of the roundhouse that the carousel is now in at Watkins regional Park.

I always wondered where that carousel came from up to 15 years ago when I learned about the RR. Cool story about your grandparents meeting on that line. We are not afforded luxuries such as that these days as we are all in our individual cars rushing to get nowhere.

Drinking at a bar is a sad way to meet one's soul mate.
It turns out that is where most meet the mother/father of one's children and too many become broken homes.

[Billiam]

I think this part of Maryland's wonderful!


i took this last spring

largest stone arch bridge in the US, near Grantsville in Garrett county

[dhelfoioracle]

Thank you all
The picture is more then wonderful it's truily lovely.

[mariecug]

-focus on education
-good schools, great colleges
-lots of jobs
-politically active
-mountains, beach, city all 1-3 hours away
-close to other cities, NY, Philly
-concerts
-crabs
-great restaurants
-warm summers, cold winters
-competent workers (a little unfriendly, but people here do their job)
-free museums, zoo in DC
-great place to raise kids
-little racism, lots of interracial couples
-Camden Yards people!
-Little Italy in Baltimore (Vaccaro's...mmm....)
-medically sophisticated

I love Maryland! Yeah, we have some problems but all in all a great place to live.