On the Wednesday of MATPRA Media Marketplace, I went on a group cycling tour on the Great Allegheny Passage from Ohiopyle to Confluence, Pennsylvania. I was also tapering for Freedom’s Run, which was this past weekend (blog post to come). I’m sure it goes without saying, but I knew I’d just be running a small portion of this trail - particularly because without a ride on the other side, I had to run out and back. In Cumberland, the trail actually connects to the C&O Canal Towpath, which goes all the way to Washington, D.C. One place I knew I wanted to run before I arrived in the Laurel Highlands was the Great Allegheny Passage, a 150-mile trail that runs from Cumberland, Maryland, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The area is between Western Maryland and Pittsburgh, and also borders West Virginia. The trip took about five hours, not including a lunch stop, and I made my way to the other end of Maryland from where I live in Salisbury, then crossed into Pennsylvania. I drove to the Laurel Highlands on Tuesday, Sept. Last year, Marketplace was held in Winchester, Virginia, and I wrote about my run there in this post. It took me several tries! I wanted to rep the Eastern Shore Running Club while out of town, so I was sure to wear my club shirt on my run. I took this photo using a self timer and one of the mile markers. I go to promote Wicomico County Tourism, but I also get to explore the area where the Marketplace is held while networking with other destination marketing organization representatives and travel writers. The conference I attended was my third Mid-Atlantic Tourism Public Relations Alliance Media Marketplace. I stayed an extra night on my own, and was able to get in three runs during my trip, along with plenty of exploring. But I wasn’t going to travel somewhere I’d never been before without getting a run in. (Vanessa Junkin photo)įollow the last week of September, I traveled to the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania for work. We invite you today to see the difference for yourself and you’ll see why we think Seashore Highlands is.Here’s a view from the low bridge on the Great Allegheny Passage, very close to the Ohiopyle trailhead. Equipped with modern conveniences throughout the campus, Seashore Highlands will be a home unlike any other. While Methodist Senior Services has worked hard to provide quality, affordable housing, the campus designers have worked just as hard to incorporate the amenities and styles that are reflective of Coastal living. The new Seashore Highlands Campus is a work of art and will make senior living a dream come true. Thus was born the vision of a new retirement community, Seashore Highlands, which would be located further inland and would expand on MSS’ desire to provide additional senior living options for the elders of the region. In August of 2005, the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina forced MSS to reevaluate the property and services it would continue to provide on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Since 1984, Methodist Senior Services has sought to serve the Gulf Coast region and her elders through services such as Seashore: Gulf Oaks, opened in July of 1984, and Seashore Personal Care, opened in November of 1994. Today, MSS serves more than 1,800 elders in our 12 independent living, assisted living, personal care and skilled nursing care retirement communities, with campuses that range from almost the Tennessee line to the Gulf of Mexico.Īnd while Seashore Highlands is a new name, MSS is no stranger to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Our 900 plus employees and 1,600 volunteers make that mission their prime focus. It has one mission: to serve older adults in the spirit of Christian love. Methodist Senior Services is proud of its 50 year-old tradition of providing housing and services to older adults in Mississippi.
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