Shepherdstown????

[dearnis.com]

I have learned that my department is sending me to Shepherdstown the first week of June. Since a number of you reside in the area can you tell me what there is to do/see/enjoy (besides fascinating highway safety round table discussions....)?
Thanks;
Chad

 

[Tgace]

Anteitam Battlefield is only a stones throw away in Maryland (if your a military history buff like me ). My in-laws live right by it and I jog thru it when I visit (going down there this weekend). Nice "small-town street" atmosphere in Shepherdstown.

 

[Rich Parsons]

Anteitam Battlefield is only a stones throw away in Maryland (if your a military history buff like me ). My in-laws live right by it and I jog thru it when I visit (going down there this weekend). Nice "small-town street" atmosphere in Shepherdstown.

Along the road side which I did not stop for due to timing, there were plaques and markers describiing battles and lots of history. Maybe a local tour guide can help you out.

:asian:

 

[Tgace]

Along the road side which I did not stop for due to timing, there were plaques and markers describiing battles and lots of history. Maybe a local tour guide can help you out.

:asian:

Those large plaques, along with the "bloody lane" tower were placed by the the Military a long time ago. Cadets used to "walk the ground" to get a feel for the tactical situation. Antietam was the single bloodiest battle in American history (considering each side was American).

 

[FUZZYJ692000]

let's see you'll be arriving just as summer session starts back up so let's see there will be major parties that weekend at the college to welcome everyone back, they've only been gone 2 weeks why they need a welcome is beyond me. um, there is the Canal on the MD side that is a nice walk in the morning and evening along the river...um Harpers Ferry is like not even 15 minutes and they have rafting and tubing. harpers ferry is also a nice little historic town, that's where a lot of the scenes for i believe the movie like Gods and Generals or something like that was filmed. hum, the race track and slot machines are in charles town about 20 minutes....our school is like 10 minutes in martinsburg notice how i got that in there. there are a lot of little shops if you like stuff like that in all the areas. hope that helps.

 

[KenpoTess]

Hey Chad

It's a lovely area indeed.

Here's a few urls you may find somethings of interest.

Shepherdstown

Water fun

Racing

Antietam Battlegrounds

Harpers Ferry

Shepherdstown Visitors Guide

I hope this helps ~!

Tess

 

[KenpoGirl]

Along the road side which I did not stop for due to timing, there were plaques and markers describiing battles and lots of history. Maybe a local tour guide can help you out.

:asian:

Is that what those where??? I was going to ask, but they flew by so fast, practically a blur, that I thought they were a figment of my imagination.

Dot

 

[Ceicei]

I have learned that my department is sending me to Shepherdstown the first week of June. Since a number of you reside in the area can you tell me what there is to do/see/enjoy (besides fascinating highway safety round table discussions....)?
Thanks;
Chad

And don't forget to stop by to visit Seig and Tess and maybe even work out an hour with them at their dojo to get all the LEO training fatigue out of your brain.

- Ceicei

 

[Cryozombie]

There is nothing to see there!

Trust me!

(Well, Except Seig and Tess's Kempo school. )

I was disapointed with the battlefields. No battles going on at all.

LOL

 

[theletch1]

There is nothing to see there!

Trust me!

(Well, Except Seig and Tess's Kempo school. )

I was disapointed with the battlefields. No battles going on at all.

LOL

You have to visit the battle fields at midnight under a full moon with all kinds of paranormal recording devices if you want to see the battles. :uhyeah:

 

[TheRustyOne]

From a fellow out of towner, there's what's been said before and not much else.

...umm...think of it like going to Odessa or Smyrna...sure, they're pretty and historic, but that's about it

...you can always tease the college students and slackers....*shrugs* just a suggestion.

 

[dearnis.com]

Thanks for the suggestions.
And Rusty.....I live just outside Odessa!

 

[Cryozombie]

From a fellow out of towner, there's what's been said before and not much else.

...umm...think of it like going to Odessa or Smyrna...sure, they're pretty and historic, but that's about it

...you can always tease the college students and slackers....*shrugs* just a suggestion.

Oh wait... You can hang out at McDonalds and marvel when the Drunk Cops come in too, right???

 

[edhead2000]

I was disapointed with the battlefields. No battles going on at all.

LOL

Hmm.......no battles? That's strange, there are battles down here all the time! In fact, just the other day I saw Robert E. Lee!

 

[TheRustyOne]

Thanks for the suggestions.
And Rusty.....I live just outside Odessa!

Whoops. Just was teasin a little bit! Hope no offense was taken!

 

[dearnis.com]

Nah. I moved to Delaware in 1997. I have been plotting my escape ever since.

 

[KenpoTess]

Hey what happened to you Chad? Thought you were going to grace us with your presence tonight~! We had a great sparring session out in the back 40~! Even had a rainbow after the rainstorm
If you're still going to be around Friday give us a call and come meet the gang and toss some sticks at Stickdummy~!

~Tess

 

[dearnis.com]

:boing2:
I'm one of those uptight people who plans things well in advance...I will be there this time next week (and it looks like Wednesday night is open...Thursday the fine folks from Anheuser-Bush are hosting a banquet for the top DUI cops in the region...go figure).
And place an order for good weather now, would you??

 

[KenpoTess]

Ok Chad Look forward to seeing you. Just give a call for directions~!

I'll do my utmost with the weather~!

~Tess

 

[dearnis.com]

Very worthwhile trip....though I ended up with no free time (but the area looked pretty; I intend to make a return trip to relax and to actually get to visit the mountaineer martial arts crew.
Of course my cell phone self-destructed, the conference center had no hot water, and so on. But aside from all that.