Blogs from Fort McHenry National Monument, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North America

So as you all know, my plan to blog our trip didn't work because my wifi didn't work. BOOOO!!!! But we are home now and just getting into a routine that fits us as a married couple. We had a great time! I will load the pics up soon! We missed all of you and hope to see you all soon! This weekend we go to my friend Christina's wedding in Lancaster, so pray for as beautiful weather as I was fortunate to have! Mom & Dad Magnuson will be going too! Then we can really settle down and get things done around here. Chris has been working diligently putting in a linen closet!!! Next we need to put a wall up to enclose our bedroom (as lofts don't sell as easily in the city). Lastly ... read more

Had a meeting in Washington, DC and decided to stayover the weekend to explore and site see. Having been to Baltimore and the Inner Harbor several times in the past and with a weekend to see some sites, I decided to view some of the historical locals that I've previously overlooked. Headed first for Fort McHenry which was the Fort which protected Port Baltimore for many years. It famously did so during the War of 1812 (fought from 1812-1815), so much so that it inspired Frances Scott Key to write the Star-Spangled Banner. As noted on the Fort McHenry site, "“O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light,” a large red, white and blue banner? “Whose broad stripes and bright stars . . . were so gallantly streaming!” over the star-shaped Fort McHenry during ... read more