Mountains and Museums

May 23

Written By MLPHA

*Learn about Maryland’s original Chautauqua resort community the began in 1881 and continued through the 1930s.*

Do you love history?

Mountains and Museums is Saturday, May 25, 2024. Garrett County museums, including the Ticket Office Museum in the Historic District of Mountain Lake Park, will be open from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Saturday. The Oakland Museums will also be open on Sunday from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

What's special about Mountain Lake Park? The town was founded in 1881 as Maryland's original Chautauqua resort community along the B&O Railroad. Visitors arrived in the thousands by rail to attend camp meetings, live performances, lectures, and schools of learning. Annual summer residents build charming cottages in Victorian rural resort motifs, many of which remain. Pick up a free walking/driving tour map to learn about the cottages' origins. Volunteers will be on hand to answer questions about this unique town’s past.

Make a day of museum crawling in the county to catch the highlights of Garrett County's rich history.

MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK

Ticket Office Museum

301 G Street, Mountain Lake Park, MD 21550

OAKLAND

Garrett County Historical Society Museum

107 South Second Street, Oakland, MD 21550

Garrett County Museum of Transportation

108 E. Liberty Street, Oakland, MD 21550

Oakland B&O Museum

117 E Liberty Street, Oakland, MD 21550

GRANTSVILLE