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Greg Shockley, chair of the Maryland Tourism Development Board and proprietor of Shenanigan’s Irish Pub and Grille in Ocean City, received the Spirit of Ocean City Award from the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce at the first annual Chamber of Commerce Grand Ball, held Sept. 11 at the Clarion Resort Fontainbleau Hotel. Margot Amelia, executive director of the state’s Tourism Office, presented a proclamation from Gov. Martin O’Malley that saluted Shockley and his ongoing efforts to boost tourism in Maryland. The Spirit of Ocean City Award honors individuals who have been active and successful in both the Ocean City business community and in their endeavors to enrich the entire Ocean City community. The initial award was made in 1997. Shockley was president of the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association, a founding member of both the Boardwalk Development Association and the Ocean City Development Corporation. He was also a board member of the Restaurant Association of Maryland. In 2008, he was appointed by Gov. O’Malley to the state’s Tourism Development Board. Submit your nominations for the 2009 Maryland Tourism Awards. The Tourism Office has created these awards to recognize the outstanding achievements of individuals, organizations and businesses that help to develop and promote tourism on a regional and statewide basis. Gov. Martin O’Malley is scheduled to present the awards on Thursday, Nov. 5, at the 2009 Maryland Tourism and Travel Summit in Ocean City. Award categories reflect the Tourism Office’s mission to boost jobs and economic impact in the tourism industry while enhancing Maryland’s image as a travel destination. The categories are: green/sustainable tourism; economic impact; cultural heritage tourism; promotion of the state as a travel destination; and volunteer efforts. The
deadline for receipt of nominations is Thursday, Oct. 1 at
5 p.m. Individuals, private businesses, government organizations
and nonprofit groups are eligible to receive awards. Check
online for more information and a nomination form.
State expert discusses outdoor-marketing strategy About 52 percent of adventure travelers are women, Yingling said, citing a study by the Adventure Travel Trade Association. Adventure travel refers to camping, biking, birding, canoeing, kayaking and other such activities. Chad Fritzinger, coordinator for L.L. Bean’s Outdoor Discovery School in Columbia and a member of the panel, said that 65 percent of the school’s participants in kayak excursions are women. Yingling noted that the number of women who fish and hunt is not comparable with these percentages. Research by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, she said, shows the prime reason for this is not a matter of interest, but rather a lack of knowledge and skills. Few women have relatives or mentors to teach them the basic skills for these activities. Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources, she said, runs a three-day seminar in Garrett County every October to teach outdoor skills. She also noted that the Tourism Office’s annual travel guide, Destination Maryland, includes a 15-page “Maryland Outdoors” section. A specialist in the outdoors market and a member of four outdoor-writer organizations, Yingling often works with travel and outdoor writers to promote Maryland. She wrote a recent article for The Business Monthly about this subject. Appalachian heritage, art on display at annual Frostburg festival Frostburg State University (FSU)’s Appalachian Festival, Sept. 18-19, brings together a variety of performers and craftspeople to celebrate the landscape, history, food, music and art of the Western Maryland and the surrounding region. Now in its fourth year, the festival opens Friday at the Lane University Center, 1-4 p.m., with a symposium, “Appalachia: People and Place,” that highlights the work of FSU’s faculty and students. Mountain City Traditional Arts in downtown Frostburg will host a clogging and flat-footing workshop, 5:30-7 p.m., featuring live Appalachian music. The Palace Theatre in Frostburg kicks off the Appalachian Film Festival at 8 p.m. Saturday will be a day of presentations, workshops, arts and crafts demonstrations, and live musical performances. All daytime events are free. At 8 p.m., the Palace Theatre presents Jean Ritchie and Sons in concert. Ritchie is known as “the mother of folk music.” Zane & Hugh Campbell and Friends will also perform. The Campbell brothers are nephews of legendary old-time/bluegrass singer and songwriter Ola Belle Reed, and grandsons of the recording artists known as the Red Fox Chasers. The Campbell family came to Cecil County from North Carolina Blue Ridge during the Great Depression. Call
301-687-3124 (1-866-849-9237 toll-free) or visit FSU’s
web site for festival information and concert tickets. Fort
McHenry stirs emotions, NPS official says Vietzke
came to Fort McHenry in Jun 2005 after serving as superintendent
at Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay, N.Y. – the former home
of Theodore Roosevelt from 1885 to 1919. She joined the Park
Service in 1992 and had worked at Freedom Trail in Boston and
in historic downtown Philadelphia. Read More Reserve advertising space in Destination Maryland Published yearly, Destination Maryland includes itineraries, detailed listings and overall descriptions of attractions, accommodations, restaurants and outdoor activities in Maryland’s five regions. This four-color magazine-style book is Maryland’s official travel guide. A Maryland
Travel Passport, which provides visitors with savings
of up to $3,500, is included in the book. Call or e-mail
Randel McDowell, 443-909-7859, for information. The deadline for reserving
space and non-camera-ready artwork is Sept. 21. Camera-ready
artwork is due Oct. 21. Film about Assateague horses made with Tourism Office support Assateague Island Alliance in cooperation with Assateague Island National Seashore hosted a sneak preview of a new film about the wild horses at Assateague Island, Aug. 31 at the Globe Theatre in historic downtown Berlin. During the event, the Maryland Tourism Office received a plaque as a token of gratitude for its financial support in production of the film. Called Back
to the Wild, the film was created for screenings in the National
Park Service’s new visitor center at Assateague
Island, which opened this past spring. “We’re delighted
to have helped a local partner enhance its presentation of one
of Maryland’s signature nature experiences,” said
Margot Amelia, executive director of the Tourism Office.
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