Richard Hill was fascinated by Mark Twain since he was a young boy. Skipping school due to a feigned illness, young Hill settled in to watch a television show about this famed writer and humorist that changed his life.

Mary Ann Jung, an award-winning actress, and Smithsonian scholar will be returning to Mountain Lake Park for her third time to portray who she describes as "her favorite character," Clara Barton.

Take a look back a the 2021 Victorian Chautauqua as the planning committee looks toward 2022. The weekend event was packed with historical portrayals, lectures, music, and family-friendly activities.

In a new video short, Bill Ramsey, president of The Mason Dixon Model T Club, is not only enthusiastic about his own Model T but also enjoys sharing information about America's most popular automobile with anyone who is interested.

The 2022 Victorian Chautauqua program is already taking shape with a fresh lineup of talented performers, informative lectures, live music, artisans, food, and fun activities for the entire family. This free annual event is a rejuvenating Victorian experience nestled in a charming historic district along the B&O Railroad.

Five contestants and one unregistered guest competed for the 2021 Hairyman Championship. With lots of laughs and a bit of chaos, the audience chose the winner, Mr. James “Mikey” Virts.

In a tradition dating back to its infancy, the 2021 Victorian Chautauqua will showcase a variety of live musical performances for the entire family. This year’s featured performance by Buffalo Run will close the packed weekend on Sunday, July 11 at 5:30PM.

The global pandemic forced many festival to cancel in 2020, leaving the Victorian Chautauqua no choice but to move the entire program to 2021. Th much-anticipated weekend will unfold July 10th and 11th with fascinating lectures, historical portrayals, music, artisans, food and much more.

Plans are underway for the 2021 Victorian Chautauqua event in Mountain Lake Park. The planning committee had its first in-person meeting since the coronavirus sidelined the 2020 event. With a full schedule already assembled, the committee is enthusiastic that next year’s event will be able to take place as planned.

Thomas Edison and his wife, Mina Miller Edison, share a few contemplative moments along Muddy Creek upstream from the falls. Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and Henry Ford, who called themselves the Vagabonds, camped near the falls, located in scenic Garrett County, with their families for almost a week in late July, 1921.

The ratification of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2020. What is now being called the "Year of the Woman", will also unfold at the Victorian Chautauqua in Mountain Lake Park, MD on July 11 and 12.

Noted author and Civil War historian, Steven French will be a presenter at the 2020 Victorian Chautauqua in Mountain Lake Park on Sunday, July 12. The Hedgesville, West Virginia native is nationally recognized on Confederate guerilla warfare in the eastern-theater. He will be speaking on the importance and role of the B&O Railroad in western Maryland and what it took to keep the line up and running in the face of repeated Rebel attacks.

“We were happy to host this year's event,” said Sincell who donned a period tuxedo and top hat throughout the weekend. “Mountain Lake Park was founded as a Chautauqua community so reviving programming of this nature in our town was a perfect fit.”

"I now pronounce you man and wife," announced Charles "Chuck" Hershman who presided over the wedding of legendary, Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren at Bethel Methodist Church in Mountain Lake Park. The 1950 lavish ceremony was a re-enactment roughly 80 years after the death of Tom Thumb, the 3-foot, 4-inch performer who rose to stardom and captured worldwide attention.

As she dug deeper, the recipe books were not all Mary discovered. She found fascinating letters from and to her great-grandmother, Lillian Byrne Morris Sincell, and at a time when most women's lives rarely strayed beyond the kitchen walls and favorite recipes.