Tourism Council touts Frederick County as top tourist draw
August results show 17 579 visitors at local centers an 11.24 percent rise from 1981. Tourism referrals rose 18 percent from July and 2005 from August 1980 while outdoor events boosted attendance. Council director Sonia Maher predicts a strong fall season as locals and travelers seek outdoor activities and scenic change. Industry members tout collective promotion and cross referrals, with 125 council members employing many families.
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Frederick County
Tourism Council
Sonia Maher
Maher
Cison
Zai
Ray Compton
Springbrook Farm Inn
Anders
Thomas
Forbidden Latin Mass draws Lewiston faithful in makeshift chapel
In Lewiston Maine six years after his Montreal ouster Rev Yves Normandin a priest who follows Marcel Lefebvre travels the continent leading a forbidden Tridentine Mass. About 22 worshippers from up to 50 miles attend in a converted tenement hall with a makeshift altar. The Mass in Latin differs from the post Vatican II rite and is rejected by church authorities while attracting adherents who seek traditional rites and solace.
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Lewiston, Maine
Montreal
Yves Normandin
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Lewiston
Normandin
Waterville
Rumford
Falmouth
Normandia
Paul VI
Joseph Gallant
Mexico
Maine
Marcel Lefebvre
Clarence McKay
Portland
McKay
Sainte-Yvette
Winnipeg
Canada
Vancouver
Maritime States
Halifax
St. John
New Brunswick
Jacqueline Obie
Vatican
Lawrence
Mass
Cherryfield
Poe graves and catacombs draw wary tours in Baltimore
Eerie lighting at Westminster Church in Baltimore highlights the Poe tomb and crypts housing up to 2,000 remains from founding families. Experts note possible misplacement of Poe’s body with a 50 50 chance of authenticity while renovations proceed with help from the University of Maryland. Night tours run by City Hall at 500 W. Baltimore St and Poe House access accompany the church program.
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Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Maryland
Poe
Jay Brodie
Edgar
Westminster Church
Harry Lord
Lord
Westminster Trust
Jeff Jerome
Poe House Museum
Jerome
University of Maryland Medical
Medical School
James Calhoun
James McHenry
George Washington
Fort McHenry
le Near
Baltimore St
City Hall
University of Maryland
University
Gas leak disrupts traffic in downtown Frederick
Frederick traffic rerouted for about 30 minutes Friday afternoon as Frederick Gas Company crews repaired a gas line near the Weinberg Center parking lot on West Patrick Street. Lt. Paul W. Mossburg said spikes driven to install curbing punctured the line. Police limited pedestrian access as a precaution. no injuries were reported and the leak was quickly repaired.
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Frederick
Frederick Gas Company
Paul W. Mossburg
Frederick City
Weinberg Center
West Patrick Street
Mossburg
Ostrich Dishes Highlight Oudtshoorn Eatery Menu
A restaurant in Oudtshoorn in South Africa's ostrich farming heart serves ostrich wing tip and stuffed ostrich leg. It offers ostrich eggs boiled two hours with anchovies and ostrich gizzard with sour cream sauce for diners seeking regional specialties.
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Oudtshoorn
South Africa
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