We love the Martinsburg Public Library! It's family friendly with great children's programming!…read more A wonderful resource downtown! Reading is fundamental.

Love our local North Berkeley library. I request books online and always am able to pick them up…read morewithin a couple of days. Everyone is courteous and helpful.

Beautiful brand new library built in 2018! The building has a nice open layout with plenty of room…read more It's very organized, great lighting and plenty of computers. Such a great upgrade from the old library. The staff here is super friendly and helpful. They are more than willing to help answer any questions or point you in the right direction. There is plenty of table space if you need a work area. The children's section is very nice, open, large selection and even has its own kids computer. They offer a kids reading time and other activities. Just check out their website or you get get information on the activities at the library.

If I could give 10 stars I would!!!!…read more Literally the greatest police force ever assembled. I cannot believe this hasn't gotten more coverage, but the Thurmont Police Department is doing the work of gods..literally. This past year (in only 2 months of intense undercover work) this department single handedly ended the War on Drugs. Who knew that the criminal masterminds of the Nations Evil Marijuana Cartel were operating out of a small towns' fast food joint??? Well the savvy officers of the great town of Thurmont that's who. (Aside: OMG..just like Los Pollos Hermanos in Breaking Bad!!!) This department is NOT at All a drain on the everyday tax payer whatsoever, no sir re Bob.. In only 2 months of work they took 5grams and 2 pills off the street. That's enough to get 2 kids high for a few days!!! I feel safer already. Going to sleep now, only because I feel safe knowing that we are all under the protective wings of the Thurmont Police Department!! Thank you and God Bless!!

My heart hurts tonight from the way a few officers handled a serious situation this evening. My…read moreniece who is only 19 years old, was intoxicated and driving around with another intoxicated 19 year old. When I pointed out the smell of alcohol lingering from her breath and another eye witness pleaded that she saw them drinking, the officer answered with "well". That's it, nothing else. I'm told that the girl driving around drunk all the time is a daughter of one of thurmonts police officers And that she gets away with anything. I honestly witnessed this with my own eyes, when two out of three officers were inappropriately flirting and laughing with her instead of doing their job. One officer even told her " just get to where you need to be "and laughed, even after I asked if the police were going to do something about them drinking and driving three times!!! Something needs done! laws are laws no matter who you are!!

The Maryland Challenge is a 41.5 mile hike on the entire Maryland portion of the Appalachian Trail…read morein 1 day. It begins at Pen Mar Park (MD/PA border) and ends in Harpers Ferry (MD/WV border). It's rough, but you'll be proud to have pushed yourself to your limits. I found that I went into this thinking I knew a lot of things that turned out not to be true. Some examples: (1) I thought I wouldn't get blisters since I didn't get any when I ran a marathon. (I now believe it's not possible to walk 41 miles without getting blisters.) (2) I thought the difference between mile 21 and mile 41 would be like the difference between getting stabbed once and getting stabbed twice - both would hurt, but there wouldn't be much of a difference between the two. (I now see that the last few miles take things to a whole new level.) (3) I thought my daily runs would be adequate preparation. (I now see that it would have been better to run in those barefoot sneakers, since the trail is littered with sharp 6-inch rocks that stab your feet every time you misstep.) As far as logistics, I do have a few pointers: (1) It's important to plan your start time so that you finish the downhill section of the hike before dark (about mile 35). There's a lot of sharp rocks to stab your feet, not to mention that you don't want to trip off the side of the slope. We hiked in May, and we started at about 4:45AM. (2) There is plenty of water. You shouldn't need to carry more than 1.5 liters at any one time if you have a water filter. If you don't, there's tap water at a few locations, including the original Washington Monument (mile 21) and Gathland State Park (mile 30). We hiked in May (65-70 degrees) with 2.5 liters per person, and didn't need to fill up until the Washington Monument. (Although the sun set a half hour earlier since we hiked in May, I preferred hiking in the cool weather, which meant we had to stop for water less often.) (3) There's plenty of overnight parking across the street from Pen Mar Park (free), and if you're willing to pay $10, you can park at the Amtrak station in Harpers Ferry (about 50 feet from the bridge between Maryland and West Virginia). If you're trying to save $10, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy is 0.60 of a mile from the Amtrak station, and they'll let you park there for free on the weekends if you call ahead. (4) I recommend hiking from Pen Mar Park to Harpers Ferry, because of the thankfully flat tow path in the last 3 miles. However, Pen Mar Park doesn't allow camping. We ended up sleeping in the parking lot across from Pen Mar, by putting down the car seats so that we could set up sleeping pads, sleeping bags, and pillows. This was more comfortable than I expected, and made things logistically easier the next day. Good luck!

Nice mountain side community where you can rent cabins about 5 miles from Berkeley Springs, WV. Not…read morea bad place but the are very family friendly so no noise after 11:00. Some cabins have a lot of land around them others have cabins close to one another. They do have a nice pool and hot tub but strange hours.

Located at the bottom of the hill between Berkeley Springs WV and Hancock MD at the foot of the…read morePotomac River bridge. This marker points out the border between the two states with some factual information about each. The marker has the WV seal on both sides. It reads, "Maryland. Named for Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, who gave a royal charter to Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, 1632. First settled at Saint Mary's City in 1634. It is one of the thirteen original colonies." And on the other side, "West Virginia. Morgan County. 'The Mountain State'--western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863. Settled by the Germans and Scotch-Irish. It became a line of defense between the English and French during the French and Indian War, 1754-1763." There is nowhere to stop on this side of the road. [Review 15553 overall - 48 in West Virginia - 1057 of 2021.]

This marker stands on Duke Street just over the bridge from Maryland into West Virginia and points…read moreout the history of Jefferson County. The marker reads, "Formed in 1801 from Berkeley. Named for Thomas Jefferson. Home of Generals Gates, Darke, and Charles Lee. Here four companies of Washington's men organized. Shepherdstown was strongly urged as the seat of the National Capitol." It's not all that far fetched. There was a time that West Virginia was Virginia and it's on the border with Maryland. Much the way that Washington DC is on the border between the two states. Jefferson County is located in the Shenandoah Valley in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and is the easternmost county of the U.S. state of West Virginia. Jefferson County was established on October 26, 1801 from Berkeley County because the citizens of southeastern Berkeley county felt they had to travel too far to the county seat of Martinsburg. Charles Washington, the founder of Charles Town and brother to George Washington petitioned for a new county to be formed. It was named for Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States. [Review 15605 overall - 57 in West Virginia - 1109 of 2021.]