The Johnstown Flood National Memorial is a great local place to visit year round. This is the site of the historic South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club with its lake and dam. When you arrive, you can enter the two story Lake View Visitor Center, watch an award winning movie about the flood, and peruse …
This weekend I made a quick stop at an old factory in Punxsutawney, which opened it’s doors for a gathering of vendors hawking their goods. The building was a silk mill in the 19th century and has since been turned into a space for vendors of antique, artisan and hand made goods. The Nomadic Trading …
Cambria County’s Ghost Town Trail is a great local place for winter activities. During the 1800’s the railroad was big business in this area. Transporting coal, lumber and people, train tracks spread far and wide across Pennsylvania. As the train spread and more lumbering and coal mining began to take place, more company towns began …
Hello all and happy Holiday season! This past Sunday my husband, two friends and I attended the gastro-pub Pour for their second annual Pajama Party Brunch. This event was a huge success last year and judging from the number of people there it was a huge success this year. The Pajama Party Brunch (PPB) has …
This weekend was Ebensburg’s 14th annual Dickens of a Christmas. From Friday through Sunday the town was filled with all things Christmas. Houses, storefronts, and even the Courthouse were decorated for the season. Friday’s events included the decorating of the Courthouse, the Gingerbread House contest at the Cambria County Historical Society, Tree Lighting, Wassailing, and …
Tomorrow is December 5th. Many people in the Northern Cambria, Ebensburg, and surrounding areas know that on December 5th all the children put out their shoes in anticipation of the arrival of St. Nicholas. For those unaware of this tradition, the kindly saint visits all the houses and leaves candy, change, and perhaps a small …
Welcome to Country Fox Exploring! My name is Debbie and I live in Western PA. I grew up in Somerset County. I currently live in Cambria County and I work in Indiana County. All my life I have heard those around me bemoan the lack of anything to do in the area. Everyone traveled out …