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Where to stay in Happy Valley: Top hotels for every traveler

For Travelers seeking a memorable stay in Happy Valley, the region offers a variety of accommodations, each providing unique amenities and easy access to Penn State and local attractions. Whether you’re here for a college visit, a weekend getaway, or to relive favorite memories, these hotels offer the perfect home base.

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Exploring Happy Valley: Enjoy a day in historic Boalsburg

Just five minutes from Downtown State College, Boalsburg’s storybook village is steeped in history and brimming with small-town charm. Recognized as the Birthplace of Memorial Day in Pennsylvania, the welcoming little community offers visitors a blend of shopping and dining experiences against a backdrop of rich history in a picture-perfect setting.

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Appalachian Outdoors: Where All Great Adventures Begin

When average employees take part in “team-building” exercises with their coworkers, they might participate in a scavenger hunt or trivia game. But at Appalachian Outdoors, you might end up ascending Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, the highest mountain in the Americas, and at 22,837 feet, the second highest mountain in the world, after Everest. It’s also known, by the way, as “the mountain of death.”

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Pennsylvania’s Elk Herd: Past and Present

Native elk roamed Pennsylvania’s mountainsides before colonization. Moose and buffalo also inhabited the region. By the 1860s, only a few elk remained in Elk and Cameron counties. Hunting was unregulated then, and by the late 1870s, the last native eastern elk had been shot for food.

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Central PA’s first Indie Retailer Week celebrates local businesses

A new initiative is bringing together independent retailers across Central Pennsylvania to highlight the importance of shopping local. The first-ever Central PA Indie Retailer Week runs from March 31 through April 7 and encourages shoppers to visit at least three participating small businesses during the week.

The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau publishes up-to-date event information at HappyValley.com/events