Read more about the article Fun Fact: Where Can You Find The Last Sail Powered Fishing Fleet In the United States?
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Fun Fact: Where Can You Find The Last Sail Powered Fishing Fleet In the United States?

Every year Deal Island, in Somerset County holds their annual Skipjack Race and Festival. This annual event showcases the last sail powered fishing fleet in the United States. For more than 100 years, the Skipjack fleet has been an icon in the Chesapeake Bay. The white-hulled work boats have brought the prized oysters to market for decades. The Skipjacks are modelled on the lines of the classic Baltimore Skipjacks. The single-masted, wind powered workboats are…

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September 4, 2025
Read more about the article Fun Fact: A Journey to the Secret Falls Oasis in This MD County
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Fun Fact: A Journey to the Secret Falls Oasis in This MD County

Round Falls in Baltimore, Maryland is a hidden oasis found in the middle of the city. The manmade falls provide Baltimore with a serene location away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Once part of a dam that powered an early 19th-century grist mill, Round Falls is quietly tucked away from the bustle of Baltimore. There is a short, rugged path through the woods near Druid Hill Park that leads to a clearing…

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August 14, 2025
Read more about the article Fun Fact: Exploring Maryland’s Historic Treasure – The Oldest Tugboat in the U.S
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Fun Fact: Exploring Maryland’s Historic Treasure – The Oldest Tugboat in the U.S

The Baltimore is the oldest steam-powered tugboat in the United States and is currently docked in Baltimore, Maryland. While she is in search of a new permanent home, visitors can still view her at the Port of Baltimore. Built in 1906 by the Skinner Shipbuilding Company in Baltimore, the Baltimore is the oldest steam-powered tugboat still in existence in the United States. Originally designed as a harbor inspection vessel, she also served a wide range…

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August 7, 2025
Read more about the article Fun Fact: From Chautauqua Roots to Cultural Blossoms – See This MD County Park’s Artistic Evolution
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Fun Fact: From Chautauqua Roots to Cultural Blossoms – See This MD County Park’s Artistic Evolution

Glen Echo Park in Montgomery County, Maryland was first developed as a National Chautauqua Assembly. Their focus was on adult education and culture especially in more rural areas. Glen Echo Park began in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly, offering lectures and classes in science, art, literature, and languages. Although the Chautauqua lasted only one season, the site quickly transformed. By the early 1900s, it had become Glen Echo Amusement Park—the Washington, D.C. area’s premier…

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July 31, 2025
Read more about the article Building Responsible AI for Public Services: Lessons from Nava’s Chatbot Pilot
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Building Responsible AI for Public Services: Lessons from Nava’s Chatbot Pilot

MACo’s 2025 Summer Conference Solutions Showcase features thought leaders and industry experts presenting resources and best practices to assist local governments. Check out this session hosted by Nava! About Nava: Nava’s founders recognized that modern technology skills could help our public institutions be more effective, efficient, and adapt to the challenges of the digital age. In 2015, they formed Nava as a public benefit corporation to transform government services, programs, and agencies using skills in engineering,…

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July 29, 2025
Read more about the article Fun Fact: Scoop of History – Discovering the First Place in MD To Sell Ice Cream
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Fun Fact: Scoop of History – Discovering the First Place in MD To Sell Ice Cream

With over 250 years of tradition, not only is Maryland the first on the continent to make ice cream but one of their counties was the first to commercialize it. A milkman in Baltimore, Maryland helped to create the sweet treat that people have come to love for generations.  Maryland proudly holds the distinction of being the first place in North America to enjoy ice cream. In 1744, Governor Thomas Bladen served a strawberry-flavored version…

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July 24, 2025
Read more about the article Power Up Your EV Strategy: Join the Future of Electric Mobility with ezVOLTz
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Power Up Your EV Strategy: Join the Future of Electric Mobility with ezVOLTz

MACo’s 2025 Summer Conference Solutions Showcase features thought leaders and industry experts presenting resources and best practices to assist local governments. Check out this session hosted by ezVOLTz! About ezVOLTz: ezVOLTz™ offers the most comprehensive EV management and monetization solution that enables Consumer Charge Point Operators (CPOs) and EV Enterprise Fleet Operators to maximize their EV Infrastructure Investments. Their cloud-based EV Charging as a Service (EVCaaS) offering works with all standards-compliant EV Supply Equipment (EVSE) to manage…

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July 24, 2025
Read more about the article Curbing Rising Healthcare Costs for Your Medicare Retiree Population
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Curbing Rising Healthcare Costs for Your Medicare Retiree Population

MACo’s 2025 Summer Conference Solutions Showcase features thought leaders and industry experts presenting resources and best practices to assist local governments. Check out this session hosted by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield! About CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield: In its 88th year of service, CareFirst, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit healthcare companies which, through its affiliates and subsidiaries, offers a comprehensive portfolio of health insurance products and…

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July 23, 2025
Read more about the article Chesapeake Employers’ 2025 Summer Report
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Chesapeake Employers’ 2025 Summer Report

MACo’s 2025 Summer Conference Solutions Showcase features thought leaders and industry experts presenting resources and best practices to assist local governments. Check out this session hosted by Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company! About Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company: Chesapeake Employers has been providing workers’ compensation insurance in Maryland since 1914. Their local presence and unwavering dedication to Maryland counties, municipalities, business owners, and employees have made them what they are today – Maryland’s largest workers’ compensation insurance company. @CEIWCmedia SOLUTIONS…

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July 22, 2025
Read more about the article Mental Health Matters – A Focus on Women
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Mental Health Matters – A Focus on Women

MACo’s 2025 Summer Conference Solutions Showcase features thought leaders and industry experts presenting resources and best practices to assist local governments. Check out this session hosted by Cigna Healthcare! About Cigna Healthcare: Cigna Healthcare | Health Insurance, Dental Plans & Medicare is a global health services company with a mission to improve the health and vitality of those we serve.  Cigna cares deeply about its customers, patients, and coworkers. They partner, collaborate, and keep their promises. They…

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July 22, 2025
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