Ben Cardin, Mike Castle Merge Into One

By Warren Rojas

Posted October 5, 2015 at 4:40pm

Maryland Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin marked his 72nd birthday Monday by incorporating himself into where the rubber officially meets the recreational road along the Easter Shore.

The Ben Cardin Trail is now open. ~2mi, multi-use trail in #MD that connects directly to 17mi in #DE pic.twitter.com/jKzlTuujk3

— Senator Ben Cardin (@SenatorCardin) October 5, 2015

The existing portion of the jogging/biking/exercise route is named after Michael N. Castle, a former House Republican and Delaware governor.

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