Deep Creek Lake, which has a lake for boating, fishing and swimming and a mountainous ski resort, is a four-season vacation destination, says Betsy Spiker Holcomb, a real estate agent with Long & Foster in Deep Creek Lake.
OAKLAND — In this “great small town” at the western edge of Maryland, they have observed Memorial Day on the last Monday of May every year since 1893, with a procession up the hill from Third Street and a ceremony under an oak tree and a hemlock in the town cemetery.
The oak and the hemlock are still there, big as history, and providing shade for the ceremony by the grave of an unknown Union soldier who died in Garrett County during the Civil War.
So the townspeople buried him between the oak and hemlock. For decades, a wooden cross marked the grave. The Legion replaced it with a handsome stone in 1950. Every Memorial Day, an Oakland woman put a red rose atop the stone at 6 a.m. The woman’s daughter has continued the tradition, Kahl said, pointing to the long-stemmed rose that had been placed on the stone Monday morning.
A heartfelt THANK YOU to all that have served and are currently serving in our Military. We are grateful for your sacrifice. Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Memorial Day!
Since the beginning, the WGW Community Youth Cup Tournament has put over $150,000 back into our community!
The WGW Benefit Golf Tournament has the primary mission of raising money for the ongoing support of the youth of Garrett County.