Thurmont expects little, hopes for more as it prepares for G-8 summit

BY: Alexander Pyles
POSTED: May 3, 2012
Tags: camp david, catoctin, maryland, Mechanicstown, Naval Support Facility Thurmont, president obama, secret service, thurmont, Tourism Council of Frederick County Inc.

Thurmont First Inc., the town’s economic development committee, sells wooden butterflies or flowers for $10 to businesses and individuals to raise money and promote local businesses. Once decorated, the brightly colored cutouts are hung on town parking meters from May 1 until June 16.

THURMONT — A winding, 10-minute drive up Catoctin Mountain from what was Mechanicstown before the railroad came in 1871, leaders from eight of the world’s largest economies will meet May 18 to make decisions of global impact. And what will the impact be on the dozens of small businesses and 6,000 residents of this, the [...]

Newest Frederick Co. winery grows in Thurmont

BY: The Frederick-News Post
POSTED: April 24, 2012
Tags: catoctin, Catoctin Breeze Vineyard, frederick county, maryland, Poltron Corp., thurmont, winery

THURMONT — Voytek Fizyta is not waiting until his grapes mature before beginning the process of turning the succulent treats into wine. While his grapes grow, Fizyta is using the oldest method to make wines at Catoctin Breeze Vineyard in Thurmont. Fizyta’s grapes will be ready for harvesting later this year, but the Polish immigrant [...]

Maryland shooters take aim at more Catoctin Park deer

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: November 14, 2011
Tags: camp david, catoctin, deer, hunters, maryland, national park service, shooters

THURMONT — Sharpshooters are taking aim at more deer in Catoctin Mountain Park near Thurmont. The National Park Service says it’s beginning the third annual round of shooting Monday to reduce the number of white-tailed deer in the park surrounding the Camp David presidential retreat. Parts of the park will be closed periodically through March [...]