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Garrett Chamber Holds Scavenger Hunt December 7-23

Win Prizes & Take Advantage of Check-In Discounts & Giveaways

As part of a campaign to help promote local businesses, the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce is holding a Scavenger Hunt from December 7 - December 23. Local residents are encouraged to visit fifteen participating area businesses to take advantage of Foursquare check-in discounts and giveaways while completing the Scavenger Hunt with an opportunity to win prizes.

The campaign is a community-wide initiative utilizing the social media application Foursquare which is used by people to “check-in” from different locations. Users of Foursquare can alert friends of where they are and business can promote their establishment and reward loyal customers. The application is free and is one of the newest and fastest growing social media tools.

To participate in the Scavenger Hunt, download the Foursquare app to your mobile device and go on line to visitdeepcreek.com to view the list of participating businesses, their check-in offers and prizes. You must then check-in to, and take a photo of, each business listed and post the photos onto each business’ Foursquare page. As some businesses have specific photo requirements, please read each offer carefully.

After completing the list, stop into the Garrett County Visitors Center to have the check-ins and photos verified. The first sixteen entrants verified by the Visitors Center will select their choice of one of the prizes, available only on a first-come, first-serve basis.   After all 16 prizes are claimed, the contest ends.

For complete contest rules and details, please visit www.visitdeepcreek.com, or call the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce at 301.387.4386.

Win A Deep Creek Prize Pack at The Pittsburgh Channel

Visit WTAE's The Pittsburgh Channel to enter to win a Deep Creek Prize Pack.  

Photo Contest Offers Maryland Getaway

Share your Maryland memories with theTourism Office and you may win a Maryland getaway. Submit your Maryland photos to the MD Travel photostream on Flickr by Sept. 8 (the day after Labor Day). The Tourism Office and the Maryland State Arts Council will select the top 20 images, which will be posted on the Maryland Tourism site on or about Sept. 14. Individuals can then vote for their favorite. A grand winner will be announced Sept. 21, the last day of summer.
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"Catch A Boat" - The Ultimate Online Fishing Tournament

TakeMeFishing.org presents “CATCH A BOAT” - The Ultimate Online Fishing Tournament.  Anyone over 18 can enter to win a Triumph boat and other prizes. 

DNR Kicks off 6th Annual Natural Resource Photo Contest

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting entries for the 6th Annual Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest. The contest invites student, amateur and professional photographers to submit photos of Maryland’s diverse natural resources now through September 11, 2009.

Photographers of all ages can win more than $1,200 in prizes and a chance to have their outdoor images published in print and online. Winning entries will be featured in the winter issue of The Maryland Natural Resource magazine as well as the 2010 DNR calendar.

Photos entered into the 2009 contest will be judged within five categories: birds, wildlife (from fish to frogs to foxes), insects, from mountains to the Bay (landscape), wild plants and Maryland State Parks.

All qualifying photographs must be taken in Maryland. Photographers may submit up to three entries for a $10 entry fee. Photos cannot be more than two years old or previously published. Non-residents may participate as long as the photos were taken in Maryland. Winners will be announced online October 15.

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We Have A Winner!

Congratulations to Feedblitz subscriber Ket Troxell, the winner of the "Old McHenry" print. Thanks again to all subscribers and Fans for keeping up with "The Deep Creek Blog". ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Feedblitz Subscribers - Check Your Spam Box!

If you're currently signed up for The Deep Creek Blog's Feedblitz email service, please check your spam for an email from The Deep Creek Blog with a message that you've won the "Old McHenry" print.  We picked a winner and sent out an email but have not heard back as of yet.  Due to privacy issues, I can not release the email address publicly on the blog.  Feedblitz only provides emails and not phone numbers, so it's important that you check and see if you're the lucky winner.  If I don't have a response by Monday I'm picking a runner-up.   

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A New Deep Creek Blog Contest

It's time for another contest on The Deep Creek Blog!

To participate, simply be a fan of The Deep Creek Blog page on Facebook or subscribe to The Deep Creek Blog's Feedblitz email notifications.  The Feedblitz subscribe box is found at the top of the left sidebar on The Deep Creek Blog (above "Subscribe me!).  Facebook members can sign up as "fans" directly on The Deep Creek Blog page.     All subscribers and fans as of 9pm EST on February 9th will be entered into the random drawing to win a signed 11"x14"  "Old McHenry" print by Robert Yonke.

Current Feedblitz subscribers and "Fans" are automatically enrolled in the contest as long as they remain in one of these applications by the deadline date.  Subscribe to both and get a double shot at winning.  There is no charge to enroll for either service. 

The winner will be contacted and asked to provide shipping information upon winning.  If you have any questions about how to sign up for either service, please contact info@deepcreekblog.com.

This contest is open to residents within the continental United States only due to shipping constraints. 

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The Deep Creek Lake "Bucket List" Contest

The Maryland Office of Tourism recently published a "Bucket List", based upon the movie starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, where the two characters work to complete items on their "bucket list", that is..things that they want to do before they kick the bucket.  Maryland's bucket list has a couple of obvious ones from Garrett County, but doesn't come near to hitting on all of the great things to do in the Deep Creek Lake area.  So, I've decided to put together a new bucket list, enlisting the help of my great readers.   

Send me your ideas of what should be on the Deep Creek Lake and Garrett County "Bucket List". Anyone who sends me an idea for the list will get their name entered into a random drawing to win a signed and matted  11"x14" "Five O' Clock Somewhere" print from local artist Robert Yonke.

Submit ideas to info@deepcreekblog.com. The contest, effective immediately, will run until Monday May 19th.  Click here for full contest details.   

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