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Kiplin Hall: Birthplace of Maryland looks at the 400 year old estate of Lord Baltimore in Northern England, its history involving the founding of Maryland, and how some college kids helped with its preservation.

Get ready for an exciting and educational experience to share with your younger viewers! The students of South Town Middle School are ready for the coolest class field trip of the year to the National Aquarium. But this time there's a catch – Science Teacher Mr. Hedgeman has turned it into a Treasure Hunt! What amazing things can they find and learn before time is up? Classmates Dewey and Trevor love a challenge, but will they figure out their clues and stay ahead of the other students – especially Sloane - to win the grand prize? Join Dewey and Trevor on a wild exploration of the National Aquarium, home to thousands of species of marine life! In this fast paced adventure, meet the experts all throughout this aquatic world located in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Find out what marine life is in the Chesapeake Bay, go "down under" to visit the crocodiles of Australia, discover the frogs of an indoor rainforest, and submerge yourself into the Atlantic and Pacific oceans for an up close look at the astounding array of deep sea life from sharks to rays to dolphins! In the end, Dewey and Trevor will explore the entire aquarium, but can they be the first team to have all the answers before it's too late? Find out in the exciting adventure of The Great Aquarium Treasure Hunt!

Join Cumberland native William H. Macy for a tour of his hometown nestled in the mountains of Western Maryland, through interviews and video from the people living there. Includes over 40 minutes of BONUS MATERIAL not seen in broadcast featuring an extended interview with William H. Macy.

The lure of waterfront living still remains irresistible to many, with some enjoying a home of their dreams on the Chesapeake Bay year 'round. Distinctive Homes of the Chesapeake opens the door to Maryland's unique, historic and magnificent homes surrounding the Chesapeake Bay for intimate tours. Explore a colonial-era manor hand-crafted in the 1700s, an unusual houseboat with different waterfront views each day, and modern architectural marvels that blend the best of Bay living with gorgeous settings. OCEAN HALL – From historical records and tree-ring dating - Ocean Hall in St. Mary's County is Maryland's oldest brick home, and Dr. James Boyd and his wife Jennifer have painstakingly restored it to its 1703 glory. LOBLOLLY HOUSE – Steve Kieran is an architect whose passion for environmental responsibility and green design resulted in his remarkable home nestled among the Loblolly pines on the water in Dorchester County, which you have to see to believe. ASHBY – This former bed and breakfast on a tranquil Miles River setting has rooms named after family members laid to rest in the back yard cemetery – and was also the site of a Hollywood murder. WHITEHALL – In 1760, Maryland's then-Provincial Governor Horatio Sharpe decided to build his colonial dream home on Chesapeake Bay, and he did -- including a front lawn with nearly 2 miles of private coastline. SCIENTISTS' CLIFFS - Once an exclusive retreat for scientists and educators in the 1940s, some of the cabins on Calvert County's famed cliffs are either frozen in time or have evolved into full time residences - depending on which road you take. BALTIMORE LIGHT – Few homes can claim a 360-degree unobstructed view of the Chesapeake, but this unique structure near the Bay Bridge is the only weekend getaway that's been an operating lighthouse for over 100 years. THE FRIARY ON THE SEVERN - This Georgian style mansion was once used as a Catholic Friary complete with a chapel and dormitory. It was renova