As part of the Governor’s declaration of September as International Underground Railroad Month, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center unveiled a new nine-minute biopic video of the American hero, which will play in the center’s theater. Assistant Secretary of Commerce Tom Riford was on hand to speak and present a Network to Freedom plaque Read the Rest…
Secretary Kelly Schulz attended the annual Great Frederick Fair and competed in the Celebrity Harness Race on Wednesday, September 18. Other competitors included Delaplaine Foundation President Marlene Young and Hood College President Dr. Andrea Chapdelaine. After two laps on the fast race track, Secretary Schulz won by several links. The annual celebrity event brings positive Read the Rest…
Martha Teichner of CBS Sunday Morning joined OTD and our partners on the Eastern Shore for an upcoming feature on the life of Harriet Tubman and the tourism assets that celebrate her memory. The story, which is slated to run in October, coincides with the upcoming release of “Harriet,” the first major motion picture to Read the Rest…
The western section of the C&O Canal, and the Roots & Tides Scenic Byways are the latest subjects in OTD’s ongoing project to showcase Maryland’s extensive Scenic Byway system. The western section (Hancock to Cumberland) of Maryland’s C&O Canal Scenic Byway was filmed during a three-day video shoot in late August. The shoot featured a Read the Rest…
Secretary of Commerce Kelly M. Schulz and Colonel Patrick Young of the Maryland Army National Guard helped lead the annual commemoration at the 9/11 Memorial to Maryland heroes who died and those who survived the terrible events of September 11, 2001. The memorial resides in front of Baltimore’s World Trade Center and is centered on Read the Rest…
Crowds flocked to the 79th Annual National Folk Festival September 6-8 for the second of its three-year run in Salisbury. The event brought more than 350 musicians, artists, and craftspeople to the shore for the free festival drawing a crowd of more than 150,000 according to city estimates, and more than doubling the size of Read the Rest…
September 17 marks the 170th anniversary of Harriet Tubman’s self-liberation from slavery and coincides with the upcoming release of Harriet, the first major motion picture to celebrate her remarkable life. Governor Hogan also proclaimed September as International Underground Railroad Month, and as the most powerful Underground Railroad storytelling destination in the world, Maryland is raising Read the Rest…
OTD is seeking nominations for the 2019 Destination Maryland Awards. These awards recognize the outstanding work of the tourism industry in its quest to increase revenue from visitor spending while providing unforgettable customer experiences for our visitors. Individuals, businesses, organizations, and governmental agencies that have significantly and positively impacted the local, regional, or statewide economy Read the Rest…
The state of Maryland, Charles County, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared Mallows Bay, an 18-mile stretch of the Potomac River that is home to a “ghost fleet” of more than 100 abandoned steamships dating back to World War I, a national marine sanctuary. Maryland nominated the site for sanctuary status in Read the Rest…
Civil War Trails, a network linking more than 1,550 interpretive sites in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia is set to release a new, GPS-based interactive page guiding visitors through the Civil War Trails sites. The new page will be officially open on September 6, but is open at this link as of Read the Rest…
