by Brian Oxford
The spirit of the Blue Moon Rising Village is that of a community. We invite you to come experience the beauty of #deepcreeklake while staying in one of our cabins. Appropriately named Waldens, after the American masterpiece by Henry David Thoreau, our vacation rentals complement the natural landscape of our site, and encourage a sense of community throughout.
Each Walden has a unique design and personality, and we hope that our residents enjoy each one for its distinct characteristics. The Waldens were built locally in Cranesville, MD by our friends at Hobbitat. They are primarily built out of locally sourced reclaimed lumber.
Bill Thomas and his team carefully crafted the spaces to fully capture what Garrett County Living is all about. While each centimeter of space is as valuable as the next, the design creatively fits the comforts of home into a cabin in the woods.
Built in the vein of the tiny home movement, our Waldens provide the best possible use of space for your vacation; a space to rest before your outdoor adventures, and then to relax and reflect afterwards.
Blue Moon Rising is the ultimate destination for those that are interested in a more sustainable lifestyle. Come get inspired. Unplug…Connect.
This video was made summer of 2012. By the summer of 2014 we plan to have 14 micro-cabins built from reclaimed lumber by Hobbitat. We also will have 2 unique community buildings, one strawbale constructed.
Our goal is to be as socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable as possible, not only for our business, but for our community.
Photography by Karlo Gesner of Karlo Photography
Oh, I love this SO MUCH. Thank you for sharing…what a fun place.
Really liked what you are doing. Will try and come up this summer.
Thanks, Ron
I love that Waldens cabin, gives me some good ideas for what I am planning to build.
Loved the video!!! You are living the dream! Would love to spend the rest of my life doing what you are doing. My kind of living! Great job. If I ever get to Maryland I will definitely look you up!
You need to build some of those within driving distance of the Seattle area so people who are tired from fighting the traffic can come and rest on the weekends! They look wonderful!
I grew up in the rolling hills of southern IN but now live in CA. I’ve always wanted a small place around Lake Monroe, IN and this is inspirational.
Beautiful…would like to plan a vacation and see it in person. Love this concept.
Great cabins, great setting. Hope to make it down there sometime. Love carpentry and building. Builtr a place in Jamaica with the rastas…lol. Your concept would be great down there.
We use a lot of reclaimed lumber on our homestead for out buildings, chicken coops, and stuff like that, but was not brave enough to use it on the house itself. We did get our cabinets from a 100 year old house before it was torn down. As well as the cast iron sink that weighs more than 100 pounds. Moving into our micro house was one of the best decisions we have ever made. Life is so much more simple now.
Thomas Giacomelli
http://www.lyvfree.com
Oh my!!! You’re so right, I DO want to come! But only if I never have to leave!!! I adore the more rustic structures, and the location is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing!
Ohhhhh…..so this isn’t actually a Tiny Home community like the name “Village” implies,it’s another resort community charging money. Cute, but disappointing.
They are pretty cabins but you are exactly right, it’s not a ‘community’ in the normal sense of the word. It would be a good place to try out a tiny house for a night or two, for a $169/night fee.
A community is made up of individuals living in proximity to each other both physically and psychologically, with some level of support. This is a profit making vacation spot, albeit a beautiful one.
Nice cabins.
Is that a pictues of Jennings-Randolph Lake? we have a tiny cabin on the WV side by the campground.
Actually Stayed at Blue Moon Rising in Deep Creek Maryland this past weekend. Rented the Funkamatic Cabin. I will definitely go back soon. We had an incredible weekend. If you can go make sure you go. Its so much to do and tons of fun. The tiny cabin living cant be matched.