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Thinking of a winter vacation? Think Penmylvania! by Mary Bonus cater to families and leisure travelers.

For fun winter getaways you'll For something more tame and never forget Pennsylvania offers a romantic, picture a horse-drawn wide variety of winter activities. sleigh ride through the quiet winter Winter conditions create an inviting woods. A number of farms and atmosphere for outdoor recreation, commercial enterprises offer sleigh including cross-country skiing, rides, snow permitting. downhill skiing, tubing, ice fishing and Because the winter has taken hunting, and winter hiking and over, it does not mean all the fun is camping. From December to March, over. Many families have been Pennsylvania's many mountain anticipating the snowy weather to ranges are home winter resorts that take advantage of the winter sports.

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Sledding is an activity all the family rustic adventure, get back to nature; fish just will take your bait. A can enJoy. go camping during the winter productive day on a trout stream will

Winter backpacking and hiking is a months. Winter camping can be a certainly chase the winter blues dimension of winter recreation that is life-changing experience. away. not often explored. Expenence the Pennsylvania offers a variety of Thinking of a winter vacation? beauty of the great outdoors on any .of winter fishing spots scattered across Think Pennsylvania! For those who the hundreds of miles of trails the state Anglers know that fish bite f .. . t . ·d th

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~mquehanna River Valley - Every Turn A T rea~ure Our river connects you to one Perhaps it's live history taking

delight after another. What's around place in one of our many museums. the next bend? You'll find out - Or maybe you'll cross one of our eventually. historical covered bridges. Then,

restored Art Deco movie palace in the heart of a thriving downtown, five family-owned wineries, dozens of antique shops, and year-round festivals.

Right now, you're lingering at an there's our famous amusement park, ~~iiiiU antique shop loaded with unique our heritage festivals, and another

through our scenic downtowns, universities or farmers markets. End the evening by listening to live music at a variety of unique venues or relaxing at a cozy hotel, B&B or historic inn.

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Get out your winter coat and the best in organic, Hungarian Spa for Penn State Basketball or reserve mittens and take a road trip to Central Treatments. your tickets now for Penn State PA this winter! The Nature Inn at Bald Bundle up and enjoy activities Hockey at Pegula Arena. Eagle, located lake side, is perfect for such as First Night State College to To make the most of your trip,

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One hour east of Pittsburgh, is spirit is home-grown and the Indiana County, Pennsylvania, the hospitality will make you feel as Christmas Tree Capital of the World, though you stepped into Bedford growing more than one million trees Falls. annually on over 80 farms. Start a new tradition by selecting your holiday tree from one of our various tree farms, some offering choose and cut from their fields. Visit the exhibits at the Jimmy Stewart Museum, showcasing the star of the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life". Tour the Festival of Lights with more than 80 light displays, including animation, as you drive through the park around a two-mile lake at Blue Spruce Park.

Continue your holiday experience, throughout Indiana County, by traveling to specialty shops in quaint towns where a hometown feeling abounds. When you visit Indiana County, you will see that the holiday

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Along the highways and outdoor adventure. The undeveloped nation's capital and the Pittsburgh Museum in Pittsburgh, the largest Pittsburgh" second on its list of the 10 roadways of Pennsylvania, discover region of northcentral Pennsylvania, area.. . museum dedicated to the work of most beautiful places in America. places full of diversity, rich in culture the "Pennsylvania Wilds," covers . Pennsylvania's Past: The first one artist or neighboring National Geographic rated Sunset and filled with surprises. Applaud more than 2 million acres of public capital of the United States, first Fallingwater, an architectural Point located in Erie's Presque Isle outstanding performances of land and features Cherry Springs sparks .of independence, and tumlng masterpiece by master architect State Park, as having the second world-renowned symphonies and State Park, recognized as only the POints In the struggle for freedom and Frank Lloyd Wright. Spend an evening most beautiful sunset in the world. theater. Relax at a quaint bed and second international dark sky park for equality are found throughout at a world-class performing arts This article courtesy breakfast tucked into a secluded its exceptional commitment to dark Pennsylvania. Other Pennsylvania center like the Kimmel Center in www.visitPA.com. the official corner of the Pennsylvania Wilds. sky protection .. Hikers and mountain firsts include: the nation's first library, Philadelphia or see the dancers from tourism website of the Pass through wooded forests, bikers will enJoy the vanous trails zoo, newspaper, all motion-picture the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, ranked Commonwealth of Pennsylvania picturesque covered bridges and throughout Pennsylvania, including theater, institute of art televIsion and as one of the top eight ballet Department of Community and towns full of antique stores and the new mUlti-purpose Allegrippis radio broadcast Bingo game, companies in the country. Economic Development. Visit online specialty shops. Enjoy sandy beaches Trail and the. Great Allegheny volunteer fire company, botanical Sit Back, Relax and Enjoy the or call 800-847-4872 to plan your along Lake Erie or the historic Passage, a 335-mlle link between the garden, anti-slavery resolution, View: National Geographic named next trip. battlefields of Gettysburg. Visit the Amishmfto~awayonone~many ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ meandering rivers through Pittsburgh. Come and visit the State of Independence.

Pennsylvania's Outdoors: Pennsylvania boasts 17 million acres of forest with breathtaking views, at places such as Pine Creek Gorge, and unique wildlife including hundreds of roaming elk in Elk County. Pennsylvania is home to more than 83,000 miles of rivers and streams brimming with trout and prime for white water rafting and

Arm~trong County, a place for all ~ea~om! . Armstrong County is located in the check out some of our great Winter

heart of Western Pennsylvania and is events. a region that has a lot to offer, including hunting, fishing, shopping, dining, camping, golfing, water adventures, parks, history, geo-caching, festivals, and fairs.

As the Armstrong County Tourist Bureau finishes our 50th year of Tourism from 1963-2013, we would like to invite you to come visit and

CIVIL WAR 150 MUSEUM DISPLAY­November 8th- Apollo Memorial

Library-Apollo, PA CHRISTMAS EXPRESS TRAIN

RIDE-December 7th -Kiski-Junction Railroad in Schenley, PA

WINTER WONDERLAND WALK­January 26th-Crooked Creek ELC­

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Fall and winter outdoor recreation cultural and theatrical treasures such Explore Erie County's scenic adventures are waiting for you in as the Erie Playhouse, Erie countryside across the Great Lakes Pennsylvania's only Great Lakes Port Philharmonic, Erie Art Museum and Seaway Trail or historic Pennsylvania City. Explore Presque Isle State Park expERIEnce Children's Museum. Route 6 Information on Lake Erie for cross-country. skiing~ birding, Enjoy 84 degrees year-long at Spla~h W e Co~ntry historical walking and snowshoeing, Ice fishing, Ice salling Lagoon, northwest Pennsylvania s .In , ..

HELLO, WINTERI and ice kiting. Experience the thrills of only indoor waterpark. Try your luck at dnvlng tours, gallery exhibits, fall & downhill skiing, tubing and Presque Isle Downs &. Casino winter events and attractions can be snowboarding at Peek n' Peak Ski featuring table games, live and found at VisitErie.com. Erie ... Feel the Resortand Mt. Pleasant of Edinboro. off-track horseracing and a newly Lake Effect! Facebook.comNisitErie,

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~urround Younelf in Nature' ~ Beauty! The Endless Mountains of spinning. Spend time at a county fair,

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