Saturday, July 22, 2006

Shamrock Park, Bel Air, Maryland

11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Take I-95 to Exit 77B (Bel Air). Follow Rt. 24 approximately .5 miles to traffic light. Turn right onto Rt. 924 (Emmorton Rd). Follow Rt. 924 approximately 5.5 miles to the town of Bel Air. Rt. 924 becomes Main St. Look for the Courthouse on the left side of Main St. One block past the Courthouse turn right on Pennsylvania Ave. **Travel one block and turn left on Hickory Ave. Travel another block passing Bel Air Town Hall on the right and make a right turn on Leeway. Shamrock Park is behind Bel Air Town Hall off Leeway.

Leave I-83 at Exit 36. Follow Rt. 439 eastward approximately 7 miles to Rt. 23. Turn right on Rt 23 and travel approximately 5 miles into Jarrettsville. Rt. 23 turns right at the light in Jarrettsville and turns left approximately 1.2 miles further south at the next stoplight. Stay on Rt 23 until it intersects with Rocksprings Rd. (Rt. 24). Turn right and follow Rockspring Rd. approximately 4 miles straight into Bel Air where it becomes Bond St. Turn left on Pennsylvania Ave. **Travel two blocks to Hickory Ave and turn left. Travel another block, passing Bel Air Town Hall on the right, and make a right turn on Leeway. Shamrock Park is on the right-hand side of Leeway.

** Free parking is available in the Municipal Parking Garage at the corner of Pennsylvania and Hickory Avenues. Shamrock Park is a short stroll from the garage.

Parking for the disabled is available on Leeway.

Note of interest: Pennsylvania Avenue is also known as Kimmie Way in honor of World Figure Skating Champion and Olympian Kimmie Meissner.