The Baltimore Boat Show is on next week, January 19th-22nd. If you've never been, it's an amazing and expansive indoor display of watercraft for only $10 a day (free for kids 15 and under). If you buy tickets online before January 28th, tickets are only $8.
While checking out the boats is also fun (and doing some dreaming while looking at the pricey boats), there's more to see and do. You can talk to an expert about boating in general, race the remote control boats, take part in the crab-picking contest, see a fishing demo, take the kids to the kids art area, and even see former Oriole Rick Krivda who will be appearing with the Oriole bird!
Here's the main site for more info.
If you were born after July 1st, 1972, you're required to get a boaters license to operate a boat or personal watercraft in MD waters. You can do just that at the boat show by signing up ahead of time. For the $75 fee you get to take the course at the boat show, materials, refreshments during breaks, three tickets to the show, and a $25 certificate for future classes at the Annapolis School of Seamanship. If you decide to sign up for the class, it runs on Thursday and Friday nights from 5-9PM (so it doesn't dig into the work day too much...which is nice).
