Articles by: PA Great Outdoors - John Straitiff

Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Improvements to Gallagher Run

Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Improvements to Gallagher Run

This is the first in a series of blog stories featuring some local restoration projects. FULL ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Summer Fairs & Festivals

Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Summer Fairs & Festivals

One of the best things about summer in the PA Great Outdoors region is the many local fairs and festivals that celebrate country life. FULL ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Great Golf Courses

Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Great Golf Courses

In Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors region, golfers can hit the links on some of the finest golf courses in northwestern Pennsylvania. FULL ARTICLE
Kayaking in the Great Outdoors Region

Kayaking in the Great Outdoors Region

Few things are more relaxing than floating on the water and soaking up the sun. Whether you prefer a canoe, kayak, or inner tube, the PA Great Outdoors region is blessed to have many waterways perfect for paddling. FULL ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Local Waterfalls

Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Local Waterfalls

Please Go Chasing Waterfalls! FULL ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Down & Dirty

Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Down & Dirty

On weekends from April through October, the three dirt tracks in Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors region pack the grandstands with racing fans that come to experience exciting door-to-door action and the wild high-speed thrills and spills of local stock car racing. FULL ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Rockin’ It

Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Rockin’ It

Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors region is home to some of the largest and most majestic rock formations in the Eastern United States. FULL ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: New Sensory Trail

Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: New Sensory Trail

COOKSBURG, Pa. — The Friends of Cook Forest, a volunteer, non-profit group dedicated to enhancing Cook Forest State Park, recently converted a one-quarter-mile paved trail into a Sensory Trail that will enable individuals with visual or physical impairments to experience the wonders of Cook Forest in an entirely new way. FULL ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Explore Cook Forest State Park

Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Explore Cook Forest State Park

COOKSBURG, Pa. (EYT) – For more than a century, the woodland charms of Cook Forest have attracted vacationers in search of peace and quiet in nature. FULL ARTICLE
30 Group-Friendly Activities to Try in Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors

30 Group-Friendly Activities to Try in Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors

The good folks over at Pennsylvania Great Outdoors often get requests from visitors asking for things they can do as a group. Sometimes locals have guests visiting, others are looking for activities for youth organizations, and many are families vacationing together. FULL ARTICLE