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2018 OFFICIAL GUIDE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY EVERY TURN A TREASURE Maps, Travel Tips, Local Faves and Ideas! VisitCentralPA.org Promoting Northumberland, Snyder & Union Counties contents2018 OFFICIAL GUIDE REGIONS NORTHERN NOrthERN RIVER VALLEY RIVER 14 | Lewisburg, Milton, Watsontown VALLEY HEArt OF THE RIVER 32 | Northumberland, Selinsgrove, Sunbury WESTERN FOREST HEArt OF LANDS THE RIVER 44 | COAL HERITAGE COAL Elysburg, Shamokin, Mount Carmel HERITAGE SOUTHERN FIELDS SOUTHERN FIELDS 50 | McClure, Middleburg WESTERN FOREST LANDS 54 | Mifflinburg, New Berlin, Penns Creek FEATURES EVENTS 4 | What, where and when DINING 63 | Taste the Valley LODGING 70 | Spend the day and night BUSINESS INDEX 78 | Find it here EXPLORE THE REGIONS year-round for springtime splendor, sultry summers, fall forests and wintry wonderlands! WELCOME! Whether you’re feeling adventurous enough to canoe on the open water of the Susquehanna River, looking for a peaceful setting to take in some breathtaking scenery or seeking a secluded hideaway for the weekend, 81 Hafer Road we’re ready to supply the perfect one- Lewisburg, PA 17837 of-a-kind experience for everyone. 800-525-7320 570-524-7234 EVERY TURN IS A TREASURE! Fax 570-524-7282 [email protected] VisitCentralPA.org 800-VISIT-PA | visitPA.com SRVVB is the officially recognized tourist promotion agency for Northumberland, Snyder, and Union counties in Central Pennsylvania. ©2018 Susquehanna River Valley Visitors Bureau This work is the property of the Susquehanna River Valley Visitors Bureau and no part of it may be used or reproduced without permission. Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of content, contact information is provided to allow verification prior to visiting. SRVVB makes no representations, guarantees, or warranties as to the availability, accuracy, completeness, currency, or suitability of the information printed in this guide. SRVVB is not responsible for misprints or mistakes. advertising & design www.mypromotionalneeds.comAll your advertising needs in one place. 800-525-7320 VisitCentralPA.org | 1 advertising & design All your advertising needs in one place. VISIT OUR CENTER Our friendly staff would like to help make your visit more enjoyable by providing you with the information you’re looking for, including maps, local events and festivals, recreation options, area attractions, road trip ideas, lodging availability, and more. 81 79 15 Scranton Our Visitor Information Center is open during Williamsport Wilkes-Barre 84 Daylight Savings Time (March through 380 80 October), Monday through Friday, 9 AM-5 PM, 476 80 and November through February, Monday Allentown 11 76 15 through Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM. Our outer lobby 78 Pittsburgh is open daily Memorial Day to Columbus Day, Harrisburg 76 8 AM to 7 PM, and from Columbus Day to 70 Philadelphia Memorial Day, 8 AM to 6 PM. 76 83 70 81 15 79 Getting Here Only a 3- to 5-hour drive from most major metropolitan areas in the Mid-Atlantic region. Please see the map of the Susquehanna River Valley to chart your journey. APPROXIMatE DIstaNCE from select cities to the Susquehanna River Valley Visitors Center Baltimore 135 Harrisburg 60 Pittsburgh 225 Buffalo 220 Hershey 65 Reading 95 Cleveland 285 Lancaster 100 Scranton 95 Cincinnati 530 Montreal 435 State College 55 Corning 105 New York City 200 Toronto 345 Gettysburg 100 Philadelphia 165 Washington, DC 175 BY CAR BY AIR Traveling from east or west Baltimore areas and PENN VALLEY AIRPORT north of Lewisburg, PA) on Interstate 80: Take I-80 beyond. Connecting high- Private planes, up to mid- 570-368-2416 Exit 210-A and follow Route ways may include Routes size corporate jets www.FlyIPT.com 15 south. Other popular 81, 83, 104, and 322. Selinsgrove, PA HARRISBURG east/west routes include (Approximately 20 minutes BY BUS INTERNatIONAL AIRPORT Routes 35, 45, 192, & 522. southwest of Lewisburg, PA) SUSQUEHANNA TraILWays Domestic/international 570-374-7671 Traveling from north or Daily service to/from flights (1-1/2 hours south www.energyipt.com south: Route 15 brings Philadelphia, Harrisburg, of Lewisburg, PA) travelers from Canada New York City, & Elmira, NY WILLIAMSPORT 888-HIA-JETS (442-5387) and points south into the 11 West Church Street REGIONAL AIRPORT 717-948-3900 Susquehanna River Valley. Williamsport, PA 17701 Commuter flights via Pitts- www.FlyHIA.com The same highway trans- 800-692-6314 burgh and Philadelphia ports visitors north from 570-326-1511 Montoursville, PA the Washington, DC/ www.SusquehannaBus.com (Approximately 30 minutes 2 | Every turn a treasure Arts and Culture With two universities, various performing arts venues and several art galleries, there is never a shortage of new and captivating arts and cultural events for visitors to enjoy in the Susquehanna River Valley. Check out the listing below and visit the websites of these organizations for more information and comprehensive listings of arts and cultural events and exhibits throughout the region. Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble Millbrook Playhouse, Inc. Alvina Krause Theatre Mill Hall, PA Bloomsburg, PA www.MillbrookPlayhouse.org • 570-748-8083 www.BTE.org • 570-784-8181 Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art Buffalo Valley Singers Millersburg, PA Lewisburg, PA www.NedSmithCenter.org • 717-692-3699 www.BuffaloValleySingers.org 570-286-9559 Samek Art Museum at Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA Campus Theatre www.Museum.Bucknell.edu • 570-577-3792 Lewisburg, PA www.CampusTheatre.org • 570-577-3456 Susquehanna Valley Chorale Lewisburg, PA Community Arts Center www.SVCMusic.org • 570-547-0455 Williamsport, PA www.CACLive.com • 570-326-2424 Weis Center for the Performing Arts Bucknell University • Lewisburg, PA Community Theatre League www.Bucknell.edu/WeisCenter Williamsport, PA 570-577-1000 www.CTLShows.com • 570-327-1777 Williamsport Symphony Orchestra Elias Center for the Performing Arts Williamsport, PA Mifflinburg, PA www.WilliamsportSymphony.org www.MifflinburgPA.com • 570-966-1666 570-322-0227 Exchange, The Bloomsburg, PA www.ExchangeArts.org • 570-317-2596 800-525-7320 | VisitCentralPA.org | 3 ANNUAL EVENTS 2018 winter Twelfth Night at Priestley House Northumberland January 570-473-9474 www.JosephPriestleyHouse.org Winter Bridal Show Sunbury BATFEST at Lincoln Caverns R.B. Winter State Park January Huntingdon SnowFest 570-742-9671 February Mifflinburg www.WhisperingOaksVineyard 814-643-0268 February pa.com and www.Standard- www.LincolnCaverns.com 570-966-1455 Journal.com www.DCNR.state.pa.us/ Danville Winter Wine stateparks/findapark/Raymond in the Pines BWinter/index.htm Danville February Reptiland’s Parakeet Landing 570-284-4502 Allenwood www.VisitDanvillePA.org Year-round 570-538-1869 GSVCC 5th Annual Winter www.Reptiland.com Wine Fest February The Exchange Destination 570-743-4100 Blues Music Festival www.GSVCC.org Berwick, Bloomsburg, Danville February Heart of Lewisburg 570-317-2596 Ice Festival www.DestinationBlues.org Lewisburg February Williamsport Symphony 570-523-1743 Orchestra New World Concert www.LewisburgPA.com Williamsport February 570-322-0227 www.WilliamsportSymphony.org 4 | Every turn a treasure Annual EVENTS 2018 spring Campus Theatre Oscar Susquehanna Valley Chorale Caring for Communities Earth Weekend Celebration Spring Concert, Brahms Requiem Month Celebration! Lewisburg Sunbury Lewisburg & Vicinity March March April 570-577-7906 570-547-0455 570-524-8666 www.CampusTheatre.org www.SVCMusic.org www.LinnConservancy.org Commonwealth Charter Day/ Williamsport Symphony Country Traditions at D.C. Priestley’s Birthday Orchestra Classical Favorites Spring Open House Northumberland Williamsport Mifflinburg March March April 570-473-9474 570-322-0227 570-966-3300 www.JosephPriestleyHouse.org www.WilliamsportSymphony.org www.TheDecoratingCenter.net Country Farm and Home BVRA Tails to Trails Spring Open House Lewisburg Mifflinburg April March 570-524-4774 570-966-4030 www.BVRec.org www.CountryFarmAndHome.net Canoe Susquehanna Guided River Trips Lewisburg April to September 888-524-7692 www.PaddleHappy.com Lewisburg Arts Festival Lewisburg April www.LewisburgArtsCouncil.com Lewisburg Celebration of the Arts Susquehanna Heartland Lewisburg Wine Trail April-May March www.LewisburgArtsCouncil.com 570-837-3644 www.PAWineTrail.com REGION: l Northern l Heart l Coal l Southern l Western 800-525-7320 | VisitCentralPA.org | 5 ANNUAL EVENTS 2018 spring (continued) Reptiland’s Dinosaurs Danville Spring Northumberland Come to Life! Fling County Historical Allenwood Danville Society History Day April to October May Sunbury 570-538-1869 570-284-4502 May www.Reptiland.com www.VisitDanvillePA.org 570-286-4083 www.NorthumberlandCounty Lewisburg Live! HistoricalSociety.org Lewisburg May www.LewisburgArtsCouncil.com Reptiland’s Parakeet Middlecreek Valley Landing Antique Machinery Susquehanna Valley Allenwood Spring Show Chorale Pops Concert Year-round Selinsgrove Selinsgrove 570-538-1869 May May www.Reptiland.com 570-374-9420 570-547-0455 www.mvaapa.org www.SVCMusic.org Selinsgrove Chocolate Stroll Selinsgrove Mifflinburg Wine Williamsport Symphony April Festival Orchestra Musical 570-374-8992 Mifflinburg Pictures www.SelinsgroveChamber.com May Williamsport 570-966-1666 May Anthracite Heritage www.MifflinburgPA.com 570-322-0227 Festival of the Arts www.WilliamsportSymphony.org Shamokin Milton Model Train May Museum Open House 570-850-9121 Milton www.NCCARTS.com May 570-742-9207 Backyard Tourism Week www.MiltonModelTrainMuseum.org at the Susquehanna River Valley Visitors Bureau Lewisburg May 800-525-7320 www.VisitCentralPA.org