Blob’s Park, the Anne Arundel beer garden where generations have danced the polka, is about to close. Monday, March 31, will mark the last day for the local institution, according to its website ...

A loyal Blob’s Park customer wanted to find a home for her 85-year-old original Bavarian piano and offered it to the Eggerls for prominent display at the new restaurant.

In 1933, Max Blob opened a bowling alley on his farm, then quickly transformed it into a small weekend beer garden and dance hall. Today, it sits on the same land and holds 1,000 people.

The owner of Blob’s Park, the storied 81-year-old Jessup beer garden that played its last polka in March, will take over the Hanover restaurant space that was Gunning’s Seafood Restaurant.

It’s auf wiedersehen for good this time.Blob’s Park, a fixture of German culture in Jessup for 81 years, is closing on Monday, and owner Max Eggerl said there’s no chance of it reopening, as ...