Congratulations to Allegany County, the Mountain Side of Maryland's, Best of the Blue Ridge 2026 nominees.

Allegany County, the Mountain Side of Maryland, nominees are once again recognized by Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine in their annual Best of the Blue Ridge Awards. The Best of the Blue Ridge Awards is the largest and most prestigious outdoor award in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic and is highlighted in newspapers, magazines, shops, and businesses across the region. We encourage you to cast your votes in Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine’s 15th Annual Best of the Blue Ridge Awards through October 27, 2025.

This year, we are ecstatic over the many diverse award nominations we have received and encourage the community and visitors to support all Allegany County nominees when voting.

VOTING IS OPEN THROUGH OCTOBER 27, 2025.


 

2025 Allegany County, MD, Nominees

Business Category:

Disc Golf Course at Locust Post Brewery - Little Orleans MD Disc Golf Course:
Locust Post Brewery Disc Golf Course

Food & Drink Category:

Chuck Park Award - Charis Winery - Cumberland MD Winery:
Charis Winery & Distillery
An amber beer being poured from a tap. Beer/Wine/Spirits Trail:
Mountain Maryland Tap & Pour Tour

Events Category:

DelFestTDDW2 Music Festival:
DelFest
A man on a bike with a racing jersey and helmet rides his bike along a bike trail adjacent to a scenic trail railway with a steam engine running beside him. Bike Race:
3M Challenge

Destinations Category:

Great-Allegheny-Passage-Truss-Bridge_Allegany-County-MD Biking Trail:
Great Allegheny Passage
"Hiking the C&O Canal at North Branch" by Ben Robeson Accessible For All Outdoors:
C&O Canal Towpath
Angie Riding on Baltimore Street - Reimagine Cumberland Place to Raise an Outdoor Family:
Cumberland, MD

Congratulations to our nominees and be sure to Vote for Mountain Maryland!

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