October Is Now ‘Walktober’ in Maryland, With Walk Maryland Day Set For Oct. 6

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — October is present ‘Walktober’ successful Maryland, Gov. Larry Hogan proclaimed connected on Friday, with the seventh yearly Walk Maryland Day scheduled for Oct. 6.

“During the COVID-19 emergency, galore Marylanders rediscovered their emotion of walking for recreation, exercise, and for their intelligence health,” Hogan said. “Maryland designated walking arsenic our authoritative authorities workout successful 2008, and I promote radical of each ages to measurement retired this Walktober and bask Maryland’s autumn beauty.”

For Walk Maryland Day, residents are encouraged to find their “Sole Mate” to enactment successful 1 of the more than 30 authoritative walks organized crossed the state.

Several authorities agencies are holding “walkinars” passim the period to sermon topics specified arsenic walkability, pedestrian information and different topics.

CBS Baltimore Staff