Solomons, MD

CALVERT MARINE MUSEUM - CONCERT IN SOLOMONS

JOE SNEAD IN CONCERT

On Thursday, February 26, the Calvert Marine Museum will present "An Evening With Joe Snead" at 7:30pm in the auditorium.

Joe is one of Great Britain's most well-known folk musicians & performers. He starting singing professionally in 1966, has played all the major festivals in Great Britain, and has toured the United States multiple times.

Tickets are $10. For additional information, visit: Calvert Marine Museum or call (410)-326-2042 Ext. 41 -from 9am to 5pm EST, Monday-Friday.

The resort town of Solomons is located in Calvert County & is approximately 55 miles from Washington, DC and less than an hour drive from the Annapolis, Maryland area.

Driving the mostly rural length of Calvert County is an easy drive to arrive in Solomons. There are a few intersections and strip malls as you pass through the towns of Dunkirk & Prince Frederick. Otherwise, you will see the beautiful countryside of gently rolling fields and woodlands with steep-roofed tobacco barns, mostly weathered gray, reminding residents & visitors alike of the region's deep-rooted agricutural heritage.

Solomons Island is a major boating center located at the mouth of the Patuxent River, in southern Calvert County. Solomons offers several full service marinas, intriguing antique, gift & specialty shops, galleries, restaurants, museums, and a boardwalk overlooking the Patuxent. Take a walk along the Riverwalk, and enjoy wonderful views of the Patuxent River.

There are several Solomons Island attractions for visitors & local residents, such as the Calvert Marine Museum which features exhibits designed to interpret the estuarine biology of the Chesapeake Bay & Patuxent River. The museum includes a discovery room for children, The Drum Point Lighthouse & also a pair of river otters named Bubble & Squeak which is a favorite attraction at the museum.

If you would like to get out on the water, board the Wm. B. Tennison for a leisurely one hour cruise around Solomons harbor and the Patuxent River. You will sail the Solomons inner harbor, see Solomons Island and the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, cruise past the U.S. Naval Recreation Center and pass under the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge. Cruises depart from the Calvert Marine Museum dock.

Annmarie Garden Sculpture Park & Arts Center is a 30 acre park located on the shores of the St. John Creek. The Garden features a shady walking path, a new Arts Building and a Studio School, as well as exhibits, daily activities, programs, events & classes. Smooth, user-friendly pathways curve through the grounds, inviting strollers and roller-bladers alike to visit at their own pace. Enjoy an exquisite collection of outdoor sculpture, picnickers are welcome to settle in virtually anywhere, there are over a dozen "Talking Benches" along the way, each depicting a plant specific to southern Maryland.....dogwood, loblolly, tobacco & pawpaw.

On the tip of Solomons Island, the University of Maryland operates the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Visitors Center. The center is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10am to 4pm and gives visitors an opportunity to learn more about the ecology and natural resources of the Chesapeake Bay.

Finally, if you are feeling adventuresome, discover fossils at the nearby Calvert Cliffs. The Cliffs can be accessed through Calvert Cliffs State Park or Flag Pond Nature Park.

Discover Solomons......by boat or vehicle! Once you visit, you will return often!

To learn more about the area, and what makes Solomons in Southern Maryland, stand out as being a great place to visit, and an even better place to live! Visit: All About Solomons Island

We welcome your inquires! Feel free to contact us!

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There are currently 56 active listings. 24 are new construction. 1 of the listings are pre-foreclosures, 1 is a foreclosure.

No homes were listed in December and one home went under contract. One house sold in December. Home prices range from 99,900 for a 2 bedroom home built in 1930 to 1,290,000 for a large waterfront home. View homes for sale and information on vacation and second homes in the Solomons area go to http://www.SouthernMarylandVacation.com/

Phyllis Minik

In the January/February Coastal Living Magazine's Special Islands Issue Solomons, Maryland is featured. The article describes Solomons Island living. It portrays the town as friendly people, small shops and great restaurants. The authors also mention the beautiful nature we have in the area. The magazine has a link at www.CoastalLiving.com

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View homes for sale in the Solomons area at www.SouthernMarylandVacation.com

The Annemarie Garden is currently running the exhibit Sailor Made: The Art of Woolies in the New Arts Building.

A woolie is a hand stitched needlepoint created by British sailors in the 19th Century portrait of a sailing ship made from wool thread.

In the days of tall ships, sailors were required to know more than just seamanship. They were also expert with a sewing needle. Sailors needed to know how to "wheedle a needle" in order to repair sails and their own clothing.

During the long months at sea many sailors used their talent with the needle to create what would become treasured works of art. The woolies, for the most part, depict pictures of the ships they sailed and sometimes the ports they visited.

When the needle work was completed, the sailors gave these crafted works to their mothers, wives, other family members or friends.

The sailor folk art currently on display at the Annemarie Garden is on loan from Donald Berezoski, a Huntingtown resident. The display also includes three American-made woolies, which are much more rare, as most woolies were made by British seamen.

These works of art currently on display are certainly worth a visit. The exhibit runs until February 1 in the Mezzanine Gallery at the Annemarie Garden.

Annemarie Garden website