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<h3 class="bold">Origins</h3>
<p class="bold">Watermark, originally Chesapeake Marine Tours, was founded by Ed Hartman. Mr. Hartman, an attorney by trade, had a love of boating and desire to invest in the local community. Chesapeake Marine Tours began by offering a single sightseeing cruise to St. Michael’s aboard Annapolitan in 1972. The cruise, Day on the Bay to St. Michaels, is still offered today.The company’s offerings expanded quickly to include 40-minute cruises of the Annapolis Harbor and the U.S Naval Academy shoreline as well as private charter service. The fleet inevitably grew; first, in 1973 the Annapolis landmark Harbor Queen was added. During the 1980s both Miss Anne and Miss Anne II were added and began providing tours of Spa Creek as they continue to do today. Over the years the fleet has changed; additions that remain today include Annapolitan II, Cabaret II in 1996, followed by Catherine Marie in 1999, Lady Sarah in 2005 and the most recent addition Raven in 2012.</p>
Watermark has been providing Water Taxi service in the harbor since the 1980s. Watermark presently has four modified Privateer hulls serving as taxis in the Annapolis Harbor, Eastport, Spa Creek and Back Creek. Locals and visitors alike find the Water Taxi a convenient, affordable and enjoyable way to journey across the Harbor.

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