Our Plan

Our plan for the carousel is to have approximately 68 amenities - 48 ponies and animals, 2 chariots, and 18 rounding boards.  Since a carousel provides a natural array of themes - including horses, motion, the visual arts, music, nostalgia, and especially childhood, it will enhance other Southern Maryland activities.  Through its gift shop and annual school competitions, the project will provide an outlet for locally produced, carousel-related arts and crafts.  We also envision that each of our County schools will have their mascot represented in the carousel complex.

When finished, the Southern Maryland Carousel and woodcarving museum will be the only one of its kind in Maryland!  The planned 10,000 to 12,000 square foot facility will feature many amenities, including a hand-carved mix of new carousel animals, ponies, chariots, rounding boards and mirrors.  Also there will be a fully functional band organ, a gift shop, and a special events room.  An exciting aspect to the facility will be the woodcarving museum and planned learning center designed to provide a center for continuous, positive activity year-round in the Southern Maryland area.

Beautiful landscaping will enhance the carousel building and will compliment the park setting.