New to Point of Rocks?

A new family just moved into town. We meet the banjo playing wife who has twin boys (about the same age as my sons) so we promised to get together. We suggested going to the Saturday Night Lucketts Bluegrass Concert this past weekend only to find that my husband and her husband knew each other from VA TECH’s graduate program that they were in 9 years ago. Small world.


After we left the concert I started spouting off things to my husband to tell them about or places to go near and around town. Ryan said I would overwhelm them, but after nine years of living in the same town just down the road from my own hometown of Germantown some of this info might not only be useful for them , but for others. Enjoy and add on…..


The cool things to see and do out and about Point of Rocks other than hiking on the C&O Canal:


• Edward F Fry Memorial Library in POR Storytime on Monday nights and Tuesday mornings


• Hike on Sugarloaf Mountain


• Art classes, gallery shows, culture, even a chance to pose for life drawing classes: Delaplaine Visual Arts Center in Frederick and the Loudoun Academy of Arts in Leesburg for


• Dragonfly Art Co-op for purchasing unique art in Frederick


• Countryside Artisan Tour in Upper Montgomery County. Tours of artists studios-check the schedule.


• Beans in the Belfry in downtown Brunswick. Coffee shop, funky restaurant, live music, kids programs, etc.


• Berwick Ribbon Outlet in Hagerstown…so worth the drive…I’m talking about spending $5.00 on a huge bag of ribbon!


• Chartreuse & Company antiques & tag sales once a month near Buckystown (Friday-Sunday)


• The Old Lucketts Store antiques-open all the time


• The best playground around is in Dickerson, MD just off Big Woods Road-hidden gem, where you can watch horses graze


• Of course helping out with the Point of Rocks Garden Club or in the Annual Potomac Watershed Clean-up on the Canal (each year in April)


• Frederick and Leesburg both have ghost tours, house tours, garden tours…Harpers Ferry is known for their ghost tours. I love the Frederick Christmas House tour in early December.


• Antietam Battlefield 23,000 Candles - One for Each Soldier Killed, Wounded or Missing at the Battle of Antietam One of the most incredible displays I have ever seen-December 4, 2010.


• Antique Emporium, Great Stuff by Paul both in downtown Frederick


• Frederick Earth & Space and Science Lab…a must if you have kids or need a unique date night…don’t ask, just go. $4.00 per person per movie. Open House Night Nov 1


• Fresh eggs for $2.00 a dozen on Stunkle’s Farm off of Rte. 28 call Cheryl at 301-874-2146


• Visit some cats and kittens…need to make an appointment but they love to have youngsters come play with them. Last year instead of accepting b-day gifts for Liam we asked for animal food and then donated to the Animal Welfare League of Frederick County. So much fun for my boys to visit these cats.






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