1. Maryland, My Maryland
Apple orchard
2. Oh how I wish I were back there now
3. To watch the sun come up beside the ocean
Sunrise on Assateague Island National Seashore
4. Or slowly rise over farms and fields
5. Or filter gently through the trees
Savage River State Forest
6. Bet there’s an awesome view from a lighthouse—a white one by the bay
Drum Point Lighthouse, Solomon’s Island
7. Or one at sea
8. Let me take you on a trip through my home state
CSX at Buck Lodge on the Metropolitan Subdivision between Barnesville and Boyds
9. And introduce you to some of our cutest
Wild rabbit
10. Most magnificent
11. And most famous residents
Jim Henson Memorial
12. Great Falls is the greatest!
Heron on MD side of Great Falls
13. Fort McHenry stands proudly
Fort McHenry, Baltimore Maryland
14. The USS Constellation remains resolute
15. While Elkton stands guard to the north
Terrapin Wine Station, Elkton
16. Southern Maryland is tobacco country
Tobacco barn in Piscataway Park, Accokeek
17. Antietam harks back to its dark and bloody past
Antietam Battlefield
18. From Sugarloaf Mountain you can see for miles and miles
View atop Sugarloaf Mountain
19. Annapolis says, “Hey, remember me?”
Annapolis City Dock
20. I’m the state capitol, not that other city!
Maryland State House, Annapolis
21. Welcome to Bawlmer, hon!
Cafe Hon, Baltimore
22. Charm City’s home to more than half a million perfectly charming people—and a few old crabs
Crab statue, Fells Point
23. Now let’s go downy ayshin…first got to cross that big scary bridge…
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
24. Oh, but it’s worth the trip
Seagull, Ocean City
25. On Assateague, the wild ponies roam free
Wild ponies of Assateague Island National Seashore
26. And Smith Island’s a sleepy retreat
Smith Island
27. As the sun sinks into the Chesapeake Bay
Sunset over Chesapeake Bay
28. And the ghost crabs come out to scuttle across the sand
Ghost crab, Assateague Island National Seashore
29. And sometimes fill the sky too, along with a strange assortment of friends
Boardwalk, Ocean City, Maryland
30. You realize Maryland has a grip on your heart
“The Optimum”
31. So just sit back and enjoy the moonlight
Farm outside Laytonsville
Feature Image Source: Flickr user Beau Considine
