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Riding the wave of stand-up paddleboarding
They were called "beach boys", the natives who would teach the tourists how and where to surf in Hawaii. They would paddle out into the Pacific Ocean standing up, reading the next big wave for the surfers to ride the way as a caddie would a double-...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Bodies of Water, Ocean Surfing, College Sports, Tourism and Leisure
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Demographic shift causes state parks to adapt
When an approaching thunderstorm threatens swimmers at Greenbrier State Park, lifeguards reach for an iPod, scroll through the menu and press play.
"La tormenta se aproxima," says the recording amplified by the loud speaker system. "Todo el mundo salga...Tags: Maryland, Minority Groups, Vehicles, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Guatemala
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Calendar
River cleanup and tubing Monday and Thursday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Patapsco Valley State Park, Avalon area: 5120 South St., Halethorpe. Float down the river and help with a river cleanup, picking up litter and dragging debris to the side for later pickup....Tags: Gardens and Parks, Bodies of Water, Maryland, Pleasant Valley, Patapsco
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Jersey girl
Jayne Miller, WBAL-TV's investigative reporter, delights in exploring environments foreign to her. An ardent traveler, she has been dazzled by the likes of East Africa, Turkey and the wild Western United States.
But asked to cite her favorite travel...Tags: Nicole Polizzi, MTV (tv network), Trips and Vacations, Nature, World War II (1939-1945)
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Lou Ellen Griffin, Megan's Law advocate, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterLou Ellen Griffin, who became a nationally known advocate for Megan's Law and missing and exploited children after the 1982 murder of her son, died Tuesday of lung cancer at her Cockeysville home. She was 78. The last time Mrs. Griffin and her husband,...Tags: Maryland, Punishment, Church and State Relations, Prisons, Murder
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How many more weeks of winter?
Much like I spent the months up to Christmas counting down the days, I am now wishing away each 30-degree day and clinging to our sporadic 50-degree ones. Don't get me wrong, winter is typically my favorite season, but a winter without snow is kind of...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Christmas, Harford County
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Annapolis man is crab-picking king at Md. Seafood Festival
As the shadows lengthen in Sandy Point State Park next Sunday afternoon, and another Maryland Seafood Festival winds down, six people will take the stage before a cheering crowd and press against a table piled high with steamed crabs.
The judge will give...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Anne Arundel County, Tourism and Leisure, Aquaculture, Fishing
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Outdoors & Recreation calendar
Gunpowder nature hike Wednesday, Gunpowder Falls State Park, Masemore Road. The Hereford area of the Gunpowder houses some rare native plants. This three-mile hike will be very slow, but there will be some steep hills and a scramble over rocks. Call 410-...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Havre de Grace, Gardens and Parks, Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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Towson sports notices
Send sports notices a minimum of two weeks before the requested publication date to Patuxent Publishing/TT Sports Notices, Third floor, 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21278; e-mail tworgo@patuxent.com. Include date, time, location, contact...Tags: Baseball
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Baltimore Messenger sports notices
Send sports notices a minimum of two weeks before the requested publication date to Patuxent Publishing/MS Sports Notices, Third floor, 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21278; e-mail tworgo@patuxent.com. Include date, time, location, contact...Tags: Baseball
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Baltimore's green necklace
When people think of Baltimore, things such as the aquarium, Camden Yards, the Ravens, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Chesapeake Bay, blue crabs and perhaps past crime shows immediately come to mind. But I believe we have another asset that is unappreciated...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Conservation, Arable Farming, Patapsco, Inner Harbor
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Dream home: Treasuring a lifelong collection
The exterior of Lee and Sue Jensen's home in the Catonsville development of Fox Hall Farms is traditional and reserved. Like its connected group of neighbors, the Colonial-style facade features neutral-color siding, a brick chimney, multi-framed windows...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Biscuits, Catonsville, Patapsco, World War I (1914-1918)
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