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There’s a lot for cycling enthusiasts to love about Harford County, Maryland. Continue reading as we cover some of the best opportunities available to cyclists in the area. 

In 1800, President of Yale University Timothy Dwight IV was traveling in Massachusetts when he noticed the abundance of small simple cottage structures along the coast line of Cape Cod. He was thus the first to call them after their namesake location and to build into the American vernacular that quintessential image of our residential identity.

Ever thought of calling your new dog Rover? Probably not, but there’s a reason why people reach for that name as stereotypically canine, and there was a time when Rover boomed as a popular dog name. In 1905, British director Cecil Hepworth released a silent film called Rescued by Rover starring, you guessed it, his family dog (who was really named Blair). Ever since, dogs have been upstaging their human counterparts and have become a mainstay of feature films and TV. In fact, a cottage industry has been built around canine stars, including trainers, agents, a version of the Oscars called the Pawscars, and even book deals, such as the recently released Citizen Canine: Dogs in Movies by Wendy Mitchell.