Ellicott City is an unincorporated community located in Howard County near Baltimore. The town features shops, restaurants, off the...
Middle River is located in Baltimore County, Maryland. Much of the town was built to support workers...
Cockeysvile is named after the Cockey family from the late 1700s who built one of the first homes and...
Gaithersburg, MD was incorporated in 1878 as a town and became a city in 1968. Its name comes...
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Perito Moreno glacier in El Calafate, Argentina. This is probably the most...
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center is operated by the Wildfowl Trust of North America with the goal of training environmental...
Terrapin Nature Park is located just north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. To get to the park from most...
Downs Park is a small park located along the Chesapeake Bay in Pasadena, MD. It is a nice local...
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The Judges Bench used to be a small family owned grocery store. It’s located near the original Howard County Court House, a small stone...
The Patapsco Female Institute was founded in 1837 for young women and located near the Patapsco River Valley. The building is a former girls’...
Amber Coast is one of the best shops in Frederick. I was impressed by the quality of all the goods. Everything in the store...
Last Friday, I went to Ellicott City to find something good to eat. It was a cold day, so I didn’t want to walk...
Frederick was founded in 1745. Today it is the 9th largest city in Maryland. Frederick contains museums and sites of interest in the...
Fabulous Finds is a pretty big antique shop. It has a lot of furniture including old sofas and chairs. I really don’t like sitting...
Ecclectibles is a great place to find a gift idea. The shop is one of many little shops unique to downtown Frederick. It’s located...
Little’s Fine Furniture has two stores in Frederick, but I have only been to the one near Amber Coast. I was interested in the...
Laurel is located in the northern part of Prince George’s County between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. The city of Laurel maintains a historic...
Cacao Lane is one of my favorite restaurants in Ellicott City, but when I first explored main street I figured it was just a...
The Antique Depot is is probably the biggest shop in Ellicott City. It used to be a hardware store, but now all three floors...
If you are looking for nice antiques, Ellicott’s Country Store is a great place to visit. Unlike most antique stores in Ellicott City, this...
