Red barn vacations Blog

Imagine gliding through the slopes as the crisp wind blows through your hair. From skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and much more, there is never a dull moment in the winter at Deep Creek Lake. The beautiful, mountainous terrain and high elevation of Garrett County make it a prime location for a ton of snow, and of course, wonderful downhill skiing. Locals, as well as many travelers, come every year to partake...

Get the inside scoop on a great home! Jessie, Marketing Director of Red Barn Vacations, recently spent a cozy winter weekend in our cabin, Wispy on the Rocks, and shares her experience in the home.

If you will, we’d like to share with you our reflections on 2020. We do so because our experience in 2020 is imprinted upon the very bones of our business. The gifts, the burdens, and the challenge of the last twelve months is entirely integral to the growth we expect in 2021, and beyond. 

For those itching for a vacation, but concerned about safety parameters, we are here to reassure you that a Deep Creek vacation can be safe and restful— in our homes, on the slopes, and on the lake.

Stay Safe.  Stay Home. Thanksgiving 2020 is tomorrow.  Many of us are facing the holiday with a smaller bird and fewer mouths to feed as we elect to stay safe and stay home.  It feels a bit defeating now, but there is so much hope ahead! The positive vaccine news leads to visions of a late spring and summer reawakening.  Dreams of a family-packed Deep Creek Lake vacation full of...

Smart Safety Those of us who have ventured into a restaurant lately have quickly learned to use our smart phones to review menu items.  It’s as simple as opening your camera app and focusing on the black and white squares to connect to a webpage.  No paper to touch and instant information at your finger tips. Smart Safety in the times of COVID. QR Codes and the Vacation Rental Industry...

Opportunity to Update There’s a common thread among our new Red Barn Vacations rental homeowners at Deep Creek Lake.  They are committed to the quality of their homes, but have been buried in the murky depths of the two big vacation rental offerings for too long.   They knew that investing in their homes was dicey. Neither large local company had the ability to protect those hard-earned investments.  The excitement of...

I don’t know enough about the history of the Harvey Farm, but I want to learn more. Just prior to the COVID tidal wave that washed over all of us, I was able to briefly connect with a number of the Harvey family members. We made tentative plans for a mini reunion at the farm.  I have much to learn and hopefully that reunion will take place in a post-COVID...

Growing up in Annapolis, just down the road from the town of Bowie, I always knew when David Bowie was coming to play at the Cap Center. Inevitably some innovative graffiti artist would craft ‘Welcome to’ then ‘David’ around the Bowie sign on Rt 50. It was as predictable as the yearly addition of “Surrender Dorothy” on the train bridge in front of the Mormon church that so resembles the...

Guest blog by Jessie from Red Barn Vacations. Every year, my family comes down to Deep Creek for the annual Art & Wine festival, benefiting HART for Animals. The whole crew in a previous year.  It’s a highlight of my year: great local art, wine galore, and time with my favorite people. Thanks to this year’s understandable cancellation of the festival, we’ve been forced to get creative. That’s right: we...