One of my favorite parts of Bethesda is the Cabin John Park - which has something for every age and -seemingly - every interest. There is a great ice rink there where I spent many afternoons watching my daughter first learn to skate, and then twirl, and finally trade in her figure skates for ice hockey skates. Right before my eyes, she went from being a sweet little girl in a figure skating outfit with frills and ruffles to the center of her high school ice hockey team. Believe me, there is nothing better than watching girls compete on sports teams!
My love of Cabin John Park goes back many years however to when my son was little and we would go to the park to ride the train all around its perimeter on a two mile ten minute ride. The little steam engine is a replica of an 1863 C.P. Huntington engine with five open passenger cars. Believe me - the children love this ride!
Another wonderful part of the park is the baseball field named after long time sports writer, Shirley Povich (Maury Povich's father.) This is home to the Bethesda Big Train, a summer baseball team made up of outstandng young college athletes playing in the Cal Ripken, Sr Collegiate Baseball League. Other teams play there too and I have enjoyed watching my cousin's son play there on a high school summer team.
The Pauline Betz Addie Tennis Facility at Cabin John Park is named for another famous Washingtonian, the woman known as the best tennis player in the world from 1942 to 1946. From 1942 to 1946, Pauline dominated the tennis scene -- 6 Grand Slam titles (5 Singles, 1 Mixed Double), U.S. Singles Indoor Champion for four years, U.S. Singles Outdoor Champion for four years, U.S. Clay Court Singles Champion for two years, U.S. Clay Court Doubles Champion for three years, U.S. Indoor Mixed Doubles Champion for four years, and U.S. Wightman Cup Team Member. When I was growing up in Washington, she was the tennis coach at Sidwell Friends School (where the Obama girls attend now.) She also is credited with starting the first tennis camp in the U.S.
With all this going on it is hard to believe that even the dogs are remembered with a new dog park surrounded with a 6 foot chain link fence.
If all these great features sound perfect to you, you would probably love to live in Bethesda Maryland! There are great schools, shops, restaurants, and live entertainment. Bethesda is considered one of the best small towns in America - and I love living here!
If you are considering relocation to the DC metro area, moving to Bethesda or living in DC - then you should definitely give the Lise Howe Group a call. We love helping people relocate to the DC area. We can be reached at 240-401-5577 or email us at lise@lisehowe.com.
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