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Five for your planner: Wednesday, May 23
1. Wine and arts West Virginia Wine and Arts Festival will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 26, and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 27, at The Arts Centre, 300 W. King St., Martinsburg, W.Va. Event features live music, W.Va. wines and artists from the...
Tags: Travel, Teaching and Learning, Wines, Gardens and Parks, Education
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Commissioners recognize preservation efforts in Washington County
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comThree people and a museum were recognized Tuesday for their preservation efforts in Washington County. “These are unique projects and unique people,” said Betty Shank, chairwoman of the Washington County Historical Advisory Committee. “...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Travel, Transportation, Human Interest, Arts and Culture
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Camping gear available to rent at Pa. state parks
First-time campers may borrow gear as part of a Pennsylvania program involving Caledonia State Park and 18 other parks. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is partnering with Gander Mountain to provide first-time campers...Tags: Schuylkill County, Crawford County, York (York, Pennsylvania), Lackawanna County, Travel
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Washington County Museum of Fine Arts promotes member base that is active
By Al Martin Special to The Herald-Mail How often have we all driven by City Park Lake and enjoyed the iconic image of the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts that sits on the knoll on the far side of the lake from Park Circle? It is a view that...Tags: Arts, William Singer, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Hobbies, Local Government
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Western Maryland Rail Trail extension work could start later this year
dona@herald-mail.comA plan to extend the Western Maryland Rail Trail could be approved by the National Park Service by August with construction of a portion of the extension possibly beginning later this year. An environmental assessment of the extension was reviewed by...Tags: Travel, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), National Parks, Gardens and Parks
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Camp Greentop outdoor education great hands-on experience
janeth@herald-mail.comIt was the opportunity to move her classroom to an outdoor, hands-on setting that prompted North Hagerstown High School teacher Wendy Fraker to seek grants for an overnight learning experience at Catoctin Mountain Park in Thurmont, Md., in the fall. ...Tags: Travel, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Teaching and Learning, National Parks, Frederick County (Maryland)
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Martinsburg's heritage includes start of Hack Wilson's Hall of Fame career
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comNine years before Hall of Famer Lewis Robert “Hack” Wilson set the yet-to-be-broken Major League Baseball single-season record for runs batted in, he got his professional start in Martinsburg. Wilson, who is buried in Rosedale Cemetery in...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Transportation, Sports, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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Meetings scheduled for proposed extension of Western Maryland Rail Trail
The town of Hancock will host one of two National Park Service open houses next week on a proposed extension of the Western Maryland Rail Trail. The park service has prepared an environmental assessment for the extension of the rail trail from Pearre...Tags: Travel, Gardens and Parks
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Washington County getting G-8 spillover
andrews@herald-mail.comThe influx of visitors connected to the G-8 Summit in Frederick County, Md., is being felt in Washington County, too. Thomas B. Riford, president and chief executive officer of the Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau, said local...Tags: Travel, Marketing, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Camp David, Corporate Officers
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Civil War history event planned May 18
After hugely successful commemorations of the Battle of Hancock and the Bath/Romney Campaign last January, and in keeping with the sesquicentennial fervor evident in the area, the Alpine Station Civil War Roundtable will again convene and explore more...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Travel, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Gardens and Parks
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Washington County's annual Museum Ramble kicks off Saturday
Washington County's ninth annual Museum Ramble is scheduled for Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6. Sponsored by the Washington County Association of Museums and Historical Sites and the Hagerstown-Washington County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB),...
Tags: Arts, Travel, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Md.'s Catoctin Mountain Park to close during G-8
The National Park Service said the park surrounding Camp David will be closed to the public when leaders of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations meet at the presidential retreat later this month. The agency said Thursday that Catoctin...Tags: Travel, Greenbrier, Summits, Gardens and Parks, State Parks
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