๐ What Is Juneteenth? Juneteenth, short for June Nineteenth, marks the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of the Civil War and freedom for the last enslaved African Americansโmore than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Celebrated as the oldest nationally recognized commemoration of theContinue reading “๐ Juneteenth 2025 โ Celebrate Freedom Across Virginia, Maryland, & DC”
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Sledding Hills in Virginia, Maryland, and DC
๐๐’๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด! ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฑ๐, ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ & ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐น. Keep in mind that you can sled most anywhere there is a hill. Neighborhoods, schools, and parks are good options. Here are some sledding hills in the Fredericksburg, VA, area & beyond. Where’s your favorite sledding hill? Is thereContinue reading “Sledding Hills in Virginia, Maryland, and DC”
Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center Solomons, Maryland
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center is a non-profit center located in scenic Solomons, Maryland, where the Patuxent River meets the Chesapeake Bay. The sculpture garden features a 1/4 mile walking path that meanders through the woods past permanent and loaned sculpture, including over thirty works on loan from the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery ofContinue reading “Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center Solomons, Maryland”