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Maryland Renaissance Festival Aug 15
Celebrating its 35th season at Revel Grove, the Maryland Renaissance Festival the region’s premier outdoor event and the second largest Renaissance Festival in the country. The 22-acre, re-creation of a 16th century English village features food, fun, fine-crafts and frivolity. … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th century, English village, fine-crafts, Food, fun, jousting arena, Maryland, pubs, Renaissance Festival, Revel Grove, stages
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Summer Seasonal Living History Program and Artillery Demonstration in NC
The Summer Seasonal Living History Program and Artillery Demonstration is a great chance to see live history There are costumed living historians who conduct demonstrations and hold discussions on events at the Battle of Bentonville. Free for all visitors. Benton … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, History, North Carolina
Tagged artillery, Battle of Bentonville, Bentonville, costumed, demonstration, demonstrations, disussions, event, History, living, living historians, NC, program, Seasonal, Summer
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Semper Fidelis
Finally open, adjacent to the Marine Corps base in Quantico, VA, is the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Its soaring design evokes the image of the flag-raisers of Iwo Jima. Go through marine boot camp and follow interactive exhibits … Continue reading
66th Annual Rotary Club of Annapolis crab feast Aug 5
Arguably the largest crab feast in the world, nearly 3,000 crab lovers gather each year to feast on the Chesapeake Bay‘s bounty. In addition to large #1 male crabs – the big ones –and Maryland vegetable crab soup,there is plenty of food … Continue reading
Finding George Washington’s Bed in VA
In the historic district of Alexandria, you can enjoy a scavenger hunt through the cobblestoned streets to discover historic places and learn about George Washington (as well as other patriots) in his seaport hometown. The adventure takes about 45 minutes, … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, History, Kids, Virginia
Tagged Alexandria, clues, families, George Washington, kids aged 7 -11, map, scavenger hunt, VA
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The Ultimate Treasure Hunt
Geocaching and Letterboxing are challenging treasure hunts that can add excitement and fun to your drive. It’s great sport for the entire family. With Geocaching you need to use a GPS (least expensive is around $100) to locate the cache. … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Kids
Tagged clues, compass, Geocaching, GPS, hidden container, Letterboxing, log book, prizes, treasure hunts
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Commemoration of the 1st Battle of Manassas July 21
The 150th anniversary of what would become known as the First Battle of Manassas/Bull Run is a fitting time to look forward, even as the nation revisits and remembers the Civil War. Join the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil … Continue reading
Movie Star Ice Cream
In 1919, 3 Greek brothers, George, Peter and Basil Leopold, started a Savannah ice cream tradition called Leopold’s, of course. The shop lives on today revived by Stratton (Peter’s youngest), now a Hollywood producer. Besides the popular malts and shakes, … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Georgia, Kids, Restaurant
Tagged black and white smash soda, cherry smash sodas, huckleberry sundaes, ice cream, Leopold's, malts, Savannah, shakes, unique ice cream flavors
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