Outdoors

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Here’s how to experience every season in Happy Valley

The fun truly never stops in Happy Valley, no matter what season you visit.

As an outdoor lover, it’s the perfect destination year-round because there is always something to do, whether you want to take a hike, get out on the water, or hit the slopes for skiing or snowboarding.

They don’t just have great outdoor opportunities, though. There are plenty of amazing restaurants, museums, and cultural attractions when you need a break from the adventure.

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Things to do with the Kids when visiting Happy Valley: Activities

There is plenty to do in Happy Valley, and that is true for children as well as adults. If you have a few 10 and under in your tribe and you are visiting the Happy Valley region, make sure you spend a day or two accommodating their needs. There are a lot of options to make their Happy Valley experience as enjoyable and memorable as yours!

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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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STATE COLLEGE SPIKES UNVEIL 2025 PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE

The State College Spikes lifted the curtain on the 2025 promotional schedule in advance of Saturday’s SpikesFest 2025 presented by Mount Nittany Health. Bobbleheads honoring Paul Posluszny, Katie Schumacher-Cawley and Guy Gadowsky join fun theme nights like the already announced Elgses Night, the chance for fans to visit Dutton Ranch at the ballpark for Yellowstone Night, another visit to a galaxy far, far away on Star Wars Night, as well as even more ballpark fun throughout the summer.

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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.

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