This year's regularly scheduled meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month (less May, June, & August) at the Howard County Tourism office at 5:30pm. The public is always welcome to attend.
Howard County Tourism 8267 Main Street Ellicott City, MD 21043
Upcoming Events
May 2, 2013 Literary Pub Crawl Come discover what famous historical characters visited Ellicott City and what some of them had to say about the town or what they had to say while in Ellicott City. Tour (crawl) will stop at one or more of the following establishments: The Diamondback Tavern, Portalli’s Italian Restaurant , The Rumor Mill and Tersiguel’s French Country Restaurant in the Ellicott City Historic District and while enjoying their libation of choice (not included in the price of the tour) participants will listen to stories by and about certain historical characters such as: Washington Irving, H. L. Mencken, Henry Clay, Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps, Davy Crockett, Robert E. Lee and others. Just why was Davey Crockett so unhappy during his brief time here? Why did Henry Clay leave the town’s residents’ with their mouths agape? Who dreamt of "Mohamet" while he slept alongside the Patapsco?
Tours are on the first Thursday of each month. See the Calendar of Events for exact dates. The cost is $10.00 per person and this does not include any drinks. Reservations are required and tour takers must be 21 and above. Some locations offer special drinks the night of the tour. Our guides are volunteers and may accept tips if you desire to give one!
The tour starts at 7:00PM and lasts at least 2 hours and 15 minutes. Tours begin at The Diamondback Tavern. Please email reservation request to presx2@ecrestoration.org or call 410-303-2959. Payment available through PayPal at: http://ecrestoration.org/literarytours.html Please note that if less than four people reserve for the tour it may be cancelled.
June 6, 2013 Literary Pub Crawl Come discover what famous historical characters visited Ellicott City and what some of them had to say about the town or what they had to say while in Ellicott City. Tour (crawl) will stop at one or more of the following establishments: The Diamondback Tavern, Portalli’s Italian Restaurant , The Rumor Mill and Tersiguel’s French Country Restaurant in the Ellicott City Historic District and while enjoying their libation of choice (not included in the price of the tour) participants will listen to stories by and about certain historical characters such as: Washington Irving, H. L. Mencken, Henry Clay, Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps, Davy Crockett, Robert E. Lee and others. Just why was Davey Crockett so unhappy during his brief time here? Why did Henry Clay leave the town’s residents’ with their mouths agape? Who dreamt of "Mohamet" while he slept alongside the Patapsco?
Tours are on the first Thursday of each month. See the Calendar of Events for exact dates. The cost is $10.00 per person and this does not include any drinks. Reservations are required and tour takers must be 21 and above. Some locations offer special drinks the night of the tour. Our guides are volunteers and may accept tips if you desire to give one!
The tour starts at 7:00PM and lasts at least 2 hours and 15 minutes. Tours begin at The Diamondback Tavern. Please email reservation request to presx2@ecrestoration.org or call 410-303-2959. Payment available through PayPal at: http://ecrestoration.org/literarytours.html Please note that if less than four people reserve for the tour it may be cancelled.
Ellicott City Restoration Foundation, Inc. PO Box 92. Ellicott City, MD. 21041. 410-247-9252