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Four of the eight yurts at the new Savage Highlands State Park will be available to rent through October, after which they will likely close for the season and reopen in 2027. (Photo by Christine Condon/Maryland Matters)
Aug 25, 2026

Yurts, campsites open for reservation at new Western MD state park

This Friday, the gates will officially open at Maryland’s newest state park, Savage Highlands, unlocking some 55,000 acres of Western Maryland woodlands for public use.

Jun 18, 2012

Tough pill to swallow

News: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that pharmaceutical sales representatives aren’t entitled to overtime pay for the extra hours they put in outside the normal business day. View: This decision […]

Jun 18, 2012

Thefts prompt water shut-off at Md. state park

CUMBERLAND — The Department of Natural Resources says it has shut off the drinking-water spigot at Big Run State Park in western Maryland because local residents were using most of […]

May 14, 2012

Sign-up ends for Md. state Park Quest contest

HAGERSTOWN — The Maryland Park Service says registration has ended for a statewide contest that involves visiting state parks. It took less than two hours Monday for 1,000 teams to […]

Feb 1, 2012

Princess Anne students raise oysters at state park

CRISFIELD — Six cages full of baby oysters tethered to a dock at Janes Island State Park were pulled to the surface and then inspected by a group of fifth-graders […]

May 3, 2011

Photo of the Day – Point Lookout Lighthouse

Check out a slideshow of our past Photos of the Day from The Daily Record’s staff photographers. We also have a SmugMug page, where you can purchase photos taken by […]

Dec 20, 2010

Colorado National Monument offers ‘pocket-size Grand Canyon’

COLORADO NATIONAL MONUMENT, Colo. — Just off Interstate 70 in western Colorado is a 32-square-mile collection of towering red-stone monoliths, deep canyons and a road that cuts through nearly 2 […]