So, mom asks “Where are you going today?”
Williamsport, PA, mom.
“Oh yeah, what’s there?”, she further inquiries.
“Why are you going there? You don’t like kids, you didn’t play Little League, and you don’t even like baseball”
Asked in only a way a mom can ask. I don’t have a good answer other than because it’s there and it’s a Supergraphic. So with that, I check it out with no preconceived notions or expectations. […]
To get to Fort Delaware at Pea Island I must catch the ferry in Delaware City. The quaint city traces its roots to the 1820s. A channel is created connecting the Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware River. The founders envision a budding metropolis capitalizing on the newly created shipping channel, however, the advent of the railroad soon derails those dreams.
Wilmington, a major financial center for credit card issuers, has a pretty impressive skyline for a city of just over 70,00 people. The Wilmington Riverwalk is built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It is at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine River, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. […]
Shamefully, I must admit that I am not 100% of the connection between Philadelphia and the US Constitution. I do know that the Liberty Bell is here and I’ve always wanted to see the thing, even if my recollection of its significance is a bit fuzzy too. […]
Maryland is the first of 12 states to designate an official state dog. The Chesapeake Bay Retriever, (named after the famous bay region of the breed’s origin), receives this honor in 1964. It’s also the mascot of the University of Maryland. […]
A stalled storm system has kept Maryland inundated in rain for the past few days and Hurricane Florence is inching closer to the Eastern Shore. Many things I hope to see and do on the Chesapeake Bay are taking a back seat. I do, however, decide to crawl out of my bunker and check out the Goddard Space Flight Center. […]