May 5th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

The Maryland Tourism Coalition is celebrating “Maryland In A Day” as part of National Travel and Tourism Week.  The event highlights how easy it is to access Maryland by car. The coalition will be in Allegany County for a stop at Riverside Park and Canal Place.  Passages of the Western Potomac Heritage Area Director DeDe Ritchie says for tourists, this area is rich in transportation themes…

      

“The historic National Road starting here, the C&O Canal Towpath ending here, mile marker zero of the Great Allegheny Passage here, the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, the Western Maryland Railroad because that’s what the scenic railroad runs on, and also the Potomac River.”