Trout Run (retreat) Trout Run (retreat) Trout Run is a property in the Catoctin Mountains near Thurmont, Maryland, that was visited on several occasions by Presidents Herbert Hoover, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower. Originally called Catoctin Lodge, it is located about away from the presidential retreat at Camp David and was established by one of Hoover's senior aides. It subsequently became the property of the family of a senior State Department official, who owned it for nearly 70 years, before it was acquired in 2013 by an arm of the Church of Scientology. It became the focus of controversy in 2015 when
Shangri-La Beer means "Royal plains". This ancient name is reflected in the Tibetan Pinyin name of the town of Jiantang (建塘; Jiàntáng), the county seat. Due to its location on 3300 meters above sea level, it not only boasts a breathtaking scenery, but is also home to China's cleanest air, purest mountain spring water, and organic Tibetan highland barley, which is an essential part of traditional Tibetan cuisine. In the second half of the 20th century, Shangri-La City was called Zhongdian (Chinese: 中甸 Zhōngdiàn), but was renamed Shangri-La on December 17, 2001 after the fictional land of Shangri-La in the 1933 James