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2024 GREAT EVENTS
As we look ahead to the new year, it is time to start making travel plans. Here are some of the hallmark events in the region already scheduled for 2024 that you will want to mark on your calendar. • Marienville WinterFest is January 27 • Snowman in the Forest at Cook...
NEW LOCATION…NEW LOOK
NEW LOCATION In 2024 PA Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau (PAGO) will be moving to a new location in Elk County to be able to better serve travelers to the region. Our new home will be in the new Bennetts Valley Community Center (Former Bennetts Valley School) on Route...
10 FUN THINGS TO DO THIS WINTER
1. Watch the snow fall from the comfort of a hot tub at a cozy cabin in the woods. 2. See Pennsylvania’s Wild Elk Herd. 3. Take the kids ice-skating or sledding at Cook Forest State Park. 4. Enjoy the view while cross-country skiing on the Little Toby Trail, Laurel...
Winter Stargazing
The clear cold nights of winter can offer exceptional stargazing opportunities. With winter just around the corner, we are bringing back our popular stargazing in Cameron County story from earlier this year. Cameron County is blessed with many beautiful open spaces,...
Instanter-The Town Lost to Flood Control
By Bob Imhof We bring back this popular story originally published on our blog in 2016. The story of Instanter is part of the empire of Henry, Bayard and Company of Philadelphia. In 1888-1889 the Henry’s convinced the Pennsylvania Railroad to build the Johnsonburg and...
25 Great Gift Ideas
Here is a list of 25 unique gifts or gift certificate ideas available in Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors region to help you with your holiday shopping this year. A romantic getaway to a cozy cabin in the woods with a hot tub. Locally made artisan products at the Cameron...
HAPPY CLARION DAYS
This is from the book “True Tales of Clarion River,” published in 1933 by George P. Sheffer and the Northwestern Pennsylvania Raftsmen’s Association. The poem below was written by Elizabeth Williams Reck of Bradford, PA. Of the dear old Clarion river A word I like to...
Clarion River Sunday Drive
Sometimes we just feel the need to take a drive to unplug and think. For many, a scenic drive along the Clarion River between Cook Forest and Ridgway is the perfect Sunday drive. Start your drive on River Road by taking Route 36 to Cook Forest State Park. Immediately...
Wild Turkey
The Eastern Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) is native to Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors region. Adult wild turkeys have long legs. The body feathers are generally blackish and dark with a coppery sheen. Adult males, called toms or gobblers, have a large,...
Ghost of the Medix Hotel-Revisited
With Halloween just around the corner, we are bringing back a popular blog about the Ghost of the Medix Hotel from 2016. Ghost of the Medix Hotel-Revisited By Adam McCully Is there any place more perfectly suited to Halloween than the PA Great Outdoors? On any given...
