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Howard County’s Bucket List? Help Us Write It

Where do you go for adventures in your backyard?

 

Howard County Patch sites have a new project, and we’d like your help.

We’re compiling a “bucket list” of things you must do if you are living in, visiting, or just about to move away from Howard County.

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We figured this was timely since Howard County has recently been tooting its horn as a good tourism destination.

If you're not from here, we're talking about the locale between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore that has historic downtown Ellicott City, the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia and the Historic Savage Mill, a former textile mill that is now a gathering place of shops, restaurants and cafes.

But on the less obvious side, we’d put Chick ‘N Friends at Columbia’s Long Reach Village Center on any Howard County bucket list, as we would R & R Taqueria in Jessup.

Each Monday, we’ll publish a video profile of one of the places on the Howard County bucket list. You can find all of our “Bucket List” content here.

We’ll be searching through local resources, such as the HowChow blog, which covers food in Howard County, as well as the Howard County Tourism organization, for bucket list suggestions, but we need your help.

Please post below what items you think should be on any Howard County Bucket List. If you are out, and find something in a little-known corner of Howard County, snap a picture, send it to me (lisa.rossi@patch.com) or tweet about it under the hashtag #Hocobucketlist.

What's your favorite attraction? Post any and all suggestions below.

About this column: A feature on must-do activities and attractions in Howard County. Related Topics: Howard County Bucket List, Howard County tourism, and Howard County tourist attractions

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Lisa Rossi

12:43 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Here are some emailed suggestions from Rachelina Bonacci, Executive Director
Howard County Tourism & Promotion:
Lawn party with friends with Jack Johnson at Merriweather
Friendship Hot Air Balloon Co sunset flight with champagne then a spa suite at Turf Valley
Mountain Biking "Moab East" in the State Park
Riding in the side car in any of Bob's BMW's Vintage Motorcycle Museum bikes
Hitting a few holes in one at Monster Mini Golf glow in the dark with 80s music
Blessing of the Animals at The Shrine of St Anthony's or their crab feast
Anything at Chesapeake Shakespeare in the summer
20,000 azaleas at Brighton Dam is always a favorite for me
Any of the cooking classes / history / foodie feasts at The Elkridge Furnace Inn

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Linda

12:38 pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012

Besides Toby's Dinner Theatre, which is a must-see item for the bucket list, the summer brings two fantastic Howard County musical theater productions: CCTA's Teen Professional Theatre (http://cctarts.com), and Howard County Summer Theatre (howardcountysummertheatre.org).

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Lisa Rossi

2:06 pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012

Awesome ideas, thanks, Linda!

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