Culture

July 20, 2019

PA Wilds Celebrates the Apollo 50th Lunar Landing Anniversary

The Pennsylvania Wilds joins the world on July 20th 2019 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission, and celebrate its impact on science, technology and humanity. Read on for some notable connections between the PA Wilds and this world-changing moment that changed our perception of the cosmos forever, and ways to celebrate here in rural Pennsylvania! #Apollo50th

July 19, 2019

68th Annual Woodsmen Show promises fun for the whole family

Between August 2-4, wood carvers, ax throwers, log rollers and the like will descend on the Cherry Springs State Park to participate in the 68th Annual Galeton Rotary Woodsmen Show. 

July 2, 2019

Coudersport’s 2019 Eliot Ness Fest is Ready to Roll

On a warm July weekend last year in the Pennsylvania Wilds Dark Skies landscape, the population of Coudersport nearly doubled for the inaugural three-day Eliot Ness Festival, paying homage to Coudersport’s most famous son. This year the three-day festival is set for July 19-21 in downtown Coudersport.

June 28, 2019

Celebrate Independence Day in the PA Wilds

Plenty of people celebrate the Fourth of July. On the day our country was founded, its citizens fill swimming pools, crack out their grills, open a beer, and gather with friends and family. Throughout the Pennsylvania Wilds, various cities and communities will hold festivals and events, almost all of which will conclude with bright fireworks displays.

June 21, 2019

The anniversary of Clinton County

Every community has a beginning. People don’t think about it, but each city and county has a starting date and an origin story. The thirteen counties in the Pennsylvania Wilds were founded between 1795 and 1863. Potter Tioga, McKean, Clearfield, and Jefferson were all founded in 1804. Lycoming was founded in 1795, and Centre County in 1800. And then, on June 21, 1839, parts of Lycoming and Centre were combined to make Clinton County.

June 18, 2019

Experience Art in the Wilds on June 22-23

During the fourth weekend in June, a group of fine artists and artisans assemble for the annual Art in the Wilds show.  Set up in the cool shade of Evergreen Park, Art in the Wilds showcases the natural setting and friendly small-town atmosphere of Kane, Pennsylvania. Driving to Kane, PA, visitors enjoy traveling through beautiful hardwood forests, taking in the lushness of summer in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

June 15, 2019

Looking for PA Wilds travel inspiration? These images of state parks, forests received statewide praise

Public lands and photographers from the Pennsylvania Wilds were honored recently with news that their images placed in the PA Parks and Forests Foundation’s (PPFF) 2018 Through the Seasons Photo Contest.

June 5, 2019

From farm to theater: Millbrook Playhouse

Millbrook Playhouse puts on a wonderful selection of plays and shows. It’s existed as a local community theater for over half a century, but the building goes back much further than that. The building is almost a hundred and seventy years old. And it began as a barn.

May 31, 2019

2019 ‘Do 6’ Award recipients include three PA Wilds honorees

On May 23, 2019, PA Route 6 Alliance held its annual “Do 6” Awards banquet in Hawley, Pennsylvania. Each year the awards are presented to individuals, organizations, businesses and corporations that exemplify the mission of the PA Route 6 Alliance to protect, preserve and enhance the scenic, cultural, historical and recreational resources of Pennsylvania’s northern tier. This year, three of the six “Do 6” awards were bestowed upon Pennsylvania Wilds recipients.

May 24, 2019

Bigfoot sightings in the Pennsylvania Wilds

Bigfoot, a bipedal, humanoid land mammal, with shaggy hair and huge feet, known for leaving tracks wherever he goes, is popular because he’s so often sighted. Bigfoot is spotted all over the country. And of course that includes the PA Wilds.