OCEAN CITY, MD – With thousands of car enthusiasts in our resort community next week, Ocean City will be designated a Special Event Zone beginning Tuesday, May 18 through Sunday, May 23, during the Cruisin’ Ocean City event. The Special Event Zone reduces established speed limits in the zone and increases fines for violations. Additionally, […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – On Fridays from now through June 18, families are invited to join the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Rising Tide Program for afternoons of FREE fishing off CBMM’s docks. Both fishing gear and waterfront access are available for participants in Free Fishing Fridays, from 3:30–5:30pm. Individual fishing licenses are not needed, but […]
Continue ReadingDelaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announce today that its Division of Parks and Recreation has been named a finalist for the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA) 2021 National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management. The award is given in coordination by the AAPRA with the […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – From 10am–4pm on either Saturday, June 5, or Saturday, July 24, 2021 join Master Shipwrights Frank Townsend and Ed Farley for a day in the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s working Shipyard to learn traditional ship caulking techniques. From rolling oakum to threading and making seams, participants will get a hands-on lesson […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is pleased to be able to offer a new way to experience the Chesapeake this year, with a monthly series of Wednesday Night Racing Spectator Cruises inviting the public to spend an evening on the Miles River watching sailboat races from the deck of CBMM’s 1920 […]
Continue ReadingOCEAN CITY, MD – Following Gov. Larry Hogan’s April 28 announcement that masks and face coverings are no longer required outdoors in the State of Maryland, the Town of Ocean City has lifted its outdoor mask mandate on the Boardwalk and in outdoor public places. “Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ocean City has […]
Continue ReadingEffort to Expand Recreational Fishing Opportunities The Maryland Department of Natural Resources plans to stock about 1,000 channel catfish into 11 ponds in central, eastern, and southern Maryland beginning in May. This is a wonderful opportunity for Maryland anglers to catch fish in areas that are not suitable aquatic habitats for traditional recreational species stocking. […]
Continue ReadingWith today’s ribbon cutting at Wagamons Pond in Milton, the fishing and boating public is officially invited to enjoy the popular pond’s newly-renovated boat ramp with a replacement bulkhead and the added amenity of a courtesy dock. Managed by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, the new concrete ramp can easily accommodate […]
Continue ReadingOCEAN CITY, MD – During June of 2020, the Ocean City Police Department received numerous complaints from citizens and businesses about music being played on the boardwalk by David L. Halmon, 30, Washington D.C. Halmon could often be found on the boardwalk near 1st Street with two speakers set up playing loud music and occasionally […]
Continue ReadingDelaware’s statewide one-day turkey hunt for youth ages 10 to 15 and for non-ambulatory disabled hunters requiring a wheelchair will be held Saturday, April 3, 2021 followed by the four-week spring turkey hunting season from Saturday, April 10 through Saturday, May 8. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control reminds turkey hunters that […]
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