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Artist Debra Howard wins PHG’s 2017 Best Depiction of the River Award in Paint It! Ellicott City’s Plein Air Event

Debra Howard, a fine artist from Crisfield Maryland, is this year’s recipient of the Patapsco Heritage Greenway award for “Best…

Old Ellicott City in the Eyes of Artists

With the town in mid-summer vibrancy after nearly a full year of restoration post-flood, locals of all ages are capturing…

Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Awards 50 Grants to Support Heritage Tourism Nearly $2.7 million awarded

The Patapsco Heritage Area received just over $160,000 in five grants from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority including Management and…

Patapsco: Silent Witnesses to an Enduring Current by Riley Goodman

Patapsco: Silent Witnesses to an Enduring Current by Riley Goodman New Art Exhibit to Open As Part of Ellicott City’s…

Oella Garden Blog Part 2 – Interview with Volunteer Garden Manager

On a sunny, pleasant morning, after analyzing budget expenditures at the office, I walked through the Oella & Ellicott City…

All Hands on Deck at Adkins Arboretum

As part of the Chesapeake Conservation Corps experience, a handful of corps-members wrote an application to host an All Hands…

Oella Garden- Part I

The Oella & Ellicott City Entrance Garden started out as a neglected piece of land that was overrun by invasive…

Eagle Project- Historic Oella Cemetery

On Saturday, June 3rd, several scouts and adult leaders from Troop 764 in Halethorpe, Maryland, as well as volunteers from…

A Fond Farewell to Heather

After three seasons with the Patapsco Heritage Greenway, Heather Wandell is stepping down as the Environmental Programs Coordinator to pursue…