state parks

• State Parks

Ideas on ways to spend this Memorial Day weekend as a family

• Obituaries

George E. 'Mooney' Turner, painter

George E. "Mooney" Turner , a former newspaper copy boy who later became a painter and carpenter, died May 1 at Good Samaritan Hospital; of prostate cancer. He was 65.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

May 7, 2015

• Travel

Taking a trip to the playground with our younger family members

Now that my son is a teenager, days out at the playground seem like a distant memory. I am so grateful that I have young nephews that I get watch grinning from ear to ear as they soar down the slides and swing in the air at the local parks. I often write about local places to get out and take a hike and explore nature, but outdoor time can also include a day at the playground with the little ones.

• Harford

Body found in Cecil identified as missing Havre de Grace woman

A body found in the waters off Elk Neck State Park in Cecil County Monday has been identified as a Havre de Grace woman who had been missing since the day after Christmas, Havre de Grace police announced Thursday.

• Baltimore County

Learning lessons in a natural setting in Catonsville

Catonsville Presbyterian Church's Child-Care Center offers daily excursions

• Travel

Pitch a tent and enjoy the spring weather in Baltimore County

• Harford

Delays continue on Route 24 work in Harford's Rocks State Park

The State Highway Administration expects its project to shore up a portion of Route 24, along the banks of Deer Creek in Rocks State Park, will take several more months to complete, an agency spokesperson said Monday.

• Travel

Ocean City ranked No. 25 beach in the U.S. by TripAdvisor

Tripadvisor.com rates Ocean City's the 25th best beach in the U.S.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Feb 19, 2015

• Baltimore County

Portion of Patapsco Valley becomes state's 13th certified heritage area

After nearly two years of developing a management plan, an organization with roots in both Howard and Baltimore counties, becomes the managing entity of a portion of the Patapsco River Valley.

• Maryland

Super Plungers kick off 19th Polar Bear Plunge in Annapolis

Every year around this time, Montgomery County firefighter Donny Boyd looks forward to heading to Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis and dipping — no, make that plunging — into the frigid Chesapeake Bay.

By Joe Burris

Jan 23, 2015

• Sports

Maryland residents give parks thumbs-up

In a survey conducted Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 and released Dec. 2, state parks received mostly favorable reviews from Maryland residents.

• State Parks

Hundreds head to state parks for First Day Hike

Hundreds of Marylanders begin their new year with fresh air and nature, participating in First Day Hikes at state parks. Thes growing movement encourages people to go for a hike on New Year's Day.

By Pamela Wood

Jan 1, 2015

• Baltimore County

Additions along new All-Sensory Trail stir all five senses

Hilton Area path only second in Maryland

• Maryland

Hay fire continues at Fair Hill park in Elkton

A fire that has destroyed about half a million dollars worth of hay continues to burn at a state park in Elkton, officials said.

By Jessica Anderson

Oct 18, 2014

• Travel

Three places to fall for West Virginia

Falling in love with three destinations in West Virginia

• Weather

Fall foliage reaches high color in Garrett County

We are approaching prime time for viewing fall foliage in the mountains of Western Maryland, according to a report Monday.

• Baltimore City Paper

Sports and Recreation

• State Parks

Enjoying all that Patapsco State Park has to offer

• Anne Arundel

Anne Arundel County exhibits

Anne Arundel County exhibits

• Baltimore County

Future use of Catonsville site to be discussed at community meeting

The future of an 11.01-acre wooded parcel of land at the end of Maple Avenue in Catonsville, which serves as the site of a historic mill that dates back to 1850, will move a step closer to being determined next week at a community meeting that will be held in the lower level meeting room at the Catonsville public library, 1100 Frederick Road, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17.

• Anne Arundel

Anne Arundel County exhibits

Anne Arundel County exhibits

• Anne Arundel

Anne Arundel County exhibits

Anne Arundel County exhibits

• Anne Arundel

Anne Arundel County exhibits

Anne Arundel County exhibits

• Harford

Route 24 work at state park proceeds slowly

The contractor working to stabilize part of Route 24 (Rocks Road) in northern Harford County's Rocks State Park is expected to begin the diversion of adjoining Deer Creek this week, so a new retaining wall can be constructed, a State Highway Administration spokesperson said.

• Anne Arundel

Anne Arundel County exhibits

Anne Arundel County exhibits

• Baltimore City Paper

Sandy Point State Park

• Harford

Boy, 14, bitten by copperhead at Harford camp is released from hospital

It wasn't exactly how Jack Hummer planned to spend his 14th birthday, but it's one he'll always remember. And he'll have a great story to tell about his summer vacation. Jack is the teenager who was bitten on the ankle Monday night by a copperhead snake at Camp Saffran, the Boy Scout camp in northeastern Harford County, where he was spending the week with his Boy Scout Troop, 1673 from Laurel

• Howard County

In Patapsco Valley, two groups say they want what's best for state park

The Patapsco Valley is an area rich in history and natural resources: that fact, the two groups can agree upon.

• Environment

Bull shark spotted at Sandy Point

A sighting of a bull shark off Sandy Point State Park Monday prompted a brief closure of one of the swimming areas there, but the park's manager said the popular Chesapeake Bay beach returned to "business as usual" on Tuesday after seeing no more of the wide-ranging predator.

• Maryland

Route 24 at Rocks State Park expected to close July 28

State Highway Administration crews will begin work toward the end of July on a project to shore up a portion of the Deer Creek stream bank in Rocks State Park in order to protect the section of Route 24 (Rocks Road) that runs parallel to the stream.

• High School Sports

High school fishing partners look forward to Quad State Championship

After being the only team from Maryland last year, Kenwood's Ivan Koretic and Logan Kuhrmann will be joined by a handful of Maryland teams Saturday in the second annual Quad State High School Fishing Championship on the Chesapeake Bay.

• Anne Arundel

Anne Arundel County exhibits

Anne Arundel County exhibits

• Harford

Man beats dog and another man in Harford Hounds 4 miler

Darren Thompson of Bel Air won the third annual Harford Hounds 4 Miler on July 4, while being pursued by a dog and its owner.

• Baltimore County

Resident unearths forgotten historic site in Catonsville

If Joe Gochar and others on the Hilltop/Maple Community Association hadn't been curious about the origins of a stone mill tucked away on a dirt path near their Catonsville community 13 years ago, the land may have gone unnoticed for another 90 years.

• Anne Arundel

Anne Arundel County exhibits

Anne Arundel County exhibits

• Anne Arundel

Anne Arundel County exhibits

Anne Arundel County exhibits

• Maryland

Short list of fishing options for summer

• Maryland

Short list of fishing options for summer

• Maryland

Short list of fishing options for summer

• Maryland

Outdoors: Southern Delaware more than beaches

• Maryland

Outdoors: Southern Delaware more than beaches

• Baltimore City Paper

Sports and Recreation

• Baltimore City Paper

Baltimore Living

• Baltimore City Paper

PARKS AND REC

• Baltimore City Paper

OCEAN CITY ALTERNATIVES

• Travel

Teen bitten by shark at Cape Henlopen

Marine biologists have confirmed that a teenager was bitten by a shark at Cape Henlopen State Park on Monday, and officials said the boy had to get about 25 stitches to close the wound on his arm.

• Maryland

State police recover body of man in Patapsco waters

Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in shallow water in Patapsco Valley State Park in the Brooklyn Park area on Wednesday.

• Maryland

The different kinds of sunfish

• Maryland

The different kinds of sunfish

• Maryland

The different kinds of sunfish