catalinajack
Guru
I live nearby to Annapolis. Pathetic tourist trap? Hardly. There is much to enjoy in Annapolis. If you don't like the touristy stores that are just a part of the local scene, just walk on by.
When I was incarcerated for four years at Canoe U in the late 60's, there was a fantastic, decrepit, working fish market at the end of the city docks on Spa Creek. Midshipmen who had the means would slip one of the fishermen or local barflies a few bucks to go into one of the dives that surrounded the square to buy them a pint of booze. Annapolis had character in those days. And then the monied gentry moved in with their big bank accounts and yachts. Now it's a pathetic tourist trap. Solomon Island for my money.