function initialize() {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
        var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
        map.setCenter(new GLatLng(41.484663, -81.689873), 13);
        var mapTypeControl = new GMapTypeControl();
        var topRight = new GControlPosition(G_ANCHOR_TOP_RIGHT, new GSize(10,10));
        var bottomRight = new GControlPosition(G_ANCHOR_BOTTOM_RIGHT, new GSize(10,10));
        map.addControl(mapTypeControl, topRight);
        GEvent.addListener(map, "dblclick", function() {
          map.removeControl(mapTypeControl);
          map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl(), bottomRight);
        });
        map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
		
        // Create a base icon for all of our markers that specifies the
        // shadow, icon dimensions, etc.
        var baseIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
        baseIcon.shadow = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/shadow50.png";
        baseIcon.iconSize = new GSize(20, 34);
        baseIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(37, 34);
        baseIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(9, 34);
        baseIcon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(9, 2);

        // Creates a marker whose info window displays the letter corresponding
        // to the given index.
        function createMarker(point, index) {
          // Create a lettered icon for this point using our icon class
          var letter = String.fromCharCode("A".charCodeAt(0) + index);
          var letteredIcon = new GIcon(baseIcon);
          letteredIcon.image = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/marker" + letter + ".png";

          // Set up our GMarkerOptions object
          markerOptions = { icon:letteredIcon };
          var marker = new GMarker(point, markerOptions);

          GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
            marker.openInfoWindowHtml("<img src='http://base.googlehosted.com/base_media?q=maps:cityvoter.com/GetImage.ashx%3Fimg%3D00/00/00/02/53/93/25393-115350.jpg&size=2&hl=en' style='float:right;' /><span class='map-title'>Sokolowskis</span><br /><b>1201 University Rd.</b> <br /> Cleveland, OH 44113<br />(216) 771-9263<br /><a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=sokolowski%27s+university+inn&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=57.161276,53.4375&ie=UTF8&z=13&iwloc=A' target='_blank'>go to Google Maps</a><br />");
          });
          return marker;
        }

        var latlng = new GLatLng(41.484663, -81.689873);
        map.addOverlay(createMarker(latlng, 18));
      }
    }