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McHenry is an unincorporated community located in Garrett County, Maryland, United States, on the northernmost shore of Deep Creek Lake. Located on the outskirts of McHenry is the Garrett County Airport, Wisp Ski Resort, and Golf Club at Wisp. McHenry is part of the media market of Pittsburgh. McHenry's population as of 2012 was 1,328. [1]
Deep Creek Lake is a man-made reservoir in the U.S. state of Maryland. [1] It has an area of 3,900 acres (16 km 2 ), a shoreline length of 69 miles (111 km), and a volume of 106,000 acre⋅ft (0.131 km 3 ).
Adventure Sports Center International is an Olympic standard white water rafting and canoe/kayak slalom center located on the mountaintop above the Wisp Ski Resort at Deep Creek Lake, McHenry, Maryland, United States. In addition to serving as a venue for slalom races and training, the center offers a range of services to the general public ...
McHenry is at the intersection of US 219 and Mosser Road on March Run Cove at the north end of Deep Creek Merrill ( 39°35′56″N 79°04′59″W / 39.59889°N 79.08306°W / 39.59889; -79.08306 ( Merrill, Maryland ) ) is where Westernport Road crosses the Savage River within Savage River State Forest west of Lonaconing
[26] [27] In the late 1960s, US 219 was relocated from the Deep Creek Bridge through McHenry, leaving behind Deep Creek Drive as an old alignment. [19] After the construction of I-68 in the mid-1970s, US 219 was moved to the new freeway between Keyser's Ridge and Chestnut Ridge Road in 1978.
The Mountain Maryland Scenic Byway followed US 219 to McHenry, which is home to Wisp Ski Resort and Deep Creek Lake State Park. The byway heads west on Mayhew Inn Road and Swallow Falls Road, coming to Swallow Falls State Park. A spur on Cranesville Road provides access to Cranesville Swamp Preserve.
Wisp Resort is the only four-season downhill ski resort in Maryland. It is located near Deep Creek Lake in the town of McHenry in Garrett County, Maryland , near the border of West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania / Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area .
Oakland is a town in and the county seat of Garrett County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,851 at the 2020 census. It is situated only miles from the source of the Potomac River, which flows directly into Chesapeake Bay. It is also near the Wisp Resort at Deep Creek Lake. Oakland is part of the Pittsburgh media market.