CJCA Meetings The CJCA’s first meeting of the 2023-2024 year will be held on Wednesday, October 25th, at the Clara Barton Neighborhood Recreation Center (we will not have a September meeting). Topics include a discussion regarding a Cabin John History Committee, results from our Crab Feast and a review and discussion of the upcoming CJCA …
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There’s one, then another, then a hundred or more. The fireflies flashing their warm green glow as they swarm under the crown of a giant black walnut tree are a sight to behold. A civilization of flying beacons, each emitting tiny tail lights to track their movements, reminding us of nature’s spectacle, visible from our …
The 2023 Cabin John Chicken and Crab Feast will be held Saturday, September 16, from 2 – 6 pm. Delicious steamed crabs, tasty grilled chicken with a secret recipe rub, yummy fresh vegetables cooked to perfection, homemade baked beans and more will be served up by CJ neighbors while the Starlight Orchestra serenades the crowd. …
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We are pleased to announce the calendar for CJCA Events for 2023-2024 (to June 2024). Here are some highlights: 2023 2024 As always, thank you to our many volunteers who make all this happen!! By Scott Lewis CJCA Co-President
Friends of Moses Hall, now in its third year of advocacy to protect and preserve the historic Morningstar Moses Cemetery and Hall in Cabin John, is launching a fundraising campaign now that it has 501(c)(3) status, allowing donors to receive a tax-deduction for their gifts. The funds are needed to move forward with the development …
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If you had a chance to save a piece of the natural world and all you had to do was flip a switch, would you do it? Believe it or not, many of us have that power at our fingertips. For example, if you have nightlights on the perimeter of your property and turned them …
Local Nature: To Save Wild Nature (& Moths) Please Turn Down the Lights Read More »
May CJCA Meeting Notes – Legislative Update from Delegate Marc Korman The May 24 CJCA meeting (the last before summer break) featured a visit from our Maryland Legislative District 16 Delegate Marc Korman. Marc is the Maryland House of Delegates Majority Leader, he sits on the Appropriations Committee, the Capital Budget Subcommittee, and is Chair …
As part of a long-standing agreement, Cabin John residents are admitted free of charge to the popular Palisades Pool on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, June 20 through Labor Day—whether or not they are members of the private swim club on Seven Locks Road. The Cabin John Free Swim originated as …
Free Swim for CJ Residents at Palisades Pool, Begins June 20 Read More »
A young woman in a striped coat gazes out from the photo, a plumed hat perched on her head. In other snapshots, she sits grinning from a canoe with paddle in hand, smiles with her two boys along the banks of the river and poses in her garden. These black and white images perfectly capture …
Local History: Cabin John’s First Historian, Edith Martin Armstrong Read More »
One of the most famous conversations about nature and evolution is a reported exchange between the Archbishop of Canterbury and the great evolutionary geneticist J.B.S. Haldane. The Archbishop asked, “What could one conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of his creation?” Haldane is said to have answered, “an inordinate fondness for …