From Harford Land Trust: Sun and low humidity made for an ideal day on the water for Harford Land Trust’s annual Kayak Poker Run on Sunday, August 13, in Havre de Grace. Forty participants pushed off from the public boat ramp heading south shortly after 9:00AM. The five-mile course hugged the shoreline and included Swan […]
Harford County Rededicates Broad Creek Boat Ramp Following Completion of Improvement Project
From Harford County government: Harford County Executive Barry Glassman’s administration on Wednesday, May 11, rededicated the Broad Creek Boat Ramp in Darlington following enhancements to the ramp and parking area. Joining county officials in the rededication were the Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources and family members of the late Arthur “Whitey” Mansberger, who had been […]
Ben Boniface Deer Creek Valley Fund Awards $50,000 Grant for Deer Creek Kayak/Canoe Launch
From the Community Foundation of Harford County: Community Foundation of Harford County, through the Ben Boniface Deer Creek Valley Fund, has awarded a $50,000 grant to Harford County Department of Parks and Recreation in support of the construction of the Deer Creek kayak/canoe launch. The Deer Creek kayak/canoe launch will be the start and first […]
Kayak Poker Event Makes Huge Splash for Harford Land Trust; 5th Annual Event Largest and Most Successful Ever for Land Preservation Support
From Harford Land Trust: The 5th Annual Kayak Poker Event saw over 30 kayaks paddling through the “Buzzard’s Glory” section of the Chesapeake Bay, just south of Havre de Grace, Maryland, on the sunny, breezy morning of June 13, 2015, in support of the Harford Land Trust’s efforts to preserve private and public land and […]
Harford Land Trust Schedules 5th Annual “Kayak Poker Run;” Event Returns to Tydings Park June 13
From Harford Land Trust: The Public is cordially invited the the Harford Land Trust’s 5th Annual Kayak Poker Run, being held on Saturday, June 13, 2015, beginning at 9:30 am in Tydings Park in Havre de Grace, Maryland. A “Kayak Poker Run” is a family-friendly event that involves kayaking on the bay, along the shore […]
Kayaker Rescues Dog After Fall Through Ice on Gunpowder River in Joppa
From the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company: Just after 8 a.m. Tuesday, the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company received a call for a dog that fallen through the ice. The fire company’s Assistant Chief 8-1 was first on scene – on the Gunpowder River behind the 600 block of Towne Center Drive in Joppa. At the scene, […]
Green By Chance: Sweating Winter Flesh, Replanting America, and Dreaming about Who was Here First
It feels so good to get my hands consistently in the dirt again. A long windy, semi-white, pretty cold winter season is now on the shelf in my Franklin Planner. I’ve been transplanting firs and spruce for a month from my protected beds and out in the permanent field for eventual Christmas living rooms. Finally […]
