Erie…Feel the Lake Effect

Erie is Pennsylvania’s only Great Lakes Port City and boasts a wealth of natural beauty and fascinating history. Erie is situated along picturesque Presque Isle Bay, one of the world’s best-protected harbors surrounded by a 3,200-acre peninsula, Presque Isle State Park. Enjoy Presque Isle State Park with 7 miles of sandy beaches, trails and plenty of outdoor recreation.

Travel downtown for Broadway shows, theatrical performances, philharmonic delights, and comedy club entertainment. Explore acres of vineyards at local wineries. Enjoy dinner and a show at unique interactive dinner theatres. Shop till you drop with NO TAX ON CLOTHING OR SHOES. Root for our professional sports teams: Erie Seawolves AA baseball, Erie Otters OHL hockey or the Erie Bayhawks NBA D-League basketball. Splash around at Splash Lagoon Indoor Water Park or put your skies on for downhill or cross-country outdoor fun.

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Winter outdoor activities abound at Pymatuning State Park! The Park is open every day for cross-country skiing and there is also the five-mile Fries Road Trail that is perfect for snowmobiling. Additional trails are found all over the Park for winter hiking, skiing, snowmobiling and sledding. For Park information, call 724-932-3142. www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/pymatuning.aspx

Avalanche Xpress Snow Tubing Park in Meadville is the most exciting place to “get air.” It’s the newest, longest and steepest snow tubing park in northwestern Pennsylvania! Their four 7-story, 900 foot tubing runs will take you back to your childhood sledding days! When you’re done, you can take the chill off by relaxing with a hot drink in front of their fireplace or play table and arcade games in the clubhouse. No snow? No problem! Cutting-edge snowmaking machines keep the hill white even if the weather doesn’t. Call 814-333-2827 for hours, rates and more! www.golfwhisperingpines.com/avalancheexpress/

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Are you seeking a Pennsylvania family vacation filled with beauty, renowned historic sites and breathtaking natural scenery? Then, Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands is your next Pennsylvania destination.

In the Laurel Highlands, you’ll discover dramatic mountains and Pennsylvania’s deepest river gorge. You’ll be surrounded by clear, glassy ponds, lakes, and streams.

Get your hiking shoes ready as you take on a 150-mile trail. The Great Allegheny Passage, an award-winning 150-mile unpaved rail trail for hiking and biking, runs south/southeast through, over, around and even under some of the most beautiful mountains, forests and rivers you’ll ever see.

For the thrill seeker in you and your family, the Idlewild & SoakZone in Ligonier awaits you! It offers everything your family could ask for – seven individual themed areas of fun, two roller coasters, dozens of other rides, an antique merry-go-round, a wet and wild water park with 11 different attractions of its own and so much more!

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Do you enjoy learning about America’s past, present and future?

Then on your next PA family vacation, you must visit Pennsylvania’s Great Lakes Oil Region. It’s rich with history.

Leave your worries behind as you indulge in the natural beauty, historic structures, Indian heritage, festivals and recreational opportunities of the Oil Heritage Region.

The family will love visiting the Drake Well Museum, the site where the world’s first commercial oil well was drilled!

Do you want to see the oldest well in the entire world that’s still producing oil at its original depth? McClintock Well #1 awaits you.

Listen to old oil boom tales as you take part in a murder mystery dinner on the Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad!

If you love music, then you must shimmy on over to the DeBence Antique Music World. This one-of-a-kind collection of over 100 old-fashioned automated musical instruments is known as the “see and hear” museum. You [...]

Who: You and your family

What: Pennsylvania weekend getaway to Johnstown

When: Whenever you can take a break from work and get away to relax

Where: Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Why: You deserve a break from work and enjoy the sights and sounds of Mother Nature

If you’re looking for somewhere to get away and truly enjoy everything life has to offer, look no further than Johnstown, PA. You’ll be welcomed with open arms in this friendly town.

Your Pennsylvania vacation will be stuffed with so much to do.

Take the kids to DelGrosso’s Amusement Park, home of the “hot rides and cool slides”. DelGrosso’s Amusement Park has been providing fun, food and memories for over 62 years. You’ll find 30 rides and attractions, a large water park, 18-hole-mini golf course and a Go-Kart track. And the best part? It’s free parking and admission into the ride park!

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Welcome to the backwoods, backroads and backwaters of Clearfield County Pennsylvania. We hope you are looking for a place for your Pennsylvania family vacation that will take you away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Our backwoods have miles of untapped beauty to explore by foot, bike or ATV. You will never be completely alone during your journey with the host of wildlife, so don’t forget your camera. The backroads will lead you from town to town in search of the right ice cream parlor or quaint recreational park. You might even bump into a PGA rated golf course or two. The West Branch Susquehanna River invites you to bring your canoe or kayak to the backwaters for a weekend of solitude. You’ll definitely want to have your fishing rod along for the ride. Let us know how we can assist you on your backwoods, backroads and backwaters summer vacation.

Clearfield County

Clearfield, [...]

Welcome to the backwoods, backroads and backwaters of Clearfield County Pennsylvania. We hope you are looking for a place for your Pennsylvania family vacation that will take you away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Our backwoods have miles of untapped beauty to explore by foot, bike or ATV. You will never be completely alone during your journey with the host of wildlife, so don’t forget your camera. The backroads will lead you from town to town in search of the right ice cream parlor or quaint recreational park. You might even bump into a PGA rated golf course or two. The West Branch Susquehanna River invites you to bring your canoe or kayak to the backwaters for a weekend of solitude. You’ll definitely want to have your fishing rod along for the ride. Let us know how we can assist you on your backwoods, backroads and backwaters summer vacation.

Clearfield County

Clearfield, [...]