http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/Pennsylvania-blog.html The Pennsylvania Attractions Blog will keep you informed of new Pennsylvania Attractions and Annual Events being posted at the Pennsylvania-Mountains-of-Attractions website. Subscribe here. en-us pennsylvania attractions Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:05:17 GMT Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:05:17 GMT pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/springfield-5k-run-and-fun-festival.html Grab your walking shoes this Sunday, Sept. 7, and join the fun for this year's Springfield 5K Run and Fun Festival, sponsored by BQ Basement Systems. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:05:13 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/vintondale-pennsylvania-nightmare.html TO GO FROM TWIN ROCKS PA. TO VINTONDALE PA. YOU GOT TO TAKE A VERY STEEP WINDEY ROAD. WE WERE IN A SMALL HATCHBACK, THE CAR RADIO WAS PLAYING LOUD Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:53:38 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/ethnic-festival-cambria-city-johnstown-folk-fest-downtown-johnstown.html The Ethnic Festival became popular in Johnstown due to the churches in Cambria City. The public can view the churches, attend services and eat ethnic Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:27:49 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/meixell-valley-road.html One night I was on my way home from a friends house and I always take Princess Valley to Meixell Valley and live off Wier Lake.. On the corner of Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:36:30 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/south-mountain-fair.html The South Mountain Fair is celebrating it's 86th year in 2008. This year it's being held August 19-23, 2008 and is held the same week each year. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:41:49 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/3rd-annual-greek-festival-91308-altoona.html Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox church will be hosting its 3rd annual Greek festival in downtown Altoona(14th St. and 13th ave) Saturday Sept 13. Come Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:54:04 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/apple-harvest-festival.html This festival is held each year on the first and second weekend in October. It's held in Arendtsville, PA, where you'll find some of the most Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:51:46 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/kinzua-bridge.html Kinzua Bridge was the highest and longest railroad bridge in the world! Even though this National Engineering Landmark is under reconstruction from the destruction of a tornado in 2003, the Kinzua Da Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:18:26 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/how-could-i-forget.html I could probably sit here and write all day about things that have happened to me. This is one that I will never forget and hope never to experience Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:09:29 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/uncle-harry-strikes-again.html I am not blaming this on Uncle Harry because my husband and I built our house ourselves, therefore, he could not have come with the house. We never Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:04:56 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/uncle-harry.html We moved into an old farmhouse in September of 1973. I was only 3&1/2 at the time but can remember some pretty crazy stuff. I remember being deathly Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:56:56 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/avonmore.html Bad Omens: I escaped with my life away from a house I lived in from 2003-2006. In 2002, my family and I purchased a 42 acre burned out farm in Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:06:33 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/spoutwood-fairie-festival.html Fun for all ages - magical. Go to fairiefestival.net for all the information. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:14:05 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/lady-in-the-black-dress.html Before my aunt moved out of Bedford to Helixville when her kids still lived with her she lived in a white house close to the Bedford library. My Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:28:20 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/little-round-top.html Our family was at Gettysburg when we visited Little round top at night. We were walking up the path when my Mother said she got hit in the head with Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:26:46 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/gettysburg-orphanage-with-rosa-carmichael.html While we were on a ghost tour in Gettysburg called Ghostly Images Walking Tours we went inside the basement of the orphanage that Rosa Carmichael Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:50:14 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/alice-in-civil-war-land-in-gettysburg-orphanage.html During the Civil War many men died leaving wives to take care of the children. Usually wives could not support a family so the children became Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:47:05 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/gettysburgs-ghost-and-ghouls.html My family just got home from a trip to Gettysburg PA. We stayed for 3 nights and left on the fourth day. On one of our many visits to the battlefield Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:38:19 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/pennsylvania-mountains.html My passion for the Pennsylvania Mountains and the many Historic Attractions gave me the freedom to find the road to a home business. Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:55:49 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/central-pennsylvania.html Central Pennsylvania is made up of unique small communities all tucked neatly away in the Pennsylvania forests known as The Allegheny Mountains. I grew up in this area, raised my family..... Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:36:30 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/cooks-forest.html PA State Park Cooks Forest, once called the Black Forest, has about everything a family camping trip dreams about. It's a national natural landmark along the Clarion River and near the Allegheny..... Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:49:43 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/allentown-fair.html The Great Allentown Fair is, without a doubt, one of Pennsylvania festivals with top entertainers, thousands of home and farm exhibits and bigger than ever carnival midway. Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:53:51 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/railroaders-memorial.html Generations of Railroaders and their families across America can trace the roots of their heritage at The Altoona Railroad Museum. Known as the only interactive Railroaders Museum in America. Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:48:42 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/lost-children.html Joseph and George Cox are well known through the Allegheny Mountains as The Lost Children of the Alleghenies. Read the story behind Allison Krauss' "Jacob's Dream". Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:36:00 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/steam-locomotive.html Visit a National Historic Landmark, The East Broad Top Railroad, and take an historic ride on a steam locomotive. Most people don't even know what a steam railroad is let alone experience hearing ... Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:53:48 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/pa-grand-canyon.html Go wild this year! Camping in PA Grand Canyon, also known as Pine Creek Gorge, is one of the wildest scenic places in America. Often described as the "Crown Jewel Of Pennsylvania," with vast wilder Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:08:21 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/tour-de-toona.html The International Tour-de-Toona Stage Bicycle Race is one of Central PA's biggest summer events. Thirteen years ago Lance Armstrong was in Altoona, PA, Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:03:48 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/berks-county.html Take this opportunity to explore Berks County Pennsylvania Renewable Energy Festival and discover an educational festival that inspires everyone to become part of the solution our world's energy.... Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:36:07 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/sandcastle-waterpark.html Sandcastle Waterpark is one of the coolest Pennsylvania Amusement Parks. Located just 12 miles from downtown Pittsburgh. It's the sister park to Kennywood and Idlewild Parks. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:50:30 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/kennywood-park.html Kennywood Park is one of the oldest Pennsylvania Amusement Parks and has been designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1987. It's also a sister park to Sandcastle and Idlewild Park. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:44:19 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/hersheypark.html Hersheypark is no long just about chocolate, candy bars and being the sweetest Pennsylvania Amusement Park. Now when you visit this Pennsylvania attraction you can actually enjoy cooling down on the Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:41:27 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/420-south-street.html If you are reading this and your address is 420 south street Jim Thorpe, PA, you might have a ghost. My Great Grand Mother gave me some old Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:03:16 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/lost-children-of-the-alleghenies-monument-pavia-pa.html I took this photo of the Lost Children's monument in Pavia PA about 10 years ago. It is quite a hike through the woods off the beaten path to find Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:30:27 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/the-old-lumber-yard.html Moving is always a pain especially when you are little...I was 6 at the time and my brother 4 when my parents had found a house in town Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:16:01 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/i-still-have-bad-dreams.html I LIVED IN NANTY GLO PA. FOR THE BETTER PART OF MY LIFE, UNTIL 1999, I MOVED AWAY. BUT I WILL NEVER FORGET THE NIGHT A BUNCH OF US KIDS DECIDED TO Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:56:05 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/i-still-have-bad-dreams.html I LIVED IN NANTY GLO PA. FOR THE BETTER PART OF MY LIFE, UNTIL 1999, I MOVED AWAY. BUT I WILL NEVER FORGET THE NIGHT A BUNCH OF US KIDS DECIDED TO Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:55:18 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/friday-knights-at-the-improv.html Dates: August 15, 22, 29, September 5, 12 Time: 7 PM Location: Mount Hope Estate, 2775 Lebanon Road, Manheim, PA 17545 Mark your calendars for Friday Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:35:18 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/dickens-of-a-christmas.html Dates: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, November 28 through December 28, 2008 Time: Show times vary. Please see our website. Location: Mount Hope Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:33:01 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/poe-evermore.html Dates: October 31 through November 15 Time: Show times vary. Please check our website. Location: Mount Hope Estate, 2775 Lebanon Road, Manheim, PA Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:23:48 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/pennsylvania-renaissance-faire.html Dates: Every weekend and Labor Day Monday from August 9 through October 26, 2008 Time: 11 AM to 8 PM Location: Mount Hope Estate, 2775 Lebanon Road, Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:22:22 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/lost-childrens-monument-2.html Here's the other inscription on the Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:31:29 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/christmas-in-the-barns.html Christmas In The Barns is a brand new event for 2008. It will be held on October 18, 2008 from 9 AM to 4 PM at the Clinton County Fair Grounds in Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:23:44 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/pictures-of-our-visit-to-bakers-mansion4.html This picture is a little questionable to me. You can clearly see the hand coming out from the wedding gown and it is more then likely just a Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:02:03 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/pictures-of-our-visit-to-bakers-mansion2.html This picture was taken in the refrigeration room under the basement in the house. It is the room that my 2 year old refused to get any closer then a Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:00:13 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/pictures-of-our-visit-to-bakers-mansion1.html This is the photo that was taken in the child's room on the 3rd floor. It is by the toddler bed and if you look to the right of the bed you can see a Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:57:49 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/pictures-of-our-visit-to-bakers-mansion.html These are photos that were taken on our recent trip to the mansion. This was taken in the basement school room. You can clearly see two orbs on the Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:56:35 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/family-hauntings.html I feel at times a place itself may not be haunted but sometimes people are. My sister being one of them. Every house she's ever lived in including Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:46:00 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/our-haunted-visit-to-baker-museum.html My family and I went to visit Baker Museum over the Fourth of July Holiday this year. We had read about the museum and were very excited about the Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:59:09 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/ginger.html 6/3/08 Hello, I was at my friends house yesterday. We were playing hide-and-go seek, her dog had died 3 weeks ago of breast cancer. And I saw a dog Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:28:49 GMT http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/jackson-heritage-festival.html The Jackson Heritage Festival is held on the third weekend of July each year. One of the main highlights is live continuous entertainment rotating on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:41:39 GMT