America's Sailing Capital
Located on the banks of the Severn River and stretching out onto Chesapeake Bay, the city of Annapolis has water in its soul. A classic seaside town, its heart beats to the rhythm of the waves - and its heart, in fact, is the City Dock, around which everything else sprang up some 300-odd years ago.
Distinctively maritime - and not just because of the presence of the U.S. Naval Academy - Annapolis is known as "America's Sailing Capital." Its docks and quays, once populated by the boats of crabbers and fishermen, are now home to pleasure crafts, sleek racing yachts and majestic "floating homes." Here and there, you will also spot tourists on cruisers oohing and ahing at the city's dockside attractions.
Tourists and pleasure boating have become the backbone of Annapolis' economy, but it still gets revenues from being a port of entry as well as a shipping hub for produce from the agricultural inland areas of Eastern Maryland.
In the end, though the city no longer counts on the catch of fishermen and oystermen to fuel its economy, it still depends on the water. Now a well-known tourist attraction, Annapolis also appeals to those affluent enough to afford the yachting lifestyle. Drawn by the seemingly endless coastline and the unbeatable benefits of owning Annapolis, MD waterfront homes, they have upped the value of Annapolis dock properties and some Anapolis vacation homes, which have contributed towards making the city the country's "Sailing Capital."
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