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Delaware Shore events 2013
MAY Horseshoe Crab and Shorebird Festival. Come pay tribute to horseshoe crabs and migrating shorebirds native to the Delaware Bay during the 10th anniversary festival. Held in Historic Milton, the event includes arts and crafts, food, music, water...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Festive Events, Fishing
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Baltimore-area outfitters rent out bikes, canoes, paddleboards and more
Spring is a time for new beginnings, and that includes new hobbies. As the air gets warmer and the days last longer, it's the perfect time to try out a new outdoor sport. The Baltimore region offers plenty of opportunities for outdoor fun, from biking...
Tags: Holidays, Boats, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Backpacks, Labor Day
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With rare chickweed in bloom, ecologists gather in Baltimore to celebrate biodiversity
Leading a tour of the Soldiers Delight area of western Baltimore County on Sunday afternoon, Paula Becker, an ecologist with Maryland's Department of Natural Resources, was pleased to report the first blooming of serpentine chickweed — a plant as...
Tags: Marine Science, Indiantown, Natural Resources, Nature Conservancy, Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland)
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'Tremendous' amount of graffiti reported in Rocks State Park
Someone with an artistic, or nihilistic, bent did a job on Rocks State Park this past weekend – a paint job, that is. Maryland Natural Resources Police are investigating an extensive amount of paint that was spilled around the area of Kilgore...Tags: Conservation, Energy Resources, Vandalism, Natural Resource Industry
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Vandalized manhole causes sewer overflow at Gunpowder Falls State Park
More than 240,000 gallons of sewage has spilled in Gunpowder Falls State Park as of Monday afternoon after someone vandalized a manhole, Baltimore County public works officials say. Officials said the sewer overflow was discovered Sunday afternoon...
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Harford releases 2013 destination guide, calendar of events
The Harford County Office of Tourism has released "Destination Harford 2013," the county's official visitor guide and calendar of events. This year's guide features the commemoration bicentennial of the attack on Havre de Grace by the British on May 3,...Tags: Entertainment Events, Mother's Day, Festive Events, Canoeing and Kayaking
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XTERRA Trail Run Series makes Maryland debut on April 6 at Seneca Creek
Steven Leibowitz is trying to run as fast as he can, but the trail is muddy and tree roots are hiding under the soil, slowing him down. Now there's a stream blocking his path, with no way to cross, save a few widely spaced rocks. But Leibowitz can't...
Tags: Minority Groups, Elkton, Gardens and Parks, Demographics, Road Running
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge Run tentatively set for November 2014
Imagine running a 10-kilometer race more than 185 feet in the air, looking down and seeing the Chesapeake Bay. For those who've sat in traffic for what seemed like hours trying to get from one side of the Bay Bridge to the other — and even for...
Tags: Annapolis, St. Michaels, Road Running, Running, Chesapeake Bay Bridge
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Bel Air's Rob Tisch masters Shamrock 5K in Baltimore
Rob Tisch of Bel Air surfed a green tide to victory Sunday, leading all masters-division runners in the Kelly St. Patrick's Day Shamrock 5K race in Baltimore. The 41-year-old veteran triathlete finished 11th in a stream 4,271 mostly green-clad runners...Tags: Shamrock, Track and Field, Demographics, Symbols and Symbolism, Road Running
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Harriet Tubman park to be on Maryland land she worked as a slave
Abolitionist Harriet Tubman's struggle to help roughly 70 slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad was remembered on Saturday at the groundbreaking of a Maryland state park in her honor. An escaped slave herself, Tubman toiled in bondage...
Tags: Dorchester County, Martin O'Malley, Gardens and Parks, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Railway Transportation
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Lions Club taking pictures for charity [Perryville]
The Perryville Lions Club will be taking pictures of children, adults or pets on March 23 and 30 at the Perryville Outlet, Store 39, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donation of $5 each. All you can eat breakfast is served at Harmony Lodge on Jacob Tome Highway...Tags: U.S. Army, Family, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Elkton, Annapolis
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Pie, breakfast, bingo and chili for charity [Perryville]
A soup and pie sale will be held at Hopewell United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please note that the Perryville United Methodist Church has canceled its chicken pot pie sale until further notice. An all you can eat...Tags: Culture, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Gardens and Parks, Pies and Tarts, Cecil County
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