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Outdoors

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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Sports

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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Happy Valley Agventures

Delicious Dairy Delights await in Happy Valley, PA

From delicious cow-to-cone ice cream to artisan cheese handcrafted using traditional methods to a variety of farm fresh dairy products, enjoy a flavorful journey through Happy Valley, PA’s beautiful agriculture corridors to some of the most delicious dairy delights in Pennsylvania. Start exploring!

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Outdoors

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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Museum

Last Chance to see I am a Penn Stater at All-Sports Museum

The exhibit I Am a Penn Stater: Nittany Lions in World War II is located in the Museum's second-floor changing exhibition gallery and will run until June 1, 2025. If you have an interest in seeing this once-in-a-lifetime exhibit, you have until the end of May.

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Arts & Culture

Nittany Knights to host Gold-Medal Quartet, students at Annual Show

The Nittany Knights will be performing Just SING! at 7 pm on May 17th, 2025 at the State Theatre in downtown State College. The annual spring show will feature 2024 International Barbershop Harmony Society GOLD Medal Quartet Winners, Three and a Half Men, Penn State Barbershop Quartet The Valley Four and choirs from State College High School, Mount Nittany Middle School, and Park Forest Middle School.

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Shopping

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