Tag Archives: Catoctin Mountain Park

Falls Nature Trail (Catoctin Mountain Park, MD)

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Andrew Wojtanik

Cunningham Falls in northern Maryland tumbles 78 feet down a set of cascades, making it the tallest waterfall in the state and a popular getaway destination for residents of the DC/Baltimore area. Most visitors hike to the falls by way … Continue reading →

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Blue Blazes Whiskey Trail (Catoctin Mountain Park, MD)

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Andrew Wojtanik

In 1919, Congress passed the Eighteenth Amendment, ushering in the Prohibition era and forcing distilleries to move their business underground. Hidden up in the mountains—but close to large markets in Baltimore and Washington, DC—many so-called “moonshiners” turned to the Catoctin … Continue reading →

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