Garrett County Gazette, February 2023

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Welcome to the December 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! Deep Creek Lake Lions celebrate 50 years of the Blind Skier program On the evening of Feb 7Continue reading “Garrett County Gazette, February 2023”

Garrett County Gazette, January 2023

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Welcome to the December 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! Affordable Housing Issue Gaining Attention As you’ll see in my real estateContinue reading “Garrett County Gazette, January 2023”

Garrett County Gazette, December 2022

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Welcome to the December 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! New non-profit to assist women with substance abuse disorders Reflection House isContinue reading “Garrett County Gazette, December 2022”

Garrett County Gazette, October 2022

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Welcome to the October 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! Crellin Elementary School Continues Trend of Excellence A recent Facebook post onContinue reading “Garrett County Gazette, October 2022”

Garrett County Gazette, November 2022

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Welcome to the November 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! Local extracurricular activities score big I say it a lot: “Garrett CountyContinue reading “Garrett County Gazette, November 2022”

Fall Foliage Overlooks in Garrett County

Looking for the best spots to check out the Autumn colors of Garrett County – here are my picks for great overlooks (and they are great the rest of the year, too!) Watch the video version Visit my online map Buy the Ultimate Adventure fold-up map Here are the points I mention in the videoContinue reading “Fall Foliage Overlooks in Garrett County”

Garrett County: resistant to extreme weather since 300,000,000 BC

Hurricane Ian’s (Sept 2022) recent devastation of Florida (and other states) got me working on updating my extreme weather map of Garrett County and the region. I had created a map in 2014 that showed the tracks of major storms and tornados in the eastern half of the US. I was happy with how itContinue reading “Garrett County: resistant to extreme weather since 300,000,000 BC”

Hiking the Shoreline of Deep Creek Lake

Just how long is the shoreline of Deep Creek Lake? Most sources say 64 miles, but I’ve seen “authoritative” values of 69 and 74 miles as well (two different signs at the State Park – within visual distance of each other – claim the 64 and 69 mile distances). So, I decided to do theContinue reading “Hiking the Shoreline of Deep Creek Lake”

How long have you had a place at Deep Creek Lake?

When you talk to someone who has a place at Deep Creek Lake, one of the first things you’ll likely here is “We’ve had a house here since . . . ” People are proud – and rightfully so – of how long they have had property at Deep Creek Lake. In a virtual videoContinue reading “How long have you had a place at Deep Creek Lake?”