Beachtree Properties Debuts New Property in Oakland, Maryland
MILLERSVILLE, MD--(Marketwire - July 19, 2010) - Beachtree Properties, a resort group comprised of boutique hotels, announces renovation completion and opening of its newly-acquired property in Oakland, Maryland.
Inn at Deep Creek, formerly known as Alpine Village Inn, a 29-unit lakeside hotel, has undergone extensive renovations after Beachtree Properties took ownership in May. The detailed project incorporated a complete makeover from the inside-out, including a new roof, kitchens, bathrooms, furniture, flooring and carpeting. To make guests’ stay more comfortable, new pillow top beds, contemporary fabrics and fixtures with sheer and blackout curtains in each suite have been added. In addition, each suite is complete with flat screen TVs, iPod docking stations, and complimentary Wi-Fi.
Inn at Deep Creek is an all-suite hotel situated on the largest freshwater lake in Maryland. The resort’s suites feature brand-new warm elegant décor with kitchens and some suites feature fireplaces. Onsite amenities include a large heated outdoor pool, a landscaped poolside grilling area complete with picnic tables, a private beach with a day-use boat dock, and a second-floor balcony to provide guests with views of the lake.
Deep Creek Lake is situated in Garrett County, Maryland, and known for its approximate 76,000 acres of lakes, parks, caves and forests. It encompasses 3,900 acres and is at a mountain elevation almost half a mile high. Popular for its freshwater man-made lake with twenty-six different species of fish, the lake is perfect for fishing, whether it be fly fishing or ice fishing. Exciting activities at the lake include kayaking, canoeing, rafting, camping, hiking, mountain biking and in the winter, skiing at nearby Wisp Ski Resort.
The hotel opened Fourth of July weekend and is open year-round. For information or to make reservations, call Inn at Deep Creek at 877.853.6932 or visit http://www.innatdeepcreek.com/
Beachtree Properties specializes in distinctive boutique hotels in exciting vacation destinations. Formed in 2006, Beachtree Properties manages twelve independent resorts across North America, providing a home away from home with all the services expected from a large hotel chain. Beachtree Properties values and recognizes the character and individuality of each property, offering well-appointed accommodations and world-class service.
The Garrett County Chamber of Commerce held its annual membership meeting and dinner on Thursday, June 3, at Pine Lodge Steakhouse. Entertainment was provided by DJ Jonny Rock, and the Heise Entrepreneurial Spirit Award and Chamber President’s Award were given.
Michael James Delligatti won the Heise Award, presented by last year’s winner, Bill Meagher. Delligatti first conceived of the Big Mac’s formulation and opened the first McDonald’s in western Pennsylvania. He is the owner of Arrowhead Market, Garrett 8 Cinemas, Uno Chicago Grill, and the Honi Honi. Delligatti’s son received the award on his father’s behalf.
Winners of the Heise Award must have originated and developed a business from inception, shown a willingness to take risks, shown community involvement, held high ethical standards, and demonstrated leadership by overcoming a formidable problem that threatened a business’ existence, according to a Chamber spokesperson.
Award winners must also have shown business acumen through embarking on a creative, insightful, or overlooked opportunity that will make an important contribution to Garrett County’s business environment through substantive community impact, according to the spokesperson.
The Heise Award Committee, comprising of previous winners, selects three nominees to be voted on by the general chamber membership. Past honorees include Jonathan “Smiley” Kessler, Bill Sisler, Olen Beitzel, Johnny Marple, Barry Rush, Dave Demaree, Brenda McDonnell, and Bill Meagher.
I got an email from Rob Link, the owner of the Deep Creek Crab Co. last week when I was out of town and I wanted to showcase his new crab company! He is running out of the same crabby location we all knew for years, 200 Quarry Rd (Doctor Willy’s). Here is some info from their website:
The Deep Creek Crab Company is happy to be bringing heavy, seasonal and steamed-to-order Maryland Crabs to Deep Creek Lake. Also serving Snow Crabs, Jumbo Shrimp, Clams/Mussels and homemade Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes (plus more). If there is any other Seafood you want, we’ll get it for you at wholesale prices. Just give us 7 days notice. We also do bulk orders for events, celebrations and etc.
After dinner last night, I took my family to the grand opening of DQ in Oakland. Greg Mortimer did a great job in building it, and the ice cream was great!!
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The Garrett County farmers’ market operations are now partially under way, with the Deep Creek market having opened last weekend, and the Oakland market to open this weekend. The market in Grantsville will open in July.
The Deep Creek Lake Farmers’ Market will be in operation now through Sept. 2 on Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Garrett County Visitor’s Center parking lot in McHenry.
The Deep Creek Lake Farmers’ Market Association hosts producer-only farmers’ markets featuring farmers and bakers within a 50-mile radius of McHenry.
The Oakland Mountain Fresh Farmers’ Market will be held June 5 through Oct. 30 on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The market is operated at the town pavilion in the municipal parking lot, located off Second Street.
The Mountain Fresh Producers’ Association also hosts producer-only farmers’ markets, featuring fresh produce, herbs, honey, jams and jellies, baked goods, plants, crafts, and fall decorations from the mountaintop area.
The Grantsville Farmers’ Market will be held July through October on Tuesdays from 5 to 7 p.m. It will offer fresh produce and other products from farms throughout the region.
For more information about any of the farmers’ markets in Garrett County, persons may call 301-334-6960.
I had a spectacular time the other night at the Father-Daughter Gala at Faith Evangelical Free Church with my daughter, Kayleah. It was hosted by hosted by the Mt Top Crisis Pregnancy Center. It was MC’ed by Mike Saturday and his daughter Jessica. We had an incredible time and the food was catered by Jearbryo’s (great job Bryon!). Seeing Mike reminded me of how great of a guy he is and I wanted to mention:
Mike Saturday’s store, Emmaus Road Christian Store, is one of the best hidden treasures in Garrett County. They have a wealth of valuable books, learning materials, and gifts. We are truly blessed to have someone like Mike Saturday in Garrett County and I would love to see more folks supporting him and his business. Stop by and see them in the plaza across from Little Sandy’s on Garrett Highway.
Emmaus Road Christian Store
(301) 387-8858
17781 Garrett Highway Ste A
Oakland, MD 21550
M and T Bank - Mortgages - Shannan Hunter - Deep Creek Lake
M & T Bank is considered one of the strongest and most highly regarded regional banks in the country. With over 700 branch offices and nearly 1,000 ATM’s, we have a strong and growing presence across New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland. Our Garrett County locations include Oakland, Deep Creek (McHenry), and Grantsville. Member FDIC/Equal Housing Lender.
Shannan Hunter, Personal Banker
Oakland Office
46 South Second Street
Oakland, MD 21550
The Stables at Herrington Manor - Open House Saturday
Jessica & I took the kids to the open house Saturday @ the Stables at Herrington. Our good friend Autumn Newcomb is involved with the project and Kayleah wants to learn to ride horses. Autumn was the previous owner of the stables and I assisted her in the process of selling to John & Terry Fram, the current owners. WOW. They have completely update the place! We got to meet a few horses, pose for some pictures and watch a great demonstration of riding styles from Terry’s daughter. The weather could not have been better, so it turned out to be a great day.
Stop out and see them sometime - they have a lot of fun activities, lessons and boarding services available, as well.
Mountain Laurel Medical Center opens doors to new facility
Megan Miller Cumberland Times-News
OAKLAND — A ribbon-cutting celebration marked the official opening of Garrett County’s Mountain Laurel Medical Center Friday afternoon.
Federal, state and local officials gathered for the ceremony at the new facility on Memorial Drive. The medical center actually opened to patients in November.
The center provides primary, preventative and pediatric care to county residents, including low-income residents and those without medical insurance.
“All persons living in Garrett County will now receive the same quality of care, regardless of socioeconomic status, or whether they’re insured or uninsured,” said Beth Little-Terry, Mountain Laurel’s CEO. “This is truly the community’s medical center.”
Little-Terry said the new facility has 12 exam rooms and is fitted with state-of-the-art diagnostic and other computer equipment.
“This is another example of how things can get done when all levels of government work together,” said state Sen. George Edwards, who spoke during the ceremony.
Delegate Wendell Beitzel said he hopes the new facility will help officials develop a solution to the ongoing struggle to secure OB/GYN services in the county.
“In the long term, we’re hoping we can work with the new facility and family doctors to provide needed medical attention to mothers and children in this county,” he said.
Other speakers included Maurice Denis, associate vice president of the National Association of Community Health Centers.
According to Denis, the Mountain Laurel center is one of 7,500 community health centers in the nation. Together, they serve approximately 20 million people, and provide services that are, on average, 30 percent lower in cost than private practice physicians and emergency services.
Karen Myers, president of Recreational Industries Inc., the firm which owns and operates Wisp Resort, and president of Mountaineer Log & Siding Company Inc., was one of three Marylanders formally inducted last night into the Maryland Chamber of Commerce’s Maryland Business Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held at the Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport and attended by an estimated 500 of the state’s top business leaders.
Myers is the first Western Maryland business leader to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, which now includes 32 members. The Hall of Fame was established to recognize entrepreneurs and business executives whose contributions have helped advance the quality of life for Marylanders and improve the state’s business climate.
Myers, who represents the 10th generation of her family in Garrett County, is a member of a number of boards and organizations, including the Garrett Lakes Arts Festival, Garrett County Board of Realtors, Garrett County Development Corporation, and Garrett County Chamber of Commerce, on most of which she has served as a director and/or officer. She was twice named to the Daily Record’s Maryland’s Top 100 Women, and was selected Garrett County Woman of the year and Garrett County Employer of the Year. She is an active member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Oakland, and of the Garrett Community Concert Band.
“It is my high honor to accept this recognition on behalf of my partners at Wisp, Steve Richards and Gary Daum; the Wisp management team; and our 125 year-round employees and 700 seasonal employees,” Myers said in her acceptance speech. “We’re in the ‘fun’ business, and it is our goal to generate smiles on [the faces of] each of our customers. It is not a one-person show; it is a team…
Not long ago, Greg Mortimer, the builder of the Dairy Queen Grill & Chill, informed me that they are expecting to open in mid-May. You can tell from the photo that there has been significant progress since that last photo I posted.
I was chatting on the phone last night with my good friend Megan Redinger, who is the manager at Smileys Funzone at the lake. For those of you who know Megan, she is a sweetheart & one of my best friends - a true ‘Garrett County All Star’. She also pointed out that the folks at Smileys happen to be fans of this blog And the Funzone has ALWAYS been a cool place to hang out for kids (and big kids) of all ages. It was always a central meeting point for kids who went to school at Northern & Southern schools. I practically grew up there, worked there for a summer or two, and have a lot of fond memories of it. In fact, my wife, Jessica, and I met at Smileys when we were teenagers - who knew that we would get married one day? Anyway, I wanted to profile Smileys Funzone here and share a cool video that is ‘virally’ making it’s way around Deep Creek Lake, Garrett County & beyond. Also, I LOVE the fact that they have a Railey Realty race car. (WARNING - shameless real estate plug) I’ve always heard that it was one of the fastest cars on the tracks, so if you really need to WIN, the Railey Realty car won’t let you down
Indoor & Outdoor Amusements at Smiley’s
You can never smile or laugh enough! So whether you’re inside at Smiley’s arcade games or outside on our adventure rides, you’ll hear lots of squeals and outright laughing out loud! Don’t be afraid to join in – there’s a game and attraction just waiting to tickle your funny bone.
Indoor Amusements
Rain or shine there is always fun to be had at Smiley’s Fun Zone! Come play at Smiley’s, fun for the whole family!
•Arcade Games
•Old Time Photos
•Parties
•Pizzeria Restaurant
•Lakeside Creamery
Outdoor AmusementsCome play outdoors at Smiley’s Fun Zone! Fun for the whole family with views of Deep Creek Lake!
Wisp, Bear Creek All Set For Warm Weather Recreation
OntheSnow.com talks about the Wisp & the warmer weather activities available:
Mar 29, 2010 Mary Jo Tarallo, Associate Editor
Fly fishing is among many summer recreations at Wisp and Bear Creek.
At A Glance
Where: Wisp Resort;
Info: More Information
Wisp Resort in Western Maryland and Bear Creek in Pennsylvania are two mid-Atlantic resorts that have a strong line-up during the summer months.
The man-made white water facility at the top of Wisp is unique in the region. Beginners and experienced paddlers can enjoy white water rafting and kayaking on the re-circulating water course. The venue hosts the Open Canoe Slalom Nationals and North American Championships will take place Aug. 6 - 8.
The Adventure Sports Center International runs the water facility. The group also offers rock climbing, bouldering, mountain biking, hiking, and geo-caching on a 550 - acre forested reserve.
The Wisp Resort features a championship 18-hole golf course, fly fishing, paintball, disc golf, and boating on nearby Deep Creek Lake.
-- Carmel Cove Inn, on Western Maryland’s Deep Creek Lake, is offering 25 percent off weekend rates (two-night minimum) and 35 percent off weekdays. With the Spring Getaway Special, deluxe double rooms are $146 on weekends and $114 on weekdays; rate is usually $175. Add 11 percent in taxes. Valid through April. The lodge-style inn has a fishing and swimming dock, canoes, tennis, billiards and bicycles. Guest rooms come with fireplaces and whirlpool baths. Info: 301-387-0067, http://www.carmelcoveinn.com.
Deep Creek Lake Info, Business Directories, Classified Ads, Events & more! Advertise on http://www.deepcreekalive.com/!
And the Funzone has ALWAYS been a cool place to hang out for kids (and big kids) of all ages. It was always a central meeting point for kids who went to school at Northern & Southern schools. I practically grew up there, worked there for a summer or two, and have a lot of fond memories of it. In fact, my wife, Jessica, and I met at Smileys when we were teenagers - who knew that we would get married one day? Anyway, I wanted to profile Smileys Funzone here and share a cool video that is ‘virally’ making it’s way around Deep Creek Lake, Garrett County & beyond. Also, I LOVE the fact that they have a Railey Realty race car. (WARNING - shameless real estate plug) I’ve always heard that it was one of the fastest cars on the tracks, so if you really need to WIN, the 
