Happy Tourism Day! Good morning everyone. Good to see some familiar faces.

Good Morning from the snowy coast of MD!

Hello from snowy Leonardtown in St. Mary's County! 5-6 inches down here!

Hi everyone!! Beautiful snowy morning on Maryland's Coast!!!!

Good morning from Baltimore!

Hello from Queen Anne's County! Happy Friday everyone!

Good Morning from the Kent Narrows Waterfront! Happy Tourism Day!

Good morning from Frederick County!

Hello from Baltimore County!!

Happy Tourism Day! Hello from Southern Management Hotel Division!

HELLO FROM OCEAN CITY!

Good morning from Six Flags!

Good morning from Kent County!

Good Morning from Cambria Hotel College Park

Good Morning from the Howard County Team!

Hello from Annapolis & Anne Arundel County!

Hello from National Harbor!

Hello from the Maryland Hotel Lodging Association. Nice to see everyone!

Greetings and Happy Tourism Day from Explore Charles County!

Good Morning from the Maryland Sports Commission!!

Happy Tourism Day! Our industries resilience is certainly shining through, even virtually.

So excited to put my Maryland scarf on today - Happy Tourism Day everyone!!

Happy Tourism Day! So glad to connect with everyone!

So happy to see everyone's faces! Looking forward to when we can do this in person again. Happy Tourism Day!!

Congratulations John Fieseler on your impending retirement and thanks for everything you've done for MD tourism. You will be missed.

Thank you, Nicole!

He's way too young to retire!

Good morning from Turf Valley Resort in Howard County!

Thank You Kristin the information we get through the legislative committee has been very helpful, especially this year.

I am happy to hear that!! Anyone who has additional questions, please email me at Kristin.hanna@flyingdog.com

I have to head to another meeting. Thank you for inviting us for the work you all do!

thank you for inviting us AND for the work you all do!

Thank you Corey and Delegate Guyton!

Thanks for joining us!!!

Tourism Tax Credit http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0730

You as well! Just keeping warm out of the ton of snow St. Mary's County got!

Keeping warm in the Southern Maryland snow Adam with some LOCAL Maryland Beer, Wine & Spirits!

Thank you Lucille, for representing our heritage areas!

Thank you Brigitte!

If anyone has questions about the tourism tax credit bill, feel free to contact me nicole@garrettchamber.com or 301-616-0396.

Thank you, Senator Carozza for your sponsorship of SB730 and your continual support of tourism.

Thank you all so much for the invitation, Delegate Terrasa will keep fighting for small businesses and tourism workers that make up this great industry and define our beautiful state. Keep up the work of sharing our states heritage and supporting thousands of hard working Marylanders.

Thank you, Eric and Del. Terrasa.

Yes, Thank you De. Terrasa for supporting heritage tourism as well.

Thank you Eric and Del. Terrassa!

Yes, Thank you, Eric and Del. Terrasa for your support!

Good Morning and thanks for all you do . It has been a challenging time! Get ready for the re opening!!

Welcome!

Thank you for joining, Senator Eckardt!

Thank you, Sen. Eckardt, for your support of tourism.

So awesome to see so many pages of tourism folks!

Sarah Duck, Garrett County DMO & Kim Folk, Garrett County Heritage Director in the house too.

I have to go for testing!! Have fun and thanks again!

Thank you for joining us Senator Eckardt!

whoo hooo! Hello everyone!

Be a student at UMD and you’ll learn how to pronounce all the counties! Teaching my residents (when I was an RA) how to pronounce Worcester Hall was always a first week goal of mine!

Hi everyone from Southern Living Magazine, Susan Seifert !

Haha I love that DAN!!

Thank you for your support of Somerset County Sen. Carozza!

Thank you, Sen. Carozza!

Thank you Mary Beth!

Hi everyone from the Md horse industry Great remarks from all parts of the state 👍

Yes, Senator Carozza is SUPER - and LOVES tourism!

Thank you Sen Carozza!

Thank you Senator Carozza!

You are such an amazing representative! Thank you Senator Carozza!

Thank you so very much from Senator Carozza!

Thanks for your support Senator Carozza!

Thank you, Kevin. It has made a HUGE difference to many of our breweries as well as the hotels who have been able to sell alcohol to go. We are hoping to make this a good income source for the Princess Royale for Love on Tap this year on the weekend of 2/26-28. It’s very important.

LOVE ON TAP!

For more Maryland virtual backgrounds please go to https://platform.crowdriff.com/m/s-WoOVJTaHoQJQ4EmK

Those are beautiful!

atlantic

B&O RR

railroad

B&O President

poe

Poe

poe

Poe

EA Poe

edgar alan

poe

Poe

poe

poe

Fun Fact my dad is the guest curator of the War Came by Train exhibit at the B&O!

Ruth we need to use this on the next trivia night!

I miss Sandy bringing the salted caramels!

Calvert family!

calvert

Calvert

Calvert!!

🤣

Make it like Jeopardy - he has to finish the question...

best state flag in the country!

also, John fieseler know all the answers!!

Of all the states I’ve lived in, Maryland is the only state that I wear 😂

Badensburg

burnettsville

bladensburg

Bladensburg

Battle of Bladensburg

Bladensburg

and which river was the port of Bladensburg located?

That's Baltimore Pride!

Patuxent?

Patuxent River

Potomac

Yes! Its not reaching there now

Patuxent

Who is the DMO that is retiring?

Fiesler

Who was the first woman to petition for the right to vote?

he will be MISSED!

Am I allowed to answer Lucille?

Margarent Brent

Yes! Margaret Brent

1642

First all-female jury in the Colonies? In Calvert County

Witch Trial

This battle in Ba Co kept the British at bay for a few days in the War of 1812.

The oldest continuing operating airport in the WORLD is in Maryland. Which one is it?

how many steps in the Washington Monument in Washington County (America’s FIRST)?

Prince georges

Coleg Park

College Park!

Which National Historic Park is celebrating 50 years in 2021?

What is the oldest lighthouse on the Potomac?

Baltimore

NO IN WASHINGTON COUNTY

78

How many historic covered bridges are in the state of Maryland and where are they?

7

oldest municiply run skate park in the country???

Yes!

what two major MD historical events happened ion sept 17th

39 steps

39 in Boonsboro

cmon

Antietam & US Constitution ratified

some

there’s one more

Tubman’s self liberation

in 1849

First person of African descent to serve in a legislature?

DeSousa

Yes

Happy pre-retirement John Fieseler!! You served our county well :-)

mathias DeSousa :D

March 1641

Mathias DeSousa

first African American Supreme Court justice?

where is the most powerful Underground Railroad storytelling destination in the world?

In 1656, an all-woman jury was impaneled to decide the case of Judith Catchpole (Patuxent County - Original name of Calvert County)

Thurgood Marshall

First time that religious freedom was codified into law in the entire Western World

Annapolis, Anne Arundel & Maryland …. all name for women

he was also a fabulous dancer

Somerset too

https://baltimore.org/foundation/diversity-apprenticeship-program/

The Eastern Continental Divide is located in Garrett County. What does it determine?

Which way rivers flow?

First African American nominated for vice president of the U.S.

Frederick Douglass

Waters east of the divide flow into the Atlantic and waters west of the divide flow into the Gulf.

First African American Master Distiller - Nathan Green, born in PG County. It's well known now that he was the one who taught Jack Daniel's to distill. Brand is "Uncle Nearest"

Waiting to try Uncle Nearest.

Thank you for all your support for the tourism and small business community. We are surviving because of that quick and sustained support to get through this.

Thank you, Secretary, for all your support. The State’s Layoff Aversion Grant helped our company get great 360 degree cameras to promote more hotels and restaurants, promote our destinations, and promote our real estate listings here on the Shore. We sincerely appreciate your support through this COVID era. Our clients have used the grant for other amazing projects. Enjoy your day!

Thank you, Sec. Schulz!

Thank you so much for joining us today Madame Secretary!

Thank you so much Sec. Schulz!!!

Thank you!

Thanks to everyone for all you do!

Thank you Sec Schulz - you're dedication is appreciated!

Thank you Secretary Schulz!

Thank you Secretary Schultz.

Thank you, Secretary Schulz!

Thank you, Secretary Schulz!

Thank you Secretary Schultz!

Thank you Secretary Schultz!

Thank you Secretary Schultz!

Thank you Ruth, amazing!!

Thank you Terry and pulling for MD for FIFA WC 2026!

Thank You Secretary Schultz!

Thank you everyone!

Thanks to everyone!

Thank you to everyone - great meeting!

Thank you everyone for all you do!

Thank you Secretary Shultz for your leadership and support!

Thank you Secretary Schulz!!

Thank you MTC!

Thanks everyone for attending!

Thank you Ruth - terrific program!

Thank you Ruth!!

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Thank you Everyone...Greg looking sharp...as always!!!

Great job everyone! Thanks!

Thanks Ruth!

Thank you everyone!

Thanks, Ruthie

Thank you to everyone!

GREAT JOB!!!!

Thanks all!