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Recreation and outdoors calendar
Appalachian Trail hike Next Saturday, June 22: 10:15 a.m. Hike 7 miles on the Appalachian Trail with the D.C. Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Old Forge Park, Pa., to Pen Mar Park, Md. Details: amc-dc.org (click: "Chapter Activities") or...Tags: Outdoor Equipment, Somerville, Sports and Outdoor Equipment, Annapolis, St. Michaels
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Fishing discussion June 11: Captain Chris Dollar of CD Outdoors will discuss kayak fishing opportunities, equipment and tactics in the Chesapeake Bay at the monthly meeting of the Northwest Chapter of the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association. The...Tags: Outdoor Equipment, Somerville, Sports and Outdoor Equipment, Patapsco, Annapolis
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Coast Guard finishes cleanup of Curtis Bay Superfund site
After nearly a dozen years, $16 million and the removal of some 50,000 tons of contaminated dirt, the Coast Guard declared the Superfund site at the Coast Guard Yard south of Baltimore cleaned and ready for duty Thursday. The yard landed on the Superfund...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Environmental Cleanup, Glen Burnie
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In rise of obstacle course races, fun comes with risk
Mud pits, electric wires, climbing walls and a long-distance run — for most participants, outdoor obstacle races offer a chance to overcome physical challenges and bond with friends, often in a rowdy atmosphere. But even as these adrenaline-fueled...
Tags: Trials, Heart Attack, Teachers, Goo Goo Dolls (music group), Broken Bones
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Digest: Terps' Schwarzmann, Aust, Cummings receive year-end honors
Colleges Terps' Schwarzmann, Aust, Cummings receive year-end honors Synapse Sports honored three Maryland women's lacrosse players with annual awards: Katie Schwarzmann (Century) is Midfielder of the Year, Alex Aust is Attacker of the Year and...Tags: Golden State Warriors, Dion Waiters, Maryland Terrapins, Tony Parker, Cleveland Cavaliers
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Coast Guard men's, women's teams moving to D-III in 2015
The U.S. Coast Guard announced this week that it will elevate its men's and women's club lacrosse teams to Division III varsity status effective with the 2014-2015 academic year. The teams will compete in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic...
Tags: Lacrosse
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Coast Guard investigating body found in Deale
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating whether the body of a man that washed up against a homeowner's pier in southern Anne Arundel County on Thursday is that of a crew member who went missing from a commercial container ship late last year. Officials...
Tags: Malta
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Two dead after boating accident on Chesapeake Bay
Two people died and four were rescued in a boating accident on the Chesapeake Bay Saturday when their 25-foot boat capsized two miles south of Point Lookout State Park in St. Mary's County, according to Department of Natural Resources Police. Sgt....
Tags: David Chase, Accidental Death, Hypothermia, Conservation, St. Mary's County
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Baltimore area readies for messy commute Monday morning
Winter is not quite ready to leave Baltimore. Weather forecasters called for a wintry mix of rain and snow to start falling late Sunday and into Monday that was likely to complicate morning commutes. The forecast is for "a slushy inch" of accumulation...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Garrett County, Atlantic Ocean, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Coast Guard suspends search for two lost fishermen off Assateague
The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for two men missing in waters about 15 miles off the coast of Assateague Island after their fishing boat sank a day earlier. The broken-down fishing vessel was battling 20-foot waves and 50 mph wind gusts...
Tags: Wakefield (Sussex, Virginia), U.S. Army, Seafood, Foods and Beverages, Scranton
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Museums, cultural institutions taking a snow day
Schools and government offices aren't the only things closing down in anticipation of today's snowstorm. Here is a partial list, continually being updated, of cultural and commercial institutions shutting down for the day. The American Visionary Art...
Tags: Laurel Park, Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland)
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