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Herndon Climb 2013: Images
The 2013 Herndon Monument Climb by the class of 2016 was completed in 1 hour, 32 minutes and 43 seconds and the midshipman’s cover was placed atop the obelisk by MIDN Pat Lien of Orlando, Florida. All images © 2013, Kevin Carroll for Eye On Annapolis
Photos: Day 2 Of The Chesapeake Bay Blues Fest
The Rain Gods smiled upon the Blues on Sunday. While the perpetually-wrong weather forecasters stuck with their 60% chance of rain, the show went on under cloudy skies that gave way to glorious sunshine, Mavis Staples and Bonnie Raitt who closed out the 2013 Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival. All Images © 2013, Wendy Marxen for Eye [...]
MIDN Pat Lien Tops Herndon Climb At 1:32.43
Pat Lein a Fourth Class Midshipman from Orlando, Florida placed a midshipman’s over atop a greased Herndon Monument this afternoon in one hour, 32 minutes and 43 seconds–the fastest time since 2007. The Herndon Monument Climb is the traditional culmination of plebe year at the Naval Academy. Demonstrating the teamwork and perseverance they have learned [...]
Preakness Fun For All
Pitbull, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and Oxbow all came out on top in the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes, the second jewel in the Triple Crown series of races. Unfortunately, with Oxbow winning, we will go, yet another year without a Triple Crown Winner. Affirmed was the last horse to do it, and that [...]
Sea Trials From A Different Point Of View
Today, we had two photographers at the USNA Sea Trials today (see Kevin Carroll’s coverage here) and Glenn Miller had a different perspective. All images © 2013, Glenn A. Miller.
USNA Sea Trials 2013
The Naval Academy freshman class endured 14 hours of rigorous physical and mental challenges during the Academy’s annual Sea Trials training exercise, today as part of the culmination of their plebe (freshman) year. Sea Trials is modeled after the Marine Corps’ Crucible and the Navy’s Battle Stations recruit programs. It is a “capstone” event for [...]
PHOTOS: Westboro Baptist Church In Annapolis
Glenn Miller took some photographs this morning when the Westboro Baptist Church came to Annapolis to protest the legalization of gay marriage. The protest was relatively peaceful and the members of the Westboro Baptist Church made their statement and left. Fortunately there were also many Annapolitans that also made a statement! All images © 2013, Glenn A. Miller [...]
Navy Defeats Army For 11th Year
The Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy won their 11th straight game over the Unites States Military Academy Black Knights by a score of 17-13 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. This was the 113th match up between the two teams in the vaunted Army-Navy football game. Keenan Reynolds’ last minute,8-yard rushing touchdown, clinched [...]
13th Company Runs Army-Navy Game Ball To Philadelphia
Midshipmen of the 13th Company gathered at noon on December 7th, for a motivational kick-off to begin the 125.5 mile trek from Bancroft Hall to Philadelphia for the 30th running of the Army-Navy game ball. The first relay team of Midshipmen will be joined by the Naval Academy’s Commandant and USNA 13th Company alumni as [...]
Mule ‘Dies’ In Large Fire At US Naval Academy
Nearly 4000 midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy were in attendance at a party this evening that got a little out of control and ended with the football team igniting a large fire in the middle of Farragut Field. While no midshipmen were injured during the melee, one Army mule (effigy) was found dead [...]
Silopanna In Photos
While official numbers are not in quite yet, the first Silopanna Music Festival was a resounding success despite a brief interruption from Mother Nature in the form of a thunderstorm. But never let it be said that a little rain dampened the spirit of thousands of festival-goers who were thrilled to see the likes of [...]
More Ravens Mania In Annapolis
Here is our second round of photos as the Baltimore Ravens came into Annapolis to hold an open practice at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. While Annapolis welcomed the team, the players, coaches, and owner certainly showed their appreciation for Annapolis as well. Fans were thrilled for the chance to get autographs and to pose for pictures! [...]
Baltimore Ravens Take Practice In Annapolis
Yesterday, the gates to the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium opened at 3:30pm to allow more than 20,000 Baltimore Ravens fans the opportunity to see their team and players up close and personal in one of the few public practice sessions. All images copyrighted © Kevin Carroll/a digital cure Photography 2012
2 Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Historic District
UPDATE 11:17am 08/04/2012: From Fire Department spokesman Tony Spencer, the call came in at 9:04am and brought a total of 51 personnel to the scene from Annapolis, Anne Arundel and the United States Naval Academy Fire Departments. The fire was extinguished in 25 minutes and preliminary damage estimates are approximately $50,000. One firefighter was injured [...]
Nicki Minaj Brings Her Color To DC
Nicki Minaj performed to a packed house on Saturday night at the D.A.R. Constitution Hall in DC. Minaj, 29 performed for over 70 minutes on her largest headlining tour to date that will see her in the U.S. and U.K. this summer. The colorful Minaj brought in a mixture of fans to D.A.R. Hall, from [...]
Annapolis Independence Day: A Pictorial
Everyone loves a parade followed by fireworks. And the City of Annapolis put on a good show once again this year with a steamy (94 degrees at 6:30pm) parade and some colorful pyrotechnics over the Severn River. All images ©2012, Glenn Miller. To purchase high-resolution images, please contact Glenn Miller by email.
I-Day At The US Naval Academy (PHOTOS)
Each year, the Unites States Naval Academy welcomes approximately 1200 young men and women to Plebe Summer where they are inducted as Midshipmen at the USNA. These pictures are from their morning “check-in” on June 28, 2012. All images are ©2012, Kevin X. Carroll. To order high-resolution copies, please contact Kevin Carroll by email.
USNA Class Of 2012 Graduation (PHOTOS)
The United States Naval Academy held their graduation and commissioning ceremonies this morning at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The following photographs were captured by Kevin Carroll. All images © 2012, Kevin Carroll.
More Polar Bear Plunge Photos
Photographer, Kevin Carroll was on the beach for Eye On Annapolis yesterday taking photos for us. And with these, you can certainly tell the difference between a professional photographer and an amateur. Which ones are your favorites? Please take a moment and leave a comment. To view more of Kevin’s work, please visit his Flickr [...]
Polar Bear Plunge 2012 : Photos
Preliminary reports are saying that nearly 15,000 people jumped into the chilly Chesapeake Bay in Sandy Point State Park between Friday and Saturday. This year, the temperatures cooperated. The sun shone and the water was a somewhat tolerable 39 degrees. On Friday, a squall that came through the area blew down the Rams Head Ice [...]
Annapolis Santa Speedo Run 2011
Sometimes, pictures speak louder than words. The Annual Annapolis Santa Speedo Run is one of those quirky Annapolis events that do a lot of good. Besides a good time, toys are donated and money is raised for Toys For Tots. This year, the run began and ended at O’Brien’s Oyster Bar & Restaurant. The after [...]
Riverside Drive House Fire Photos
On November 27, 2011, at 5:10 PM, Anne Arundel County firefighters from Riviera Beach (Engine 131), Jacobsville (Engine 104), Orchard Beach (Engine 112), Armiger (Truck 30 and Medic 30), Jones Station (Quint 23), Earleigh Heights (Squad 12), and Battlation Chief 2 were alerted for the reported house fire on Riverside Dr in Pasadena. While units [...]
