A publication of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives

Breeding Success

Breeding Success

Whenever Elaine Shirley leads visitors on tours of the agricultural exhibits at the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster, Md., she always stops to showcase a plywood cut-out of a dairy cow.

It’s not that the museum lacks any living livestock. Shirley, the museum’s curator, is trying to make a point. The exhibit is painted with markings matching a Sheeted Somerset — a breed that went extinct in the 1930s. She says the reason for the board bovine often catches guests by surprise.

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Stock Car Passion

Stock Car Passion

The rumbling of unbridled horsepower, the pungent smell of high-octane fuel and burning rubber, neck-snapping speeds tempered with laser-focused control. These are all key elements of late model stock car racing and the passion so many feel for it.

Great Date Escapes: Goochland Drive-In

Great Date Escapes: Goochland Drive-In

It’s not often that the operator of a drive-in theater refers to himself as chief executive dreamer. But listen to John Heidel talk about his passion for the Goochland Drive-In Theater, you’ll understand where he is coming from.

Great Date Escapes: Tantivy Farm

Great Date Escapes: Tantivy Farm

It is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. on Sundays. The farm holds special events throughout the season, such as lavender wreath-making and wand-making, decoupage and making a needle-felted spring nest.

Great Date Escapes: Old Rag Mountain

Great Date Escapes: Old Rag Mountain

Climb to the top of this historic peak MAY 2022   Sometimes, the most time-tested is still the best, and that’s the case with Old Rag Mountain, a hike for friends, companions and loved ones for generations. Note important changes for 2022, though: Due to the...

Great Date Escapes: Savage Neck Dunes

Great Date Escapes: Savage Neck Dunes

Tucked away on the Virginia Eastern Shore is some dramatic scenery MAY 2022   If you like the sand between your toes, if you like strolling along a quiet beach, if you like an untouched natural backdrop, Savage Neck Dunes has you covered. There are a couple of...

Great Date Escapes: Neabsco Boardwalk

Great Date Escapes: Neabsco Boardwalk

This Prince William gem is a great outdoor adventure for couples and friends MAY 2022   Get away from it all, right in the middle of things. The Neabsco Creek Boardwalk is a brilliant place to pack a lunch, wander to the middle of a three-quarters of a mile...