Green Neighbors have organized the Scrap Metal Recycling Challenge between Cabin John and Carderock Springs. The goal is to see which community can collect the most scrap metal for recycling.
For information contact Tom Rojas, (301) 320-2514, in Cabin John, and Martha Donnelly (301) 461-0272, in Carderock Springs.
The Friends of Cabin John Creek Watershed is an organization of people dedicated to the restoration, preservation and stewardship of the Cabin John Creek Watershed.
For general information email focjcw@earthlink.net or call Roy Seidenstein at (301) 320-9880
Clara Barton Community Center provides a wide variety of programs for all ages. Senior citizen activities, family special events, after school programs, summer camps, holiday parties, volunteer opportunities, yoga, fitness classes, and karate are just a few of the activities at the center.
For more information call the Community Center at (301) 229-0010
The
name Cabin John is steeped in mystery and legends about lost
lovers, ghosts, pirates, and buried treasure.
Early land records cite Captain John’s Run, now Cabin John Creek.
Did Captain John Smith’s journeys along the Potomac River in 1608 take him to the area later named perhaps after him?
Cabin John, a community in Maryland, has historical significance. The Union Arch Bridge, also known as the Cabin John Bridge, is the longest single-span stone arch in the United States. It carries the aqueduct that gave Washington, D.C., its first public water. Never before published photos show the grandeur of the Cabin John Bridge Hotel, a resort destination in the 1890s and early 1900s.
This book gives a glimpse of the past and the present of a community imbued with history, character and charm.
For information or to order copies ($15.00), call
301-229-8110 or write to P.O. Box 31, Cabin John, MD 20818
The Village News is the community newspaper, mailed free every month to all Cabin John residents. The paper is staffed by volunteers and funded by contributions. Any non-resident who wished to receive The Village News should send $5.00 to: The Village News, P.O. Box 164, Cabin John, MD 20818
To contact the editor of The Village News, call Heidi Brown-Lewis at (301) 320-0918
Every year Cabin John holds a crab and chicken feast to raise funds for the community. Good food, friends, neighbors, music and entertainment for children make the Crab Feast a red letter day on your calendar.
To help with this year's feast, contact Lori Rieckelman (301) 320-6299, or Nicki Wright (301) 229-8258
The MacArthur Boulevard Bikeway runs along MacArthur Boulevard from Falls Road through Cabin John, Glen Echo and Brookmont to Sangamore Road with connectors to the C & O Canal Towpath and the Capitol Crescent Trail.
For more information about the Cabin John portion of the bikeway, contact Susan Roberts at (301) 320-4451