Blair Garrett Festival season is upon us. There’s no doubt we’ve all noticed the changing of the season. A biting cold light frost has replaced the morning dew from summer’s end. Our windshields are foggier than they were just a month ago. And, come October, Northern Frederick County gets a whole lot busier. With Thanksgiving…

by Chris O’Connor Sabillasville’s Northwestern Frederick County Civic Association The year’s annual Mountain Fest Festival in October, sponsored by the Northwestern Frederick County Civic Association (NWFCCA), was attended by local residents and repeat visitors from as far as Baltimore and Annapolis. Founded in 1974, the positive effects of the NWFCCA are palpable, far beyond the…