Summer Fair Preview for PA Great Outdoors Region
BROOKVILLE, Pa. - Summer in the country makes you think about fresh cut grass, swimming in the creek, walks down an old dirt road, and county fairs. FULL ARTICLE
Articles by: PA Great Outdoors - John Straitiff
PA Great Outdoors: True Tales of the Clarion River
In celebration of the Clarion River’s status as Pennsylvania’s 2019 River of the Year, the Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau will share one excerpt each month this year from the book “True Tales of Clarion River,” published in 1933 by George P. Sheffer and the Northwestern Pennsylvania Raftsmen’s Association. FULL ARTICLE
PA Great Outdoors: Jeff Tech Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Reynoldsville Mural
Reynoldsville will have the chance to admire a new mural slated to be placed on the hardware store’s brick wall this year. Over 100 students from Jeff Tech, under the direction of artist Deb Bunnell from Hollidaysburg, are working to develop the mural. FULL ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Dirt in Your Beer
Since the invention of the automobile, Americans have been daredevils wanting to race against each other. FULL ARTICLE
PA Great Outdoors Winter Fun Photo Contest Underway
The Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau Winter Fun Photo Contest is underway. FULL ARTICLE
PA Great Outdoors: Punxsutawney’s 132nd Groundhog Day Celebration
If you’re starting to feel like this long winter may never end and want some assurance on when you’ll see the beginning of spring, look no further than the famous Punxsutawney Phil, right here in the Pennsylvania Great Outdoors region. FULL ARTICLE
PA Great Outdoors: True Tales of the Clarion River – Yes, Boys, Why So Much Bread?
This is a story by Harry M. Graybill of Fisher Pennsylvania from the book True Tales of Clarion River written in 1933 by George P. Sheffer under the auspices of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Raftsmens Association. FULL ARTICLE
PA Great Outdoors: Fun Things to Do in Winter in Western PA
The cold temperatures and snows of winter create some long-awaited outdoor opportunities in the Pennsylvania Great Outdoors region, and a number of businesses and organizations here offer great indoor winter events as well. FULL ARTICLE
Promo Video Released for ‘Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors’ PBS Episode
Beyond Your Backyard, a new PBS travel series hosted by Erik Hastings — also known as Erik the Travel Guy — has released an online promotional video highlighting some of the attractions in the Pennsylvania Great Outdoors region that will be featured in upcoming 30-minute episode called “Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors.” FULL ARTICLE
True Tales of the Clarion River: Don’t Dynamite Fish or Go to Sleep on the Gunwale
This is a story from George J. Cosgrove of Miola, Pennsylvania, found in the book True Tales of Clarion River, written in 1933 by George P. Sheffer under the auspices of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Raftsmen’s Association. FULL ARTICLE
