Friday July 5, Saturday July 6, Sunday July 7

The weather for the weekend (each of the next three days) will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 78 and a low around 65. Showers and thunderstorms likely.

We were able to see the fireworks last night! It was a gorgeous show – here’s a photo I caught:
Deep Creek Lake, MD Fireworks
It’s another busy weekend with events and entertainment.

Starting today is the Chautauqua “Then and Now” Festival – a very special festival to be held in Mountain Lake Park, MD, the original home of Chautauqua in Maryland. Three full days of activities and special presentations and each evening, the activities will conclude with interactive presentations from Maryland Humanities Chautauqua 2019, “Making Waves.”

Tonight is the Roots: Yoga and Movement Studio Ribbon Cutting at 4:00 pm and the celebration will continue as Roots welcomes clients and guests to their Grand Re-Opening at the new location and One-year Anniversary Block Party style with their neighbors. Then, the night ends with an 80’s Night Black Light Party.

For entertainment tonight, there is Paul Burger at Black Bear Tavern at 6:00 pm, Old Time Jams at the New Germany Lake House at 6:30 pm, Gilbert Lee at MoonShadow at 8pm, and Center Fire at Black Bear Tavern at 10pm.

24th Annual Deep Creek Lake BULL RIDE MANIA RODEO tonight ant tomorrow evening. 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm. Events include Bullriding, Girls Barrel Racing, and Girls Breakaway Roping.

Tomorrow is the nearby Terra Alta July Demolition Derby 2019 beginning at 2:30pm. Also, the Deep Creek Lake Lions Boat Parade begins at 7:00 pm. Spectators at the judging stations will vote for their favorite boats, and prizes will be awarded in a number of categories, with a Grand Prize consisting of a custom-designed Winner’s Pennant and trophy.

Note that there are specific Personal Watercraft (PWC) Regulations on Deep Creek Lake —  “PWC and hover crafts may not be operated on the lake between 11 am and 4 pm from Saturday-Monday of Memorial Day weekend. This also applies to the Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from July 1 through Labor Day.”

Relax and enjoy your holiday weekend but note there is a public meeting at the Deer Park Town Hall on Monday at 6:30pm. Then, the following morning is the Annual State of Garrett County to be presented on Tuesday,  July 9th at 8am in the Crawford Room at Wisp Resort. The morning will begin with networking and breakfast at 8:00 am and the Commissioner’s presentation from 8:30 am – 9:30 am.

Have a safe weekend! 🇺🇸

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