Grocery
Thurmont, MD
21788
Gateway Candyland has been a regular pit-stop for local residents and tourists traveling along Route 15 for almost 40 years. Gateway Candyland continues to be a place where friends and family gather to enjoy the sweeter things in life.
In 1983, Sterling and Linda Bollinger built the market as a means to sell the produce grown on their orchard on Kelbaugh Road in Thurmont. Inspired by the family’s annual vacation, Sterling decided to sell candy as well.
The store transitioned to the Brad & Amber Seiss Family in 2018 and continues to carry the same old-time items it has for the last 39 years, along with their newest addition of homemade fudge.
Amber runs the day to day functions while Bradley helps with the long-term planning and remodeling of the stores.
We are a general store that carries candy, fudge, Hershey’s Ice Cream, and a large selection of candy making supplies. We are the corner store that still sells those little pieces of heaven.
Mount Airy, MD
21771
Gaver Family Farm is a diversified family farming operation established in 1978 by Michael Gaver at age 17, with the first sales in 1984. Today there are seventy acres of cut your own Christmas trees planted in different stages of growth. The pumpkin business was started as a small self-serve stand in the front yard in 1998 by 8-year-old son Greg. In 2007 the family expanded the farm stand to include hayrides to the patch for pick your own pumpkins and added an agritourism Fall Fun Festival with corn maze, farm animals and numerous fun and educational activities for families. In 2010 the apple orchard was planted and in 2018 sunflower fields were added. Gaver Farm is a food producer. In 2007, after 50 years on the same farm the family sold the milking dairy herd and now have cow/calf and feeder beef herd, meat goats, feeder pigs and various flocks of birds. They operate a crop farm and grow corn, soybeans, wheat, rye cover crop and various hays. The Gaver Family was Frederick County Farm Family of the Year in 2005 and was presented the Take Pride in America award in 2008 for outstanding conservation and environmental stewardship practices. In 2011 Gaver Farm was awarded the distinction of being a Certified Agricultural Conservation Steward under the Farm Stewardship Certification and Assessment Program. Mike and Lisa appreciate the community support and are most proud of their children’s return to the farm after college and desire to keep our farm in agriculture! You are invited to come and experience the farm firsthand!