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Agency Link
They List Our
Area Attractions / Great Site
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But once people visit here, they look around and
realize the broad diversity that this area has to offer. It is often the
wide variety of attractions, shopping, our historical heritage, excellent
food, and fun activities for all ages that causes people to stay longer once
they are here, and to return often. Many people return here year after year
because of all that this area has to offer amid such a peaceful country
setting.
Attractions
Here are some links to
attractions, food and entertainment in our region. Click on title to visit
website.
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Benton Area
Rodeo Association
PO Box 288
Benton, Pa. 17814
570-925-6536 |
Bloomsburg Fair Association
P.O. Box 479
Bloomsburg, Pa.17815
570-784-4949 Largest
Agricultural Fair in the Northeast
September 26 - October 3, 1998 |
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Bloomsburg
Theatre Ensemble
Alvina Crouse Theatre
PO Box 66, 226 Center Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
800-282-0283 A
professional, regional theatre company since 1978. |
Broken Wheel
Bison Ranch
RR1, Box 531
Elysburg, PA 17824
570-799-0805 Unique gift
shop, tours for all ages, and bison meat sales. |
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Catawissa Historical Train
Station & Caboose Museum
119 Pine Street
Catawissa, PA 17820
570-356-2345 Visit our 13
restored railroad cabooses. Free to the public. |
Early Bird
Sports Expo
PO Box 222
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
570-683-5360 |
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Knoebels
Amusement Resort
P.O. Box 317
Elysburg, PA 17824
570-672-2572 Soak up all
the fun under the sun (or under the water) at Knoebels Amusement Resort, where one fun
thing leads to another! With free admission, free parking, free entertainment, and free
picnic facilities, along with cool rides, hot food, and great outdoor camping, you'll know
why we're called Pennsylvania's Hometown Park! |
Krum's Orchards and
Farm Market
RR2, Box 493
(Off PA Routes 487 & 54)
Catawissa, PA 17820
570-356-2339 Open year
round. Bulk, wholesale, retail. Annual fall Apple Festival. Bakery, Jellies, Fancy fruit,
Fruit & Food Baskets, Homeade Cider, Bulk groceries, Orchard Tours |
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Riding
Stable
ALLEY OOP STABLES
312 Lick Run, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
570-458-4992
Antique
Shops
RISING SUN
ANTIQUES
6 Mill Street, Danville, PA 17821
570-275-1776
Always buying and selling quality antiques.
WARD'S ANTIQUES/THE LITTLE SHOP AROUND THE
CORNER
153 Scott Avenue, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
570-784-3946
General line toys, dolls, books, frames, glassware, fiesta,
jewelry, & primitives. |
NUMIDIA RACEWAY
Route 42, 8 miles south of Bloomsburg Mailing Address:
Numidia Raceway
48 Mill Street
New Buffalo, PA 17069
Office Phone: 570-834-9291
Track Phone: 570-799-0480
Quarter mile dragracing
- You too can feel the rush of excitement and the thrust of acceleration in your personal
street car!
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OLDE
CLOVERLEAF VILLAGE (THE)
(1-80 Danville Exit 33. North on PA Route 54 West, right at Amoco).
570-275-8838 Recreated
Victorian Hamlet: antique mall, unique eateries, ice cream parlor, unique shoppes, visitor
center/museum,
and living history. Daily 1Oam- 6pm. Extended weekend hours. |
CLYDE PEELING'S REPTILAND
US Route 15, Allenwood
570 538-1869 Clyde
Peeling's Repitland is an accredited zoo featuring living reptiles of the world. Mambas,
cobras, pythons alligators, turtles and frogs are displayed in a modern educational
setting. Daily shows explode common myths and foster a better understanding of how
reptiles and amphibians fit into the animal kingdom.
Live animal encounters allow visitors to touch harmless
specimens and interact with knowledgeable staff. Ask about a Repitland Birthday party
package for an unforgettable adventure for your child's next birthday party. |
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PIONEER
TUNNEL
COAL MINE & STEAM TRAIN
19th & Oak Streets, Ashland, PA 17921
570-875-3850 Tour a real
anthracite coal mine in open mine cars 1800 feet into the side of the Mahanoy Mountain.
Also take a scenic ride on an old-
fashioned steam locomotive for a bird's-eye view of the Mammoth Stripping, a bootleg coal
hole and the Centralia Mine Fire. Within walking distance of the PA Museum of Anthracite
Mining. Gift shop, Iunch and snack bar, playground and picnic area. Buses welcome. Group
discounts. Open April-November. Call for hours. |
ROHRBACH'S
FARM MARKET & GIFT SHOP
RR3, Box 17, Catawissa. PA 17820
570-356-7654 Festivals and
attractions throughout year; produce and unique gift shop. Homemade pies, over 80 gift
companies, lawn furniture, deli, home-grown fruits & vegetables, jams, jellies, apple
butter, and honey.
Exit 34 or 35 off I-80, 2 miles south of Catawissa on PA
Route 487.
Open year round; closed Sundays. |
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SUMMER ART
AND SCIENCE CENTER
Children's Museum
PO Box 192, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
570-389-9206 Over 40
hands-on exhibits, mid June-July. Downtown Bloomsburg. Fun for all ages.
ZEHNERS BROTHERS FARMS
RR1, Nescopeck, PA 18635
570-752-5281
World's largest maze and scariest hayride. Pumpkins galore! |
TOWN
OF BLOOMSBURG
301 East Second Street, Bloomsburg,
PA 17815
570-784-7703 THE
ONLY TOWN IN PENNSYLVANIA.
A nice place to visit. The town of Bloomsburg is host to many attractions, such as the
Bloomsburg Fair, a live performance theatre, a great historic district, downtown shopping,
an airport, covered bridges, and Bloomsburg
University.
We have many fun things to do including Kidsburg in the
town park, Susquehanna River recreation, and a children's museum in the summer.
Mary Lenzini Howe is mayor and council members include
Steve Beck, Thomas Evans, Jr., Charles Housenick, Daniel J. Bauman, and Claude Renninger.
The National Arbor Day Foundation has designated Bloomsburg
as a Tree City USA. |
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Antique
Shops |
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Location: (The Catawissa Branch of the Reading Railroad Lines). Route 42 &
487 from interstate 80 & 81.
Comments: 13 Cabooses or Cabins on Display next to The Catawissa Train
Station. No Charge / Free Admission. Open All Year. Two cabooses available for overnight
stays.
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to a Mapblast! map of this city.
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