»Laurel Rides the Rails at the Laurel Museum«

Over the summer, I took the kiddos to see the fun exhibit on display at the Laurel Museum called “Laurel Rides the Rails: Tales of Trains & Trolleys”. Laurel boasts the oldest continuously operating train station on the historic B&O Railroad, itself the oldest railroad in the United States – Quite an honor! Not to mention the trolleys that used to run down to DC starting at what is now Oliver’s Tavern on Main Street. It’s amazing to see how connected Laurel has been even from its earliest days, and while you’ll find wonderful peaks into the past on the first floor, kids can also find a fun room in the cellar room: coloring pages, train set for playing, and a train garden specially made with Laurel landmarks (pictured below with my kiddos). It makes for a fun afternoon and you can catch it during normal museum hours Friday - Sunday 12 - 4 p.m. and the exhibit runs thru Dec 21.

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»City Hall in the Park at Patuxent Greens«

The City Hall in the Park series have been a great fun to attend over the summer, and August’s installment was no exception. We had a great turnout at the City Clubhouse over on Greenview Drive in the Patuxent Greens, good food (with Communications Director Natalie Williams as grill master), good information sharing from the Department Directors (e.g., be sure to check out Parks & Recs Fall 2025 brochure for all the fun ahead), and good opportunity to ask and get questions answered. Thank you to all who came out, and the last one will take place on Thursday, Sep 25 at Emacipation Park starting at 6:30 p.m.

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(Photo credit: City of Laurel)