Maryland Daily Photo

All summer, a series of ships will be coming into the Baltimore harbor.  Many of them are training vessels, such as this one; Juan Sebastian de Elcano the sailing training vessel of the Spanish navy, which came to port around a month ago. (sorry for the delay).   With four masts, a crew of more than […]

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I’m unsure what I should call these plants on the side of the bay. Suggestions?
I was really just looking for a neat picture.  This one was taken at the same time as the celebration swim. 

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I realized the other day that I never gave another full shot of His Lordship’s Kindness, which was the site of this picture. 
You can click below for some history.
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Here is a house that is standing on the grounds of Maryland’s first water company.   Where?  Well in the same place as the stancion of mystery: The building is currently used as an information stand, but the grounds still have traces of the reserviors that used to be next to it.  

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How did you celebrate MDP’s 100th post?  (which was yesterday by the way) 
I hope you did it in a safer manner than this fool.  
Thanks to everyone who visits for making MDP a real pleasure to create.
Also, very special thanks to everyone who has contributed over the last few months, in either pictures or comments you […]

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Here’s Boonsboro, MD.  Founded in, as you can see in the sign, 1792.   I thought it was a nice town when I drove through.  However, after some research on the internet, I’ve confirmed it is not only a nice town but also an interesting town.  You can read more here, but two intersting claims to fame […]

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It’s been pretty cool outside lately huh?  I’m sure these guys have been enjoying it.    
Plus, who doesn’t like a good penguin photo? 
 I don’t know much about penguins.  I can tell you that the penguins at the Baltimore Zoo will entertain you for hours on end.  They take your attention and don’t give it back.

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The PawPaw tunnel. 
Well yesterday’s picture came from above this tunnel.  You might not know about the PawPaw tunnel, so I’ll tell you about it.  The C&O canal stretches from Washington DC to Cumberland, MD.  It pretty much follows the Potomac river the entire way. However, the canal builders had a problem when they reached the […]

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Here’s the Potomac river as seen from the top of a small, but very inconveniently placed, mountain.  This mountain wasn’t just a nuisance to me, but has been a nuisance for more than a century.  Why is this such a nuisance?  Well I’ll tell you tomorrow because I have a great picture to go with the […]

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Here’s another bit of honfest for you:  the trophies.  I’m not sure if those boxes are part of the trophy or not. 

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