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Christmas Chalet showroom with illuminated trees and shelves of European holiday decorations
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Maryland field entry

Christmas Chalet

Oakland, MD

A year-round Garrett County chalet packed with German nutcrackers, smokers, pyramids, ornaments and European holiday traditions near Deep Creek Lake.

Christmas Chalet specializes in German and European Christmas craft inside a mountain-chalet storefront near Deep Creek Lake.

Field notes

Why it belongs

German Christmas market, ornament shop, nutcracker gallery, European craft store and mountain-road chalet destination.

The narrow concentration on traditional European holiday craft, presented inside a purposefully chalet-like building, gives the store a strong physical and cultural identity.

Christmas Chalet brings German holiday traditions to Garrett Highway with nutcrackers, incense smokers, spinning pyramids, ornaments and other European décor. The chalet-like building and focused imported assortment make the stop feel closer to a compact Christmas market than a general gift shop.

Store contents

What you will find

Known for

  • German nutcrackers
  • Incense smokers
  • Christmas pyramids
  • European ornaments
  • Deep Creek Lake area

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