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Seven Natural Wonders of the Mid-Atlantic You Should See This Fall
Visiting the Seven Natural Wonders of the World is uber-ambitious. Instead, indulge your natural wonder-lust in these trips that require no more than a long weekend.
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Meet Ocean City’s Shark Whisperer
“It’s a Great White and we don’t want to accidentally hook it. We’d never get it on board,” recalls Capt. Mark Sampson, of his run-in with a massive shark off Ocean City in 2020. A YouTube clip of the encounter received some 500,000 views.
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Aging Animals at The Maryland Zoo Get Special Care to Help Them Live Longer, Happier Lives
Thanks to new technology, nutrition planning, enrichment activities, and customized wellness programs, animals in zoos are living well past their life expectancies.
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What Does a Warming Climate Mean for Home Gardeners?
Maryland’s growing season is getting hotter and drier, and the number of warm months is on the rise.
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Six Secluded Small Towns to Visit This Fall
Skip the crowds and head to these places celebrated for their singularity, friendliness, and reliably good eats—all within a few hours’ drive of Charm City.
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Discover Relentless Events at M&T Bank Stadium
Relentless Events, the Baltimore Ravens’ newly launched, year-round private events arm, is here to take your event to the next level.
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At Maryland’s Only True Tea Farm, a Couple Faces the Ups and Downs of Harvesting Their Own Blends
Ten years after purchasing Heron's Meadow Farm in Woodbine, Lori and Bob Baker continue to develop their tea-growing skills in a challenging environment—but it's still their "little slice of heaven."
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What It’s Like to Sail the Chesapeake on a Baltimore Clipper Ship
“Imagine finding yourself aboard a ship you’ve heard about for years, embedded into a crew of modern-day ordinary-life privateers, going bonkers just staring at the water in the middle of the night,” writes Amy Scattergood, a recent ‘Pride of Baltimore II' guest crew member.
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Back to the Future: NS Savannah, The World’s First Nuclear-Powered Liner, Is Open for Tours
Moored at a desolate former Canton grain pier, the circa-1959 vessel appears ordinary from the outside, but inside it's a mashup of 'Star Trek' on sea and 'Mad Men' on vacation.
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Patagonia Baltimore Does a Lot More Than Sell Jackets
The Fells Point store—the outdoor retail company's largest in the world—emphasizes the importance of getting out into the community as much as outfitting it.
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Top Agents 2025
Here are the Greater Baltimore area’s top selling individual real estate agents, grouped by four tiers based on their 2024 annual sales volume, as reported by their brokers.
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A Native, Floating Marshland is Alive on the Inner Harbor
The National Aquarium's new Harbor Wetland is a 10,000-square-foot recreation of what would have been found along Baltimore’s shoreline hundreds of years ago.
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Paul Bollinger Helps Individuals With Disabilities Experience the Joy of Sailing
The president and CEO of Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating—a lifelong boater who founded the Wounded Warrior Sailing Regatta in Annapolis—discusses the organization's work.
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A Guide to Exploring The Brilliance of Bucks County
Just two-and-a-half hours northeast of Baltimore, Pennsylvania’s “Genius Belt”—a nickname dubbed by author James Michener—still casts its creative spell.
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Retirement Directory
Looking for the best retirement options in Charm City? The Baltimore Retirement Guide has everything you need for exceptional retirement living.
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Greetings from Ocean City: Our Big Beachy Guide to Going Downy Ocean
Believe it or not, those long, languid days of summer will be gone before we know it, so there might be no better time to take a trip—be it the first time or the 50th. Here's everything you need to know:
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Greetings from Ocean City: Coming and Going
An insider's field guide for road tripping to and from the beach.
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Greetings from Ocean City: Water World
From the bay to the sea, Ocean City is just a few blocks wide, with water only a stone's throw away from every vantage point, and infinite ways to experience it.
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Greetings from Ocean City: Fun & Games
Cue up the lights. Fire up the Ferris Wheel. From the Northernmost street corners to the bottom of the boardwalk, there are endless ways to play at the beach.
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Greetings from Ocean City: Food & Drink
From bins of taffy and buckets of just-cut fries to towers of ice cream, the beach is an edible paradise.
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Rites of Spring: Why Amateur Sports Still Matter in Baltimore
Doesn’t matter if there’s a trophy at stake or a Natty Boh—the joy of playing adult sports is in the doing. Here's our ultimate guide to getting out there this season:
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Fifteen Local Nurseries to Help Get Your Garden Growing
Whether you're growing in a giant backyard plot or small containers on a balcony, these delightful shops have everything you need to upgrade your greenery game.
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Where to Pitch In for Earth Day Around Baltimore
Show your gratitude for our community greenspaces at these fun cleanups and environmental events.
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Fair Hill is a Hidden-Gem State Park Brimming with Pastoral Beauty
An hour from Baltimore, the landscape is an evocative quilt of forest and field—part Andrew Wyeth painting, part medieval fox hunt, a sort of travel back in time.
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New Documentary Captures the Magic of a Former Chincoteague Campground
Maryland native filmmaker Amy Nicholson’s ‘Happy Campers’ follows residents as they mourn their “shabby Shangri-La” on the eve of its demolition to make way for a resort.
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Doug Retzler Wants Hoe’s Hill Orchard to Flourish for Generations to Come
In his own words, the urban orchardist discusses the community impact of his green oasis—which is wedged into a residential neighborhood bordered by Falls Road and Cold Spring Lane.
