ACCIDENT — Not many people could handle a nearly 100-mile trip through Garrett County’s country roads almost daily. But for Sue Artice, that’s the norm.
The 95 miles and 416 mailboxes Artice navigates — though rain, sleet, snow and gloom of night — is the longest U.S. Postal Service route in Maryland.
The grandmother of six has worked for the Postal Service since 1988. She started at the Friendsville office and moved to the Accident Post Office in 2011.
“I’m really grateful for being able to do a job as many years as I have,” Artice, a Friendsville native, said. “It’s providing a service for a lot of people and I’m really grateful and thankful for that. It takes all of the postal workers to make it happen.”
Artice reflected on times with the Postal Service both good and bad. She said the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way it functions.
