The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is offering holiday shoppers a different type of gift this year–one that can be in honor of a loved one, to benefit future generations, and improve the environment. The Gift of Trees is a program where Marylanders purchase native trees — either a single tree or a grove of […]
Continue ReadingST. MICHAELS, Md The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is excited to welcome our local community and friends from across the region and beyond to experience Winter on the Chesapeake on our waterfront campus on Saturday, December 14, 2024 starting at noon. Held in conjunction with Christmas in St. Michaels, this festive celebration will feature live […]
Continue ReadingWhile the corporate world wants us to go out and shop on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, everyone should be going to their local Small Business every day. The Eclectic Gift Shop, which in part is the Galley/Studio for local photographer SG (Steve) Atkinson, has decided that the Thanksgiving Weekend should be a time […]
Continue ReadingST. MICHAELS, MD Celebrate the season with the 38th annual Christmas in St. Michaels, a cherished holiday tradition in the heart of this historic waterfront town. From December 13- 15, 2024 enjoy a weekend packed with festive activities, including parades, shopping, music, and the highly anticipated Tour of Homes. The weekend features beloved events like […]
Continue ReadingThe Avalon Foundation, in collaboration with the Talbot County Department of Economic Development and Tourism, has been awarded the Transactional Opportunities Award at the 2024 Maryland Tourism Awards. This recognition, presented during the 43rd Annual Maryland Tourism & Travel Summit in Harford County acknowledges the significant impact of the Plein Air Easton Competition and Arts […]
Continue ReadingJoin Compass for the opening night of Festival of Trees ion Friday, December 6, 2024 from 6-9pm at the Towers Family Historical Museum in Denton, MD. $60 per person with advance ticket purchase Proceeds benefit hospice care services for Caroline, Kent and Queen Anne’s County.
Continue ReadingFollowing a review of weather and ground conditions, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has rescinded a statewide ban on open-air burning that was implemented to prevent the spread of wildfires across the state. Extremely dry conditions that had persisted throughout the year led to an above average number of wildfires statewide in October, leading […]
Continue ReadingLow-oxygen conditions reached an early peak this summer Annapolis, MD—Today, Chesapeake Bay Program partners announced that the Bay’s “dead zone” in 2024 was near the long-time average taken from 1985 to 2023. Dead zone conditions began forming from late April to early May, reaching a peak sometime in June to July and ending in October. […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, MD Rivers is proud to announce that it has received the largest award in the organization’s history —more than $9 million in grant funding for six high-impact restoration projects across the Eastern Shore — through the State of Maryland’s Clean Water Commerce Account Program, administered by the Maryland Department of the Environment. Each of […]
Continue ReadingPopular deer hunting season inspires camaraderie with friends and family Maryland’s two-week firearms hunting season for sika and white-tailed deer opens Saturday, Nov. 30 and runs through Saturday, December 14, 2024. The two-week season includes Sunday hunting in all but three counties, affording hunters more weekend opportunities to hunt and contribute to managing Maryland’s deer […]
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