Annual Heritage Awards Event set for Sept. 22 The Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area Management Board will host the presentation of the annual Heritage Awards on Thursday, Sept. 22. The event, which honors people who have gone the extra mile to preserve and promote our local heritage in Dorchester County, begins at 5:30pm at [...]
First place winner Salisbury, MD – Wicomico County Tourism is happy to announce the four winners of its 2016 Photo Contest. A committee selected the winners from nearly 150 entries. Charles Jorgensen earned the first-place prize for a photo he took at Roaring Point. Brian Paternoster was awarded second place for his photograph [...]
Just in time for Fall visitors traveling to Garrett County and the Deep Creek Lake, Maryland area, the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce is offering a 3-2-1 Lodging & Activity Promotion on their website, www.visitdeepcreek.com. The promotion runs from October 18, 2016 – December 15, 2016, non-holidays. The promotion is for 3 nights at the [...]
Free Concert on the Lawn Swamp Donkey will perform electric newgrass at the Berlin Heritage Foundation’s final concert on the lawn this season on Sunday, September 11th at 6:00 p.m. Berlin Main Street will sponsor this free concert on the lawn of the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum at 208 N. Main Street in [...]
Comptroller Peter Franchot looks on as Gov. Larry Hogan shows off the new executive order establishing the week after Labor Day as the first week of school. Comptroller urges fiscal restraint citing continued economic uncertainty ANNAPOLIS, Md. (August 30, 2016) – Renewing his call for caution in a tepid economic recovery, Comptroller Peter [...]
Salisbury, Md. – Eastwood will headline 1st Saturday 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 3, 2016 in Downtown Salisbury, as the event makes its triumphant return to the steps of the Government Office Building. This event is free and all ages are welcome and encouraged. Eastwood consists of Chris Gray on lead guitar and vocals, Chase Jester on drums [...]
McHenry, MD -- Enjoy the beauty of the fall season in the mountains as Maryland celebrates the 49th anniversary of Autumn Glory with two large parades, concerts, band competitions, art exhibits, antique and craft shows and much more from October 12 – 16, 2016 in Garrett County, Maryland. The 49th Annual Autumn Glory Festival is [...]
Curator Tim Howard talks about how flexible the experience can be at the J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum. The J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum in Crisfield is built around the idea that you can have as much or as little of the experience as you want. Tim Howard, the museum's curator, said [...]
Salisbury August, 2016 – Municipal Parking Lots 1 and 11 in Downtown Salisbury will close for soil boring tests from 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 19th, until 7:00 a.m. Monday, August 22nd. Vehicles remaining in either lot after 12:00 a.m. Saturday may be subject to towing at the owner’s expense. The general public may park in [...]
Tourism officials and destination marketers from all over the region participated in a tour of some of Somerset County’s best kept tourism secrets. Organized and paid for by Somerset County Tourism, trip emphasized the importance of day trip diversity as a way of increasing the economic stability of the region. Submitted photo by OceanCity.com [...]