Harpers Ferry provides socially distanced summer fun from hiking to kayaking
By Sierra Fox
More people planning on venturing outside as COVID restrictions ease
More people say they re planning on venturing outside as COVID restrictions ease and FOX 5 s Sierra Fox is showing us how at Harper s Ferry.
HARPERS FERRY, W.V. (FOX 5 DC) - After Memorial Day weekend got rained out this year, many people are looking to take advantage of nicer weather and relaxed COVID restrictions including at Harpers Ferry in West Virginia. We’ve been vaccinated, which is huge, and I feel like the numbers are getting better now, says Kelly Higgins who visited Harpers Ferry on Friday. It’s more comfortable. We’re still careful and we still wear masks indoors and in large groups, but we feel comfortable getting out and about.
ELIZABETHTON — After a year of quarantines and social distancing, things are certainly different with the start of the summer of 2021 in Carter County. There are more events and
10 Ideas for Getaways That Get You Out on the Water Around Washington, DC
Boats, tubing, lakes, and waterfronts.
Adjacent to a federal refuge for bald eagles,
Mason Neck State Park in Lorton offers beautiful vistas and chances to spot not only those majestic birds but al-so swans, turtles, and other wildlife, from a rented canoe or kayak. See dcr.virginia.gov.
Distance from DC: 27 miles.
Take a Sunset Sail
Woodwind and
Woodwind II in Annapolis are replicas of wooden schooners built in the early 1900s. Relax while cruising across Annapolis Harbor and looking back at the city as the sun sets over the capitol dome. See schoonerwoodwind.com.
Kiwanis online auction ends tonight
By Toni Milbourne - For the Chronicle | May 7, 2021
A gift bag with a $50 gift certificate, jewelry cleaner and special chocolate disc was donated for the auction by Christian Caine Design. Courtesy photo
SHEPHERDSTOWN As concerns still exist over the potential spread of the coronavirus, the Shepherdstown Kiwanis Club has opted to once again host a virtual auction rather than the annual live event.
Traditionally, the club hosts a live Children’s Benefit Auction each May to support and encourage youth in a variety of organizations.
Fundraising efforts benefit the youth in the club’s sponsored leadership programs, which include the Circle K of Shepherd University, the Key Club of Jefferson High School, The Builders Club of Wildwood Middle School and the K-Kids of T.A. Lowery Elementary School. In addition, the club also supports such organizations as the Shepherdstown Day Care Center and the Jefferson County 4-H Association. A scholarship