Betsy Spiker's Deep Creek Lake Blog

As of this posting, no action from the powers that be in Washington.  The Delta Queen left Cincinnatti on Tuesday evening for what might be her final cruise to Memphis.  I encourage anyone reading this blog to go to the "Save the Delta Queen" site below and register your thoughts online.   We here at the Spiker Team, Deep Creek Lake and the Wisp Resort would like to see this national treasure preserved.

http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/

The Autumn Glory Festival is over, but the beauty of Garrett County goes on.  We are best known for Deep Creek Lake and Wisp Ski Resort, but our state and county parks are truly shining stars as well.  I took this picture yesterday 10/15/2008 looking over Monroe Run off New Germany Road.  Truly breathtaking.

A couple weeks ago my partner, Kathy Johnson, along with her husband Tom and friend Madeleine Collins participated in a preride of the "Tour de Revs"  which will take place May thru August 2009.   The official Tour de Revs riders are on a triplet bicycle made of bamboo.  Kathy, Tom and Madeleine met the tour in Accident with their triple bicycle.  Most people will never see one triple bicycle, can you imagine 2 triple bicycles coming into Deep Creek Lake.  The tour in 2009 is to raise awareness of and collect donations for World Hunger.  Please visit their web site at http://www.tourderevs.org/

I've always said that it might be better than this somewhere, but it really doesn't have to be.

Autumn is my favorite season at Deep Creek Lake.  This picture taken October 6th from Paradise Heights is my proof. 

A new live cam at Deep Creek Lake.  I'm publishing the link with the owners permission.  A great way to check out skiing at Wisp, autumn colors, and the weather

http://www.deepcreekvacations.com/deepcreekcam.html

Helpful information we hope!

This is Kathy Johnson writing - I am Betsy's partner at the Spiker Team at Deep Creek Lake.   I hope you will take a minute and help save a piece of our history.  The Delta Queen is in trouble and needs our help.

As many of you are aware, Tom and I spend our vacation time on a tandem bike in some interesting places. Two years ago, along with Karen and Tom Myers, we did a week long trip down the Mississippi River on the Delta Queen with our bike. The boat is a beautiful piece of history and actually a floating museum. We have just received this email from the man who arranges these vacations. The Delta Queen is in trouble (thanks to the US Congress and our crazy regulations) it is being decommissioned and forced off the water effective November 1, 2008. We really need a grass root effort here. This would be a great time to get this video to go "viral"

I would appreciate it if you would take a minute and watch the video and comment and the instructions below instuct. The Delta Queen is a cultural treasure. I hope we can save it!

Dear friends,

Hello from Bill McCready.

I am sending a brief plea to all of you who shared our tandeming odyssey along the Mississippi River.

In memory of our time together on this boat, won't you please take 3 short minutes to view the following plea from her crew?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ss0tgXYSPc (you may have to copy and paste)

-Bill

PS: If you can find time to do more; a last-minute reprieve can only occur if the U.S. Congress bothers to take a vote.

1. The first step is to make this u-tube clip go "viral." Sign onto u- tube (it's free and easy) in order to "vote" this clip a 5-star rating.

2. Leave a comment. Because the # of comments is more important than the content, you can say as little as "Save the DQ"

3. Forward a link to this clip to everyone who knows about your week on the Delta Queen.

4. To learn more,

http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/