Growing into Greatness: Maryland's Champion Trees
Growing majestically within Maryland’s 2.7 million acres of woodlands are twelve national champion trees, which are the largest of their species in the U.S. What does it take to be recognized as a champion? A little help from Mother Nature and a combination of eye-popping measurements – height, circumference, and crown spread.
Episodes
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Happy Campers
1h 17m
Every summer, working-class families escape their everyday routines to enjoy life on the water in a scrappy seasonal trailer park off the coast of Virginia. When their shabby "shangri-la" is threatened by the march of capitalism, the residents of Inlet View face the inevitable and spend one last summer before commercial real estate developers take over the property.
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DelMar
19m 24s
A female surfer on the brink of adulthood navigates life between two worlds. Brenda has spent most of her life in El Zonte, El Salvador and is one of several women in her family celebrated for their surfing skills. In 2017, Brenda moved to Maryland, to reunite with her mother, whom she had never met. Now Brenda faces the challenge of reconciling the two worlds she inhabits.
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Barnstorming
49m 37s
Barnstorming is the true story of an unexpected friendship that developed between a farm family and two pilots who literally dropped out of the sky. Their friendship has created a new tradition out of an old one long gone: barnstorming. As a story of ordinary people who share one extraordinary day a year, the film is a portrait of rural America, the life of antique airplane pilots, and friendship.
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U.S. Army Field Band: Sound the Bells
56m 45s
The United States Army Field Band performs a concert filled with holiday favorites. Recorded in December 2024 at the Lyric Opera House in Baltimore, Maryland, the family-friendly program is hosted by WBAL-TV personality Jason Newton and features a guest appearance by the Singing Sensations Youth Choir.
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Kory Caudill & Wordsmith: Concert for the Human Family
54m 6s
Kory Caudill, a Nashville recording artist, pianist, composer and Wordsmith, a Baltimore songwriter, poet, in an inaugural concert at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, share a variety of musical and cultural traditions, and stories. The Concert for the Human Family serves as a guide through the human experience of love, grief, loss and hope.
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2024 Maryland 5 Star: Day 4: Show Jumping and Awards
1h 46m
A proud part of the state of Maryland’s prestigious horse and equestrian tradition, Maryland 5 Star showcases four days of competition in Dressage, Cross-Country, and Show Jumping.
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2024 Maryland 5 Star: Day 3: Cross-Country
1h 59m
A proud part of the state of Maryland’s prestigious horse and equestrian tradition, Maryland 5 Star showcases four days of competition in Dressage, Cross-Country, and Show Jumping. Watch the Cross Country event coverage of the Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill brought to you by Brown Advisory.
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2024 Maryland 5 Star: Day 2: Dressage
2h 2m
A proud part of the state of Maryland’s prestigious horse and equestrian tradition, Maryland 5 Star showcases four days of competition in Dressage, Cross-Country, and Show Jumping. Day 2 of the 2024 Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory.
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2024 Maryland 5 Star: Day 1: Dressage
2h 2m
A proud part of the state of Maryland’s prestigious horse and equestrian tradition, Maryland 5 Star showcases four days of competition in Dressage, Cross-Country, and Show Jumping. Day 1 of the 2024 Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory.
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MPT Sports Desk: Maryland 5 Star 2024
26m 46s
From dressage and cross country to show jumping and the corgi cup, we're getting you ready for all the 5 Star excitement.
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Food, Fiber and the Female Farmer
26m 46s
Viewers are introduced to six extraordinary female farmers unified in carrying the torch of justice for Mother Earth, her fields and the people they serve. A circular growth pattern filled with colorful rays of light reaching out towards environmental sustainability, food justice, land stewardship, and operational productivity. All the while, cultivating AGRICULTURE one acre at a time.
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Forager
20m 48s
“FORAGER” is a glimpse into the life journey of James Beard semi-finalist chef Chris Amendola, who is known for using foraged and seasonal-only items to create culinary brilliance. A creative force in the Baltimore restaurant world, Chris navigated through the woods of a troubled youth, overcoming addiction and homelessness.
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