ESSENCE Live authentically. Phoenix. Drive up the driveway and feel the outside world fall away — welcomed by woodland and manicured lawn. Inside, every room settles you. The kitchen energizes. The great room, anchored by a stone fireplace, is where weekends disappear in the best possible way. The porches make you wonder why you ever sat inside at all, open to watch the fireflies come out at dusk. The fire pit calls for late nights and good conversation. The raised garden enclosure is ready for someone with big plans and dirty hands. Close to everywhere you want to be. Cultivate your existence. The art of uniting human and home. LOCAL FLAVOR AND PROVISIONS John Brown Store and Wegmans. Favorite local dining at The Milton Inn, The Oregon Grill, The Butler Cabin, and The Filling Station. An exit north offers Graul's Market along with Casa Mia’s, Manor Tavern, Woodfire Kitchen and The Creamery Connection. Tap into local breweries, such as Inverness Brewing, Farmacy Brewing and Big Truck Farm Brewery. OUTINGS AND LEISURES Explore the NCR Trail. A 21-mile flat, crushed-stone trail open to hikers, bikers, and horses, it runs along the scenic Gunpowder Falls river. Go tubing on the Gunpowder River. Enjoy Ladew Topiary Gardens... these gardens are 22 acres of spectacular, award-winning gardens, more than 100 remarkable topiaries, a mile-long Nature Walk, and native Butterfly House. Explore The Manor Mill, a pre-revolutionary grist mill that now houses a wide variety of art and entertainment events. Tee off at Hunt Valley Country Club Golf Course or Pine Ridge Golf Course. Or visit The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum which honors the history and legends in the sport. PROXIMITY Zippy access to the I-83 on ramp, about 15 minutes to Hunt Valley, and about 22 minutes to Towson. 58 minutes to BWI and 35 minutes to Penn Station. REGION Established in the 1700s, the village was once an old mill town. It notably served as a filming location for scenes in John Waters' 1972 film Pink Flamingos.