Betsy Spiker Holcomb Deep Creek Lakes Favorite RealtorGLAF-Pittsburgh Symphony-Wisp Resort
GLAF-Pittsburgh Symphony-Wisp Resort. Garrett Lakes Arts Festival has once again brought back the eloquent sound of the Pittsburgh Symphony to the lodge at Wisp Resort. Lawrence Loh is conducting the PSO at this year’s performance and the theme is light classical/pop. This intimate experience puts you face-to-face with brilliant musicians playing extraordinary music. Over the last few years they have played the famous composerJohnWilliams’ masterpiece Star Wars as well as hits from famous musicals like Phantom of the Opera and Wicked. Get your tickets now and don’t miss this wonderful event.
Friday, July 13th, 2012
@ The Lodge @ Wisp Resort
7:30PM Tickets
Betsy Spiker Holcomb Deep Creek Lakes Favorite RealtorArt in the Park-Deep Creek Lake State Park
Art in the Park
Art in the Park-Deep Creek Lake State Park. Don’t miss the 13th annual Art in the Park event held at Deep Creek Lake State Park on July 14th 10am–5pm and July 15th 10am-4pm. There will be close to fifty artist’s participating in this family event along with some delicious food. Bring the family for a relaxing day enjoying jewelry, photography, wood turned items, native wildflowers, pottery, fused glass, original artwork, wood painted furniture, handmade wooden furniture, tatting, homemade chocolates, hand-woven baskets, wool rugs, handmade soaps, children’s books w/the author and much more.
This event is co-sponsored by the Western Garrett County State Park Volunteers and the Garrett County Arts Council. For more information about this event and other programs offered at the Discovery Center, please call 301.387.7067
Betsy Spiker Holcomb Deep Creek Lakes Favorite RealtorGarrett County Waterfalls- Deep Creek LakeGarrett County Waterfalls
Deep Creek Lake Waterfalls
Garrett County Waterfalls- Deep Creek Lake. Next time you are visiting Deep Creek Lake, be sure to visit Swallow Falls State Park and experience a trip back in time with three spectacular waterfalls. Only a short walk from the parking area is the breathtaking 53’ Muddy Creek Falls. It is the highest waterfall in the state ofMaryland and used to be a regular campsite for Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford in the early twentieth century. The park has towering ancient Hemlock trees and trails that will take you to two more waterfalls that both have unique personalities.SwallowFalls exists because of a huge bottleneck in the mightyYoughioghenyRiver that increases the water flow causing it to explode over an enormous rock outcropping. This is a great place to bring the kids during the summer to let them slide on the rocks and swim in the refreshing river. LittleTolliverFalls is a short walk upstream and is a favorite of mine to photograph. It is tucked a few footsteps from theYoughRiver and has a very peaceful setting that can keep you mesmerized for hours with its soothing calm. Make sure you enjoy this beautiful part of our great country on your next visit to the lake. Like me, you will become a regular at returning to these special places over and over again, each time blowing you away like the first time you laid eyes on these national treasures.
Garrett County Waterfalls- Deep Creek LakeGarrett County Waterfalls
Betsy Spiker Holcomb Deep Creek Lakes Favorite RealtorLakepointe at WispLakepointe at Wisp
Lakepointe at Wisp is a very unique community located in the heart of Deep Creek Lake and Wisp Ski Resort. Enjoy easy lake living only a stone’s throw from zip lining, the mountain coaster, and of course some of the best skiing on the East Coast. This cozy little neighborhood has lots of personality with a tennis court and single dock slips that are assigned to some of the homes. The dock slips are located in a very relaxing cove that is in a no-wake zone. It is a perfect area for the family to enjoy swimming and other water activities such as paddle boarding, kayaking, and fishing.
Betsy Spiker Holcomb Deep Creek Lakes Favorite Realtor23 State Park Road-Enchanted Waterfront Paradise
23 State Park Road
23 State Park Road-Enchanted Waterfront Paradise. Enchanted Paradise describes this Waterfront Estate. Interior boasts fine details, oak floors, tiled showers, gourmet kitchen and stunning master suite. Tucked amongst mature hemlock and native rhododendron, the grounds are breathtaking with 422′ of waterfront, outdoor fireplace, multiple decks and patios, gazebo, stone pathways, all on 1.26 acres of lakefront bliss. This property defines Unique!
Betsy Spiker Holcomb Deep Creek Lakes Favorite RealtorFire on the Mountain 2012-Deep Creek
Fire on the Mountain 2012
If you are like me you have a Charlie Daniels song floating around in your head after hearing these words. “Fire on the mountain, lightning in the air” goes the old country rock classic song. Well this year we got a little bit of fire and lightning. The event normally commenced at 9:00pm’ish but was delayed a bit this year because of a huge hail/lightning/rain event that backed up the starting time 45 minutes or so.
Fire on the Mountain 2012-Deep Creek
In case there are a few of you out there that have no clue what I am talking about; Fire on the Mountain is a Fourth of July fireworks event that lights the sky above Wisp Ski Resort every year here at Deep Creek Lake. People line Highway 219 for an optimum vantage point. Or they come by boat to sneak in close to the resort, sit atop Wisp ski slope to catch an eye level view of the fire show, or go to Deep Creek Marina to witness the show while enjoying the new line of boats available for the summer season. Make sure you put this exhilarating event on the calendar with the kiddies next year if you didn’t make it to this year’s event.
Betsy Spiker Holcomb Deep Creek Lakes Favorite RealtorAccident Maryland Annual 4th of July ParadeAccident Maryland Annual 4th of July Parade
Accident Maryland Annual 4th of July Parade
Accident Maryland Annual 4th of July Parade
Accident Maryland Annual 4th of July Parade 2012. This parade represents United States small town living at its finest! The annual 4th of July parade in Accident Maryland is just a few minutes outside of popular Deep Creek Lake. This event just screams All American, apple pie, good-time living, and I think the hundreds of people who jammed the streets of this town would certainly agree. I have families that are of college age who have been participating in this parade since they were in diapers. They made the pilgrimage from Virginia and Wisconsin to once again be involved in this parade. It was a treat seeing an assembly line of vintage cars, floats, fire trucks, marching bands and folks on horseback. Garrett counties own Delegate Wendell Beitzel and Maryland Senator George C. Edwards also participated in the parade. My beautiful and newly pregnant wife Betsy and I relaxed street side in the shade under a huge mature Silver Maple dreaming of the day in the near future that our child would start his or hers participation in this fantastic event. Be sure not to miss it next year!
Betsy Spiker Holcomb Deep Creek Lakes Favorite Realtor
Greetings! Deep Creek Lake was not spared the Friday night storm. We were personally lucky to have avoided a power outage but some others were not so fortunate. The radio said there were roughly 4,000+ people without power after the storm. There are still a few isolated areas without power. We did, however, fare much better than areas to our East. Many of our clients and friends made an unscheduled visit to their vacation homes at Deep Creek Lake because they were without power in the DC and northern VA areas.
Greetings from Deep Creek Lake-July 4th-New Website
The DockDogs event that was held at Wisp this weekend was quite a site to see! I was out of town but my wife Betsy was fascinated by how far some of these dogs can jump, from Chihuahua’s to German Shepherd’s. It’s definitely an event that will go on my 2013 calendar. P.S. The dog is hard to spot in this photo; he’s flying through the air just to the left of the red ball!
Now, on to the beautiful weather and fun 4th of July week ahead of us. The fireworks display will take place at dusk on Wednesday evening from the tubing park at Wisp Resort. You can watch from your car along Garrett Highway, by boat in McHenry Cove or from the Independence Day Concert taking place under the tent at Garrett College (beginning at 7:30pm). This week, July 5-7, at Garrett College under the tent is “Chautauqua”. “Exploring the War of 1812 in Maryland” is the theme. The complete schedule is on the link below. http://www.artsandentertainment.org/pages/chautauqua.html
Looking ahead…The 91st Annual Western Maryland Tennis Championships are scheduled on the clay courts in Mountain Lake Park August 2-5th. Whether you are a tennis player or enjoy being a spectator, you can catch some great tennis! http://www.mlptc.org/
The Spiker Team’s featured listing of the week is a beautiful home within 5 minutes of Deep Creek Lake on 5 acres with its own pond, stream and barn. Convenient country living! http://vt.realbiz360.com/MLS-1041549.html
For up-to-date listings you can search our new website any time of day at www.DeepCreekLakeProperty.com. And, if you have any comments regarding the new design, layout & functionality we’d love to hear from you. Have a great week!
