Visitor's Guide to Howard County - 2016

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Our mission at Howard County Tourism &
Promotion is to increase, develop and promote
tourism in the county by featuring our unique
location, sites, services, products and people.
Funded largely by a generous grant from Howard
County Government, we are designated as the
official destination marketing organization for the
County. We are IT, the first and foremost source
of information about all that is wonderful about
visiting and living in Howard County, Maryland.
For more information, stop by the Howard County
Welcome Center and meet our friendly Tourism
Team at 8267 Main Street, Ellicott City, MD 21043,
call us at 410-313-1900 or email
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Ivy Ammann
EDITORIAL CONSULTANT
Martha Thomas
Iam delighted to join my friends and neighbors in one of
America’s “Best Places to Live” in inviting you to share
the many pleasures of Howard County.Whether you
are passing through for the first time, or have accepted our
invitation to “make yourself at home,” you’ll find this guide
from our Office of Tourism has something useful for you.
Howard County is rightly known for its great schools,
award-winning library system, world-class annual arts festival,
and many varied parks and cultural opportunities. But of
course there’s more, including the vibrant and still growing
new town of Columbia, as well as the beautiful scenery of
farms and open space in the county’s western reaches.
If you are a visitor, please make your first stop ourWelcome
Center on Main Street in Old Ellicott City. Follow that
up with a walk past our famous mills and historic railroad
station, and then relax in one (or more!) of our cozy coffee
shops, fine restaurants, art galleries or trendy boutiques.
If you’re here to stay, you can find guidance about selecting a
home and the multiple citizen services Howard County offers.
This guide provides useful information on sustainability and
health care, and will help you access the many parks and recreation
facilities that help make us a growing and vibrant place to live.
We take pride in our past and delight in our evolving
future; we’ve grown a lot in the last few decades, and we
value those who built our base and helped us
also value those new to our communities, which thrive on
inclusion and innovation. Enjoy your visit, welcome to our
home, and consider making it your home in days to come.
Allan H. Kittleman
HOWARD COUNTY EXECUTIVE
TOURISM TEAM
Rachelina Bonacci Chief Executive Officer
Amanda Hof Director of Partnership & Promotion
Bridget Graham Welcome Center Manager
Sarah Kurtanich Digital Marketing Manager
+Welcome Center Staff & Volunteers
PHOTOGRAPH ABOVE: In December 2011, Howard County’s New Welcome Center opened its doors
in the restored and repurposed former U.S. Post Office in Old Ellicott City. Open 363 days of the year
and staffed by the friendly Tourism Team, this new attraction’s visitation is already up 76 percent.
KENNETH LOSURDO, JR.
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