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PLEASE NOTE: As our community works together to get through the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the events listed in this publication will be rescheduled or canceled, and some of the shops and restaurants listed within may be closed or temporarily offering different services. Please check the specific events’ and shops’ websites or call them for updates.

Is it true what they say, “summertime and the living is easy”? I’d like to think so.

Here in Frederick County in the summertime, the living can be easy. It’s sunny and warm and the calendar is filling up with lots of great outdoor activities and options for locals and visitors alike.

For a lot of folks food equals fun and there’s lots of foodie fun to be had all around the county lately via an explosion of food truck offerings. We’ve managed to chat with just a small number of the dozens of amazing food truck owners slinging delicious dishes around Frederick. From traditional Mexican tacos, burritos and nachos to decadent grilled cheeses to savage barbecue and ice cream treats, read all about what you’re missing starting on Page 16.

If you’re more into cooking for yourself, now is the time to explore Frederick County’s vast array of local agricultural delights, via the many farmers’ markets open now almost every day of the week throughout the region. We’ve got a handy list and description of each market and what is offered, starting on Page 34.

And, as always, we’ve included a selection of new and interesting businesses that have opened up around Frederick over the last several months. A bakery, personal care boutique, unique restaurant and DIY marketplace are on the list in this issue.

No matter how your summer is going so far, we hope you find some easy living inspiration in these pages! Happy easy living, Frederick!

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SHUAN BUTCHER An Army veteran, Shuan has spent most of his life working in the nonprofit sector on issues such as arts and culture, heritage tourism, civic engagement, and community development. He is a member of the National Press Club. He published “Inspiration to Serve: 101 Quotes about Kindness, Caring, and Giving,” co-authored “Making Change for the Better: The Importance of Youth Giving,” and contributes to a variety of local, regional, and national publications.

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Do you ever get that feeling in your body that you need to get up, get out and find something to create? Well, let your fingers do the walking down to Frederick’s main drag, North Market Street, where you’ll find a special boutique filled with so many creative options your heart will burst.

Dami Hunter, founder of Magpie Fibers, recently opened Magpie Market with business partner Kayla Fernandez, at 141 N. Market St., in Downtown Frederick, as a place to find everything from beautifully crafted stationery, fountain pens and pencils, to thoughtfully chosen German and Japanese paper goods, to hilarious cards and gift bags. But there’s so much more in store!

The boutique caters to “the creative maker in all of us” and offers supplies and kits for knitters, crocheters, stitchers, needle-felters, macramemakers and more.

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Hunter learned to knit years ago via a class at Frederick’s The Knot House on West Patrick Street. She immediately became obsessed with the craft and was hired as an employee soon after. Hunter loves the challenge of a difficult pattern and also the ability to “zone out” when creating an easy design. Regardless of what she’s knitting, using high-quality yarns is a priority.

She launched Magpie Fibers in December 2014 with the goal of producing hand-dyed yarns “that were very, very evenly colored and very deeply saturated.” She has sold her yarns online for years, and now they are available inside Magpie Market as well.

Customers could spend hours exploring the market and all of the lovely little items for sale that you can’t find anywhere else in the Frederick area.

But one of the best parts of the boutique is that most things are not just boxed up and waiting for you to buy them, fingers crossed that you can figure out how they work. Nope! Most of the items for sale are pulled out of their packaging and waiting for you to experiment. You’re encouraged to pick up one of the variety of Blackwing pencils (known for their soft, dark graphite and unique flat/square replaceable erasers) and give it a whirl. Not sure how needle-felting works? There’s a kit on display, welcoming you to pick it up, feel all the materials, and actually try your hand at creating before you buy.

And if all that isn’t exciting enough, shopping at Magpie Market, you know you’ll be supporting a business that does its best to support the diverse community of Frederick. Magpie is a multi-racial woman-owned business that focuses on inclusivity and strives to welcome everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, size, gender or ability.

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IT’S A

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When Karina Goytia opened her food truck, Traditional Authentic trucks in Frederick County on one hand.

These kitchens on wheels have been popular around the country for decades. But it’s only been in the past few years that the Frederick foodie scene has enjoyed a bevy of food truck options popping up at local breweries, wineries, distilleries and events.

“Food trucking is a lot of work,” Goytia says. “It is hard but it is fun.

It is rewarding.”

With Frederick County now home to dozens of food trucks featuring a variety of cuisines to satisfy any craving, we reached out to several different trucks to discover their stories and find out what’s on the menu this summer.

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Mexican Food, in 2016, she could count the number of food

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on the trucks, such as desserts.

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Goytia says the success of other food trucks After finding success selling Mexican food

feeds the success of her own. In that spirit, she

advertising on Facebook and selling at area

created a Facebook group dedicated Frederick

businesses, the Goytias were offered a spot to

County food trucks to help get the word out to the

sell their tacos, burritos, nachos, fried quesadillas

public about truck locations during the COVID-19

and street corn at the Great Frederick Fair in 2016.

pandemic. When new trucks come on the scene,

They bought a trailer to be able to fill orders and

she will send them tips and venue contact

have been growing ever since.

information, too.

Today, they have three food trucks and recently

“I do believe that having a variety (of food trucks)

acquired a small brick-and-mortar location in

helps everybody because people get tired of the

Frederick for carryout orders. They’re currently in

same thing every day,” she says. “They are not going

the process of renovating the spot on Buckeystown

to eat tacos daily, but if there is a mixture of trucks

Pike, and hope to open by late summer. From this

everybody is getting business at the same time and you are helping the newer trucks come up.”

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After spending more than 25 years in the brickand-mortar restaurant industry, Hillarie Hough was ready for a change. She had always wanted to open a food truck, and when the pandemic caused her restaurant to move to a carry out format, she saw an opportunity. With her husband’s contract work dried up, the couple had some down time, and they used it planning and building a food truck business.

They launched their truck in September 2020, and haven’t looked back.

Menu favorites include their signature sandwich, the Passarelli, a single layer of lasagna with provolone and mozzarella cheese served on garlic bread, and the B.A.T.: bacon, avocado and tomato topped with spicy ranch sauce and cheddar cheese and served on brioche.

Hough said she believes that the circumstances surrounding the pandemic brought new customers seeking out the food truck scene.

“I think the fact that people couldn’t leave their houses and leave their neighborhoods and we were able to bring the food directly to them Photos courtesy of Grilled Cheese Please

changed everybody’s point of view,” she says.

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One of the first food trucks in Frederick, Sno-Belles opened about eight years ago when Jenn German’s husband was craving an egg-custard-withmarshmallow shaved ice. The Baltimore favorite sweet treat was nowhere to be found in Frederick, so German started a food truck that offers more than 30 flavors of shaved ice (including egg custard, of course!), as well as vanilla, chocolate or twist soft-serve ice cream, ice cream floats and hot fudge, caramel, butterscotch or pineapple sundaes topped with whipped cream, nuts and a cherry. The “double down” includes alternating layers of both shaved ice and soft serve. And furry friends are never left out – doggie sundaes and puppy shaved ice cups are on the menu.

Best-sellers depend on the time of year, German said. During the early days of summer, twist ice cream is a popular favorite, but during the hot temps of August, shaved ice is a refreshing, fastselling, low-melting treat.

“I make people smile and they are excited to see me,” she says. “...I spread joy with my truck no

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matter what.”

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As patrons can tell by walking up to the Sauced Savage and spotting its famous decal, this food truck was “Built by Savages.”

When the Savage family bought the food trailer, it consisted of nothing but a concession window and plywood. Construction of the mobile eatery was a family affair.

“We really take pride in that that we were able to do this all ourselves,” Jason Savage said.

On the road since August 2020, the Sauced Savage serves up popular barbecue fare such as pit beef and turkey, brisket, pulled chicken and pork ribs, plus sides like cole slaw, dill potato salad, For something a little different, order the Spud Daddy, a smoked/baked potato topped with pulled pork and barbecue sauce, or Spud Mama, topped with pulled chicken and buttermilk ranch.

Savage said he loves watching the food truck scene grow in Frederick, and being a part of the community.

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mac-n-cheese, and smashed taters.

coming out of these trucks and trailers,” he said. “I love it. I’m a big foodie myself. If I am driving down the road and I am not working and I see another food truck, I automatically want to stop and try it out.”

The Savages offer catering, and also plan to add a second truck to their business next spring. He wouldn’t reveal what cuisine the new truck would focus on, but noted it would not be barbecue.

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“There are some really nice, appealing food that is

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As Glamourview Farm in Walkersville is in the process of building an on-site creamery for bottling their own milk and ice cream, they launched a food truck in June to help promote their products.

“The food truck was a way to take that product to other areas and events,” says Craig Walton.

Vanilla, chocolate or twist soft-serve custard is available in cones and cups, or try the custard with fudge, Oreo, Snickers and other add-ins in a milkshake. Cinnamon rolls and slushes round out the menu, served alongside a list of creative grilled cheese sandwiches, too.

Once the creamery is fully operational, hopefully by the end of the summer, Walton says the farm will be able to sell a full line of homegrown products on

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the truck.

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bulgogi features rib-eye beef, kimchee, cilantro,

dining experience, look no further than Frederick’s

lettuce and gochujang sauce, while the satay taco

North Market Street.

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Tsunami Ramen & Tapas opened near Frederick’s Square Corner in April 2020, just as the COVID-19

and jalapeño.

pandemic closed indoor dining options in Frederick

Only looking for a small bite? Grab an appetizer,

and around the country. But the new restaurant

such as edamame, bang bang shrimp, or veggie

persevered, offering takeout dining for months.

spring roll. Or try some tapas, featuring poached

Now, diners are also welcomed inside the charming

duck or seared scallops.

establishment, or can choose to eat at one of

Another favorite choice are the Donburi, or rice

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choose to sit, delicious foods await.

meats, such as chicken karaage or chashu pork,

Ramen is in the restaurant’s name, so naturally, ordering one of the giant bowls of broth, filled with

vegetables and sauces, these are filling and beautiful as well.

noodles and other toppings is a good choice. There

A variety of beverage options, including Thai iced

are almost a dozen different ramen bowls on the

tea, bubble tea and soft drinks join a selection

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and vegan (kale noodles, and soy, curry or spicy miso broth) options.

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No matter what you decide to order, enjoy this tasty addition to the Frederick food scene.

Shoyu ramen is a good starter choice, and includes chashu pork, egg noodles, bamboo shoots, poached egg and shoyu broth.

But the tasty dishes don’t end with ramen. Try one of the unexpected array of Asian tacos offered and your tastebuds won’t be sorry. The spicy

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Bounty Summertime means it’s farmers’ market season. And living in Frederick County means we have an incredible bounty to choose from when it comes to fresh fruits, vegetables, meats or dairy, as the county is home to more than 1,300 farms and 181,500 acres of farmland. Agriculture is and always has been a really important part

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of life in Frederick County.

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According to Homegrown Frederick, a part of the Frederick County Office of Economic Development (OED), Frederick County has been harvesting revenues in agriculture longer than any other industry.

There are 17 farmers’ markets located in the county, open on almost every day of the week. These local farmers’ markets “return more than three times of their sales to the local economy than chain retailers,” the OED reports.

Now is the time to pick out the best that Frederick County farmers have to offer. Check out our list below to find the best fruits, flowers, dairy,

during this year’s growing season.

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veggies, and many other items

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FREDERICK MARKETS As the county seat and largest city in Frederick County, naturally Frederick has the largest array of farmers’ market options in the county. Eight farmers’ markets are located within city limits, and are open mostly on weekends, with a few weekdays thrown in for good measure.

Kicking off the week on Tuesday mornings is the Farmers’ Market at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on the grounds of Fort Detrick (ncifrederick.cancer.gov/Programs/General/ FarmersMarket). Anyone may come to the market and parking is free. But be prepared to show ID at the Fort Detrick gate and have your vehicle searched upon entry. Once inside, you’ll find a wide variety of vendors, including locally made honey, baked goods, local produce and meats. But there are also vendors offering items you won’t find at other markets, such as heritage kimchi, natural beauty and skincare products, bonsai, and kombucha.

Also on Tuesdays through October 26, you’ll find local farmers on the grounds of the YMCA of Frederick County, at 1000 N. Market St. The market opens at 3:30 p.m. each Tuesday and continues through 6:30 p.m. (frederickymca.org/ event/farmers-market/all).

Thursdays are your next chance to catch a Frederick market. Head over to the Shab Row/

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Everedy Square (frederickfarmersmarket.com) area and find the charming market in the small parking lot off 113 N. East St., between Church and Second streets, from 3 to 6 p.m. Vendors include two different distilleries as well as multiple vendors selling cheeses, eggs and meats, plus

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herbs, plants and flowers. Baked goods and crafts are also regularly available. This market will be open through the end of September this year. It has a sister market, with the same vendors, selling on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1215 W. Patrick St., in the parking lot of Gavigan’s Furniture at Willowtree Plaza. This market plans to be open through Nov. 20.

Also on Saturdays, find vendors from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Great Frederick Fair grounds, Lot A, at 797 E. Patrick St., across from the main entrance of the fair. The Field Fresh Farmers Market features about 22 regular vendors and three “occasional” vendors. They include two distilleries, two breweries, half a dozen bakeries offering breads, cakes, cookies and even a specialty dog bakery.

You’ll also find luxury self-care products, such as lotions, soaps and candles, native perennials, gourmet popcorn, olive oil and vinegar, jewelry, as well as the tasty local meats and produce you would expect to see at a farmers’ market.

On Fridays through Sept. 3, the Key City Food & around lunchtime, set up alongside a selection of food trucks along the parking spots on Second Street in front of Baker Park’s Bandshell and the Talley Center. Find out about who will be set up each Friday by heading to the market’s Facebook page (facebook.com/keycityfoodfarm).

On Fridays, find Markets & Music at the Village at Worman’s Mill (wormansmillvillage.com) from 5-8 p.m., through September. Live music, food trucks, craft beverages and lawn seating are available.

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Farm Market has a few farmers’ market vendors

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Rounding out the Frederick markets is the Frederick City Market (frederickcitymarket. com) on Sundays, set up in the old Carmack Jays parking lot at 331 N. Market St., downtown.

From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., you’ll often find a rotating selection of live music as well as an eclectic mix of vendors. According to the market organizers, this market strives to provide the “freshest produce, foods, and most unique artisan products and services around. Everything is either farm grown, or handmade locally by our wonderful vendors.”

Wine, baked goods, soaps and natural botanicals, condiments and seasonings, microgreens, fresh flowers, edible and medicinal mushrooms, wood and resin jewelry, produce, pottery and vintage clothing are regularly on offer here. Vendors will set up here through Nov. 21.

OUTSIDE THE CITY Frederick proper isn’t the only place to find farmers’ markets throughout the summertime.

Municipalities throughout the county host their own regular markets both indoors and outside, throughout the season. They include: Brunswick Main Street market, at the Martin’s Creek Municipal Parking Lot at Potomac Street and 1st Avenue. This market runs from 4-7 p.m.,

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on the second and final Fridays of each month through Sept. 24.

Emmitsburg market, at 302 S. Seton Ave., from 3-6 p.m., on Fridays through Sept. 24.

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J e f f e r s o n M a r y l a n d F a r m e r ’ s M a r ke t (facebook.com/JeffersonMarylandFarmersMarket) Jefferson Ruritan Center, 4603 Lander Road., from 4-7 p.m., on Wednesdays. This market runs through Sept. 8 and includes artisan breads, vegetables, plants and flowers, crocheted g o o d s , m u s h ro o m s , f l o ra l a r ra n g e m e nt s , cheeses and butter, flags, signs and décor, cookies and sweet treats.

Middletown

Farmers’

Market

(middletownmdfarmersmarket.com), at the Middletown Christ Reformed UCC Parking Lot, 12 S. Church St., is open from 4-7 p.m., on Thursdays. This market has been operating for more than 15 years and features weekly entertainment and the occasional yoga class.

Baked goods, produce, bath products, crafts, woodworking, microgreens, jewelry, stationery, wines, snowballs, and even a sharpening shop and dog groomer are on hand regularly.

Myersville

Farmers

Market

(myersvillefarmersmarket.com) is open indoors April) inside the Fire Company Banquet Hall at 301 Main St., and outdoors in warmer months (mid-April through October) at the Municipal Parking Lot at 301 Main St. The time to find vendors is 9 am. to noon, no matter the season.

Alpaca products, crafts, bath and body items, woodworking, tie-dye, eggs, meats, cheeses, jams and jellies, pottery, meats and sweets are on offer alongside traditional produce. Food trucks and entertainment are also regularly available on site.

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through the winter (November through early

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New Market Farmer’s Market (facebook.com/ NewMarketFarmersMarketMD) is located along the downtown sidewalks of Main Street on many Saturdays through Sept. 25. Patrons are advised to begin at 68 & 69 W. Main St., and head east along Main, ending at the east end of town, drop by the local businesses, and listen to live music along the way.

Thurmont Main S tre et Fa r me rs Ma r ket (thurmontmainstreet.com/thurmont-events) is located at the Municipal Parking Lot at South Center Street, 9 a.m. to noon, every Saturday through Sept. 25. There are 18 unique vendors selling local honey, baked good, produce, herbs and flowers, soaps, beef sticks, dog treats and other items.

Urbana Library Farmers’ Market (facebook. com/UrbanaLibraryFarmersMarket) sets up at the Urbana Regional Library, 9020 Amelung St., on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., through mid-

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Finding the helpers Nonprofits reach out to Frederick kids in need

by Gina Gallucci-White

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CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS PARTNERSHIP

Ostrow-Scher founded the all-volunteer COIPP in

Shari Ostrow-Scher understands the trauma that

while working as an early childhood specialist

can happen to a child when a parent is sent to jail

and family involvement supervisor for Frederick

or prison. The founder of Children of Incarcerated

County Public Schools. She noticed kids whose

Parents Partnership (COIPP) was the child of an

parents were incarcerated weren’t getting enough

incarcerated parent herself once, and now she

support.

in the Frederick area.

with support, resources and services while a family member is incarcerated. She got the idea

“For a lot of our children, having a parent leave the household creates trauma and trauma in these

Even during the recent pandemic, Ostrow-Scher

times can really grow,” she says. With COVID-19

managed to hold events and connect kids with

regulations putting an end to detention center

positive experiences through COIPP. During a

visitations and closing schools for in-person

springtime Zoom call, she watched as a juggler put

learning, many children felt extra isolation during

a smile on lots of faces.

the last year, Ostrow-Scher said.

“Watching this one little boy’s eyes light up ... that

“For many children, that was their lifeline,” she

look makes it all worthwhile,” she said.

says. “Now their loved one is out of their reach … and that can add to the anxiety.”

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works to help others who face similar challenges

2004 as a way to assist children and caregivers

HELP

She and other COIPP volunteers do their best to help children “have a safer journey through hard times.”

In 2020, the nonprofit helped more than 600 children and families by sending curated themed boxes with books and games, hosting caregiver giveaways that included gift cards and supplies and by placing funds on commissary accounts so incarcerated parents could call their children.

“My observation is the detention centers are less crowded because of COVID but the needs of the families seem to have increased exponentially,” iHands illustration: stockphoto.com / Nvard Akopyan

Ostrow-Scher says.

The resources provided by COIPP are a crucial lifeline to struggling families.

Find out more: coipp.org

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SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE As a volunteer with Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Karl Rathvon recalled one of his favorite memories of working with the nonprofit: A 4-year-old boy walked up to Rathvon clutching his new Spider-Man pillow during a delivery, tugged on his pants leg and asked, “Mister? Is this my pillow?” When Rathvon responded that it was, the child asked again, “It’s mine? I don’t have to share with anyone?” Rathvon confirmed it was his and he didn’t have to share.

“You would have thought it was Christmas Day,” Rathvon recalled, smiling.

The Frederick resident is one of several volunteers who help to build and to deliver new children’s beds to families who need them. The Frederick chapter is one of about 250 Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapters across the U.S. The local chapter holds “build days” about once per month, and about 30 volunteers typically show up to work an assembly line, including sanding and drilling and creating new beds. During a late February build, the group created 40 beds in about four hours.

Rathvon said it’s all worthwhile when you see the looks on the recipients’ faces, such as when he delivered a bed to a high school student in Thurmont who had been sleeping on the floor with

“When you get them up off the floor and into a bed, it makes it all worthwhile,” he said.

Lou Stavely, Frederick chapter president, first heard about the nonprofit on social media. A retired Montgomery County police officer, Stavely enjoys woodworking, and asked to form a Frederick chapter 2 years ago. He recruited a core group of

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a dog bed for a pillow.

HELP

about a dozen volunteers and spent the first six months raising money.

“The generosity of the American people is unbelievable,” Stavely says. “When they find a need, it is filled. Period. If there is genuine need out there, people take care of it.”

Rathvon said though many volunteer jobs require some previous knowledge, building beds does not.

“We can teach people how to do it right on the spot,” he says. “...You are doing stuff for kids. Everybody is on board with that. You don't need any special skills.”

Beds and new bedding are given free of charge to children in need. The group works with Frederick County Department of Social Services as well as other local nonprofits and schools to find families in need.

“Out of the 250 beds we have given out over the iHands illustration: stockphoto.com / Nvard Akopyan

last two years, I haven’t turned anybody down,” Stavely says. “We are non-political, non-religious.

We just give beds out and help kids out.”

“Being in a bed helps a child to get a good night’s sleep which can lead to better behavior and more success in school, he added. “Delivering the beds is just like icing on the cake …It warms your heart.”

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BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK While passing out food at Waverley Elementary last winter, Blessings in a Backpack (BIAB) Program Director Angela Abrishami recalled meeting a young boy that had never seen a butternut squash before. “He hugged it and carried it like a baby,” she recalls. “...The mom said they had never had it in house before but she was excited he would get to try it. He would not put it in the bag. He would not let it go. Those kinds of things just prove … that these kids need that. They feel that love.”

The nonprofit, which provides food insecure elementary-aged children with meals to get through the weekend, recently named the Frederick County branch as a national chapter. The designation means that Abrishami is now a fulltime employee after three years of volunteer work with the organization.

Nicole Grizzle, BIAB chief marketing officer, notes the nonprofit chooses national chapters by looking for really strong grassroots volunteerdriven programs.

“We knew the community in Frederick was already very strongly behind Blessings in a Backpack,” she says. “... We wanted to deploy some more resources to that area by hiring a staff member to

The Frederick organization, BIAB’s seventh chapter, will remain a community-based program.

The national designation allows the group to get national pricing on prepackaged bags being distributed during the COVID-19 pandemic, access to their marketing materials and the opportunity to form a local advisory board.

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be able to grow what they have already done.”

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Abrishami was excited by the national chapter designation because the nonprofit saw Frederick as a strong, community-backed program.

“It was almost like being rewarded,” she says. “’You guys are doing amazing. Join us in this national effort to feed hungry kids.’ ...I couldn't be more proud of us. We worked so hard. It is really a testament to our volunteers. I say this all the time ‘They are fierce. They are strong and they are passionate.’ That hasn't changed. That is not going away. Our volunteer base is still strong. It is staying with us and that is not going to change.”

Since 2014, the Frederick organization has fed more than 3,100 children annually with pick-up sites at 22 schools and six community locations.

Abrishami notes that though these numbers are good, the group has not yet been able to meet the actual need in the county. More than 12,000 public school students qualify for free or reduced-price meals and could benefit from the program, she said.

“We are just scraping the surface,” she says. “We have so much more room to grow and we are excited about that. We are bringing on a local advisory board to help us with strategic planning and how to grow this chapter to serve those children.”

iHands illustration: stockphoto.com / Nvard Akopyan

Abrishami says food insecurity is everywhere.

“You don’t realize it could be your own neighbor,” she says. “It does not matter how big your house is, especially right now. This pandemic has leveled that playing field. You really just don't know who is food insecure. They may have the biggest car but they don’t have enough money to buy food.”

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Customers have been lining up for years to get their hands on Bakehouse’s buttery croissants, salty chocolate chip cookies and fruity scones.

Kim MacDonald gained somewhat of a cult following during the last several years, selling her tasty baked goods at the Frederick City Farmers’ Market. And now MacDonald’s creations are available Thursdays through Sundays at a new Downtown Frederick storefront.

MacDonald and her husband, Dan, spent the early months of 2021 renovating the space at 69 S. Market St., that was once occupied by a Subway restaurant and creating a quaint, cozy space for Bakehouse along Carroll Creek Linear Park. A repurposed family dining table now serves as a coffee bar, and hanging plants and tons of natural light fill the space and invite customers to stay awhile.

But the main event is the baked goods.

Bakehouse offers a rotating menu, with a few customer favorites almost always on the list, such as the aforementioned croissants.

Top Inset photo by Molly Spence

Whether you choose classic, chocolate, almond, mixed berry, prosciutto and gruyere or everything, you won’t be disappointed. Giant and filled with crispy, buttery flavor, these pastries can be shared, but you won’t want to.

Another great breakfast choice is the cinnamon morning bun, or its close cousin, the cinnamon sugar bun. Twisted and covered on every inch with cinnamon, these buns are impossibly light and flaky. Coffee cake is a classic choice, but Bakehouse offers a twist, with its cardamom spice version. Rich with

flavor, it’s particularly good with a cup of Rise Up coffee, also served here.

Lines have been long and the bakery often sells out before midday. So, while you grab your favorite breakfast treats, think about bringing home a few desserts for later in the day as well. On a recent visit, delicious dessert selections included chocolate peanut butter cake slices, chocolate pound cake, chocolate raspberry fudge brownies, and salty chocolate chip cookies.

But single-serving sweets aren’t the only thing MacDonald can offer. Bakehouse can create outstanding layer cakes for your next special occasion, such as a birthday or wedding. The bakery requires at least one week notice for special orders and has a really interesting menu of cake choices, such as Hummingbird (banana and pineapple spice cake layered with cream cheese frosting), Opera (almond cake layered with mocha buttercream, chocolate ganache, toasted almonds, and chocolatecovered espresso beans), and Banana Butter (banana cake layered with peanut butter buttercream and chocolate ganache).

Bring your sweet tooth and a little bit of patience, and you’ll be rewarded with a mouthful of amazingness.

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If you enjoy a summer road trip filled with a few kitschy tourist traps, and balanced with a plenty of arts and culture, sports, recreation, history and culinary delights, too, head about two hours north from Frederick County to the heart of Pennsylvania’s Amish country, in Lancaster County.

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Food, History, and Family Fun

in Lancaster County Words and Photos By Shuan Butcher

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Let’s start in the county seat of Lancaster, with

but could have spent more time at the array of

a very walkable downtown filled with boutique

entertaining shows. And for any Disney fans out

shops, restaurants, museums, theaters and

there, here’s a tip: Dutch Wonderland has a Dole

a whole section dedicated to visual art called

Whip stand!

Gallery Row.

For history buffs like myself, there are lots of

Head first to the Lancaster Central Market.

must-visit sites in Lancaster County. Most folks

Dating to 1730, it is the oldest continuously

don’t know that Lancaster served as our nation’s

operating public farmers’ market in the country.

capital for a day, as well as the state capital of

Here, you can find everything from locally produced

Pennsylvania for a dozen or so years.

cheese, meats, fruits, and vegetables to baked goods, canned jams and jellies, flowers and much more. This indoor market, open year-round on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., sits in a massive and architecturally stunning building, and is host to about 60 vendors.

Historic Rock Ford is the 1794 home of Edward Hand, who served as Adjutant General to George Washington. The property consists of 33 acres (of the 177 original acres) and elegant rooms contain period furnishings and rare items that once belonged to the family. During a tour, you

Next, grab lunch or dinner at the Lancaster

will be able to see silver presented to Hand by

Brewing Company. They have two locations in

Washington and an invitation to join the first

Lancaster (as well as another in Harrisburg). Their

POTUS for dinner, as well as some original John

original facility, in an old tobacco building, opened

Trumbull sketches.

in 1995. They serve nine year-round beers as well as several seasonal and limited-edition releases, and take an energy sustaining approach to their brewing. Sometimes the food at breweries can be hit or miss. Here, it was definitely a hit! The PA Dutch Pretzel and the Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich are both outstanding, but a highlight is the Chorizo Mac and Cheese, a huge portion with a divine combination of flavors.

One of the brewery’s locations is just down the road from Dutch Wonderland. If you have kids, or are just a kid at heart, put this classic amusement park on your list. Roller coasters and water rides are paired with rides that take you back to yesteryear, including bumper cars and a merrygo-round. We allotted just a few hours to visit,

Two structures not original to the property but relocated onsite include a former tenant house as well as a 1780’s German barn. The barn is now home to The John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts, which opened in April. Inside, it holds 230 objects made by early artisans of the region, including tall case clocks and other furniture pieces, silver and artwork.

Another property that is worth the visit is the 1719 Hans Herr House. This structure is the oldest surviving house in the county and the oldest Mennonite meeting house remaining in the Western Hemisphere. A Long House that has been recreated onsite is the finest I have seen of early Native American culture on the East Coast.

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Just down the road sits the Strasburg Rail Road.

A leisurely train ride, led by a steam engine, takes passengers on a 40-minute excursion through Central Pennsylvania farmland to Paradise. It is one of the oldest railroads in the country and is quite an experience. Each of Strasburg’s railcars offer a unique perspective and view.

Nearby, make a stop at Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery. For just $3 per person, you get to learn the history of America’s oldest pretzel producer.

This interactive tour allows you to try your hand at pretzel making, and walks you through the pretzel’s evolution from the early days when they were twisted by hand to the automated process now. You even walk away with a free sample and can purchase more at the onsite gift shop.

As mentioned before, there are many places throughout Lancaster County where you can experience Amish history, culture and goods. One of the thrills of our trip was taking a farm tour with Aaron and Jessica’s Buggy Ride in Bird-inHand. This unique experience includes a ride on a traditional Amish buggy, pulled by horses along a country road with a stop at a local farm. You will be able to get out, walk through the barn, visit with some animals and even get a refreshing bottle of homemade root beer or lemonade.

After your ride, grab dinner next door at Smokehouse BBQ and Brews. This is just plain good barbecue. There are many appealing choices on the menu, but splurge for the Smokehouse Sampler, which gets you one starter, two meats, two sides, a dessert and beverage. You won’t regret it and can take the leftovers home to savor later.

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Speaking of places to eat, another highly recommended restaurant in the region is Miller’s Smorgasbord. This family-owned buffet has just about everything you can imagine: a carving station, Swedish meatballs, drunken apples, bread pudding, cherry crumb pie, and don’t forget the chicken and waffles. Millers has been making this dish from its very beginning, in 1929.

What’s better than dinner and a theater production rolled into one experience? Not much. So when you are in Lancaster County, see what’s playing at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre. Now in its 35th season, this fabulous theater seats 328 patrons and there really isn’t a bad seat in the house. This summer’s productions include Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” and “Grumpy Old Men: The Musical.”

If you’re really going to make the most of your time in Lancaster County, you’ll need a place to stay.

Cork Factory Hotel at Urban Place is a wonderful choice. Once the home of Armstrong Cork and Kerr Glass companies, this hotel is the perfect example of adaptive reuse, with its own unique character that avoids the cookie-cutter approach of many chain hotels.

A member of the Historic Hotels of America, this 19th century structure with exposed brick walls and wood ceilings is a perfect showcase of how historic preservation is valued in Lancaster. The owners took extraordinary measures to preserve and honor the building’s history.

LANCASTER RESOURCES Aaron and Jessica’s Buggy Rides Amishbuggyrides.com 717-768-8828 Cork Factory Hotel corkfactoryhotel.com 717-735-2075 Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre Dutchapple.com 717-898-1900 Dutch Wonderland Dutchwonderland.com 866-Fun-atDW Hans Herr House hansherr.org 717-464-4438 Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery Juliussturgis.com 717-626-4354 Lancaster Brewing Company Lancasterbrewing.com 717-391-6258 Lancaster Central Market centralmarketlancaster.com 717-735-6890 Miller’s Smorgasbord Millerssmorgasbord.com 800-669-3568 Rock Ford Plantation Rockfordplantation.org 717-392-7223 Smokehouse BBQ and Brews Smokehousebbqandbrews.com 717-768-4400 Strasburg Rail Road strasburgrailroad.com 866-725-9666

Lancaster is located less than two hours from Frederick, so it can definitely be a day trip. But splurge a little and spend the weekend or even longer to enjoy all of Lancaster’s charms.

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Married entrepreneurs Jordan and Quron (“Q”)

Toward the back of the space, a dried floral bar

Lewis call each other soulmates and are both

beckons, with a rainbow of bright, beautiful

dreamers who thrive on good vibes and making a

blooms and greens. Directions show patrons how

difference in the community.

to create your own dried bouquet, using a good

Jordan, longtime owner of JKW Beauty, a special event makeup, hairstyling and tanning studio in

mix of tall, medium, and “stunner” pieces to add to custom bunches.

Downtown Frederick, and Q, an athletic trainer,

The whole shop is arranged so that customers

have both always been interested in a variety of

will find some peace, wandering and considering

self-care, including meditation, yoga, supplements

what items they can bring into their lives for some

and tinctures. When the pandemic changed the

much-needed self-care.

world in early 2020, it forced the couple to spend more time at home, put themselves first, and consider priorities.

As a result, the idea for a new business, Peace “for the modern hippie,” was born.

Both Jordan and Q are friendly and helpful, offering up advice about the products they carry, many of which they use themselves.

Best-sellers include candles from the Wanderlust Collection of Boheme, with scents such as Joshua

As they explain on their new boutique’s website,

Tree, Tahiti, and Goa; all-natural bath salts by Of

“Both of us were in the business of serving others

the Sea; and nourishing body crème and facial

and making sure all of their needs are met. So this

moisturizer by Nature of Things.

pause, we thought, was actually a way to reset the rat race we have been in for years… we thought, ‘wouldn’t it be cool to share all these self-care things with others in a store, it would be like newcentury hippie vibes.’”

Whether you’re in the market for yoga gear or journaling supplies, bath soaks or soothing powders, essential oils or reed diffusers, or some new smudge sticks, basically any and every kind of self-care ritual is covered under Peace’s peaceful roof.

Peace, located on West Patrick Street, includes

Photo courtesy of Peace

products focused on “daily self-care rituals for the mind, body, skin and soul.”

Entering the shop, customers immediately feel a peaceful vibe. Long wooden tables filled with lotions, soaps and potions of many kinds are thoughtfully arranged.

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Catoctin Furnace

New Museum of the Ironworker

Historic Gardens: Catoctin Furnace The 2021 Maryland Iron Festival: Saturday and Sunday, September 18-19: Join us for our annual family-oriented free festival! The event will feature artisans and artists, cooking demonstrations, blacksmithing, casting and molding, children’s activities, music, poetry performances, archaeologists, food, a beer and wine garden, guided tours of the village, and more!

The Iron Road Driving Tour: Hit the road for a driving tour of historic iron furnaces in Maryland and Pennsylvania! Go to : https://catoctinfurnace. org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CF-Iron-RoadDriving-Tour-Digital-Version.pdf to download the full color, multi-day driving tour brochure featuring photographs of and information about six extant iron-making furnaces in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Additionally, eight former ironmaking sites with information about their history and products are included. Explore the Iron Road, a perfect socially distanced family outing!

Hike the Catoctin Furnace African American Cemetery Trail Catoctin Furnace African American Cemetery Interpretive Trail: Open daily, during Cunningham Falls State Park hours, 8 am – 7:30 pm. Enjoy a socially distanced self-guided tour on our new trail beginning within Cunningham Falls State Park at the ruins of the historic Isabella furnace and casting shed. The trail meanders through the forest and leads to an overlook near the African American cemetery. A printed, self-guided companion tour brochure, designed to engage children and families, along with an audio tour, is available on the CFHS website. More information: https://catoctinfurnace.org/african-americancemetery/.

Our new Museum of the Ironworker, with exhibits including two forensic facial reconstructions created in 2020 in conjunction with StudioEIS and the Smithsonian Institution, now open 10am-2pm, weekends this summer. We are an allvolunteer organization, so please call ahead to confirm that we are indeed open before visiting.

Catoctin Furnace Historical Society, Inc. 12610 Catoctin Furnace Rd | Thurmont, MD 21788 catoctinfurnace.org | info@catoctinfurnace.org 240-288-7396

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