Blogs of my visits to National Parks, local museums, historical societies and local facilities offering educational opportunities.
Happy birthday Country Fox! This weekend Country Fox celebrated her birthday with an overnight trip to Gettysburg, PA. We love Gettysburg and are always looking for a reason to visit. Country Fox has previously covered a trip. Interested in a brief history of the town, where we stayed and ate? Read the blog here. Interested …
Located in Clearfield County, Bilger’s Rocks is an amazing location. You may be wondering why some rocks in a forest are worth a trip. Well, they are more than just some rocks. Read on and check out the photos. Creation Once upon a time, when the Earth was younger, two large continents collided together. This …
This week we wrap up our overnight trip to Gettysburg. Missed Part I? Read it here. What sights did we see? We have visited so many times and have seen so many things. I was actually a little stumped on what to write about because there are just so many things to cover. I may …
One of our favorite places to visit is Gettysburg, PA. Steeped in history, this town offers something for everyone. This will be broken down into two parts to do justice to all the locations and businesses we visited. But what did we do while we were there? Read on to find out. Brief history lesson …
Country Fox participated in “Road Rally North” this weekend. Created and hosted by the Cambria County Historical Society, Road Rally North takes adventurous history seekers on an expedition. Participants travel along the Northern Tier of Cambria County to specific historic sites. Once at these sites, seekers look for clues to the questions. This isn’t an …
This weekend we visited our local Duman Lake County Park and Dam. There are a variety of activities to do on the 71 acres of wooded and open space grounds. We highly recommend a visit. Read on to find out what all is available at the only county-owned recreation park found in Cambria County. Duman …
Today marks the 43rd anniversary of the 1977 Johnstown Flood. Flash flooding and dam failure contributed to the death and destruction involved in the third of Johnstown’s great floods. Nature’s Build Up Rain began pounding on Johnstown and surrounding areas during the night of July 19th. Thunderstorms are nothing new for this area and many …
Johnstown’s Inclined Plane is a famous tourist attraction. Known as “the world’s steepest vehicular inclined plane”, this fascinating structure dates back to 1891. Conception and Construction As you have read in a previous post, Johnstown was nearly destroyed by a devastating flood in 1889. When the earthern dam at the South Fork Fishing and Hunting …
Grandview Cemetery is a beautiful and sprawling 235-acre cemetery. It has 47 burial sections and twelve miles of paved road that wind their way through old and new headstones. The Creation 136 years ago a group of prominent area residents gathered to discuss the lack of burial space in the town. In 1884 the existing …
Looking for art and theater in Johnstown, PA? Then the Community Arts Center of Cambria County is a place worth checking out. CACCC has been providing art, theater, cultural events and educational programs for over 50 years. The CACCC consists of two buildings. The first is the Goldhaber-Fend Fine Arts Center. This building is used …