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Who I Am My name is Jay Ferguson, and I am a lifelong resident of the Deep Creek Lake area. I am also co-owner of the real estate side of Taylor Made. I have been in the real estate business for 21+ years now and I LOVE what I do! I have to say, my career really took off when I co-founded the real estate side of Taylor Made in 2014. Its been an amazing experience, building a real estate company from the ground up and achieving so much so quickly! In August 2016, we purchased Long & Foster Real Estate Deep Creek, where I had started my career in 2000. In 2018, we on-boarded virtually every agent from Coldwell Banker Deep Creek Realty as they closed up shop and the real estate family grew even more! We now have over 40 sales agents and have expanded to West Virginia and Pennsylvania, as well. Taylor Made is the #1 vacation rental company at Deep Creek with over 475 vacation rental homes, and over one hundred thousand yearly visitors. Its amazing what we have accomplished using the principles of honesty, teamwork and customer service! Personally, my wife Jessica and I enjoy traveling and especially spending time in the outdoors, hiking and exploring the many diverse areas that Garrett County is naturally blessed with. We have raised two wonderful children here, Kayleah (22) and Noah (13). In the summer, we love spending time on the water with friends & family and enjoying the lake life! We are both active in our church, our community & local school activities, and we fill our schedule with plenty of volunteer efforts. I currently serve on the board of directors for Habitat for Humanity. I am proud to say that I was named Deep Creek Time’s Favorite ‘Community Champion’ in 2019. I was also named Garrett County Realtor of the Year in 2018-19, as well. I really enjoy promoting my hometown. I am very proud of the resort area that has developed over my lifetime and look forward to growing the area even more! Deep Creek Lake has been described as ‘The Lake Tahoe of the east', and I think that speaks volumes about the potential to own property here! Deep Creek Lake isn't really a town or city by itself; it's comprised of three towns: Oakland, Swanton & McHenry, Maryland. I am very passionate about my hometown and am impressed with how many people know about it as we travel around the country. Deep Creek Lake is an amazing place to visit and even better place to live! During the pandemic in 2020, our market exploded and more and more people left their primary residence in the city to live here permanently. With distance learning in schools and tele-commuting becoming the ‘norm’, many more people were drawn to the area to ‘live where they love to play’. Why You Want Me Working for You: In addition to being an owner, I am consistently one of the top-producing agents in the entire area and the Associate Broker of record for Taylor-Made Deep Creek Vacations & Sales. I have 21+ years of experience and I am a problem solver. There aren’t many situations that I have not encountered and I have a strategy for almost every scenario that you may encounter. I have extensively trained in all areas of real estate & emerging technologies, and also have trained as an appraiser, as well as served as a full-time Broker. I have a strong knowledge of the industry, as well as many trusted local contacts & affiliations that allow me to perform at a very high level and deliver results. I have a great deal of respect for my peers in this industry and have strong working relationships that I would love to put to work for you. Call me to discuss your situation - I know I can be of great service to you & others you care about! Honesty. Integrity. Results.

Southern/Northern Garrett High School – great national rankings

Great reviews for both Northern & Southern Garrett High schools:

Overview

At Southern Garrett High School, students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Southern Garrett High School is 16 percent. The student body makeup is 50 percent male and 50 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 1 percent. Southern Garrett High School is 1 of 2 high schools in the Garrett County Public Schools.

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/districts/garrett-county-public-schools/southern-garrett-high-school-9111

Overview

Northern Garrett High School is ranked 57th within Maryland. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Northern Garrett High School is 29 percent. The student body makeup is 53 percent male and 47 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 2 percent. Northern Garrett High School is 1 of 2 high schools in the Garrett County Public Schools.

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/districts/garrett-county-public-schools/northern-garrett-high-school-9110

Star Spangled Banner Being Replicated

Jul. 18, 2013

 

Several area women are among the more than 100 volunteers participating in the Maryland Historical Society’s “Stitching History” project. Their goal is to recreate the 30-foot by 42-foot flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Using period materials and stitching techniques, the flag will be an authentic reproduction of the original and is expected to take six weeks to be completed. Work began on July 4 with fanfare in Baltimore at the Fort McHenry National Monument and Shrine. The first stitch was sewn by Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Since then, the volunteers have been working up to eight hours a day at the society’s France Hall. Above, local residents Nadine Brinhendler (left) and Nadine Baughman (right) look on as “Mary Pickersgill,” the original seamstress of the Star-Spangled Banner, explains the stitching techniques they will use for the replica. Pickersgill, a flag maker, worked with her daughter Caroline, nieces Eliza and Margaret Young, and African American indenture servant Grace Wisher to complete the original flag in six weeks during the summer of 1813. Some of Pickersgill’s descendants are participating in Stitching History. The finished flag will be flown at the Fort McHenry National Monument on Defender’s Day in September. In 2014, it will be transported to the Smithsonian’s American History Museum, where the original banner is on display. In addition, the original “Star-Spangled Banner” manuscript, penned in Francis Scott Key’s hand, will temporarily travel from the Maryland Historical Society to be reunited with the banner for the first time.

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Wild & Wonderful Wednesday: Mountain Coaster

Posted: Jul 17, 2013 4:44 PM EST Updated: Jul 17, 2013 10:36 PM EST By Andrew Clay, Monongalia and Preston County Reporter

MCHENRY, MARYLAND –

Wisp Resort has the only Mountain Coaster in the entire mid-Atlantic, riders finish their 1,200 foot assent, then only one thing matters, gravity. It takes over, and off you go.

“Oh my gosh I almost had the heart attack, it was so much fun. Everyone should do it,” said Tammy Cole, a first time rider from Louisiana.

The Mountain coaster races you down 3,500 feet of track, making a 350 foot drop in elevation.

Through twists and turns, helixes and hills, the coaster maxes out at 29 miles-per-hour.

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North America's 10 Best River Trips – Youghiogheny River in top 10

From white-knuckle rapids to relaxing canyon floats, put these 10 river trips on your bucket list

There’s a place for vacations that include museum tours and visits to the childhood homes of famous people, but sometimes you need to feel your heart pound and catch a lump in your throat. For the latter type of experience, head to the mountains: The rivers are calling….

…River: Youghiogheny, Maryland and Pennsylvania
Sections: Upper (Class IV-V), Middle (Class I-II), Lower (Class III)
The Beta: The Yough (pronounced “Yock”) is one of the premier rafting rivers of the East, offering trips to satisfy any level of adventure from a family float on the Middle to intermediate excitement on the Lower or technical class V on the Upper. All of the sections have regular dam releases all summer long, meaning that you can schedule trips with confidence that the conditions will be good.
Towns to Visit: Morgantown is the closest large town with good dining options and nightlife, as well as great mountain biking in the surrounding mountains. For drinks and food closer to the whitewater, check out the Lucky Dog Café in Confluence, Pa. (Middle and Lower Sections), or the Mountain State Brewery near Deep Creek Lake in Maryland (Upper Section).
Outfitter: Precision Rafting (for the upper); Wilderness Voyageurs (for the middle and lower sections)

 

Deep Creek Lake Watershed Forum – Friends of Deep Creek Lake

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Continuing to promote and celebrate National Lake Appreciation Month, Friends of Deep Creek lake is hosting a forum on DCL Watershed Planning, designed to provide share with lake stakeholders, our guests and residents of Garrett County current work of many protecting and restoration the watershed.

These are the real experts and our inspiration!

John Major, a student from Northern High School will share efforts of many working on Cove Run restoration project.

The Soil Conservation District is developing best management practices, which will be explained by Board member James Smokey Stanton.

Charles Hoffeditz Chair of the Forestry Board will explain about their efforts for planning and forest protections.

Barbara Beelar will cover the challenges of runoff in the watershed, sharing the field work FODC has done on County and State highway culverts.
Eric Robison, head of Citizen Shale will provide an update on Marcellus shale exploration and studies with comments on what more needs to be done.

FoDCL claims attendance at this forum may be the most important thing a lake stakeholder, tourist or county citizen can do this summer, given the huge importance of the lake in the local economy.

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Railroad Museum To Open

Jul. 18, 2013

 

The grand opening of the 1884 Oakland B&O Railroad Station Museum is scheduled for this Saturday, July 20, beginning at 1 p.m. at the station, located at 117 East Liberty Street. During the past couple of years, the historic structure has undergone over $1 million in restoration in order for it to be designated as a B&O Railroad museum. A number of elected officials and/or their representatives will be involved in the program, and there will be free tours of the facility offered.

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Property Owners' Association of Deep Creek Lake – Marcellus Shale Update

Safe Drilling Initiative Developments

 

The spring Deep Creek Lake Dispatch article focused on legislative actions and outcomes. This update is designed to report on recent developments related to the ongoing, Governor-tasked “Safe Drilling Initiative”. The task of identifying “safe drilling” regulations and mechanisms—along with exploring other factors such as broader community and economic impacts—is squarely in the hands of the “Safe Drilling Initiative”. This ongoing process provides a unique opportunity to provide input to state-level decision-making and to potentially influence regulatory outcomes. Your committee is committed to following and engaging in the process in whatever ways are appropriate and hopefully productive.

 

“Safe Drilling Initiative” Developments

 

The “Best Practices” Study Report—As you may know, MDE recently announced the release, for public comment, of the so-called  “Best Practices” report. This particularly critical study report is the second of three which were tasked by the Governor’s 2011 Executive Order, each to be developed jointly by MDE and DNR in consultation with the Governor-appointed Independent Advisory Commission. Public comments are to be provided by 9 August, roughly 30 days after the 9 July public presentation discussed briefly below. The report is available here  at MDE website, along with instructions on how to submit comments. A final report reflecting consideration of public comments is currently targeted for August 2013. The substantive content is based substantially on a “feeder” best practices study conducted by the Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg, an element of the UMD Center for Environmental Sciences. This latter study is also available on the website.

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Reduced! 267 Fireside Rd – $289,900 – GA8097229 – STREAM, YOUGH RIVER ACCESS

267 FIRESIDE RD
OAKLAND, MD 21550

IMMACULATE 4BR, 3BA w/ a large stream running through the property. An amazing 6 acres of park-like terrain surrounds this custom built home. Intricate carpentry accentuates every room and detail. Impressive in every way – built-ins around every corner, efficient heating options, covered deck, peaceful setting, private master suite w/ fireplace & jetted tub, overlooking the forest….A MUST SEE.

 

Garrett County, Md., beyond Deep Creek Lake

By Ann Cameron Siegal, Published: July 18

After three visits to Maryland’s largest freshwater lake, I have yet to set foot on it or in it. Deep Creek Lake is an enticing destination, for sure, but Garrett County is awash in numerous hidden treasures just beyond the summer sounds of motorboats and jet skis.

As a traveling buddy and I made our first excursion into the county a year ago, I recalled a lesson architect Frank Lloyd Wright learned while traversing a snowy field as a child. Wright’s uncle admonished him to compare the footprints each had left: Wright, his uncle said, had wasted his time meandering left and right while he, the uncle, had proceeded directly to their destination. But Wright, in remembering that conversation, realized that his uncle had missed out on delightfully unexpected finds along their walk.

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