Tourism and Leisure

Havre de Grace: Celebrate Memorial Day with services, Mass

2012-05-22 19:18:00

A pleasant Memorial Day weekend, dear readers! Memorial Day observances will be conducted Monday, at 9 a.m. at Angel Hill Cemetery and then at 11 a.m. at Tydings Memorial Park. Contact the America Legion Post 47, 410-939-0234. Memorial Day honors...

Ocean City freshens up for summer crowds

2012-05-22 15:38:00

Whether it's a wedding on the beach, a White Marlin fishing tournament, muscle car shows or ocean baptisms during the annual Jesus at the Beach festival, Ocean City isn't afraid to mix things up a bit. The resort offers an ample dose of tradition, yet...

Laurel receives Playful City USA award

2012-05-21 11:39:00

The city of Laurel was awarded a 2012 Playful City USA award by the KaBoom organization, the city's fourth award in three years. Five cities in Maryland and 213 cities nationwide received Playful City USA awards this year. KaBoom, which sponsors funding...

Commentary: In a small town's square, peaceful democracy in action

2012-05-21 13:05:00

Over the weekend, thanks to an annual camping trip I take with my son, Nick, to a location near Camp David, I had a front row seat to a display of democracy in action. There's a good chance you heard about the event in question: The G8 gathering of world...

Park Quest program fills up in less than two hours

2012-05-19 00:00:00

In its fifth year, the Park Quest program run by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources closed its registration for 1,000 families in less than two hours Monday. Told that the spots went as fast as Springsteen tickets, program director Barb Knisely...

Residents split on proposed dog park in Oakland Mills

2012-05-18 13:42:00

A proposal to bring a dog park to the new Blandair Park, which would be Columbia's first such facility, has left local residents divided, and a county government panel involved in the decision wants to hear more from them. Meanwhile, a second dog park in...

'Fela!' celebrates influential Nigerian musician, activist

2012-05-12 00:00:00

He pioneered one the most influential, far-reaching musical genres of the past 50 years. He became a galvanizing force, too, in the cause of human rights. When he died, more than a million people turned out to witness his funeral cortege. Among those...

Public tour French Navy schooners docked in Annapolis

2012-05-13 18:09:00

They departed the northwest coast of France two months ago — 26 crew members each aboard two historic French Navy schooners headed to North America. With relatively calm seas, a chef well-versed in French cuisine and plenty of technological updates...

Maryland-built riverboat is bound for the Mississippi

2012-05-07 16:47:00

Gleaming white with twin black smokestacks and a 23-ton red paddle wheel at its stern, the Queen of the Mississippi is an apparition rising more than five stories above the Wicomico River. Before the month is out, the lines holding it dockside at...

Free stuff for Mom on Mother's Day

2012-05-09 06:29:00

Mom wouldn’t want you to spend your scarce dollars on her. But you can spend the day with her and enjoy some free events. Baltimore County Golf is offering a free round of golf at two public courses, Greystone or Woodlands. The deal requires that...

Visit Baltimore offers to help fund skate park and concert series in Hampden

2012-05-09 14:47:00

Visit Baltimore, the city's quasi-public marketing and tourism arm, is asking the Hampden Village Merchants Association to pay a membership fee of up to $20,000 per year to join the organization. To make the fee more palatable, Visit Baltimore...

Organizer of skateboard park rolling toward city funding deadline

2012-05-11 19:00:00

Baltimore City's $75,000 grant offer to the Skatepark of Baltimore still stands — but not for much longer. It's a matching grant with an expiration deadline of May 31, which means that supporters of a planned skateboarding park in Hampden have less...

Yes, it's fun to explore the shore and its animal life on your own, but a few insights from the experts can make the experience more rewarding. From June through August, the University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean and Environment offers free tours every Friday, starting at 10 a.m.

2012-05-22 00:00:00

A mountain gorilla from the Kabirizi family at Virunga National Park sits quietly in some bushes on April 7, 2011 waiting for the rain to stop. Virunga National Park is the oldest national park in Africa and a World Heritage Site.

2012-05-17 11:25:00

Morning Glory hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the country.

2012-05-14 15:19:38