PEACE

Married entrepreneurs Jordan and Quron (“Q”) Lewis call each other soulmates and are both dreamers who thrive on good vibes and making a difference in the community.

Jordan, longtime owner of JKW Beauty, a special event makeup, hairstyling and tanning studio in Downtown Frederick, and Q, an athletic trainer, have both always been interested in a variety of self-care, including meditation, yoga, supplements and tinctures. When the pandemic changed the world in early 2020, it forced the couple to spend more time at home, put themselves first, and consider priorities.

As a result, the idea for a new business, Peace “for the modern hippie,” was born.

As they explain on their new boutique’s website, “Both of us were in the business of serving others and making sure all of their needs are met. So this pause, we thought, was actually a way to reset the rat race we have been in for years… we thought, ‘wouldn’t it be cool to share all these self-care things with others in a store, it would be like newcentury hippie vibes.’”

Peace, located on West Patrick Street, includes products focused on “daily self-care rituals for the mind, body, skin and soul.”

Entering the shop, customers immediately feel a peaceful vibe. Long wooden tables filled with lotions, soaps and potions of many kinds are thoughtfully arranged. Toward the back of the space, a dried floral bar beckons, with a rainbow of bright, beautiful blooms and greens. Directions show patrons how to create your own dried bouquet, using a good mix of tall, medium, and “stunner” pieces to add to custom bunches.

The whole shop is arranged so that customers will find some peace, wandering and considering what items they can bring into their lives for some much-needed self-care.

Both Jordan and Q are friendly and helpful, offering up advice about the products they carry, many of which they use themselves.

Best-sellers include candles from the Wanderlust Collection of Boheme, with scents such as Joshua Tree, Tahiti, and Goa; all-natural bath salts by Of the Sea; and nourishing body crème and facial moisturizer by Nature of Things.

Whether you’re in the market for yoga gear or journaling supplies, bath soaks or soothing powders, essential oils or reed diffusers, or some new smudge sticks, basically any and every kind of self-care ritual is covered under Peace’s peaceful roof.

Peace 118 E. Patrick St., Frederick 301.732.4406 peacetheshop.com d @shopfor_peace

Tours, Museums, and Festivals Catoctin Furnace

New Museum of the Ironworker

Historic Gardens: Catoctin Furnace

The 2021 Maryland Iron Festival: Saturday and Sunday, September 18-19: Join us for our annual family-oriented free festival! The event will feature artisans and artists, cooking demonstrations, blacksmithing, casting and molding, children’s activities, music, poetry performances, archaeologists, food, a beer and wine garden, guided tours of the village, and more!

The Iron Road Driving Tour: Hit the road for a driving tour of historic iron furnaces in Maryland and Pennsylvania! Go to : https://catoctinfurnace. org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CF-Iron-RoadDriving-Tour-Digital-Version.pdf to download the full color, multi-day driving tour brochure featuring photographs of and information about six extant iron-making furnaces in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Additionally, eight former ironmaking sites with information about their history and products are included. Explore the Iron Road, a perfect socially distanced family outing! Catoctin Furnace African American Cemetery Interpretive Trail: Open daily, during Cunningham Falls State Park hours, 8 am – 7:30 pm. Enjoy a socially distanced self-guided tour on our new trail beginning within Cunningham Falls State Park at the ruins of the historic Isabella furnace and casting shed. The trail meanders through the forest and leads to an overlook near the African American cemetery. A printed, self-guided companion tour brochure, designed to engage children and families, along with an audio tour, is available on the CFHS website. More information: https://catoctinfurnace.org/african-americancemetery/. Our new Museum of the Ironworker, with exhibits including two forensic facial reconstructions created in 2020 in conjunction with StudioEIS and the Smithsonian Institution, now open 10am-2pm, weekends this summer. We are an allvolunteer organization, so please call ahead to confirm that we are indeed open before visiting.

Hike the Catoctin Furnace African American Cemetery Trail

Catoctin Furnace Historical Society, Inc.

12610 Catoctin Furnace Rd | Thurmont, MD 21788 catoctinfurnace.org | info@catoctinfurnace.org 240-288-7396