Mariano Rivera are just two of the restau- rant’s many fans. Wrap it all up with a pub crawl throughout town or simply luxuri- ate at a spa.
Head south to Annapolis, MD - America’s sailing capital - and find a place bustling with small meeting opportunities.
“Planners are constantly searching for the ‘WOW’ factor,” suggests Jo Ellyn McNees, vice president, sales for the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau. “Feedback from meeting attendees confirms that we offer plenty of ‘WOWs’.”
One of myriad thank you letters illustrates her point. “I’m recommending Annapolis to everyone planning a meeting, event or vacation. Annapolis is wonderful, historic, walkable, has good transportation - trol- leys, buses, eCruisers, is conveniently located, and is a great meeting destination for groups large and small.”
McNees describes her city and surround- ing sites as a museum without walls.
Gardens, 18th century buildings, fine restaurants and more await. With 400 miles of shoreline, it’s simple to stage team building meetings at sea. Charter the 74- foot Schooner Woodwind, seen in The Wedding Crashers movie, for a productive sailing meeting on the Chesapeake. Raise sails, tie lines, steer the boat to encourage group cooperation. Or book two schooners for a lively competition among colleagues.
Landlubbers, too, are enchanted by
Annapolis. Meet at the home and garden of Declaration of Independence signer, William Paca. Get a glimpse of the Golden Age and compare it to 21st century tech- nology.
Allow agenda time to visit Historic London Town and Gardens for a tour of the William Brown House, a National Historic Landmark,
or Homestead
Gardens, the largest enclosed flora center in the Baltimore-Washington region.
Another Annapolis winner is Maryland Live! Casino, one of the largest U.S. gam-
ing, retail, dining and entertainment sites. “We blend quaintness, charm and history with state-of-the-art technology,” stresses McNees. “It’s a perfect balance - and - it’s all around you.”
Another place packed with small meeting pizzazz is Peddler’s Village in Lahaska, PA. This year, Peddler’s Village is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a premier shopping and dining destination in postcard perfect Bucks County. This colonial-style village features 42-acres of award-winning gar- dens, 70 shops and six restaurants.
The site hosts 1.5-million visitors annually, many of them small meeting guests. Earl Jamison opened Peddler’s Village in 1962 on a four-acre parcel with just 14 shops and the Cock ‘n Bull Restaurant. Today, it’s a regional treasure.
“Peddler’s Village has 6,000-square feet of meeting space,” says Eve Gelman, public relations and digital communications manager. “In addition, everything is in one convenient location. Inn rooms are situat- ed in nine separate buildings above shops
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