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Baltimore Tourism Wants a Piece of Michael Phelps

August 19, 2008 at 1:30 PM | 0 Comments

Who doesn't want to siphon off a bit of that Michael Phelps glory these days? Baltimore, the record-smashing swimmer's hometown, is hoping to milk his eight-medal Olympics for as much tourism as the city can stand. The Baltimore Area CVA has even set up a specific URL for Phelps phanatics: Baltimore.org/phelps.

So far, the page is pretty much blank, with just a vague promise of more to come:

Check back to Baltimore.org for information on Phelps' Welcome Home Celebration.

Hopefully the party doesn't involve any lusty fans getting ill-advised tattoos!

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