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High winds, low temperatures kept it a quiet New Year's EvePublished 01/02/09
The combination of high winds and below-freezing temperatures dramatically reduced the number of New Year's Eve revelers on the streets of downtown Annapolis on Wednesday night.
Colleen Dugan — The Capital
Donning their 2009 New Year’s hats, friends Amy Crystal and Hannah Silverman pose by a masquerade ice sculpture.Revelers celebrate New Year's Eve in downtown Annapolis ready to bring in 2009.
In contrast, on New Year's Eve 2007, hundreds danced on Main Street in balmy 48-degree weather. Winds averaging 25 to 30 mph, accompanied by 60 mph gusts, canceled fireworks displays at 7:30 p.m. and midnight. Pyrotechnics were canceled, too, in Baltimore and elsewhere in the area because of high winds. But residents still were able to welcome in 2009 last night with rescheduled fireworks. Cavernous tents at City Dock intended to...
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