Black Bear Maple Camp, along White Oak Hollow Road in Larimer Township, was deemed a total loss after a fire destroyed the camp Tuesday afternoon.
Roger and Cindy Newman, of Swanton, Maryland, own and operate the camp. They built the camp in 2017 in cooperation with the Marlin Sherbine family of Somerset. The camp was scheduled to be part of the Somerset County Maple Tour for the first time on March 9 and 10.
According to Mike Miller, chief of the Meyersdale Volunteer Fire Department, the structure was fully engulfed when the department arrived and was a total loss. The fire was accidental. Miller said the fire was not maple related but came from another heating source in the building. The camp and contents were insured, he said.