# Summer in Shenandoah County Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-valley-today-1144037/summer-in-shenandoah-county Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-valley-today-1144037/summer-in-shenandoah-county.md Podcast: [The Valley Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-valley-today-1144037) Published: 2026-06-23T15:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://thevalleytodaypodcast.com/summer-in-shenandoah-county Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thevalleytoday/20260623VT.mp3?dest-id=2999852 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-valley-today-1144037/episodes/summer-in-shenandoah-county Duration seconds: 1482 ## Resource A string of pearls runs along Route 11 — and every one of them is built for summer. On this Shenandoah County Tourism Tuesday edition of The Valley Today, host Janet Michael is joined on the Zooms by Kary Haun and Brittany Clem-Hott for a conversation devoted to the best of summer in Shenandoah County, from Strasburg to New Market and everywhere between. Three Valley League baseball teams, a county full of ice cream stands, fireworks displays, summer music series in nearly every town, the river walks of Seven Bends State Park and Lake Laura, dozens of outdoor-dining patios, and an underground 55-degree cavern for the days when the heat just won't quit. Whether you live in Shenandoah County or you're just a drive away, this episode is a complete summer planning guide. SUMMER IN SHENANDOAH COUNTY — AT A GLANCE BASEBALL (Valley League — collegiate, community-hosted, family-affordable) • Strasburg Express • Woodstock River Bandits (Central High School stadium) • New Market Rebels (Rebel Park) • Schedules, scores, rosters, stats: valleybaseballleague.com ICE CREAM (a few favorites mentioned on the show) • Katie's Custard — Route 11, near the Woodstock games • Sugar Creek — Route 11, Woodstock (now near the Food Lion; still bright pink) • Ice Cream Depot — downtown Strasburg • Peep's Ice Cream Stand — New Market • Smiley's Ice Cream — Basye (with putt-putt and gem sluicing) • Edinburg mini golf and ice cream — right off Route 11 FIREWORKS — JULY 2026 (VA250) • New Market — Thursday, July 3 • Woodstock — at the fairgrounds (July 4) • Strasburg — town display (July 4) • Bryce Resort — fireworks on the slopes (July 4) MUSIC SERIES THIS SUMMER • Strasburg — Front Porch Live (Thursday evenings) • Woodstock — Woodstock ROCS at the community park • New Market — Crossroads Fest at R… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-valley-today-1144037/episodes/summer-in-shenandoah-county/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-valley-today-1144037/summer-in-shenandoah-county.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.