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The Tall Ships

June 10, 2012 By Sherri Leave a Comment

This past Memorial Day weekend, my son and I visited the Village of Greenport on Long Island to check out the Tall Ships. The TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Series is an annual series of tall ship races and maritime port festivals that educate the public about tall ships, maritime heritage and the power of sail training. […]

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Birthplace of the National Anthem: Fort McHenry

June 4, 2011 By Sherri Leave a Comment

I have a whole new appreciation for our national anthem when I sing along at a baseball game since visiting Fort McHenry a year ago. Not wanting to miss a history lesson opportunity, I took my son and his friend to Fort McHenry when we had visited Baltimore for an Oriole and Yankee game. When […]

Filed Under: American History Tagged With: Baltimore with kids, Day trips from NYC, Daytrips from Gettysburg, Daytrips from Washington DC, Family Field Trips, Fort McHenry, National Park Service places to see, Star-Spangled Banner, War of 1812

The Tall Ships

Birthplace of the National Anthem: Fort McHenry

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