Ridgeview Valley Blog

2011 Deep Creek Lake Lions Club Cardboard Box Derby

I found this really fantastic You Tube video of the Cardboard Box Derby held at Wisp Resort and sponsored by the Deep Creek Lions Club this past weekend.  I thought I would share it with you.  It will give you a great chuckle, I am sorry I missed the derby.  Follow this LINK.

Get Your Sleds Started

It's hard to believe that winter is almost over and the last big hoorah that everyone looks forward to is fast approaching.  The Annual Deep Creek Lake Lion's Club Cardboard Box Derby is on Saturday, March 20, 2011.  The race starts at 3pm at Wisp Resort.  This is a part of Wisp's Beachin Weekend and has been a lot of fun for a lot of years.  Check out this link to video of some of the sleds from last year www.youtube.com.  Below are some photos from 2009.

The rules, build whatever your imagination will allow using cardboard, tape, string & glue.  As you can see there are a lot of creative people in Garrett County.  Hope to see ya there!  Check back for pictures after the event.  

The Bears Are Coming

Discover the bears that are coming to Deep Creek Lake.  The Western Garrett County State Park Volunteers are working with the Deep Creek Discovery Center to raise money for the Forest Canopy Walkway at the Deep Creek Lake State Park.  This walk way will be one of only 10 such walkways in the United States.  Plans to foster one of the decorated chainsaw-carved bears is underway now.  Local artists will be chosen to decorate the "blank canvas" Bears and they will spend the summer at their new foster-home.  To see the first of the bears, visit the Deep Creek Lake Discovery Center.  Keep an eye out this summer for the bears.

Bald Eagle Sighting on Deep Creek Lake

Pete got these fantastic photos of this Bald Eagle going after some coots on Deep Creek Lake.  These photos were taken in McHenry Cove just off the shores of Lake Pointe. Enjoy!

Kilts on Skis

You are probably saying, what in the world is "Kilts on Skis"?  We read last year about this group in Scotland on CairnGorm Mountain who established a world record of the most amount of people skiing down a mountain wearing a kilt.  We said that sounds like fun!!!  We should try to break their world record.  So we contacted Guiness Book of World Records to see how to go about breaking this world record.  That went nowhere!  They didn't really get the idea and the other folks had not gone through Guiness.  So we kept kicking around this idea, created a website and a Facebook Fan Page and a couple of months ago those same folks in Scotland found us on the web and challenged us to break their world record.  How cool is that?  So of course we were super excited and agreed to accept their challenge.  We have established a small committee to get started and have gotten approval from Wisp Resort to have this event on March 5, 2011 and have chosen the Deep Creek Lake Lions Club as the charity.  We will being starting at 10:00 am and Scotland will be starting at 3:00 pm.  We of course have a lot of planning to accomplish between now and March; where do we get that many kilts (our goal is 250 people), where do we find all of the kilt-wearing folks and a lot more.  But, we are excited that we are facing off with Scotland and that will give Garrett County some international recognition and it just sounds like plain fun!!  If you are interested in getting involved drop me a line or go to www.kiltsonskis.com.

Deep Creek Lake Sees First Snow of Season

Yesterday the weather forecast predicted snow flurries in the higher areas and we got it!  It was 36 degrees and cloudy this morning at 5:30 and by 8:30 it started to rain and then by 9 it turned to flurries.  It has been off and on for the last hour.  Of course nothing is laying on the ground.  But old man winter has officially arrived.  I'm ready, my cross country skis are calling my name.

June Deep Creek Lake Discovery Center Schedule

Patty and Caroline from over at the Discovery Center sent me the June schedule of events.  FUN IN THE SUN!!  I am so ready for summer!  Follow the link below for the events.

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June Events at New Germany State Park

Patty Mash from over at the Discovery Center at the Deep Creek Lake State Park shared the attached list of activities planned for the month of June at the New Germany State Park. Follow the link below for these great activities. It's summer time get out and enjoy it!

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Ridgeview Valley, a Stop on the Artist Studio Tour

The Garrett County Arts Council is looking forward to another great Artist Stuio Tour this year.  It is planned for Saturday and Sunday, July 24 & 25.  There will be 13 stops planned on the route with artisans showcasing woodworking, painting, jewelry making, sculpture, photography, pottery, knitting and much more. Ridgeview Valley is honored to be a stop on the tour.  Three local artisans, Judy McCaughey, Evelyn Silkey and Mary L. Kammauf will be located in the Preview Center.  I will post a sample of each of their talents and a bio later on as a reminder for this terrific event.

Great Lunch in Oakland

Pete and I went to meet the with the Garrett County Planning and Zoning office this morning to discuss the expansion of our special exception for our cultural events held in the barn.  Well you get Pete and I anywhere and we end up visiting for hours.  We both like to talk a lot!  So it was lunch time and Pete said he would spring for lunch and naturally I said OK.  So we decided to try the new little restaurant on Alder Street in Oakland called Jamie's.  One work FANTASTIC!!!!  I highly recommend and we will definitely be going there for dinner soon!  They specialize in Creative American Cuisine.  I had a Philly Cheese Steak Quesidilla with a ceasar pasta salad and Pete had a Buffalo Chicken Quesidilla and the Ginger Cole Slaw.  Everything was delicious and far too much for me to eat.  I got a to go box.  YUM!!  So if you are in Oakland and hungry stop by and visit Rayetta and Jamie for great conversation and delicious food!!!  Just the type of quaint spot Oakland needs.