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The late Robert B. Sincell has been named to the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association Hall of Fame. The Republican, published by Sincell Publishing, has the details on this honor.
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Did you know that Garrett County used to be a major production center for the maple syrup industry? While it may not be the largest producer of the syrup anymore, you can still find this traditional spring activity in the county. Maple syrup season varies every year, depending upon the weather. Today does not offer ideal conditions for tapping the trees, as the best days reach forty-five to fifty degrees with a temperature around twenty-eight degrees at night. Nevertheless, the sap was running in February, thanks to some warmer conditions, and will be again soon.
Steyer Brothers Farm on Rt. 560 is a working maple syrup farm. The Steyer family has been making the syrup for over 100 years. They offer tours to the public during the season and sell the product on site year round. If you are interested in a tour, your best bet is to call the farm at (301) 334-2900 to schedule a visit, as the weather determines whether or not they can collect the sap.
Also, the Steyer family partners with the State Parks to provide activities for the public. Maple syrup demonstrations are scheduled at Swallow Falls State Park from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm on Saturday March 8th. They will be on hand to answer questions and demonstrate the use of an evaporator in the syrup making process. Pure maple products will be offered for sale during this time. For more information call 301-334-9180. On Sunday March 9th, pancakes, buckwheat cakes, pure maple syrup, sausage, orange juice and coffee will be served at Herrington Manor Park.
In nearby Allegany County, the Savage River Lodge makes syrup on the premises as well. Mike Dreisbach tells me that guests come to help collect sap, with the added bonus of getting to take some of the syrup home. Also, the Lodge sells their finished product and uses it in the restaurant. For more information, visit www.savageriverlodge.com.
Happy Leap Day! Wisp Resort is having a Leap Year Party today. Anyone with a birthday today gets to ski for free. You must present a drivers license or some other form of valid id for the ticket.
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The public is invited to an open house at the new Learning Resource Center (aka "library") at Garrett College today from 4-6pm.
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Delegate Wendell Beitzel is proposing a new bill to regulate billboards in Garrett County. Sarah Moses reports on this in the Times-News.
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Here is a short aerial video of Wisp Resort from WBAL TV in Baltimore.
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The Weekend Calendar was just updated. There aren't as many events this weekend at Deep Creek Lake as last...but there's plenty of snow!
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Railey Realty's Blog has a good post up about things to consider when looking for lakefront property at Deep Creek Lake. _________________________________________________________________________________________
Night Watch is playing at Our Town Theatre this week in Oakland. The Republican has more detail.
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The Frostburg State University Department of Music will debut its Latin ensemble “El Sabor” on Saturday, March 1, at 8 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center.
The ensemble is entirely student-run and consists of music and non-music majors who participate in other departmental ensembles. Directed by senior Annie Lewis, “El Sabor” has a full Latin ensemble and a Latin combo, “El Sabortina.” The full Latin ensemble includes trumpets, trombones, saxophones, piano, voice, timbales, bongos and guiro. The Latin combo features timbales, bass and saxophone. Both ensembles will perform in the concert.
Tubonium! will make a special appearance at the start of the concert and play “Swing La Moderna” by Barretto.
Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the Department of Music at 301-687-4109.
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