Brookville, Pennsylvania, is a quaint borough along Interstate 80 and the seat of Jefferson County. From a superficial look, it doesn’t appear much different than the other communities in northwestern Pennsylvania. However, scattered around the wooded hillsides on the outskirts of town is one of…
Every once in a while, I visit somewhere in Pennsylvania with no expectations and am blown away by what I find. My visit to Cook Forest State Park was one of those times. Located in the Pennsylvania Wilds along the borders of Clarion, Forest, and…
There’s a new craze sweeping the Pennsylvania alcohol scene: craft distilleries. Since 2005, when Philadelphia Distilling opened the first distillery in Pennsylvania since prohibition, there has been an increasing number of liquor producers opening for service across the state. All told, by mid-December 2014, close…
With over 150 wineries in Pennsylvania, you are never far from one, no matter where in the state you travel. So, when I visited the largely rural Pennsylvania Wilds, I knew that there would be a few great wineries to choose from. My focus on…
Did you know that some baseball bats for your favorite Major League Baseball players are made in Pennsylvania? Neither did I until a few weeks ago. Located in Brookville in Jefferson County just off I-80, BWP Bats sits in an unassuming white warehouse along a dirt…
Every February 2nd, one of the America’s strangest traditions occurs as Punxsutawney Phil is pulled out of his temporary burrow at Gobbler’s Knob to predict the weather. Upwards of 25,000 people brave the cold of an early February morning to catch a glimpse of this…