Events

June 19-24, 2008
The Patuxent River Sojourn is a weeklong canoeing and kayaking expedition that features educational programming, riverside camping, festive meals, live music, and much more. Novice and experienced paddlers alike enjoy a unique on-the-water experience that builds a strong environmental ethic. You may sign up for as many days as you want to paddle, from one day to the full trip!
Coordinated by Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and partners Calvert County Natural Resources Division, Patuxent Riverkeeper, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Sierra Club of Anne Arundel County, and Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary.
Sponsored by Mirant Mid-Atlantic LLC, the ERM Foundation, and Cove Point Natural Heritage Trust.
 

• Thursday, June 19: Kickoff at King’s Landing Park (Calvert County).
• Friday, June 20: Paddle to Benedict (Prince George’s County).
• Saturday, June 21: Paddle to Prison Point (Calvert County)
• Sunday, June 22: Paddle to Jefferson Patterson Park (Calvert County)
• Monday, June 23: Paddle to Calvert Marine Museum (Calvert County)
• Tuesday, June 24: Paddle to Drum Point (Calvert County)

 
Cost: $60/day adult, $30/day youth. Price includes meals, camp sites, commemorative t-shirts, daily or weeklong shuttles, safety outfitter, and interpretive education (kayak/canoe not included). Ages 8+.
For more information and registration, please visit the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay website http://www.paxsojourn.org/ or contact Kate Dowling at 410-377-6270 or kdowling@acb-online.org.

The "Local Flavor, Local Fare" event will be held Tuesday, June 24 at 5:30 on the square in Leonardtown. Stroll the square from 5:30 – 7:00 pm and enjoy the flavors of fresh ingredients grown or harvested here in Southern Maryland. Proceeds from the event will go toward supporting the programs of Patuxent Habitat for Humanity.

In preparation for the “Buy Local Challenge” Week (July 19 – 27) several award-winning local restaurants, caterers and wineries are teaming up to offer a sampling of dishes and wines all prepared with ingredients fresh from area farms, waterways and vineyards. Participating restaurants, retailers and wineries to be featured include:

Blue Wind Gourmet; Brome Howard Inn; Café de Artistes; Corbels; The Good Earth Natural Food Company; J.T. Daugherty Conference Center; Morris Point Restaurant; Perigeaux Vineyards & Winery; The Tides Restaurant; Solomons Island Winery; Quality Street Catering.

Started here in Southern Maryland, the Buy Local Challenge is one of many programs created by the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMDAC) to boost the local farm economy and to highlight the flavor, nutrition, health and environmental benefits local products can provide. The Challenge is now a state-wide initiative, and in July, the Buy Local Challenge Week www.buy-local-challenge.com will ask all residents across Maryland to participate by taking this challenge: “I pledge to eat at least one item from a local farm every day during Buy Local Week.” Buying from local farmers, not only means fresher, more nutritious and better tasting food on the table, it also helps to keep the Chesapeake farm region vibrant.

Tickets are only available in advance with a $25.00 donation to Patuxent Habitat. To get your ticket, call/email out offices at 301-863-6227 or info@patuxenthabitat.org. Also, tickets are being sold at the Brewing Grounds Coffee & Tea on Fenwick Street in Leonardtown!