July 7th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

A traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institute is now open at the Garrett County Museum of Transportation. “Spark! Places of Innovation” highlights ingenuity in rural communities. Karen White, Garrett County museum curator, says the visitor can go through the interactive Smithsonian Exhibit and then actually travel to unique Garrett County locations with innovative activities continue…

   

“The visitor can be engaged, they can have an experience, and it’s in surrounding communities. It ranges from individual towns to individual entrepreneurs that have recreated, have had a spark of ingenuity, and have developed something new and exciting.”