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Alfresco All-stars
Dig out your wicker basket and checkered blanket, slice the watermelon and pack the cold fried chicken. It’s picnic season. Howard County is filled with scenic places to enjoy these casual open air meals that combine food and friends with nature....
Tags: Gardens and Parks, Fishing, Lakes and Ponds, Tourism and Leisure, Pets
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Civil War event at Jerusalem Mill Village re-enacts Confederate Raid on the general store
The ninth annual re-enactment of Maj. Harry W. Gilmor's 1864 raid across Baltimore and Harford counties and on the general store in Jerusalem Mill Village will be Saturday, June 2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, June 3 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Quakerism, Harford County
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Recreation & Outdoors calendar
Fly and light-tackle tourney Saturday Coastal Conservation Association Maryland Kent Narrows Fly and Light Tackle Tournament, Jetty Dock Bar, 201Wells Cove Road, Grasonville. Information: ccamd.org or eliccione@atlanticbb.net. Deep Creek cleanup...Tags: Wachapreague (Accomack, Virginia), Baltimore County, Chincoteague (Accomack, Virginia)
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Catching flounder Monday, 7:30p.m. Local angler and author Lenny Rudow will present a free seminar about light-tackle jigging for flounder. Doors will open at 7p.m. at American Legion Post 175 at 832 Manhattan Beach Road in Severna Park. He'll have his...Tags: Belair Road, Baltimore County, Fishing, Severna Park, Manhattan (New York City)
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Park Quest program fills up in less than two hours
In its fifth year, the Park Quest program run by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources closed its registration for 1,000 families in less than two hours Monday. Told that the spots went as fast as Springsteen tickets, program director Barb Knisely...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Facebook, Tourism and Leisure, Patapsco
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Missouri gun barrel now rests at park on Delaware shore
There's a new exhibit waiting to greet summer visitors at Delaware's Cape Henlopen State Park. And it's big.
It's a 16-inch gun barrel that once roared from the deck of the battleship Missouri during World War II, and it now rests — 120 tons, 68...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Georgetown, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Heavy Engineering, Railway Transportation
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New fitness classes ratchet up the intensity
Some of the newest fitness classes around Maryland involve warrior drills based on "The Hunger Games"books and practicing the downward dog yoga pose on a paddleboard in the middle of a lake.
Others take a twist on conventional aerobics classes from the...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, The Hunger Games (movie), Hospitals and Clinics, Baltimore County, Harbor East
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Protesters, police prep for G-8 summit at Camp David
In the little town of Thurmont (population not quite 6,200), the recession has taken a heavy toll on Main Street, but things are picking up as residents prepare for next month's G8 Summit at nearby Camp David. The Cozy Country Inn has been busy booking...Tags: U.S. Secret Service, Rentals, Italy, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), International Organizations
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Arbutus fire log: Volunteer firefighters put out fire in Patapsco State Park Friday
Among the 64 calls for medical and fire-rescue service received by the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department March 18-25 were the following: 6000 Glen Artney Road, 2:30 p.m. March 23. Crews from the Arbutus and Violetville volunteer stations and...Tags: Catonsville, Halethorpe, Patapsco
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State park near Camp David to close during G-8 Summit
A state park will be closed to the public for three days next month while world leaders gather nearby at the Camp David presidential retreat for the G-8 Summit, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The move is highly unusual, and...Tags: Summits, Gardens and Parks, U.S. Secret Service, Jimmy Carter, G8
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100 evacuate as four-alarm brush fire burns in Harford County
Some 100 Joppa residents were evacuated from their homes Sunday afternoon as a brush fire burned just over 18 acres in the area of Dembytown and Trimble roads. The Joppa fire, which burned for more than five hours, came as officials spent the weekend...Tags: Conservation, Baltimore County, Weather Watches, Weather Warnings, Wildfires
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Running: County runners stand out in Baltimore's annual St. Patrick's race
A record crowd of 4,146 raced down Charles Street in Baltimore Sunday, serving as a fast-moving vanguard for Baltimore's 56th AnnualSt. Patrick's Day Parade. Harford County runners, comprising almost one-tenth of the field in the KellySt. Patrick's...Tags: Coastal Carolina University , Road Running, St. Patrick's Day, Charles Street, White Marsh
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