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First Day Out hikes return for 2013
The inaugural First Day Out hikes were such a hit across 17 state parks in Maryland last New Year's Day, the state's Department of Natural Resources will be ringing in 2013 with a similar event at 20 different locations. A year after more than 560...Tags: Patapsco, Tourism and Leisure, New Year's Day, State Parks
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Maryland's state parks help drive local economies
The new green at Maryland's state parks is cash, and lots of it.
This has been a banner year for the 66 parks, which logged nearly 11 million visitors by early December, 1.1 million more than at the same point last year. Long the destination of day...Tags: Patapsco, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, State Parks, Garrett County
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Roland Park Country School students to sing at presidential Inaugural Festival
In the otherwise empty Sinex Theatre at Roland Park Country School, 10 middle-school students gathered around a piano onstage Friday to sing "Astonishing," a song from the Broadway musical "Little Women." The girls, members of a mostly a capella group...
Tags: Ellicott City, Music, Teaching and Learning, Ceremonies, Roland Park
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Jacksonville Senior Center train garden doubles in size
The problem with doing a Christmas train garden two years in a row is that people expect bigger and better. And that's just what return visitors to Jacksonville Senior Center's train garden will get. This year's layout is 12-feet by 13-feet and has...
Tags: Football, Schools, Tourism and Leisure, High Schools, Santa Claus (fictional character)
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How we work out: The MIHA Hiking Group
Age is just another number for the members of Maryland Intrastate Hiking Association, a group that meets every Wednesday to ascend hills, cross rivers and traverse area parks. Together, these men and women have explored Patapsco Valley State Park,...
Tags: Patapsco, Tourism and Leisure, State Parks, Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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Annapolis parks could go trash can-free to save money
Annapolis officials are considering a plan to remove trash cans from city parks, a strategy they say would save money and could keep public spaces cleaner. Without trash cans, officials said, visitors would take refuse with them or learn to not produce...
Tags: Josh Cohen, Conservation, Layoffs and Downsizing, Tourism and Leisure, General Contracting
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Letter: Transform abandoned mill site near Catonsville into tourist attraction
We would like to propose an idea for the Simkins Industry site along River Road in the Patapsco River Valley. We suggest the state form a joint venture between the Maryland State Park System and private vendors to construct an attractive and rustic...
Tags: Patapsco, Tourism and Leisure, Tour Operations Industry, State Parks, Catonsville
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With recent additions, Ocean City's Haunted House boardwalk ride is scarier than ever
The eerie sound of a pipe organ fills the air on Ocean City's boardwalk as families, couples and solitary fans enter the seaside ride filled with severed heads, torture chambers and other ghoulish delights.
Trimper's Haunted House is a vacation staple...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Amusement and Theme Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Haunted Houses (attractions), Theme Park Vacations
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Two hikers who were missing in Montana found alive
Two Virginia veterinarians reported missing while hiking in Glacier National Park were found alive Monday, elated family members and park officials said. "Initial information indicates they are well and will be returning to their families! Yeah!"...Tags: Blacksburg, Tourism and Leisure, The Herald-Mail, Drugs and Medicines, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Maryland City: PTA beautifies Brock Bridge Elementary
Brock Bridge Elementary's PTA transformed the property at the school through the generous donations of flowers, plants and time. The landscaping facelift brings a new brightness to the school property. Thank you to all of the parents and students who...Tags: PTA, Basketball, Tourism and Leisure, Holidays, Halloween
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10 Mid-Atlantic fall hikes offer peak autumn experiences
The simple act of going for a walk becomes an adventure when the weather turns crisp and Mid-Atlantic trees change color. Check out these area hiking trails to get a breath of fresh air, to commune with nature and to get a glimpse of our region's rich...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Wildlife, Battle of Antietam, State Parks, Memorial Day
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Patterson Park residents rally against plan to replace green space with parking spaces
Neighbors around Patterson Park are making an uproar over a plan that could add a paved road and nearly 100 parking spaces inside the park — changes city health and parks officials call "improvements" that may be needed to accommodate a new senior...
Tags: Patterson Park, Highlandtown, Tourism and Leisure, Downtown (Baltimore, Maryland), Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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