Mountain Maryland Dragon Boat Festival

08/27/2026

Thank you, Blazing Paddles! You are awesome in every way!💪💪

🏆 FIVE YEARS IN A ROW! 🏆

The Railey Realty Blazing Paddles took first place in today’s Mountain Maryland Dragon Boat Festival!

This is always such a fun event, but more importantly, it raises money for the Dove Center and the important services they provide.

I also want to give a special shout-out to Penny Sanburn of Dynamic Dragon Boat Racing for all the time and effort she put into coordinating the races and helping make the event such a success. Thank you, Penny, for bringing everyone together for a fun day and helping raise money for such a great cause!

A big thank-you to everyone who came out and paddled with us, helped put our team together (Kristin Skeweris) or cheered us on. Winning five years in a row is pretty special, and we couldn’t have done it without a great team.

Thank you also to everyone who organized, sponsored and supported today’s event. It was another great day for a great cause and a great example of the community spirit we have here in Garrett County!

08/27/2026

First United Bank & Trust in action! Thank you again for your sponsorship, partnerships, and for coming out and rowing! We appreciate you!

08/23/2026

Wow! Wow! Wow! We cannot thank you enough for making the 5th Mountain Maryland Dragon Boat Festival another huge success and for all of your support for the Dove Center!

From the 🤯 RECORD BREAKING🤯 Steerer's Auction, to the team come back stories, to 80+ year old paddlers, to the beautiful weather, selfless volunteers, etc etc- we could go on and on. We are SO GRATEFUL and our hearts are SO FULL!

Congratulations to our winning teams!
🏆5 time undefeated champions, the Railey Realty Deep Creek Lake Blazing Paddles! 💪💪
🥈Silver: The Crossroads Church- Deep Creek Lake Crossrowers came in with some fierce competition this year! 👏👏
🥉And after 5 years of competing, the Sky Valley Dragons simply wanted to come in under 1 minute. They did and they took home the Bronze! 🌄🌄

Let's not forget our other competitors, who also BROUGHT IT!! 💪

⭐️Beitzel Corporation/ Pillar Innovations
⭐️First United Bank & Trust
⭐️Wildom Farm
⭐️Acker Law Group
⭐️Garrett County Outdoors Club

Thanks a million times over to our incredibly generous sponsors!

Super:
Friend of the Festival
Greenscapes
Beitzel/Pillar

Gold:
Railey Realty Deep Creek
First United Bank and Trust
DCL Design Studio
Acker Law Group
Town of Oakland

Silver:
Rush Services

Special thanks to the Town of Oakland, Maryland for the full use of the park, the manpower for set up and takedown, the sound system, and so much more! Also, special thanks to Steve Durst and the Greenscapes crew for giving us hours and hours of help setting up!

Thanks to Rotary Club of Oakland, MD fry booth, D’s Eats, Kona Ice of Garrett & Allegany Counties and Stephanie's Sweet Shop for bringing all the deliciousness! Thank you to our craft vendors too! Many Thanks to Megan Aldridge for the National Anthem and the event blessing by Pastor Dave.

Play Out Loud was such a great addition, and the littles loved this spot!

Thanks to Pam Trickett for another fantastic job emceeing, and Josh from Garrett Trails for helping out with the beverage tent!

Thank you to the
🚣‍♂️Race planning committee
🕊Dove Center Staff and Board of Directors

AND

⭐️ the long list of community volunteers who came out to help! We CANNOT thank you all enough!⭐️

🐲Last but not least, we want to express our sincere gratitude and love to Penny and her crew from Dynamic Dragon Boat Racing. It is incredible to watch them do what they love with such joy and efficiency. We can't wait to see them every year! They are now FRAMILY!! 🚣💜🚣‍♂️ 💜

Stay tuned here for announcements about 2027!

08/22/2026

The Dragon has been awakened and races are starting! Come on out and see us at Broadford Park! $5 per car admission!

08/21/2026

Thanks for the shout out First United Bank & Trust!

Join us at the 5th Annual Mountain Maryland Dragon Boat Festival tomorrow (August 22)!
First United Bank & Trust is proud to be a Gold Sponsor and participant in this exciting fundraiser benefiting the Dove Center. Come cheer on our First United team as they paddle in a 20-person dragon boat.
📍 Broadford Lake Park, Mt. Lake Park, MD
⏰ 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Enjoy thrilling races, food vendors, artisan vendors, kids activities, and a full day of family-friendly fun — all while supporting an important community cause.
Learn more or donate:
https://ow.ly/tKbR50ZyJp4

08/21/2026

Thanks for the shout out!

08/20/2026

Attention, paddlers! If you have not yet completed your e-waiver, please do so here:

Thank you! 🐲

08/18/2026

PADDLES UP! IT'S DRAGON BOAT WEEK!

🚣‍♀️🚣🚣‍♂️🚣‍♀️🚣🚣‍♂️🚣‍♀️🚣

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, BROADFORD PARK, SCHEDULE BELOW!
$5 PER CAR ADMISSION, CASH ONLY, AT MAIN GATE, BROADFORD PARK, MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK

Join us for a fun-filled day, as 8 teams compete for the big trophy! 🐲

🏆Will Railey Realty Deep Creek Lake remain undefeated? 🏆

Or will
Beitzel Corporation/Pillar Innovations
First United Bank & Trust,
Wildom Farm,
Crossroads Church- Deep Creek Lake
Garrett County Outdoors Club
The Sky Valley Dragons or
Acker Law Group sweep in for the win?

Dynamic Dragon Boat Racing will be back for the 5th year, with their beautiful boats, and incredible coaches!

You don't want to miss the action!

Gates open at 8 am, opening ceremony is at 9 am, heat 1 starts at 9:20!

All day: D’s Eats, Rotary Club of Oakland, MD Famous Fries, Stephanie's Sweet Shop, Kona Ice of Garrett & Allegany Counties, Beverage tent

Play Out Loud will be offering fun play activities for the littles!
Dove Center staff will also be offering fun and free kids activities!

Tug of War and Awards ceremony at 1:45 pm!

Many thanks to our incredibly generous sponsors!

Super:
Friend of the Festival
Greenscapes
Beitzel/Pillar

Gold:
Railey Realty Deep Creek
First United Bank and Trust
DCL Design Studio
Acker Law Group
Town of Oakland

Silver:
Rush Services

See you Saturday! 🐲🐲🐲🐲