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ON A RAINY DAY                           FOR THE BUDDING ARTIST

        If the weather puts a damper on your outdoor   From children’s theater and acrobats
        activities, gather the family members and try the    to ballets and world music, your
        Exit Strategy Escape Room, where you will look    budding artists will love the live
        for clues, open locks, and decipher messages to   performances of the Cultural Events
        complete your mission and beat the clock. Head to   Series at Frostburg State University.
        Fore Axes - a golf simulator, bocce ball, and ax-  Or, stop by Mr. Toad’s Pottery, an
        throwing lounge. Or, embark on one of our Scenic   inclusive, paint-your-own-pottery
        Byways to experience inviting views, magical Main   studio that offers board art, mixed
        Streets, enduring history, and engaging places.    media, and mosaics. Touted as a top
                                                 family-friendly festival in the country,
        FOR THE HISTORY BUFF                     the whole family will love DelFest,
                                                 Allegany County’s premier, 4- day
        Learn about George Washington’s ties to   Bluegrass festival, celebrating the rich
        Cumberland when you visit George Washington’s   legacy of Del McCoury Music.
        Headquarters, a log cabin occupied by George
        Washington on his travels to the area, or travel the
        George Washington Trail - 1753. Explore the
        original tunnels of Fort Cumberland, located
        beneath Cumberland’s Emmanuel Episcopal
        Church, which were also rumored to be a means of
        transport on the Underground Railroad. Or visit the
        Crossroads of America exhibit at the Allegany
        Museum, a state of the art museum exhibit tracing
        the history of human movement through Cumberland
        and Allegany County along trade routes, the National
        Road, railroads and the C&O Canal.


















































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