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Best of Anne Arundel
ENTERTAINMENT
Downtown Annapolis tours
Watermark
Cruises depart from Annapolis City Dock.
Annapolis walking tours begin at various
places. 410-268-7601.
watermarkjourney.com
It began in 1972 with one man, a boat
and a wish to give sightseeing cruises on the
Chesapeake Bay. Fifty years later, Watermark is
a bustling business, boasting 12 charter vessels
ripe for weddings, proms and corporate parties.
It’s a surf and turf venture, offering land-based
tours of Annapolis as well, from enlightening
jaunts through the historic district to spooky
ghost walks at night, led by guides (“squires”
and “mistresses”) dressed in colonial garb and
sharing engrossing tales.
One popular tour, dubbed “Scandalous
Annapolis,” offers a lighthearted look at the town’s
seamy side and is restricted to those 21-and-over.
Other walks, most lasting two hours, tout the
town’s African American Heritage, Women of
Achievement and ArchiTrex, an architectural
glimpse of the town’s older buildings.
“We love it when people leave saying, ‘I had
a good time, and I learned something,’ ” said
Jake Iversen. With his wife, Laura, Iversen
bought Watermark in January. Having grown
up nearby, he had taken the boat tours as a kid
and captained one of the company’s vessels in
the past.
Boats have been chartered for everything
from marriage proposals to company crab
feasts for 250 guests and catered solely by local
establishments.
Squire Frederick Taylor talks with school students who are about to board a tour ship at Annapolis City
Dock. PHOTO BY KARL MERTON FERRON
THE LIST
Charter boat
Country club
Honorable mentions:
Honorable mentions:
Watermark
Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park,
Skipjack Wilma Lee
Schooner Woodwind Sailing Cruises
Chartwell Golf & Country Club
The Golf Club at South River
The Cannon Club
BAY HUNTERS
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ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB
Dance lessons
ARTHUR MURRAY DANCE
STUDIO OF ARNOLD
Honorable mentions:
Ballet Theatre of Maryland
The Dance Academy
Dance Center of Severna Park