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Tristan Kiser of Keymar shows her holstein Razzabell
during the Carroll County 4-H & FFA fair in
Westminster. PHOTO BY DYLAN SLAGLE
and a car demolition derby. For more information,
go to carrollcountyfair.com.
Old-Fashioned Corn Roast Festival. This annual
event returns in 2022 for its 51st year. Each meal
ticket includes a serving of fried chicken, applesauce,
sliced tomatoes, roll and butter, iced tea or lemonade
and all the roasted corn that you can eat. Corn is
roasted in the husk served at your table. Rain or
shine. $17 per person, $8 (12 and under for a child’s
portion).11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free parking and free
admission to the grounds. Union Mills Homestead,
3311 Littlestown Pike, Westminster. unionmills.org.
Attend the wine festival. The Maryland Wine
Festival is scheduled to return to the Carroll County
Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St. in Westminster, in
its usual spot on the calendar, the third weekend in
September. The festival is set for Sept. 17 and 18, 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. More than 10,000 wine enthusiasts
typically turn out for the festival. It is a showcase
for Maryland wineries and 20 or so set up tents on
the farm museum grounds so that festivalgoers are
able to sample a few hundred wines from one end
of the state to the other.
Food and drink
Eat comfort food. Carroll County has several
iconic restaurants famous for family-style
fare. Baugher’s restaurant, 289 W. Main St. in
Westminster, was opened in 1948 and offers
“country-style breakfast, lunch and dinners served
daily.” The Buttersburg Inn, 9 N. Main St. in Union
Bridge, offers menu items including fried chicken,
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