Blue Ridge Outdoors is hosting a readers’ poll to pick the best adventure town in the range, and Cumberland is one of two finalists. Blue Ridge Outdoors sites biking the Great Allegheny Passage, paddling the North Branch of the Potomac River, and fossil hunts in Bone Cave as three of Cumberland’s great adventure assets. Follow Read the Rest…
The Maryland Department of Commerce has designated Crisfield in Somerset County as Maryland’s 26th Arts & Entertainment (A&E) District. The designation took effect July 1, and is the county’s first A&E District. The program was established in 2001 to encourage community engagement, tourism, and revitalization, and is a program of the Maryland State Arts Council Read the Rest…
Volunteers are needed to help welcome the Student & Youth Travel Association (SYTA) Annual Conference. The conference is being held at the Baltimore Convention Center with events and volunteer opportunities throughout the city and surrounding areas from August 24-28, 2018. For a full list of volunteer opportunities and more information, follow this link.
July 30 is the last chance to submit nominations for the MSAC’s Maryland Traditions Heritage Awards. Awards are given in three categories, Person or People, Place and Tradition. Past recipients include the National Outdoor Show, the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, the Ladies’ Aid Society of Smith Island, and the late Irish music impresario Joe Read the Rest…
The 2018 Maryland Travel & Tourism Summit (MTTS) will be held November 14-16 at the Chesapeake Bay Hyatt Regency Golf Resort, Spa and Marina in Cambridge. MTTS is Maryland’s annual tourism industry conference, which brings together all sectors of the hospitality industry. MTTS offers one-of-a-kind networking and is the ideal opportunity to learn and develop Read the Rest…
Our Town is the National Endowment for the Arts’ (NEA) creative placemaking grants program. These grants support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities by advancing local economic, physical, and/or social outcomes. Successful Our Town projects ultimately lay the groundwork for systemic changes that sustain the integration of arts, Read the Rest…
The latest Maryland Tourism Monitor, with data through April 2018, shows strong growth in Maryland’s social media programs with a year-over-year increase of 18 percent in social media followers and a 19.8 percent increase in digital referrals to industry partners. These gains correspond with a 13.9 percent growth in welcome center visitation. Tax revenue from Read the Rest…
The all-new, official Destination Maryland guide presents our tourism partners with a unique, powerful opportunity that is 100 percent focused on visitation to Maryland—and there is no better time to speak to its large audience than when they are actively planning their visit to the state. Destination Maryland is sent by request to highly qualified Read the Rest…
On June 19, Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford took part in the press conference at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor announcing details of the second biennual Maryland Fleet Week & Air Show Baltimore. The event will run October 3-9 and include tours of U.S., Canadian and British Naval ships, an air show featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Read the Rest…
On Saturday, June 16, First Lady Yumi Hogan joined Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh for the opening of the Walters Art Museum’s 19th-century mansion at 1 West Mount Vernon Place. The $10.4 million project was supported by the State of Maryland, the City of Baltimore, the France-Merrick Foundation, Leo and Anna Belle Sirota, Baltimore County, Martha Read the Rest…
