Rich Mielke, REALTOR, Frederick Maryland Real Estate

If you live in Frederick County Maryland and purchased a live cut tree this holiday season, here is a list of places where you can drop off your tree for recycling:

Ballenger Creek Park, New Parking Lot on Right 5420 Ballenger Creek Pike, Frederick, MD 21703

Kemptown Park, Lower Left Parking Lot, 3456B Kemptown Church RD, Monrovia, MD 21770

Middletown Park, Middletown Park Recycling Center, 7628 Coblentz RD, Middletown, MD 21769

Point of Rocks, Ruritan Club, Left Side of Parking Lot, 1637 Ballenger Creek Pike, Point of Rocks, MD 21777

Reichs Ford Road Yard Trimming Area, 9031 Reichs Ford RD, Frederick, MD 21704

Thurmont, Eyler Road Park Recycling Center, 30 Eyler RD, Thurmont, MD 21788

Walkersville Heritage Farm Park, Yard Trimming Collection Site, 9224 Devilbiss Bridge RD, Walkersville, MD 21793

These locations will accept trees until 1/23/2009. Please remember to remove all ornaments, lights, tinsel, garland, tree stands and plastic bags before leaving the tree at the collection site.
For additional information, please call 301-600-2960 or visit:
www.co.frederick.md.us/recycling

This is the Macmillan Pier and Wharf in Provincetown Massachusetts as seen from the town beach. On a December day, the only boats you see are the fishing boats. In the summertime there would be recreational boats and people in the foreground. The off season is a wonderful time to explore Cape Cod.

When it starts to get cold in the fall, many people like to look at the changing colors. You can take a trip to New England, or take a ride out to the country to see the leaves. It all depends on where you live. As for me, I just have to walk out my back door to enjoy the beautiful show. I live in Frederick Maryland. Here are some photos I took today.

I was in Thurmont Maryland the other day. It is located along US 15 just north of Frederick Maryland and is the home of Camp David. I managed to take a few photos of the fall colors while I was waiting to meet a client. The Catoctin Mountains are in the background. Enjoy!

The 45th annual Catoctin Colorfest will be held on October 11 & 12, 2008. Over 350 juried arts and crafts will be exhibited in two areas in the Town of Thurmont. Both areas are within walking distance. The craft areas are the Thurmont Community Park and the Guardian Hose Company Activities Grounds. Admission to both of the craft areas is free.

A word about parking. There are three exits into Thurmont off Route 15. From the south they are Route 806, Route 77, and Route 550. Four Park and Ride lots are available with the easiest access from the Route 550 or Route 77 exits. At the Route 550 exit, Catoctin High School is located just 1/4 mile west of the exit towards Sabillasville. From the Route 77 exit, you can follow Main Street through Thurmont and turn left on Apples Church Road for several lots. The costs for parking is $10.00 per car and $50.00 per charter bus. The $10.00 fee was established by the town and helps defray their expenses from this event – there is no admission fee to either of the craft areas. The shuttle bus ride is free. You can ride it to all the locations as many times as you desire. The buses will run continuously from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. each day. There are handicap-accessible buses available at each stop and there is no parking available at either of the craft areas.