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Tri-State swimming pools open for Memorial Day weekend
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comMemorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer and the beginning of swimming pool season. For the first time since Labor Day, swimsuits will emerge from storage and the scent of suntan oil will float in the air. Area pools and beaches...Tags: Labor Day, Swimming, Holidays, National Weather Service, Memorial Day
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WVU Extension offers food business classes in W.Va.'s Eastern Panhandle
Business and food safety experts from across the state will teach two one-day workshops to help entrepreneurs learn food business best practices. Topics include everything from product and process approval, required certifications and food business...Tags: Politics, Civil and Public Service, Government, Food Industry
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Tourism Week marked
The Washington County Board of Commissioners proclaimed May 4 to 12 as Washington County Tourism Week after a presentation of the annual report by the Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau. In Washington County, 6,700 people work...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Washington Monument, Tourism and Leisure, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Museum buildings dedicated honoring legacy of South Mountain State Park
alnotarianni@aol.comThree buildings on two sites were dedicated as one museum Saturday, honoring the historical and cultural legacy of South Mountain State Park. South Mountain Recreation Area Superintendent Dan Spedden said Washington Monument and Gathland state parks...Tags: Museums, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Travel, Washington Monument, Gardens and Parks
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Washington County Museum Ramble has planes, trains, old autos, cooking demos and more
The Museum Ramble, a self-guided tour including 24 museums and historic sites from Clear Spring to Smithsburg, will be Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5. Some museums will be open only one day. A printed guide and map to participating sites are...
Tags: Museums, French and Indian War, Travel, Washington Monument, Human Interest
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Re-enactors cover all walks of 18th-century life during Fort Frederick's Market Fair
alnotarianni@aol.comTraders pulled primitive carts full of wares across fields in the cool morning air. Servants used long sticks to stir stew in sturdy black pots, and a town crier announced an auction to take place after noon. The wistful tunes of a fife sailed in the...Tags: French and Indian War, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Colonial Williamsburg
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Bond sale for Cacapon Resort State Park improvements OK'd
A bond sale will help expand and improve facilities at Cacapon Resort State Park in Morgan County. The state Economic Development Authority on Thursday approved minor changes to a resolution that helps clear the way for next month's sale of more than $24...Tags: Travel, Personal Service, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure
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Hotel occupancy on the increase in Washington County
dona@herald-mail.comEditor’s note: This is one in an occasional series of stories about findings and recommendations in the Hagerstown and Washington County Economic Development Strategic Plan. Sunday’s stories look at travel and tourism. Coming Monday: Areas...Tags: Museums, Travel, Washington Monument, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Gardens and Parks
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Washington Co. residents scramble to deal with aftermath of fierce storm
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comAntietam and Conococheague Creeks jumped their banks, houses were damaged by the wind, and trees were knocked down as the storm that once was Hurricane Sandy rumbled through the area. A number of county roads were closed by flooding or downed wires or...Tags: Building Material, Travel, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Gardens and Parks
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Maryland preserves 65 acres in Washington County
A 65-acre property in Washington County is one of two that has been permanently preserved by the State of Maryland. Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown and the Board of Public Works approved the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) easement this week....Tags: Wicomico County, Travel, Washington Monument, Greenbrier, Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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Letters to the Editor - Oct. 18
Pa. family hosts ninth annual Thanksgiving dinner To the editor: There’s a chill in the air, the mountains are dressed in their fall colors, and … eggnog is on the store shelves so that must mean Thanksgiving is just around the corner. The...Tags: Elections, Regional Authority, Holidays, Travel, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Fort Frederick to host Ghost Tour Saturday, Oct. 20
Special to The Herald-MailIt was a harrowing time to live in Western Maryland. As the French and Indian War raged, hapless settlers found themselves in the midst of raids so fearsome that a fort was needed — one with stone walls 4 feet thick and 20 feet high in places...Tags: French and Indian War, Ghosts (supernatural entities), Smallpox , Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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