WESTERN MARYLAND also offers hiking and climbing, if you want to enjoy the land side. Eat & Drink Serving homemade ice cream and sherbet using cream from local dairy farms, this Deep Creek mainstay is a required stop. You can even boat in to this dockside favorite. See & Do Break it Down at DelFest DelFest, started by bluegrass legend Del McCoury, comes to Cumberland every May, bringing with it national acts and, of course, the Del McCoury Band. Get Your Ice Cream Fix at Lakeside Creamery Spruce Forest Artisan Village, Grantsville Appalachian Festival in fall, celebrating music, art, dance, food and culture, with symposiums and film screenings highlighting the history, present day and future of Appalachia and the people who live there. Mummers Parade for almost a century. Recent parades have featured as many as 10,000 participants, making it the largest nighttime parade on the East Coast. Showcasing the best Garrett County has to offer, this relative newcomer to the Western Maryland restaurant scene has live music performed by local artists and an eclectic, inviting menu that highlights ingredients proudly sourced from area farms. Eat, Drink and Dance at Moon Shadow Café This long-standing music festival packs performances by dozens of local, regional and national blues artists into four soulful days. Kids get their own jam session plus activities like barrel cart rides and crafts. Dig the Blues at the Western Maryland Blues Festival Come witness the rolling hills, idyllic streams and bucolic forests, which give no sign of the blood that was shed on the single deadliest day of fighting in American history. Walk the Crossroads of History at Antietam National Battlefield Learn About Appalachian Culture Frostburg State University hosts the Strut Your Stuff at the Mummers Parade See (or Be) an Artisan at Work The Alsatia Club in Hagerstown has been putting on its October Adventure Sports Center International, McHenry Watch master weaver Ann Jones use a variety of looms and fibers, including her own handspun and dyed wools, to weave contemporary and historic forms before heading over to see award-winning whittler Gary Yoder, the village’s master bird sculptor whose creations have appeared at the Smithsonian Institute. This rugged seam formed where North America’s continental plates are pulling apart, making for some of the most intriguing geology and challenging hiking around. With beautiful views of the Savage River Forest, Big Savage Mountain, Meadow Mountain and New Germany Lake in New Germany State Park, hiking the Eastern Continental Divide in Garrett County is a must for everyone. Hike the Eastern Continental Divide Shoot the Rapids at Adventure Sports Center International Each fall the forests of Western Maryland See Beautiful Fall Foliage at the Autumn Glory Festival 52 ✥ VISITMARYLAND.ORG | 1-877-333-4455 PHOTOS: GARRETT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Adventure Sports Center International sits at the top of Wisp Mountain, a 1,700-foot-long white-water course built to host Olympic events. The course is actually adjustable—the speed and amount of water can be changed—to accommodate everyone from old river hands to casual adventuring families. The center Meandering through the rolling hills and mountains of Western Maryland, crisscrossing five national parks, ten state parks, and one of the most important fronts of the Civil War, the Antietam Highlands Wine Trail is home to five of Maryland’s premiere wineries. Tour the Antietam Highlands Wine Trail
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