To celebrate Bike Month 2025, the Centre Region Council of Governments will host numerous events throughout Centre County. Some are just one day events and others last all month long!

Before visiting Happy Valley, I had never stepped foot in Pennsylvania. It was one of the final four states I had left to see, and with its blend of history, nature, small towns, and agventures, central PA felt like the right spot to explore the Keystone State.

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.”

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.

Individuals, families, and groups are invited to register for the 29th annual Watershed Cleanup Day. The event will be held during Earth Day weekend on Saturday, April 12 from 8 a.m. to noon.

Looking for an unforgettable summer experience? Millbrook Playhouse offers incredible theatre camps for all ages, designed to ignite creativity, build confidence, and bring live performance to life!

It might still be chilly outside, but now is the time to make some plans for some professional summer theater. The Millbrook Playhouse will be offering comedies, musicals plus holiday classics in the year 2025!

The 18 wineries, cideries, breweries and distilleries that comprise the Central PA Tasting Trail are well known for their award-winning array of locally produced craft beverages. These establishments serve up more than great flavor. Community centric mindsets and an array of entertainment, education and engagement offerings, are always on tap at Trail member locations. This article captures just a few.

In 2023, I set out to hike in all 124 Pennsylvania State Parks. I began with day trips to state parks nearest my home in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Eventually, I expanded to weekend getaways that included multiple state park visits, often with my husband and five children.