The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has been approver to buy a historic property that would become the first state park in Wicomico County.

The potential development comes as the county faces the loss of established off-road trails in Lake Crabtree County Park, on land it leases from Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

The hideaway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Lake Worth Lagoon has 438 acres with nature trails, tree canopies and even an ...