Walk Around Annapolis

<p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>To wilderness guru John Muir the forest was a temple and he advised that we saunter through it with reverence. No hiking thank you.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)></span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Walks Around Anne Arundel</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a collection of newspaper columns inspired by sauntering through parks in and around Anne Arundel County with a good dog and a good friend or two. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In it you'll make twofold discoveries. First you'll visit nearby forests Bayside beaches and riverside trails-all in a short drive from Annapolis and many nearly forgotten gems. While reading-and sauntering-along with a dog-loving poet and storyteller author Jefferson Holland you'll also learn about the natural history and cultural heritage of each site. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>How to best preserve shoreline for creatures who pass between water and land? What tiny state park was once a very local airport? What were the hottest spots on the Bay for Black Marylanders-so appealing that Whites integrated them? In what parks was Annapolis water once purified? Where can your dog get in the water and you get on the water?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Holland tells you all that-and much more. </span></p><p></p>