Creekside Prayer Chapel Yard Sale/ Bake Sale: Wed June 19 through Fri June 21, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM and Sat June 22, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. 5212 Sang Run Road McHenry, MD 21541 301-387-7243 or 301-746-8725

It will be a SUMMER OF SCIENCE with a fun Science theme each month! Learning Beyond the Classroom is kicking off June with Water Play Fun June 17-21. New this year, we will only have morning stops to get in all the fun before it gets too hot! All Learning Beyond the Classroom events are for ALL GARRETT COUNTY FAMILIES with children birth-K!

Join Deep Creek Pottery for a fun and creative art camp for ages 9-12! We have an amazing week of creating with clay, pottery wheels, mosaic tile creations, pottery painting, canvas painting, snacks, and more!!! Pre-registration is required by calling 301-501-1619, emailing deepcreekpottery@gmail.com, or message here! $225.00 per camper.

Join Deep Creek Pottery for a pottery wheel lesson! Every Wednesday at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM. There is only room for 2 people at a time on the wheel! You can get up to 3 pots for that hour. One hour of hands-on instruction and includes all glazes and firings. $85.00 per person. A fun hour!!! Register by calling, message here, or email deepcreekpottery@gmail.com.

Focusing mainly on the B&O, this revised class includes a new approach to the Preston railroad that operated in Crellin, and a brief description of how steam and diesel locomotives function. It includes a brief section on the effects of the Civil War on the B&O. It will cover the railroads in general terms for participants with even a mild interest in rail travel. In this class, historian, author, and educator, Dr. Neal Brooks will describe the railroad's development, decline, and main purposes. The course will consider the railroad's social and business aspects. We'll discuss two companies, B & O and Western Maryland, with remnants that are still present as part of CSX. We will focus on passenger service to this region in the 20th Century. We will also cover smaller coal/logging railroads that disappeared but had significant impact including the Confluence and Oakland, Preston Railroad, and the Jennings Brothers Railroad. This class is intended for a general audience interested in Garrett County and in general rail transportation history, not just rail fans. In addition, this class has the added dimension of meeting in the renovated 1884 B&O Railroad station, one of the most significant historic buildings in Oakland, MD. This […]