2019 Carroll’s Best: Readers’ picks for the best things to do and places to go in Carroll County

Results from the 2019 Carroll’s Best Readers Choice contest for things to do or places to go in Carroll County.

Best Bed & Breakfast

WINNER: Antrim 1844 Country House Hotel, Taneytown

HONORABLE MENTION: The Inn at Norwood, Sykesville

HONORABLE MENTION: Solace the Bed & Breakfast, Westminster

Best Carnival

WINNER: Reese Carnival, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Gamber Carnival, Gamber

HONORABLE MENTION: Winfield Carnival, Sykesville

Best Carroll County Event

WINNER: The Maryland Wine Festival, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Westminster Fallfest, Westminster

Best Carroll County Golf Course

WINNER: Oakmont Green, Hampstead

HONORABLE MENTION: The Links at Challedon, Mt. Airy

HONORABLE MENTION: Piney Branch Golf Club, Upperco

Best Community Park

WINNER: Piney Run Park, Sykesville

HONORABLE MENTION: Westminster City Park, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Westminster Community Pond (Duck Pond), Westminster

Best Fishing Hole

WINNER: Piney Run Park, Sykesville

HONORABLE MENTION: Liberty Reservoir, Eldersburg

HONORABLE MENTION: Westminster Community Pond (Duck Pond), Westminster

Best Local Art Gallery

WINNER: Carroll Arts Center, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Gizmos Art, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Gallery 99 – Ain’t That a Frame, Westminster

Best Place to Listen to Music

WINNER: The Stables at Westminster, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Rafael’s, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Maggie’s, Westminster

Best Place to Play Bingo

WINNER: Reese Firehall, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Gamber Firehall, Gamber

HONORABLE MENTION: Sykesville Fire Department, Sykesville

Best Summer Camp

WINNER: River Valley Ranch, Manchester

HONORABLE MENTION: Tristar Martial Arts, Eldersburg

HONORABLE MENTION: YMCA, Westminster

Best Swimming Pool

WINNER: Four Seasons Sports Complex, Hampstead

HONORABLE MENTION: Lineboro-Manchester Lions Club, Manchester

HONORABLE MENTION: South Carroll Swim Club, Westminster

Best Winery

WINNER: Old Westminster Winery & Vineyard, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Linganore Winecellars, Mt. Airy

HONORABLE MENTION: Black Ankle Vineyards, Mt. Airy

Best Assisted Living Facility

WINNER: Carroll Lutheran Village, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Lorien Health Services, Mt. Airy & Taneytown

HONORABLE MENTION: Brightview Westminster Ridge, Westminster

Best Christmas Tree Farm

WINNER: Thomas Tree Farm, Manchester

HONORABLE MENTION: Pine Valley Farms, Sykesville

HONORABLE MENTION: Hirt Tree Farm, Westminster

Best Dance Studio

WINNER: Tami Gee’s Studio of Dance Inc., Finksburg

HONORABLE MENTION: Jump, Move, Dance, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Taneytown Dance Center LLC, Taneytown

Best Karate/Martial Arts School

WINNER: Tristar Martial Arts, Eldersburg

HONORABLE MENTION: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Maryland, Finksburg

HONORABLE MENTION: Global Martial Arts Academy, Hampstead

Best Music Lessons

WINNER: Coffey Music, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Hess Music, Manchester

HONORABLE MENTION: Menchey Music Service, Inc., Westminster

Best Nursing Home

WINNER: Carroll Lutheran Village, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Lorien Health Services, Mt. Airy & Taneytown

HONORABLE MENTION: Longview Nursing Home Inc, Manchester

Best Place for Birthday Parties

WINNER: Stratosphere Trampoline Park, Eldersburg

HONORABLE MENTION: Players Fun Zone, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Tristar Martial Arts, Eldersburg

Best Retirement Community

WINNER: Carroll Lutheran Village, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Carroll Vista, Taneytown

HONORABLE MENTION: Integrace Fairhaven, Sykesville

Best Storage Facility

WINNER: ezStorage, Westminster

HONORABLE MENTION: Lizzie’s Lockers, Hampstead

HONORABLE MENTION: 140 Mini Storage, Finksburg