The museum begins with rare Ice Age fauna discovered in deep mountain caves, covers the arrival and lifeways of the region’s Native American populations and includes a rich cast of legendary frontiersmen.
Casual dining café offers a mix of delicious lunch entrees prepared by students in training for careers in the growing hospitality sector.
Grab your pole and tackle box, pack up a little cooler, and head outside to some of Allegany County’s favorite fishing holes. With the Potomac River forming the southern border of the county and the sloping hillsides that make up the Allegheny Mountain Range, the creeks, rivers, and waterways that flow through the mountains are the perfect place to cast a line and soak up some rays. Some of Mountain Maryland's greatest assets are open[...]
We've been serving wonderful home-style cooking for more than 60 years and breakfast all day in a casual setting. First pizza in Allegany county.
Take a trip through Mountain Maryland behind the largest operating steam locomotive on the East Coast! Climb 1,291 vertical feet from Cumberland to Frostburg through the Allegany mountains. We offer The Frostburg Flyer, Dinner Trains, and more!
Western Terminus of the C&O Canal National Historical Park and start of 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage Bike Trail. Home to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, C&O Canal Museum, Visitor Center, Canal Boat Replica, and Allegany County's first Winery. Enjoy shopping and dining, festivals and concerts, historical sites and outdoor recreation.
Maryland Bears Black bear are located primarily in Garrett, Allegany, Washington, and Frederick counties. Populations are highest in Garrett and Allegany counties, with numbers continuing to rise throughout the western region of Maryland. Although evidence of a breeding population is confined to the western four counties, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources receives several bear sightings and complaints in central and southern Maryland counties each year. Bears are the largest mammals in Maryland. Adult bears[...]
Because of its relatively remote location in Green Ridge State Forest in Allegany County, Town Creek receives little fishing pressure from other anglers. This stream has great structure provided by tree root balls and small stream falls, all resulting in an ideal habitat for trout and other species. The creek’s flows and temperatures are usually good enough to support the stocked rainbow and brown trout until mid-summer. Smallmouth bass and sunfish provide other target species[...]
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced today that the fall turkey hunting season will open Oct. 28 and continue through Nov. 4 in Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties, with a bag limit of one turkey per hunter. The 2017 Wild Turkey Observation Survey Summary shows turkey reproduction in western Maryland was slightly below average, but high enough to maintain the population at previous levels. Photo by Lori R. Bramble “Western Maryland has always been[...]
The 243-acre Lake Habeeb, known for having the "bluest water in the state”, is nested within Rocky Gap State Park located in Western Maryland’s Allegany County. The park, which encompasses over 3,000 acres of public land for visitors to enjoy, is surrounded by rugged mountains making Lake Habeeb a truly beautiful place to fly fish. With generally excellent water clarity, a fly fisher can target largemouth and smallmouth bass, yellow perch, channel catfish, stocked rainbow[...]