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Carnival Week 2017: The Tradition Continues

Carnival Week 2017: The Tradition Continues

Yes, it’s time once again for the annual Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Company’s annual summer carnival, taking place this week (7/31-17 – 8/5/17) at the carnival grounds just outside of Clear Spring, Maryland. In what’s become a sort of tradition at the Snyder household, we have driven by the grounds on several occasions on Sunday to see what sort of thrill rides and other delights the amusement company in charge of this year’s rides has brought to town for the…

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2017: A New Year’s Local Wish List

2017: A New Year’s Local Wish List

I’m generally not one for New Year’s Resolutions, as they are broken more easily than a dozen eggs tossed down a basement stairwell, but for the sake of argument, here’s a short list of things I’d LIKE to see happen in the four-state world of travel and food in the coming year: Widen Interstate 81 in Maryland Come on, State and Federal governments – haven’t we waited long enough?  Now is the time to take care of this mess.  I…

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