Baltimore's Inner Harbor Sailabration
An important battle of the War of 1812 was fought in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. It was after this battle, when he saw the U.S. flag still waving, that Francis Scott Key wrote the poem which eventually became our National Anthem. To celebrate the bicentennial of the war of 1812, Baltimore is hosting a week-long Star-Spangled Sailabration with lots of fun events in and around the Inner Harbor. My 2nd and 3rd graders recently learned about the War of 1812 and visited the related sites of Fort McHenry, Federal Hill and the Flag House on a field trip last month. Since yesterday was a gorgeous day and we didn't have anything special planned, I decided to take them downtown to check out the festivities. Overall, we had an awesome time. (I say overall because there was still a fair amount of their customary whining in between the fun stuff.) The festivities in Baltimore continue until Tuesday, so if you're in the area, I recommend stopping by. I ...