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Gathering places

Red Run

A restaurant with a life before its dining room.

History explored: Red Run Inn at McComas Beach

Scanned color photograph of the red barn-shaped Red Run building among trees.
Archive photograph

The Red Run building in an undated collection photograph. Blank scan margins are hidden for display; open the image for the full scan.

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Red Run Inn at McComas Beach

The name Red Run appears in the lake’s geography as well as its hospitality history. One documented gathering place was the Red Run Inn, near the dam on Mayhew Inn Road in the area called McComas Beach.

The Deep Creek centennial history describes a barn that served as a boys’ camp before becoming a restaurant. Around 1952, Clarence “Doc” Savage and Margaret “Marie” Savage ran the restaurant.

This is another example of how existing buildings were adapted as lake recreation grew. The available account establishes the location and the Savages’ association, but does not supply a complete operating history. Here, Red Run Inn is a researched possibility for the sandwich’s namesake, not a confirmed attribution.

Before the restaurantBarn used as a boys’ camp
Around 1952Restaurant operated by the Savages

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Sources used for this page. Historical interpretation is separate from the current menu.

  1. Deep Creek Lake 100 Years · Red Run Inn

    Community history of the restaurant at McComas Beach.

STAY A LITTLE LONGER

Another name.
Another story.

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