TYASKIN, Md.- A new state park in Wicomico County is in the works. On Wednesday the Maryland Board of Public Works approved the acquisition of 446 acres of land along the Wetipquin Creek in Tyaskin.

The hideaway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Lake Worth Lagoon has 438 acres with nature trails, tree canopies and even an island; it's all only 8 miles north of busy West Palm Beach, a city of ...