Culture

September 27, 2022

Birth of the Bald Eagles

Clinton County is full of folklore, including the story of how the Bald Eagle Mountain Range came to be. According to a legend from Native Americans who lived in the area, a deity released a creature from the earth called Machtando in order to teach them courage. After it was killed, the evidence from where it had emerged from the soil was left behind, creating the mountains.

September 13, 2022

Alma Heflin: Flying Over the PA Wilds

You’d think that seeing a plane make an emergency landing wouldn’t exactly inspire you to fly one yourself. But that wasn’t the case for Alma Heflin, America’s first female test pilot. Not only did Alma fly planes during World War II, she was another one of the fascinating historical figures who lived in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

August 30, 2022

The Pennsylvania Wilds Moon Tree

You might walk past a tree in the Coudersport Area Recreation Park and not even realize what an amazing journey that tree has made... 34 times around the moon and back down to Earth! This special seed that traveled around the moon eventually became a sycamore right here in the PA Wilds.

August 9, 2022

PA Wilds resident’s photo to appear on Clinton County Hyner View puzzle

PA Wilds resident Matt Wise, of Mill Hall, snapped the picture that will appear on the Clinton County Economic Partnership Visitors Bureau’s first puzzle in the new "Clinton County Landmarks" puzzle series, featuring Hyner View!

July 21, 2022

Wilds Are Working: Nora’s First Week in Bellefonte

Nora Noone, one of the participants of "The Wilds Are Working: A Remote Lifestyle Experience initiative, details what her first week living in Bellefonte was like. She explores the town, highlighting some of her favorite shops, restaurants and green areas in the PA Wilds.

July 20, 2022

PA Route 6 Alliance unveils Art & Mural Trail

Sometimes “hidden” in plain sight, other times camouflaged as parts of larger works, dozens of murals and public art pieces are waiting to be discovered along Route 6. Now, PA Route 6 Alliance has made it even easier for visitors to locate and appreciate these many exquisite works of art with the PA Route 6 Public Art & Mural Trail.

July 18, 2022

U.S. Route 6 – From Wellsboro to Warren – to The Wonders of the Wilds!

From the Pine Creek Valley & PA Grand Canyon, and Dark Skies, to the Allegheny National Forest & Surrounds landscapes, Route 6  is something straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting and a throw-back to a much slower pace of life.

July 15, 2022

Solar-oven-roasted chicken: Sustainably made, 4th-of-July meal in the PA Wilds

On the sunny morning of the 4th of July in Elk County, writer Megan Schreiber-Carter roasted a chicken in a solar oven. Although it's certainly not the most conventional way of cooking, Megan says it's a calm, cool and tasty way to cook.

July 6, 2022

Wineries of the PA Wilds

For many visitors to the Pennsylvania Wilds, nothing beats a refreshing beverage after an outdoor adventure or time spent exploring the communities the region has to offer. To help you plan a wine tasting experience in the PA Wilds, we’ve compiled a list of each of the wineries in Landscapes across the region.

July 4, 2022

The PA Wilds Declaration of Independence

Did you know there wasn't just one Declaration of Independence in the United States? There were others, at least eight of them in Pennsylvania within a two-year period. One of them, the Tiadaghton Declaration of Independence, was signed on the same day: July 4, 1776. And it was right here in the Pennsylvania Wilds.