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Surely You Joust

The ancient calvary sport of jousting is also the alive-and-well state sport of Maryland.

Dig Dem Bones

Paleontologists at Bayfront Park near Chesapeake, Md., hope an informed public can help find more interesting fossils.

Top-Flight Entertainment

Every Sunday the Flying Circus Airshow brings to life the golden age of aviation, with barnstorming biplanes, a parachute jumper, high-flying aerobatics and a wing walker.

Finding Refuge

The bald eagles born this spring at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge are honing their hunting skills.

Dam Nation

In West Virginia each fall, floodgates open and paddlers gather from around the world.

I became acquainted with the custom of gathering at the full moon when I lived in Taiwan and trekked with friends to a mountaintop outside Taipei for a moonlight picnic to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Set a Spell

A typical evening at the Bears Den Trail Center near Bluemont, Va.: Two men are harmonizing on a Buddy Holly song, watched by a woman munching microwave popcorn. All three are barefoot, taking a rest from their hike along the entire 2,174-mile Appalachian Trail.