#1 - Plush hand towel monogrammed (in Maryland) with the Maryland State Flag.
The Maryland State Flag is the only flag in the Union derived from a family’s coat of arms. The black and gold pattern belongs to the shield of the Calvert family, who founded the Maryland colony in 1634. The red and white crosses belong to the Crosslands, the maternal arm of the Calvert family. see picture

#2 - Pure glycerine –based soap, handmade on the Eastern Shore, features an authentic Maryland Blue Crab and delicious lemon-lime scent.
This 100% pure glycerine-based soap, handmade on the Eastern Shore, features the Maryland Blue Crab. As the star of the Chesapeake Bay harvest, the Blue Crab is synonymous with Maryland cuisine. see picture

#3 - Chocolate Black-eyed Susans made by Baltimore’s own Moore’s Candies.
The Rudbeckia hirta, or Black-eyed Susan, is the Maryland State Flower. The black and gold perennial—similar in color to the Calvert quadrants of the Maryland State Flag—blooms from mid to late summer. see picture

#4 - Sachet of lavender from Breezy Willow Farm in West Friendship.
This lavender potpourri is handmade at Stillridge Herb Farm in Woodstock. Howard County celebrates its agricultural heritage each summer at the popular Howard County Fair. (Crush sachet to release lavender sent.) see picture

#5 - Ellicott City Railroad Station mug.
Maryland is the birthplace of the American railroad. The Ellicott City Station, now part of the B & O Railroad Museum, is the oldest surviving railroad station in the United States. The building lies at the foot of Main Street in Historic Ellicott City. see picture

#6 - Historic Oakland (Columbia) note cards and envelopes.
Historic Oakland (c 1811) is located in the heart of the visionary town of Columbia. The stately manor was once home to Charles Sterrett Ridgely, Speaker of Maryland’s House of Delegates in the early 19th Century. see picture

#7 - Historic Oakland (c 1811) is located in the heart of the visionary town of Columbia.
The stately manor was once home to Charles Sterrett Ridgely, Speaker of Maryland’s House of Delegates in the early 19th Century. see picture

#8 - Pair of Colonial Taper Candles (10”) hand-dipped by My Maryland Candle Company.
The Georgian manor of Belmont is situated in Elkridge near the scenic Patapsco River. Before the Revolutionary War, it was Elkridge, not Baltimore that served as the Patapsco’s largest port. see picture