![According to Preservation Maryland, the Deer Park Inn was built in 1889. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the former Pennington Cottage in Deer Park, western Maryland, is owned and operated by Sandy and Pascal Fontaine. According to Preservation Maryland, the Deer Park Inn was built in 1889. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the former Pennington Cottage in Deer Park, western Maryland, is owned and operated by Sandy and Pascal Fontaine.](https://www.baltimoresun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/deer-park-best.jpg?w=117)
Dan Rodricks: In western Maryland, a French treat in an old summer retreat, the Deer Park Inn | STAFF COMMENTARY
How did a French chef end up in this remote place?
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Dan Rodricks is a long-time columnist for The Baltimore Sun, and a local radio and television personality who has won several national and regional journalism awards over a reporting, writing and broadcast career spanning five decades. He is the author of three books, including "Father's Day Creek" (Apprentice House 2019).