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”
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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”
Where to swim in Garrett County, MD
Summer is coming and a common question is “Where can I go swimming?” Deep Creek Lake of course comes to many people’s minds, but with so many streams, rivers and lakes and so much public land, there are lots of other places to go swimming, from sandy beaches to river plunges. Check out the narratedContinue reading “Where to swim in Garrett County, MD”
Garrett County Gazette, April 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! No school closures(for another year at least) Over the past few months, the Garrett County BoardContinue reading “Garrett County Gazette, April 2023”
Who OWNS Garrett County, MD?
I’ve been working on some projects looking at large landowners in the County and decided to make it a full analysis of ownership types across the whole County. Below are the slides from the presentation and you can watch a narrated version on my Youtube channel
Garrett County Gazette, March 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!Special Olympics of Maryland returns to Garrett County for Winter Games After nearly a decade, the Special OlympicsContinue reading “Garrett County Gazette, March 2023”
My trail wish list
The subject of trails has been in the local news lately. I decided to add my 2 cents worth to the discussion with a video of what new trails I’d like to see in Garrett County. You can download the slides here Watch the narrated version on my Youtube channel Or see all the slidesContinue reading “My trail wish list”
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”