In The Next Issue of TM TM Mountain Discoveries is a FREE publication printed twice Logging the Old-Fashioned Way yearly — Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter. Mountain Discoveries is focused on the Western Maryland region including neighboring Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The magazine features people, activities, places and articles of interest, and is written and produced by people in this area. Mountain Discoveries web site (www.mountaindiscoveries.com) is an active part of this publication, and is used to communicate and showcase feature stories and our advertisers. Mountain Discoveries is for entertainment and to provide visitors with information in getting to know this region. It is owned and produced by AAD-INC. (Advertising Art Design, Inc.) of Cumberland, Maryland. Comments and suggestions should be sent to “Mountain Discoveries” c/o AAD-INC., 6 Commerce Drive, Cumberland, MD 21502 or email: [email protected], or phone 301-759-2707. New advertisers are welcome — contact us for a rate sheet and information on advertising. Story suggestions are also welcome…human interest, activities, places, dining and shopping in this region will be considered. Please include your name, address, phone number and email (if available). We cannot promise the return of unsolicited materials, but we will make every effort to do so. Above: “Bob and Barney” a team of Percheron horses trained for logging, shown here “skidding” a log. We are proud that Mountain Discoveries is printed on NewPage paper. NewPage has a major paper plant in Allegany Below: Henry Maier and Leo Eby show how sawing County, Maryland. AAD-INC. supports and is a member of used to be done. the Allegany & Garrett County Chambers of Commerce, as well Bottom: Henry with “Bob and Barney” (left) and as the Mineral County, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Leo (right) with “Lion and Tiger,” a team of Oxen. and Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau in Pennsylvania. Lance C. Bell owner / editor / photographer staff writers Dan Whetzel Kathie L. Smith Titos Menchaca owner / editor / art Sara Mullins Staff web design & production contributing writers Colby Ellsworth Paula Yudelevit secretarial Mary Meehan Shelby Calhoun photography Lance C. Bell Advertising Art Design Inc. Mountain Discoveries is a FREE publication and is produced twice yearly by AAD-INC., 6 Commerce Drive, Cumberland, MD 21502. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Neither Mountain Discoveries nor AAD-INC. is responsible for errors or omissions. The advertisements and listings in this publication do not imply any endorsement by Mountain Discoveries or AAD-INC. Address all correspondence to Mountain Discoveries, 6 Commerce Drive, Cumberland, MD 21502 and include your full name, address, and phone number. Printed in the USA. Copyright, 2006, by AAD-INC, 301-759-2707. TM D I S C O V E R I E S 5 McHenry Highland Festival ...................................... 5 8 Oh, Icarus! – The Art of Modern Hang Gliding ........ 8 Deep Creek Chili Splash .......................................... 12 John Savage, Surveyor .............................................. 16 21 Pulling Together for Special Olympics ..................... 21 28 The Missing Chicken .............................................. 23 Mineral County West Virginia ................................ 24 Lee Teter – Legendary Painter from Western Maryland ............. 28 44 Living Large for a Fraction of the Cost .................... 40 50 How They Named the Western Maryland Mountains (Part II) ................................................. 44 Lady of the Night, A Haunting Tale ........................ 49 58 Silver Tree Inn ......................................................... 50 Rocky Gap Gifts – “The Six Mile House” ............... 58 60 Burlington Old-Fashioned Apple Harvest Festival ... 60 Do you know of any ghost stories or haunted sites in the Western Maryland region? Mountain Discoveries is looking for stories or leads to any haunts in Garrett County, Allegany County, or nearby West Virginia or Pennsylvania. Please contact us at [email protected] or call 301-759-2707. ©2006 THE SEWICKLEY SPA, INC. ENJOYNJOY THETHE SCENTSCENT OFOF BLOOMSBLOOMS ANAND TREATTREAT YOURSELFYOURSELF TOTO a bouquetRelax, unwind and immerse of yourself in thepampering luxury of a soothing facial, massage or body treatment. Visit sewickleyspa.com to find your retreat, or print a gift card for a loved one. T H E S E W I C K L E Y S PA T H E U L T I M A T E L U X U R Y S P A SEWICKLEYSPA• COM LIGONIER WISP RESORT, MD SEWICKLEY 724.238.3878 in Deep Creek 301.387.7000 412.741.4240 ©2006 THE SEWICKLEY SPA, INC. m o u n t a i n d i s c o v e r i e s 5 TheThe McHenryMcHenry HighlandHighland FestivalFestival Written by: Jo Donaldson Photography by: Lance C. Bell, PPA Strong men in kilts will toss cabers that look like telephone poles or throw Celtic hammers in the athletic games at the McHenry Highland Festival June 3. Sheep- dogs go through their paces and re-enactors offer glimpses of Scottish early military life. The mountains ring with music as area residents celebrate their Celtic heritage. ENJOY THE SCENT OF BLOOMS AND TREAT YOURSELF TO Several years ago the festival became a weekend event with activities Friday, Saturday and Sunday. In 2005, The Garrett County Commissioners proclaimed the week surrounding the festival as Garrett County Celtic Heritage Week. For 19 years, the Garrett College Pipes and Drums, formed in 1979 by Judge Fred Thayer and Chip Evans, a bouquetRelax, unwind and immerse of yourself in thepampering luxury of a soothing has been hosting the festival. Thayer, who was the band’s facial, massage or body treatment. Visit sewickleyspa.com to find your retreat, or print a gift card for a loved one. Pipe Major for many years, is a member of the Highland Festival Board of Directors. Twelve people gathered for an evening session of classes at Garrett Community College. Originally called the Garrett Highlanders, the band’s name was changed in 1989 when the college took over sponsorship. Besides leading the college commencement proces- T H E S E W I C K L E Y S PA sional, the band hosted numerous events throughout the years. With help from the Promotion Council the festival June 3, 2006 was started in 1987 to attract visitors. It became a day for Deep Creek Lake residents to welcome spring with fun and music. The day includes six bagpipe bands, several entertainers For more information including world-renowned fi ddler Bonnie Rideout, piping visit us on the web at: and dancing competitions, Celtic animals, clan booths, www.highlandfest.info food, vendors and many other activities. A golf tournament and Celtic concert on Friday kick-off the weekend activities, which end with a church service and Sunday brunch. SEWICKLEYSPA• COM LIGONIER WISP RESORT, MD SEWICKLEY AAD-INC. 2006 724.238.3878 in Deep Creek 301.387.7000 412.741.4240 Golfstyles named the Wisp Resort Golf Course one of the “100 Must-Play Courses of the Mid-Atlantic.” Designed around the natural contours at the base of Wisp ski slopes, with breathtaking views of the mountains, this 6,700 yard, par 71 championship course ebbs and flows along tree-lined fairways. From Horseback Riding, Kayaking and Scenic Chairlift Rides to Disc Golf, Mountainbiking and more, Wisp Outdoors has your summer covered! Wisp Outdoors is Maryland’s only Orvis endorsed outfitter offering guided fly fishing, instruction, and equpiment rentals. Original Art & Prints by Local Artists • Custom Framing 30 Year Established Business and a total of 65 years of framing experience with Trish, Steve, Jeff and Dawna. 1059 National Highway, LaVale, MD 21502 • Off I-68, Exit 40, right at Maryland State Police Barracks, then ¼ mile on left 88 m o u n t a i n d i s c o v e r i e s Oh, Icarus! (or The Art and Adventure of Modern Hang Gliding) Written by: Titos Menchaca Photography by: Lance C. Bell, PPA Remember those long, lost dog days in the summers Fast-forward to of your misspent youth when you actually had time to lay today. Now it seems those childhood back in a fi eld and gaze up into the sky. If you were lucky, thoughts — those fl ights of fancy, if you will — are as far you might spot a high-fl ying hawk and marvel at what it in our past as ancient Greek mythology. The hustle and must feel like to fl ow and soar on gusts of air, unencum- bustle of our everyday lives, our cycle of life and livelihood, bered by the surly bonds of Earth. How easy, you realize, takes us farther away from those thoughts. Yet that sense of it must have been for Icarus to become so overwhelmed marvel remains deep in our collective psyche. What is it at the thrill of fl ying that he forgot his father’s warnings that wheeling through the clouds, suspended between and fl ew too close to the sun, melting the wax that bonded heaven and earth represents to us? the feathers of his make-shift wings and plummeting him down into teal blue waters of the Aegean Sea. Pilot, Marvin Presley mm o o u u n n t t aa ii nn dd ii ss cc oo vv ee rr ii ee ss 959 “Freedom!” says hang gliding enthusiast Jim Rowan. – like water hitting a rock in a stream) for hours on end. “Even if the fl ight only lasts fi ve minutes, that’s a better fi ve That’s right! When conditions are right, forget about minutes than just about any other you’ll ever have.” five-minute flights, or sled rides in hang gliding lingo. Rowan ought to know. He’s been an avid hang glider Experienced pilots can stay aloft for 2 to 3 hours or more, pilot since he accepted a college buddy’s invitation to go to at altitudes of anywhere from a few hundred to, legally California to learn the sport.