May 2026 Issue
Dear Friends, The weather has been doing that classic Deep Creek thing again. Maybe one more freeze and then it’s on to summer...? I hope! As of printing, we haven’t had our Party on the Lakefront just yet (scheduled for April 28th), but I’m excited to meet so many of...
DCL Lions Club Accepting Donations for Annual Boat Auction
The Deep Creek Lake Lions Club will host its annual Boat Auction on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. at the club’s park located at 1249 Bumble Bee Road in Accident, Maryland. The event is open to the public and serves as a key fundraiser supporting the club’s...
Great Strides Walk Returns May 17 with New 5K Run to Benefit Cindy’s Fund
Cindy’s Fund will host its annual Great Strides Walk on Sunday, May 17, at the Farm Fresh Pavilion (and Town Parking Lot) in Oakland, with an exciting addition this year: a 5K run. The event continues to grow as one of Garrett County’s most meaningful community...
Feast in the Forest
Growing up in Garrett County, Maryland, there are just some things you take for granted. Like, for example, wild ramps and morels can be found throughout the spring each year. Ramps First, and well before the last snowfall of the winter season, ramps begin popping up...
A Championship Rooted in Community
The Southern Garrett Lady Ram’s recent win at the Maryland State Women’s Basketball Championship was not just a win for the team but a win for the entire community. Head Coach Landon Todd described the moment as surreal. The culmination of years of commitment and a...
Announcing the Garrett Community Concert Band’s Annual Spring Concert: America 250: Music that Shaped a Nation
Directed by Dr. Sean Beachy, this concert will feature music from America’s past! You will recognize tunes such as “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” and “Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite March.” Medleys such as “American Civil War Fantasy”, “The Roaring Twenties”, “Sing...
The Truth About Maple Syrup
It’s a little-known fact that the Keebler Elves earn pocket money making maple syrup when things are slow at the cracker factory. Why else do you suppose they live in that hollow maple tree? Oh, I know a few of them sneak around after dark, repairing your shoes if you...
What We Grow Together
Spring Plant Swap to Take Place in the $MART ART Space April in Garrett County always arrives a little quietly. The snow recedes, the ground softens, and before long, there are small signs everywhere. Gray gives way to green, and slowly we begin to spot snowdrops,...
Lakefront Magazine Celebrates 35 Years!
When Linda and Skip Carr started The Lake-Front magazine in 1991, they were focused on creating a useful and up-to-date guide for people trying to figure out the area. Lists of where to eat, what to do, and what was happening that month “on the mountain”. It met that...
April 2026 Issue
Dear Friends, The month of March has flown by and I could really do without those 77-degree days that feel perfect… right before we get a few inches of snow the very next day. I’ve worked really hard on this April edition, and I’m excited to share it with you! We’re...
A Zine: March 2026
A zine (pronounced “zeen”) is a small, self-published booklet or magazine, short for “fanzine,” featuring original or appropriated text and images, typically copied cheaply for a small, non-commercial audience. Zines cover diverse topics from personal stories...
Partners Share Deep Creek Lake Water Quality Trend Update
The Deep Creek Watershed Foundation hosted its Watershed Symposium on October 25, 2025, where Garrett County’s Watershed Coordinator and Deep Creek Lake Special Projects staff presented updates on Deep Creek Lake water quality and progress on implementing the Deep...
History of Snowmobiles
You’d think the history of snowmobiles would be pretty much an open and shut cold case, right? Nope. The original machines were not associated with recreation. The first snow machine was built to move logs from the woods to the landing where trucks picked them up for...
A Permanent Home for the Arts
Garrett County Arts Council Purchases 108 S. 2nd Street in Oakland’s Arts & Entertainment District The Garrett County Arts Council (GCAC) is pleased to announce the purchase of the historic 108 S. 2nd Street property with Front Page Stage and adjacent parking lot...
Dancing Toward Homeownership
There’s something about prom that never really leaves you. The dress (or the tux). The awkward photos. The song that instantly transports you back twenty years— give or take a few (we won’t count). Prom always felt like a milestone. A night that hinted at the future...
Vendors Wanted for “Anything Goes” Sale
Vendor space is now available for the 6th Annual Anything Goes Flea Market, a fundraiser supporting the Civic Club of Oakland’s scholarship programs at Garrett College. The popular spring event will be held Saturday, April 25, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Downtown...
Handmade at Deep Creek
On a snowy or rainy day at Deep Creek, the lake goes quiet. But, inside Deep Creek Pottery, it’s the opposite. The first thing you notice is how much work lives in this room. Shelves lined with hundreds of finished pieces, all of it real-deal pottery you’d actually...
Garrett 250: Celebrating America Together
On July 18, 2026, the Garrett County community will do something really special. From noon until 10:00 p.m. at the Garrett County Fairgrounds, every town, every story, and every chapter that shaped this mountain county will come together for the Garrett 250 Birthday...
March 2026 Issue
Dear Friends, March in the mountains always feels like a bonus round. Just when you start spotting those first hints of spring, winter in Garrett County comes back with a force (and more snow)! This year, it looks like Wisp will be be open through -- at least -- the...
This College Comes with Crampons
There are some experiences you expect to need a plane ticket, a big-budget guide service, or a once-in-a-lifetime splurge to ever have. And then there are the ones you can access because you go to college in Garrett County. This January, a group of Garrett College...
A Zine: February 2026
A zine (pronounced “zeen”) is a small, self-published booklet or magazine, short for “fanzine,” featuring original or appropriated text and images, typically copied cheaply for a small, non-commercial audience. Zines cover diverse topics from personal stories...
Nominate A Local Entrepreneur
The Garrett County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Emerging Entrepreneur Award and the 2026 Heise Entrepreneurial Spirit Award. The Emerging Entrepreneur Award was created in 2024 with the purpose of encouraging new growth in the local...
Brush & Lens Fusion: A Conversation That Became a Collaboration
Every collaboration has a beginning, and for Jessica Fike and Collen DuBose, it started not in a studio—but in a furniture store. While visiting Railey Design to explore whether her Deep Creek Lake and Garrett County photography might live as wall art, Fike was...
27th Deep Creek Dunk and 2026 Special Olympics MD Winter Games
Special Olympics Maryland (SOMD) will be in Garrett County once again for a fun and competitive jam-packed SOMD weekend! To kick off the weekend is the Deep Creek Dunk hosted by Maryland State Police and Natural Resources Police. Starting with the 6th Cool Schools...