Dome Sweet Dome at Antietam

06/15/2026

Virtual tour mostly up!

Welcome! West of Walden is a small retreat center & short term rental at the confluence of Antietam Creek, & the Potomac River. Education is our mission, curiosity our method.

06/11/2026

Great little venue just down the street!
(2 miles, other side of Sharpsburg)

The Thursday HH food truck & live music schedule is live. Every Thursday.. all summer long. See y’all soon ✌️🍻

06/11/2026

Happy 250th Birthday, America!
Enjoy our “neighborhood” fireworks from the Dome!
You don’t have to do a thing, just sit outside & enjoy (we can’t use fireworks here, due to fire danger to farm animals next door).
The weekend just opened up, use code “Quonset” & get 15% off!
Direct bookings only.
No pets or smoking (or setting off your own fireworks- just enjoy the neighbors’!).

06/10/2026

Want to travel to but worried about available car chargers?
We got you!





trail stop

Free to guests.
Use code “Quonset” for 15% off, & book your stay with a locally owned, ecologically minded rental, today!
(Direct bookings only)

06/10/2026

The view from this spot is absolutely incredible.

VIEWS & HISTORY — This is the historic Washington Monument on South Mountain above Boonsboro, Maryland. This unique stone structure was used as a signal station by Union forces during the war. Additionally, the world famous Appalachian Trail passes right through this state park. This is definitely a worthy stop if you’re touring the nearby Antietam National Battlefield or the additional September 1862 fighting around the gaps up here on South Mountain…

06/09/2026

A wonderful program we are delighted to participate in!

Alex Pellegrini, MBCP’s Farmland Raptor Program Coordinator, is the guest speaker at the June 10 Boonsboro Environmental Commission meeting. Read More

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

It's time for your C&O Canal ! Check back for a beautiful picture or video of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

📸: Lock 17 by Indraneel Samanta

06/01/2026

NEW PODCAST DROPS! — In Episode 63, legendary historian Tom Clemens — longtime president of the Save Historic Antietam Foundation — joins co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks to discuss the latest in Antietam preservation news. Plus, we tackle the thorny subject of George McClellan’s HQ and get the lowdown from Clemens on his latest (and epic) Antietam book.

LISTEN: https://antietambeyond.transistor.fm/s3/63

We’re now on History Fix, too: https://www.historyfix.com

This podcast is sponsored by the Michigan Civil War Association and Civil War Trails, which since 1994 has connected visitors with small towns and big stories across a network that now spans six states.