It's that time of the year.....exciting opportunities for fun along the river and trails of our valley. Guest and locals make time to enjoy the many offerings in recreation, culture and education that are created in the historic Oil Region. 

    Summer winds down and leads into Autumn, one door closes and another door opens along the Allegheny. The fall breezes bring a brillant color to the valley. We tend to move a little slower and the seasons clock reminds us of times continued count down.

                   On this cold gray day along the river the somber rural town of Emlenton may appear to be a little lost after the raging fire that consumed the historic, "Emlenton Mill" and severly damaged, " Amy's Closet" and several other private residences. We found ourselves...

     Recently, The Barnard House was awarded funding from The Progress Fund for a wonderful bicycle arbor sign. This cool eclectic sign will create an arbor over the old railroad steps leading down to The Barnard House.Our childhood friend, August Romano created the concept of cutting old bicycles into pieces then utilizing the parts to...