The Heritage Craft Festival will take place on October 11-12, 2013 in Garrett County

If you are interested in Arts you will definitely want to head to Oakland, MD that weekend. The 34th Heritage Craft Fest will be hosted on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11 and 12, 2013 at Broadford Elementary & Southern Middle Schools in Oakland, MD. The annual festival shows the creative work of regional artisans and involves 85 participating vendors. Come and admire the work of the more than 80 participating vendors. Chances are, you will find something really nice for . . .

Casselman River Bridge Bicentennial in Garrett County

After undergoing repairs the bridge over the Casselman River and the park area with its new interpretative panels will be reopenend.

Check out the beautiful setting, take some pictures. There will be kids’ activities and music and you will also get a chance to eat a bite and buy souvenirs.

Have a great weekend visiting our beautiful Garrett County!

The SavageMan Triathlon at Deep Creek Lake – Results

Once again we had a great Triathlon weekend at Garrett County’s Deep Creek Lake. As usual the crowd was huge and the atmosphere was exiting. The weather was just perfect, a little on the cool side but sunny and dry. You can check out all the results on the SavageMan website http://www.winthefight.org/savageman/. We hope to see you next year at the SavageMan Triathlon at Deep Creek Lake in Garrett County!

Watch the SavageMan Triathlon this weekend at Deep Creek Lake!

The 2013 SavageMan Triathlon takes place this weekend around the Discovery Center at Deep Creek Lake. The athletes will compete in swimming, running and biking, so there will be a lot of great sports to be seen. Subtitle of the SavageMan Triathlon is “A Savage Race to Fight a Savage Cancer“. Accordingly there will be complimentary Skin Cancer Screenings on Saturday from 9.30 to 2.30 and on Sunday from 9.30 to 3.30. All of the fundraising proceeds go to support . . .

Cash Bash & Outdoor Show at Garrett County Fairgrounds

Don’t miss this fun event in McHenry, Deep Creek Lake: This Saturday, September 14, 2013, the Garrett County Fair Board will hold its Cash Bash & Outdoor Show at the Garrett County Fairgrounds in McHenry from 9am to 6pm. There will be drawings worth $9000, turkey calling contests, a cross bow shoot (the cross bow will be provided and raffled off at the end of the show) and seminars by local hunting and fishing guides. Food will be catered by . . .

Garrett County’s Most Beautiful Person

It’s that time of the year again, and time to cast your votes! Do you know someone in Garrett County who is striving to make our community an even better place to live? You can download a copy of the nomination form on the Garrett County Government website, or click here to access the form. Remember, this award is only for volunteer service. Happy voting!