In Association with the Smithsonian Institution
A public sculpture park in Solomons, Maryland
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Go on SAFARI all over Calvert County

Answer questions about nature and the environment

Find adventure in your own backyard!
Earn a Safari Souvenir

Download Safari Materials Here
Safari Guidelines and Participating Sites
Safari PASSPORT Sheet

Questions?
email: gardeninfo@chesapeake.net
phone: 410.326.4640

Check out our participating Safari teams!

Grand Prize Presented by:
Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa

Summer Safari Grand Prize Winners will be Presented with the
Family Fun Package at the Chesapeake Beach Resort and Spa

Overnight Accommodations for 4 at the hotel
4 Swim Passes for North Beach
4 Milkshake Coupons for Smokey Joe's Grill
and
2 Large 1-topping pizzas from Papa Johns

Welcome to the Summer Safari for GREEN!
Calvert County Department of Economic Development
Sponsored by: Calvert County Department of Economic Development

In honor of our fabulous summer exhibit of environmental art, GREEN, Annmarie Garden is pleased to present the Summer Safari for GREEN.  Twenty safari sites have been chosen from around Calvert County, Maryland.  Your challenge is to visit the sites and accrue points by correctly answering nature-related questions.  Based on the number of points you accrue, you will earn a different safari souvenir.  Intrepid EXPLORERS who accumulate at least 23 points will be entered into a Grand Prize drawing!  Everyone going on safari is invited to visit Annmarie Garden to have their photo (costumes encouraged!) added to the Summer Safari website. Don’t miss this marvelous opportunity to become famous across southern Maryland for your adventuresome spirit! 

Did you know? The word "safari" is Swahili for "long journey."
To learn more about Safari

Special Notes:
* You must use the official PASSPORT to record you animal answers.
*You pick which safari sites you want to visit, but to earn souvenirs Annmarie Garden must be one of the sites.
*Please observe the individual site rules and hours of operation.
*At some sites you may be required to verify your visit.
* You can go on safari as an individual or family. If participating as a family, please list all family members on the PASSPORT. Everyone going on safari is encouraged to give themselves an outrageous name and have their photo taken (in costume) for the website!
*Based on the number of points you accrue, you will be eligible for different safari souvenirs. If you accumulate at least 23 points, you will be entered into a Grand Prize drawing!
*You must turn in your PASSPORT to Annmarie Garden IN PERSON.
*Deadline to turn in your completed PASSPORT is August 20, 2009
*PASSPORTS sent by email, fax or snail mail will not be accepted.

Rate Your Summer Safari Success!
1-6 Points, You are a GREENHORN
7-12 Points, You are an earnest SCOUT
13-15 Points, You are a fearless GUIDE
16-18 Points, You are a daring TRAVELER
19-22 points, You are a bona fide TRAIL BLAZER
23-26 points, You are an intrepid EXPLORER

   
Summer Safari for GREEN- Participating Sites
Calvert County Department of Department of Economic Development
Sponsored by: Calvert County Department of Economic Development

Below is the list of the twenty Calvert County Summer Safari sites. 
To print out the official PASSPORT click here, or, to pick up a hard copy of the PASSPORT, go to the Solomons Information Center, the Fairview Information Center, or stop in at Annmarie Garden.  Good luck on your Summer Safari
       

1)  Annmarie Garden Sculpture Park & Arts Center
13480 Dowell Road, Solomons
410-326-4640
www.annmariegarden.org
gardeninfo@chesapeake.net
30 acre park - open daily 9am-5pm; admission to park is FREE
Arts Building- open Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm; adults $3; seniors $2; kids 5-12 $2; under 5 free; members free
2)  American Chestnut Land Trust (3 locations)
Office & North Side Trailhead:  676 Double Oak Road, Prince Frederick
South Side Trailhead:  Scientists Cliffs Road, Port Republic
(opposite Gate A, Scientists Cliffs Community)
Parkers Creek Guided Canoe Trips:  1920 Scientists Cliffs Road, Port Republic
410-414-3400
www.acltweb.org
3)  Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary
2880 Grays Road, Prince Frederick
410-535-5327
www.calvertparks.org
Open Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm; free
4)  Bay Front Park
Located on MD Rt. 261, at northern end of Calvert County, immediately south of Chesapeake Beach
301-855-8398 or 410-257-2230
Open dawn to dusk; limited parking is available a short distance from the beach; free
5) Bayside History Museum
9006 Drayton Avenue, North Beach
410-495-8386
gracie3brady@hotmail.com
Open Saturday & Sunday, 1:00-4:00pm; free
6) Breezy Point Beach
Breezy Point Road, Chesapeake Beach
410-535-0259
Visit http://www.co.cal.md.us/residents/parks/getinvolved/ for hours and admission information
7) Calvert Cliffs State Park
9500 H. G. Truman Road, Lusby
301-743-7613
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/southern/calvertcliffs.html
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Open daily sunrise to sunset; $5 per vehicle donation
Please do not walk below the cliffs or climb on the cliffs
8) Calvert County Historical Society - Linden House
70 Church Street, Prince Frederick
410-535-2452
www.calverthistory.org
cchsadmin@calverthistory.org
Open Tuesday-Thursday, 10:00am-3:00pm; 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month 9:00am-2:00pm
9) Calvert Library – any branch
Prince Frederick, Fairview, Southern, Twin Beaches
http://calvert.lib.md.us/
Open Monday- Thursday 9am-9pm; Friday 12pm-5pm; Saturday 9am-5pm; free
10) Calvert Marine Museum
14200 Solomons Island Road Solomons, MD 20688
410-326-2042
http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/index.html
Open daily 10am-5pm
Adults $7; military $6; senior citizens $6; kids 5-12 $2; under 5 free; members free
11) Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum
4155 Mears Avenue, Chesapeake Beach
410-257-3892
www.cbrm.org
Open daily 1:00-4:00pm; free
12) Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Visitor Center
Farren Avenue, Solomons
Tuesday-Sunday 10am-4pm; free
Lab Tours offered every Wednesday & Friday at 2pm
410-326-7296
http://www.umces.edu/cbl/visitors-center-outreach
13) Fairview Information Center 8120 Southern Maryland Boulevard, Owings (410) 257-5381
Open daily 9:00am-5:00pm; free
14) Flag Ponds Nature Park
1525 Flag Ponds Parkway, Lusby
410-586-1477
www.calvertparks.org
Open Monday-Friday 9:00am-6:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 9:00am-8:00pm;
$4 per vehicle for MD residents, non-residents $6
15) Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard
410-586-8501
www.jefpat.org
16) Kings Landing Park
3255 Kings Landing Road, Huntingtown
410-535-2661
www.calvertparks.org
Open daily 8:30am-8:00pm; free
17) The Beach Trolley – Beach Trolley Association
Three Routes – Beach, Anne Arundel, Dunkirk
http://beachtrolleyassociation.org/route.htm
Operates daily in North Beach, Chesapeake Beach, Dunkirk, & Deale; 25¢ fare
18) J.C. Lore Oyster House
14430 Solomons Island Road, Solomons, Maryland
Open daily, 1-4pm
19) On Watch Memorial
At the end of the Dowell Road Peninsula
Dowell Road, Solomons
Open daily, 9am-6pm; free
20) Solomons Boardwalk – The Chesapeake Bay Bugeye Memorial
Solomons Island Road, Solomons
Open daily; free
21) Solomons Visitor Information Center 14175 Solomons Island Road South, Solomons (410) 326-6027
Open daily 9:00am-5:00pm, free

2009 Summer Safari Teams
Koskey Family
EXPLORERS: The Flying Monkeys
Corey Yeatman, Piper Yeatman, Amy Koskey & Sylvia Koskey

The Pink Panthers
EXPLORERS: The Pink Panthers
Sarah, Grace, Nicholas, Matthew, Alex and Rick Gardner

Tigers
Team Tigers
Tyrese, Keenan, Kawanda and Bryant Smith

Chocolate
Team Chocolate
Moon Flower, Star Fighter, Skywalker, LuLu Bird and Gravity

Giraffes
Team Jumping Giraffes
Nikki Dalrymple, Raeghan and Paityn Steelberg

Foxes
Team Foxes on the Run
Julie, Joel, Sarah and Suzanne Fox

Nature
Team Nature
Janelle Black and Paulette Celebre