ANN BELSER
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Tribune-Democrat Sat Aug 06, 2011, 10:44 PM EDT
CUMBERLAND, Md. — The screaming at the top of Wisp Mountain is the result of economic development in Garrett County, Md.
It’s coming from rafters – people who pay $50 a seat to ride 1,700 feet of rapids. They ride the rapids of a man-made river, then take a conveyor belt back to the top of the white-water course to do it again.
Garrett County is not relying on Garrett County for its economic well-being.
Instead, realizing that people ignore the artificial boundaries laid down between states and counties, five counties in three states are working together for economic development
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