Sailabration comes to Baltimore's harbor.

Over a decade ago, Baltimore hosted the "Tall Ships" exhibition in Baltimore Harbor. My wife and I went up to Baltimore and using the excellent water taxi service and an all day pass, spent a day visiting some just incredible old sailing ships. My only regret is that we did not get to see more than a half dozen of the many ships that were visiting Baltimore at that time. Well, another chance has come and I plan on making the most of it. As part of the three years of events commemorating the War of 1812 (Why they want to celebrate a war where we pretty much got kicked around a lot-I just don' know. But there you have it.) the tall ships are coming back. I highly suggest you put it down on your calendar and make a point of going up to "charm city:" for a visit. 

The event is scheduled to take place between June 13th and 19th of this year and so far there are about 30 various ships committed to the event. Some are modern naval vessels but there will be a lot of beautiful tall ships to see as well. And, it is all free. Yes, you will probably want to buy a water taxi pass and of course will blow some coin on food, however, there is no charge to go onto any of the ships. You just can't beat that. 

I am surprised how many Washingtonians do not spend much time in Baltimore. A wonderful town that is as different from DC as any city can be. It is worth a visit to the harbor and I for one will be at the Sailabration. Don't miss it. Check out the schedule as some ships will be in town longer and if you can't make the dates you still might want to check out Baltimore around that time.