Autumn Glory is a 5 day festival celebrating the beautiful fall foliage of Garrett County MD. There is a lot to see, do, buy and eat during Autumn Glory, so I put together this guide to help you get in all in! Download the presentation with active links Watch the narrated presentation on Youtube
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Garrett County Gazette, August 2023
Welcome to the current issue of the Garrett County Gazette. I’m Chris Nichols, your guide to helping you find out what’s going on, what’s coming up and interesting tidbits from the area. Let’s jump right in! Garrett County Gets Some Love from Downstate As the most distant county from Annapolis (geographically and often politically), GarrettContinue reading “Garrett County Gazette, August 2023”
The Garrett County that may have been
Did you know that Garrett County could have been about 3 times larger? If the boundaries orignally set forth for Maryland had been followed, the northern border would have been north of Philadelphia, the southern border about 50 miles further south and the western one almost 10 miles to the west! In this presentation, IContinue reading “The Garrett County that may have been”
Summer 2023 letter
Summer greetings from your friendly neighborhood real estate agent! Hello! My name is Chris Nichols, a real estate agent with Taylor Made Deep Creek Sales. If you’re thinking about selling or buying real estate in the area, I hope you’ll give me a shot at earning your business. With me as your real estate agent,Continue reading “Summer 2023 letter”
Garrett County Gazette, July 2023
Welcome to the current issue of the Garrett County Gazette. I’m Chris Nichols, your guide to helping you find out what’s going on, what’s coming up and interesting tidbits from the area. Let’s jump right in! Youth sports in Garrett County I don’t know if I am just noticing this, or it’s an actual trend,Continue reading “Garrett County Gazette, July 2023”
Garrett County Gazette, June 2023
Welcome to the current issue of the Garrett County Gazette. I’m Chris Nichols, your guide to helping you find out what’s going on, what’s coming up and interesting tidbits from the area. Let’s jump right in! Commissioners Adopt FY2024 Budget (with effective tax increase) The Commissioners have approved a $100M operating budget for Garrett CountyContinue reading “Garrett County Gazette, June 2023”
History-themed dates in Garrett County
Nothing impresses your date more than some local history! No? Well you may be dating the wrong kind of person! I was asked by a local historical society to put together a talk on history-themed dates in Garrett County and it was surprisingly easy! My goal was to center on a town or area, findContinue reading “History-themed dates in Garrett County”
Ferris Wheels and Freemason Gold – a History of Swallow Falls State Park
Swallow Falls State Park is one of the “crown jewels” of the MD State Park system (at least in my mind) and you kind of assume that since it’s such an amazing natural wonder that it has been protected for a long time, but really only became fully under state control in the past 80Continue reading “Ferris Wheels and Freemason Gold – a History of Swallow Falls State Park”
Garrett County Gazette, May 2023
Garrett County Gazette, May 2023 🌦️ View in browser Welcome to the current issue of the Garrett County Gazette. I’m Chris Nichols, your guide to helping you find out what’s going on, what’s coming up and interesting tidbits from the area. Let’s jump right in! County Commissioners propose to increase tax revenue I try toContinue reading “Garrett County Gazette, May 2023”
The “low-down” on Deep Creek Lake water levels
The waters of Deep Creek Lake have a number of uses including electricity generation, lake recreation, whitewater boating and trout habitat enhancement. The level of Deep Creek Lake is governed by a permit issued by the Maryland Department of the Environment which attempts to balance these uses. In this presentation, I go through the usesContinue reading “The “low-down” on Deep Creek Lake water levels”