The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-15
MT. TOP APPARENTLY Is
In FOR A BUSY SEASON
Appeal OF Climate And Scenery,
Augmented By Planned Activ-
tiles, Expected To Draw Many
SUMNER PLANS OUTLINED

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Garrett county still has its strong
appeal to vacationists and tourists,
and the activities planned for the
mountain top this summer all COM
bine to give indications that many
thousands will visit here during the
next three or four months.
When the mode of the vacationist
changed, early in the century, the
summer activity on the mountain top
remained at standstill for a number
of years, but there are many evidences
now that the modern methods of
travel, along with the advantages the
county already had to offer, pus Deep
Creek Lake, are bringing a renewed
birth" to this area.
While there are quite a number of
summer visitors who still come early
and spend the entire season here and
at Mountain Lake Park, yet the ma
jority of visitors use their automo-
biles and drive to this area on week
ends and for special occasions and
holidays.
During one Sunday last year it was
estimated that over $4,000 visitors
were on the mountain top to attend a
beauty contest on the Lake, see the
Swallow Falls area and to participate
in camp meeting at Mountain Lake
Park.
Following the reassessment Of real
estate and improvements made there
on it was declared that valuation of
property around Deep Greek Lake
had increased $4,000 during 1888,
much of this due to the erection Of
new cottages and other forms of con-
struction. There are now nearly 300
cottages on the lake shore which are
occupied most of the summer.
Sailboat races are held weekly on
the Lake and commercial places along
it's shores and in Oakland are continu-
ally improving their properties for the
purpose of attracting visitors.
Summer camps have their part in
making this area more widely known.
Camps for boys, for girls and for
adults are held annually at Thousand
Acres, under the direction of Mr.. and
Mrs. Caleb Winslow. Their season
opens this year July l. Camps Mime
toska and Whitethorn, for girls and
boys, located near Hutton and owned
by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hansen, of
Baltimore, attract about rs campers
each year who remain until early in
September. These camps will be open
on or before July /.
The opening of cabins by the For-
estry Department in the Savage and
Potomac forests is calculated to at
tract many, while Muddy Creek and
Swallow Falls will continue to entice
their quota of thousands each week.
Since the CCC enrollees made this spot
more accessible, many hundreds visit
it each week.
Besides the climate, pure air and
one hundred per cent pure water, with
gorgeous mountain scenery on every
hand which attract people to this area
there are other activities expected to
assist materially in this
A bathing beauty contest, boat re-
gatta and water carnival are sched-
uled to be held at Stone Tavern and
Cabin Lodge, Deep Creek Lake, on
Sunday, July 16. A peace jubilee IS
scheduled for McComas Beach, Deep
Creek Lake, on July 2, followed with a
weeks program of the Mountain Choir
Festival at Mountain Lake Park, cul-
minating in the various choir contests
On Sunday, July g..
At Mountain Lake Park also will be
held the Interdenominational School Of
Missions, July 1926, which brings 60
the mountain large number of in
terested young people and many older
ones.
The Oakland Volunteer Fire De-
partment is planning for a week of
celebration during the week of July
3 to s.
Oakland's municipal golf course,
opened last year, is continuing to at
tract more and more people and IS
open daily throughout the season with
a competent pro in charge.
Taken as whole the mountain top
appears to be in for busy summer.
And there are very few permanent
rnsidnnts who will nhiact To tn at