Events for week of Nov 24, 2024

Join Jon Wolz for a Poolesville Seniors sponsored Pop-Up Walk to White Fords Fort! Meet @ noon at the Dickerson Conservation Park parking lot (20700 Martinsburg Road). Walk down to mile 39.12 and cross the canal. The path goes up a hill to a field. The walk goes about a half mile through the field to the fort. This was a Union Civil War fort that was constructed in the fall of 1862 and was [...]

Twyla Insalaco is a 500hr Certified Yoga Instructor specializing in Vinyasa (flow) yoga.  She's been teaching from her home studio in Poolesville, in corporate settings and in elementary schools since 2012.  She also specializes in Chair Yoga where traditional yoga poses are practiced with the help of a chair.  Each class starts with a few minutes of breath work, then slowly flows into yoga poses aimed to build strength and lengthen tight muscles. Class [...]

Join Jon Wolz for a Poolesville Seniors sponsored Pop-Up Walk to White Fords Fort! Meet @ noon at the Dickerson Conservation Park parking lot (20700 Martinsburg Road). Walk down to mile 39.12 and cross the canal. The path goes up a hill to a field. The walk goes about a half mile through the field to the fort. This was a Union Civil War fort that was constructed in the fall of 1862 and was occupied [...]

Kenny Sholes, local Ag Reserve historian, will discuss the history of the White's Ferry and river crossings on the Potomac, highlighting the Battle of Balls Bluff, Edward's Ferry, and White's Ford.