The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register

Maryland's Blackwater Refuge Preserved From Development

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Md. — There’s no golf course or hotel coming to the quiet marshes around this refuge, a spot prized by birdwatchers for its bustling waterfowl and bald eagle populations.

Details For Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE: 2145 Key Wallace Drive, Cambridge, Md.; http://www.fws.gov/blackwater or (410) 228-2677. Parking fees: $3 for cars, $1 for bicycles.

Directions to go to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

From the Wheeling area, take Interstate 70 east to I-79 south toward Morgantown.

Baltimore's Inner Harbor

Tue, 4 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

BALTIMORE — The last Civil War vessel afloat. An incredible aquarium. Submarines. Dragon-shaped paddle boats. A “Power Plant.” And, of course, high-end shopping.

Directions to go to Inner Harbor

Tue, 4 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Baltimore is about 300 miles from Wheeling. Take Interstate 70 east to I-79 south. Take I-68 east back to I-70 east toward Hagerstown.