Great Chesapeake Bay 4.4 Mile Swim & 1 Mile Bay Challenge – Kayak Volunteer
Sandy Point State ParkKayak Volunteers are needed for the bay bridge swim. The Kayak Safety Fleet is the first line of support craft the swimmers will see. Kayaks are the only safety fleet vessels allowed between the bridge spans and the swimmers that need assistance will be depending upon you to help them! Being...
Full Moon (Mead Moon)
The full moon closest to the Summer Solstice (for those of you in the Northern Hemisphere) is known as the Mead Moon. In ancient traditions, drinking mead under the 'Mead Moon' would promote healing, fertility and prosperity throughout the year. So let's crack open a bottle of honey wine!
Mars and Regulus
About 90 minutes after sunset, look for red Mars shining next to the similarly bright Regulus, one of our brightest stars. Regulus, a member of the Leo constellation, is actually a quadruple star system composed of four stars organized into two pairs. Regulus is also known as Qalb al-Asad, from...
June solstice
In the northern hemisphere, this marks the first day of summer and is the day with most hours of light in the year -- when the Sun is farthest north. In the southern hemisphere, this is your winter solstice, marking the shortest day of the year.