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Recreation and outdoors calendar

2013-06-15 00:10:00

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...

Recreation and Outdoors calendar

2013-06-01 01:00:00

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...

Coast Guard finishes cleanup of Curtis Bay Superfund site

2013-05-30 18:29:04

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...

In rise of obstacle course races, fun comes with risk

2013-05-25 12:50:00

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...

Digest: Terps' Schwarzmann, Aust, Cummings receive year-end honors

2013-05-14 22:48:00

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...

Coast Guard men's, women's teams moving to D-III in 2015

2013-05-14 14:28:00

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...

Coast Guard investigating body found in Deale

2013-04-22 11:03:21

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...

Two dead after boating accident on Chesapeake Bay

2013-04-20 13:07:00

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....

Coast Guard suspends search of Chesapeake after distress call

2013-04-18 18:53:02

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search of the Chesapeake Bay on Thursday for a vessel that sent out a distress call Wednesday evening. Coast Guard and local officials roamed 180 square miles over a 12-hour period, focusing on two places in the Bay where...

Baltimore area readies for messy commute Monday morning

2013-03-24 18:28:00

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...

Coast Guard suspends search for two lost fishermen off Assateague

2013-03-07 19:08:27

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...

Museums, cultural institutions taking a snow day

2013-03-06 09:13:00

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...

Five members of the Chicago Blackhawks who have rejoined the squad after long periods of military or essential war service, line up for the camera at the team's Regina, Sask., camp on October 15, 1945. Left to right: John Mariucci, three years with U.S.

2013-06-13 11:27:01

Cmdr. Kevin Riddle congratulates Cmdr. Stephen White on his new command during a change of command ceremony at the Golden Anchor on Coast Guard Base Kodiak, June 7, 2013, in Kodiak, Alaska.

2013-06-10 00:00:00

U.S. Coast Guard veteran Abby Beck, left, places a flag on the grave site of a fallen soldier with her son Levi, 7, at a Memorial Day commemoration by Costa Mesa Tiger Cub Scout Pack 108 at Pacific View Memorial Park and Mortuary in Newport Beach on Saturday.

2013-05-26 07:39:35