While at the Seafood Festival earlier in September, Matt and I got to talking with a man from Eastport, essentially a neighborhood of Annapolis. He was full of fun local information for us newbies and was very proud of his MRE, or Maritime Republic of Eastport. Among other things, we learned about the upcoming "Slaughter Across the Water" tug-of-war game between Annapolis and Eastport. (You can read more about the 2009 results here.) This good natured game has now been going on for 12 years and is the amusing outcome of Eastport semi-threatening to succeed from the city of Annapolis. Being the instigators, Eastport seemed to know how to have fun, so last weekend we joined them on their side in the Saturday sunshine while they ate, drank, and pulled with all their might. Afterward Matt & I walked back across the bridge to Annapolis for sushi and ice cream. Oh, the emcee of the event happened to be our local seafood festival buddy!
Setting the rope up across the water
2 comments:
Jenna,thanks so much for writing about the memorial and your visit.Our dads who were in the service during the war,never really talked about it and it means a lot to see how the veterans react to their visit to Washington.I am sorry you missed your granddad,but I am so glad you stayed around to hear some of the other veterans stories. they are all awesome people.
That sushi looks great!
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