Discover St. Mary's County 2009 - (Page 33) CIRCLE C OYSTER RANCH 49944 Airedele Road Ridge, MD 20680 301-872-4177 www.oysterranching.com Aquaculture farm. “Pick” your own oysters— bring a cooler and ice. Watch or assist with harvesting of oysters from floats at St. Jerome’s Bay. Year round. Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri., 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Weekends by appointment. MAZES AND MORE A MAZE N PLACE, LLC 22880 Budds Creek Road Clements, MD 20624 301-475-2139 www.bowlesfarms.com Lose yourself in this fifteen acre maze featuring three miles of twists and turns to challenge you. Petting zoo, pumpkins, hayrides. Also home to the Lawnmower Race Nationals. Open Sept. 19–Nov. 1. Mon.–Fri., by appointment only. Sat., 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Sun., 10 a.m.– 6 p.m. FORREST HALL FARM CORN MAZE 39136 Avie Lane Mechanicsville, MD 20659 301-884-3086 www.forresthallfarm.com Home of the crazy corn maze. Wind your way through the three miles of trails and pick up the prize that awaits you at the finish. Animals and children’s activities. Before heading home, stop by the farm store. Open Sept. 5–Nov. 8. Weekends 11 a.m.–dusk. Weekdays by appointment. MOTOR SPORTS Start your engines and head out to see some of the finest motor sport racing in the Mid-Atlantic. St. Mary’s enjoys motocross, IHRA Championship drag-racing and stock car racing—all located within minutes of each other in Budds Creek. BUDDS CREEK MOTOCROSS & SPEEDWAY 27963 Budds Creek Road Mechanicsville, MD 20659 301-475-2000 www.buddscreek.com This world-class Motocross track is the favorite of many riders across the globe featuring USGP, along with 125/250/500 National events. Numerous amateur Motocross events and hare scramble races throughout the year. This is the Mid-Atlantic Motocross Association’s home track. Events held most weekends. MARYLAND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY 27861 Budds Creek Road Mechanicsville, MD 20659 301-884-RACE www.mirdrag.com Maryland’s premier, family-oriented drag facility, which hosts over 110 events per year, with weekly street car, motorcycle, sportsman, and professional drag racing, along with nine national touring events. MIR is also the home of the nationally televised IHRA Presidents Cup Nationals featuring 8,000 horse power Top Fuel Dragsters and Nitro Funny Cars. POTOMAC SPEEDWAY 27963 Budds Creek Road Mechanicsville, MD 20659 301-884-4200 www.potomacspeedway.com Potomac Speedway’s facility holds 4,000 race fans and features a 3/8 mile clay oval stock car racetrack. Races highlight the Super Late Models, Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, and Hobby Stocks and 4 cylinders. The speedway also features a Junk Car Class, and a 4 Cylinder Junk Car Class. Touring Series, The World of Outlaws, MACS, and NARA Series. Racing every Sat. night 7 p.m., Mar.–Oct. www.Maryland375.com 33 http://www.oysterranching.com http://www.forresthallfarm.com http://www.bowlesfarms.com http://www.buddscreek.com http://www.mirdrag.com http://www.potomacspeedway.com http://www.Maryland375.com
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