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Maryland roads include more than 700 historic markers commemorating famous battles and buildings. Some, like the one introducing Kent Island to motorists, hearken back to the years before Catholic settlers even founded the colony in 1634. Others, like the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory dedicated on Solomons Island in 1925, are more recent.

You could line up for tickets to see “A Christmas Carol,” catch the county executive in a Latin dance competition or listen to some award-winning blues. Those are just some of the best things to do through Nov. 22.

You can honor Veterans Day, take in a traveling circus, catch a college basketball doubleheader, or hear some great jazz and roots. Those are just some of the best things to do through Nov. 15.

In search of beautiful leaf turning, a photojournalist discovered West Virginia's Bridge Day just outside Fayetteville, during which BASE jumpers plummet (by choice) off the New River Gorge Bridge.

You could take in an art exhibit, tug your heart out in the annual “Slaughter Across the Water” or listen to jazz classics from Disney films. Those are just some of the best things to do in Annapolis through Nov. 8.

If you need a break from city life, hop on your bike and take the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail from Baltimore County to rural Pennsylvania. There are rest stops, inns, food and beautiful sights along the way.

If you’re in Annapolis Saturday, should you celebrate Kunta Kinte or the Day of the Dead? The answer is both. The twin festivals are two of seven great things to do in Annapolis through Nov. 1.

You can watch Navy take on Air Force Saturday in the first game of the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy series, but only on TV or online. There’s also new theater, Paul Reiser’s stand-up tour and more through Oct. 25.

The motor yachts and trawlers are gone, making way for the Annapolis Powerboat Show. But there’s also art, music and festivals to enjoy through Oct. 18.

It’s the first of two boat show weekends in Annapolis, but there’s more to do than just tour that trawler you’ve dreamed of piloting into the sunset. You could take in a musical comedy, catch some blues music, see a burlesque or support local police. Here are seven of the best things on the calendar through Oct. 12.

You could listen to great progressive bluegrass this weekend or hear a stirring symphonic requiem for Holocaust victims, You could buy a book to support literacy, get info on home improvement or catch an artists’ roundtable. Here are some of the best things to do in Annapolis through Oct. 5.

Adding more flights and travelers more willing to take to the sky have made the region’s best airport busy again.

Fall is here, but we don’t have to let go of what we love about summer quite yet, filmmaker and writer Charles Cohen says.

From Irish traditional music to a classical music concert and the 33rd annual Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival, there’s plenty to do in Annapolis this coming week.

Chesapeake Bay Bridge anxiety is real — and passed down through generations. (Mothers, am I right?)

Generations of historians, archaeologists and preservationists have to contend with one legend over and over again — that a network of tunnels is hidden beneath the centuries-old center of Annapolis.

The Annapolis Songwriters Festival dominates the list of things to do in Annapolis, but there's also good food, good causes, history and fair fun.

You can watch the Naval Academy Midshipmen try to change their fortunes in a home opener against Wagner College, catch some legendary Irish music or give blood in memory of a local hero. Here are seven great ideas for things to do in Annapolis.

Easton, Maryland is quickly becoming a foodie capital. We decided to check out its restaurants for ourselves.

“Pops in the Park” on Sunday tops the weekend, but there’s more than good music to enjoy through Sept. 6.