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The Preakness Stakes’ Woodlawn Vase
“The Woodlawn vase,” Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, harris & Ewing Collection, LC-H234-A-4446 As the second leg of horseracing’s Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes is well...
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Maryland Sports Places: Adventure Sports Center International
Located in Western Maryland on top of Wisp Mountain in picturesque McHenry, MD, the Adventure Sports Center International (ASCI) is the world’s only mountaintop recirculating whitewater course. At just...
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Mascot Monday – Allegany High School
Meet the Camper -Believed to be named for a Civil War army camp site when General Lewis Wallace spent time in the Cumberland area. -The Camper cheers for the eleven sports teams that compete throughout...
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Coach of the Community Award – Allegany County
The Allegany Museum presented its Coach of the Community Award on Sunday, June 14, 2015, honoring Coach Scott Bauer of Allegany High School. The Coach of the Community Award is presented as a program...
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Dragon Boat Racing
What do the Baltimore Harbor and the ancient Chinese naval battlefront have in common? Dragon Boats! These sleek, long, and ornate vessels can be seen racing in regattas and in festivals from April to...
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Mascot Monday – Woolie of the Hagerstown Suns
Meet Woolie -Woolie is a giant Woolly Bear Caterpillar, whose birthday is April 1, 2001. His home is Municipal Stadium in Hagerstown, MD. Woolie’s Photo:...
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Baltimore’s Own Piece of Wimbledon History: Pam Shriver
Tennis fans the world over anxiously await the opening matches of Wimbledon 2015 next week, beginning on Monday, June 29 in London. Marylanders tuning in to Wimbledon coverage in coming days may...
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Going for all the Marbles
Maryland boasts a long history of champions at the National Marbles Tournament, and this year’s tournament was no exception. Cumberland’s Devon Loewendick was crowned over the weekend in Wildwood, NJ,...
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Mascot Monday – Hood College
Meet BLAZE! Photo credit Hood College: http://www.hoodathletics.com/athletics-about/mascot/mascot-main. -Blaze has been around as Hood College’s official mascot since 2010, born and raised in...
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The Bambino’s 101st Anniversary
This Saturday, July 11 marks the 101st anniversary of Babe Ruth‘s debut in Major League Photo courtesy Flickr Creative Commons, carloscappaticci. http://bit.ly/1D0QQ7C. Baseball with the Boston Red...
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Mascot Monday – Aberdeen IronBirds
Meet Ferrous & Ripcord Ferrous and Ripcord are IronBirds born in Aberdeen, MD in 2002. Photo credit: https://aberdeenironbirds.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/ripken-rooted-into-aberdeen/ You’ll find them...
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Cumberland’s Soapbox Derby Racing Memories
Soap Box Derby racing is an American pastime dating back at least 85 years to the 1930s. Soap Box cars rose to popularity from the ’30s through the 1960s across America, and in 1934 the first...
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Mascot Monday – South River High School Seahawks
Meet the Seahawks South River High School boasts 34 men’s, women’s, and coed sports teams competing throughout the school year. One of the Seahawk’s biggest rivals is the Arundel High School Wildcat....
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Hometown Teams Exhibit Opens in Galesville
The Maryland Humanities Council together with the Galesville Community Center and Anne Arundel County Cultural Resources Division of the Office of Planning and Zoning are pleased to announce the...
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Mascot Monday – Charm City Roller Girls
Meet Bane-ana Bane-ana is the disarmingly cheeky mascot of the Charm City Roller Girls, an organization formed in 2005 that boasts four intraleague and two interleague teams within its overall CCRG...
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Maryland’s Soccer Stars Shine on the International Stage
This summer’s Women’s World Cup in Canada thrilled American viewers across the country as the US National Team’s dynamic performance throughout June and into early July led them to claim the title of...
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Mascot Monday – College of Southern Maryland
Meet Charles the Hawk Photo credit: http://smnewsnet.com/archives/108590/college-of-southern-maryland-alumni-friends-raise-61792/ Charles the Hawk has been cheering for the College of Southern...
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Eastport Yacht Club Celebrates Boating on the Chesapeake Bay
Annapolis’ Eastport Yacht Club celebrates its 35th Anniversary this year. “Although the idea of an Eastport Yacht Club had been discussed since at least the early 1970’s, the actual organization was...
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Mascot Monday – Bowie Baysox
Meet Louie Photo credit William Garrison, from Bethesda Magazine courtesy of Bowie Baysox. Source:...
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Roller Derby’s Charm Spans Generations in Maryland
What is spirited and fearless and rides around on roller skates? A roller derby girl! Guest Blog by MHC’s Courtney Hobson Last Saturday, I took in a roller derby match at the Gardens Ice House in...
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