The Unofficial Route 6 Guide 2019

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Guide A roadmap to food, fun, art, and the unexpected along Pennsylvania’s historic Route 6

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GIGI’S ROUTE 6 DINER 344 E. Colubus Avenue CORRY, PA

SMETHPORT DINER 423 West Main Street SMETHPORT, PA

FEZZ’S DINER 9 Ice Mine Road COUDERSPORT, PA

WELLSBORO DINER 19 Main Street WELLSBORO, PA

HAWLEY DINER 302 Main Avenue HAWLEY, PA

THE VILLAGE DINER 268 Route 6 & 209 MILFORD, PA 5

LAKEERIE ERIE LAKE

Erie Erie

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Jamestown Jamestown

Bradford Bradford

Edinboro Edinboro Warren Warren

CRAWFORD CRAWFORD

NEWYORK YORK NEW

Olean Olean

WARREN WARREN Sheffield Sheffield

Meadville Meadville

POTTER POTTER Smethport Smethport

Coudersport Coudersport

MCKEAN MCKEAN

Conneaut Conneaut Lake Lake St.Marys Marys St.

Clarion Clarion

StateCollege College State

Barnstead Pantry.............................. 27

Gary’s Putter Golf ............................ 17

Bear Mountain Lodges......................... 2

History Center On Main Street.......... 24

The Blair Store.................................. 13

Hoopla’s........................................... 25

Buttonwood Motel............................ 15

The Iron Skillet................................. 29

Canton Fire Department.....................31

Jasons’ Pub...................................... 19

Central Bradford County Chamber of Commerce...................... 27

Johnny Appleseed Festival................ 13

Chocolates by Leopold....................... 33

Keystone Konfections.........................31

Comfort Inn - Towanda/Wysox........... 29

Larry’s Sport Center......................... 17

Conneaut Lake Park........................... 11 Corey Creek Golf Club....................... 19

Lycoming County Historical Society.............................. 27

Corning’s Gaffer District................... 23

Mansfield Cider Mill...........................21

Cuba Cheese Shop............................ 13

Mansfield University........................... 3

Deep Roots Hard Cider...................... 29

The Marie Antionette........................ 27

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JVB Northern Tier............................. 35

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Watkins Glen

Corning

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Binghamton Sayre

TIOGA

Hallstead

BRADFORD Troy

New Milford

Towanda

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Wellsboro Carbondale Tunkhannock

WYOMING

LACKAWAANA

Hawley

Scranton

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Williamsport

Bloomsburg

Milford

Long Pond

Mark’s Valley View............................ 29

Spoonwood Inn................................. 13

Mead’s Greenhouse............................21

State Line Camping Center................ 27

Milford Diner..................................... 33

Tight Lines Sport Fishing..................... 9

Mortals Key Brewing........................... 9

Tioga County Fair............................. 24

Mountain Valley Realty......................21

Troy Veterinary Clinic.........................31

The New Lantern Motel...................... 9

Troyer’s Wagon Wheel Cabins............ 15

Pag-Omar Farms Market.....................21 Penn Wells Hotel and Lodge............... 24 Pop’s Culture Shoppe........................ 24 Rock Mountain Sporting Clays.......... 33 Settlement House Artisan Shop......... 29

Warren Antiques............................... 13 Whispering Winds Campground............ 9 Wild Asaph Outfitters........................ 19 Wyalusing Hotel.................................31

Shell Corp......................................... 15

Yale’s Music Shop............................. 33

Six West Settlements.........................21 Spencer House Bed & Breakfast................................. 9

Ziggy’s Gun Shop.............................. 15

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rothers Ernst and Otto Behrend both left lasting legacies to the people of Pennsylvania. Ernst Behrend’s family farm became Pennsylvania State University’s Erie campus; Otto Behrend donated his property in 1957 to Mill Creek Township School District for outdoor education. Since 2016, it’s been known as Asbury Woods and it’s open to the public for nature walks, educational programs, and outdoor recreation.

“If people just drop by, they tend to go first to the nature center on Asbury Road.

That’s a good place to start,” says Executive Director Jennifer Farrar. There they’ll find animals representative of those in the woods, including the observational beehive, turtles, fish, rabbits, and a ferret. Actually, you won’t find ferrets in the woods, but they’re a domesticated branch of the weasel family and a friendlier ambassador to the public than a weasel. Jennifer particularly enjoys watching kids discover nature. “You can ask any child what an elephant eats, and they’ll tell you, but ask about native species? Nature isn’t an exotic thing, it’s all around us.” Children are welcome in the discovery classroom, where there are things to touch and look at. Also in the Nature Center is the Squeaky Frog Gift Shop offering, among other things, a variety of gift items and trail essentials.

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mately five miles of them, and you can borrow a compass or GPS system from the office for navigation. Make sure you stop and admire Jennifer’s favorite area, the iconic bridge spanning Walnut Creek. “It offers a lovely view of the Walnut Creek Watershed, and it’s one of my favorite spots to watch as the seasons change. You’ll see trees covered with snow and ice bent over the creek in winter, and in summer it’s bright and green everywhere you look,” she says.

Year round programs and special events range from maple sugaring in late winter to weeklong summer day camps for students to a fall honey harvest. A special “Wine and Dine in the Woods” event in July serves as an annual fund-raiser; on seven summer Monday evenings there are “Music in the Woods” concerts in the Nature Center. Another evening you might bring your own wings and join a “fireflies and fairies” walk. Drop by at the right time in the summer season and you can take part in an insect safari, a pond exploration, or a hike with canine friends.

Find out what’s happening when at asburywoods.org or call (814) 835-5356.

From April 1 to Halloween, the park is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Trails are open daylight hours year-round. ~ Karey Solomon

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H. LeRoy Stearns, courtsey The Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum

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Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum

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ind a unique slice of Americana, with roots stretching into both local and national history, at the Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum, 639 Terrace Street, Meadville. Built in 1842 and modeled on one of his friend Andrew Jackson’s homes in Tennessee, the grandeur of Henry Baldwin’s home reflected his long, successful career in politics.

Baldwin was instrumental in Jackson’s election and later appointed a justice on the United States Supreme Court. After Baldwin’s death, his widow, Sally, leased the property to a girl’s finishing school, the Meadville Female Seminary; in 1847 she deeded the house plus an additional thirty-eight acres to her nephew, William Reynolds, later the first mayor of Meadville.

The home remained in the Reynolds family until 1963, when the Crawford County Historical Society purchased it. “It’s not every day you come upon a southern plantation-style house in northwestern Pennsylvania,” says museum director Joshua Sharrett. Because the Reynolds family updated the house at several points in their tenancy, a visitor can enjoy the whole catalog of architectural changes, from the simplicity of its Greek Revival rooms on the first floor to the high Victorian style elsewhere in the house. “There’s about 150 years of architecture tucked into one building,” Joshua says.

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Visitors may marvel at what day-today life was like, from the butter churns and 1860s-era stove in the basement summer kitchen to how music was enjoyed in those days before downloads. “We go behind the ropes and show you how things worked,” says Joshua. A second, more modern kitchen upstairs boasts appliances from the 1920s and 1930s, including one of the first electric stoves.

Other aspects of area history are often on display—ask your tour guide to point out the elegant party clothes worn by the sister of Congressman Arthur Bates, who accompanied her brother to Teddy Roosevelt’s first diplomatic reception in 1902, following Roosevelt’s ascension to the presidency after the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901. During his time in office, Bates traveled to Hawaii as he researched and promoted the establishment of a naval base at Pearl Harbor, and photographs of his trip can be seen here.

An art museum and three acres of botanical garden round out the experience.

Admission is free, underwritten through the generosity of locally based corporations. The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. beginning Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. Because it is an old house, handicap accessibility does not extend to all areas. See baldwinreynolds.org for information on upcoming events. ~ Karey Solomon

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Lily Dale

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uriosity brings many visitors to the spiritualist community of Lily Dale, New York, where about 275 people, many of them mediums, spiritual healers, and experts in various aspects of spiritual philosophies and arts, offer lectures, workshops, private consultations, and an environment many find to be, well, magical. On the east side of Cassadaga Lake (almost directly north of Warren) and named for its water lilies, the community is home to four churches, several guest houses, two hotels, eateries, library, museum, several shops—even a fairy village. Established in 1879 as a camp and meeting place for the growing Spiritualist movement, it evolved into a year-round home for many who meet the assembly’s membership requirements—including some who have a generational connection.

“I love that people say they walk in and feel they’re home,” says Susan Glasier, executive director. “They feel the shift of energy. You never meet a stranger. You just be while you’re here.” The village is open officially ten weeks each year—in 2019 the season begins June 21.

There are pre- and post-season workshops as well as ones during the summer—more than 200 annually.

Visitors pay an entry fee, park, and may then stroll the grounds—wear good shoes for

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H. LeRoy Stearns, courtsey The Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum

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walking, because most paths are unpaved and some areas are hilly. Simply walking around can be a great fun because so many residents decorate their homes and gardens whimsically and thematically, focusing on a particular color or flower, or perhaps using angels, bears, cats, or butterflies. Most of the buildings are more than a century old. There are picnic areas to enjoy, many open green spaces, tall trees offering cool shade, and small nooks of unexpected delight, like the little fairy houses tucked in unpredictable places. Open to all are the meditation services, the opportunity to listen to mediums at the “stump,” the public buildings, the gardens, and the healing temple.

An appointment with one of the trained, resident mediums needs to be set up in advance, but you don’t have to physically visit Lily Dale to accomplish this—many can connect with clients by phone. Seekers are counseled to “expect truth, be patient, be fair, expect good, be open”—but skepticism is also okay. “You may not get the message you want but you get the message you need,” Susan says.

And when you leave, “I always say you take a little of Lily Dale home with you,” she adds.

Find more at lilydaleassembly.org or call (716) 595-8721. ~ Karey Solomon

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Walking in Warren

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n the mid-1800s, an oil boom, combined with the lumber business, made Warren one of the wealthiest communities in the nation. Michelle Gray, director of the Warren County Historical Society puts it like this: “There were more millionaires, per capita, living on Market Street in Warren than in any other town in the country.”

Founded in 1795 and named for a casualty of the Battle of Bunker Hill, Warren is on the Allegheny River, making it a prime candidate for trade and commerce. It grew with the lumber trade in the early part of the nineteenth century; after oil was discovered in nearby Titusville in 1859, the economy and population boomed. The recipients of all that wealth and success built elegant homes and structures rarely found “smack dab in the middle of the Allegheny Forest,” Michelle notes. In the 1990s the members of the Warren County Historical Society knew what treasures they had, and began work on a project that would not only preserve the architectural heritage, but would also result in a massive historical district and, hopefully, attract visitors. The result was a historical district with 600 buildings within its borders. Eighty-nine percent qualify for historical landmark status, Michelle continues. By 1999, the WCHS was developing a walking tour highlighting many of the homes, busi-

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nesses, and public buildings of historic and architectural significance.

The resulting tour takes about ninety minutes and is about half a mile. Along the way those savvy in the mores of architecture will find homes and businesses of the Second Empire, Greek Revival, Italianate, and Tudor styles, and dating from as early as 1833.

The tour starts at 210 Fourth Street, now the home of the Warren County Historical Society, where guests are invited into a country store and Victorian parlor. There, visitors can get printed information, for a small donation, with guided tours arranged by calling ahead. This historic building of the Second Empire design was completed in 1873 by industrialist Thomas Struthers for his daughter and her husband. Concerned with stimulating culture in Warren, Struthers also constructed the Struthers Library Theatre, still in use today. Located at 302 Third Avenue, it is also a Second Empire design and is the sixth stop on the walking tour. The tour includes former taverns, the county courthouse (above)—where visitors can go inside—homes, and businesses.

For more information, drop in at the WCHS headquarters between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or call (814) 723-1795. ~ A.J. Sors

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hen Marshal Martz taught astronomy at Jamestown Community College, there was no way for students to understand the heavens—except theoretically—until he built his own telescope and held classes at his home-based observatory. One of his students, Gary Nelson, became fascinated by astronomy and returned again and again to study with his professor. “He took me on like a son,” he says. After Marshal and Mary Martin Martz bequeathed their home and observatory to Gary, he decided to share it.

The Martz-Kohl Observatory, 176 Robbin Hill Road, Frewsburg, in New York’s Chatauqua County, opens on most clear evenings at 7 p.m., remaining open until about 10 p.m.

It is home to several telescopes—Dr. Ron Kohl, a local dentist and hobby astronomer, donated his massive telescope, and the observatory has also received equipment from other groups.

“You can go up and down the East coast and the Midwest and you won’t find anything else like this,” Gary says.

“We’ve looked out farther than four billion light years. I tell kids, when you look at anything other than the planets, you’re looking at a time machine.

“We’ve had blind people come—we have ways of showing them planets and they can overhear the conversations,” he continues, which helps them understand what the oth-

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ers are seeing. Once, when there were several hundred people waiting to look through a scope trained on Jupiter, one viewer excitedly remained past what others thought was a reasonable turn. His wife explained to those waiting that her husband was blind—but the bright light reflected off Jupiter turned out to be something he could actually see. Then those waiting in line said, “Let him look longer,” Gary recalls.

Because most professional astronomers concentrate their study and attention on specific areas of the sky, NASA and other researchers depend on amateur astronomers, like those members of the Martz-Kohl Observatory, to scan the skies for other interesting phenomena. “We look for near-miss objects (asteroids) going by the moon and then we notify them, because if it hits the earth we could have a problem,” Gary says. “If we find something unusual, there’s a number we can call, and then the professionals study it.” They’re currently following KIC 8462852, also known as Tabby’s Star, whose light intensity is changing.

Frewsburg is a short drive north of Warren on Route 62. General admission to the observatory in the evenings is a five dollar donation for non-member adults, two dollars for children. Find out more at (716) 569-3689 or martzobservatory.org. ~ Karey Solomon

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Pennsylvania Lumber Museum

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ven knowing one key ingredient in the region’s prosperity has always been wood, Joshua Roth, administrator of the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum, says visitors are often surprised to learn “it’s not just boards for building a house or cabinet, but a lot of other things.”

A lot of other things. One of the newest exhibits honors Bob Webber, a Department of Conservation and Natural Resources forester, and his wife, Dotty, who lived lightly on the land, off-grid, on a mountain near Slate Run, Lycoming County, in a handcrafted log cabin they built themselves in 1961. They were among those who cared for and preserved the ecology of Pennsylvania forests. Their cabin has since been moved to the museum grounds near the visitor’s center where it stands as a testament to an intentional ecological lifestyle. Exhibits in the cabin encourage visitors to contrast their own lifestyles with that of the conservation-minded Webbers.

After perusing the 30,000-square-foot visitor center, where a short film and exhibits introduce Pennsylvania’s forests, the challenges they’ve weathered, and their ongoing cultural and economic impacts, guests can spend time on the ten-acre museum campus with a re-created circa 1900 lumber camp. Take a self-guided tour and learn how loggers lived. Come on an event day and you can see part of a lumberman’s life

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reenacted, including a demonstration of the steam-powered saw mill.

“When it’s running, we have people who stand and watch us saw lumber for hours,” Joshua says. “The entire understory of the mill is a maze of flywheels, drivebelts, and shafts. It gives you an appreciation of technology that’s almost 150 years old, but, when it’s in motion, you think ‘how did they ever come up with it?’”

Forest harvesting had an impact on more than the trees. “People generally don’t realize how encompassing it is,” Joshua notes. Railroad buffs will enjoy seeing the Shay locomotive, invented to move timber up steep grades, one of the first applications of mechanized “all wheel drive” movement.

And, he adds, “we led the world in the production of leather, processed using the bark of the Pennsylvania hemlock tree.” A birch still operating on the museum grounds refines birch oil, used medicinally and in flavorings.

Find the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum on Route 6 about halfway between Coudersport and Galeton. Visit lumbermuseum.org or call (814) 435-2652. It’s closed Monday and Tuesday, and open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the rest of the week. General admission is eight dollars; those sixty-five and older pay seven dollars; kids three to eleven are five dollars. ~ Karey Solomon

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On the Trail with Pag-Omar

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or years before there was a Pag-Omar Farms Market, Oliver and Marian Butler had sold the farm’s sweet corn on the honor system from a wagon outside their barn, just off the intersection of Route 6 and Route 287. That first batch of local corn, while not ready on Independence Day (corn is supposed to be knee high by the 4th of July), was, and still is, cause for some sort of summery celebration that could certainly include fireworks.

In 2007, Marian recalls, they expanded their offering and began selling local fruits and vegetables from under a big tent. Then, they got to thinking. The northern point of the Pine Creek rail trail was on their property. Folks were either starting or finishing their trek there. Don’t all those hikers and bikers need food? Wouldn’t the availability of ice cream for hot and hungry trail users be a great addition? What about deli meats and cheeses, subs, and sandwiches? Maybe hot soups would be nice on cooler days—what better way to begin or end a crisp afternoon of cross-country skiing on the trail than with homemade soup and a hot fudge sundae in a homemade waffle cone for dessert?

The Butlers also recognized that consumers were increasingly interested in buying local, so, when they decided to put up a building, they knew they wanted to include

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space for the seasonal produce from the local and regional growers that had sold so well under the tent.

Pag-Omar Farms is a century farm, with the fourth generation now taking care of the crop production. The farm’s name, by the way, was created when the family needed one for registering their purebred Holsteins.

It’s a combination of letters from Marian and Oliver, and Oliver’s parents, Pauline and George.

The market, having opened in 2008, is into its second decade and still evolving.

The original offerings of ice cream, subs, homemade salads, J. F. Martin deli meats and cheeses, seasonal fruits and vegetables, and bulk foods are, of course, still available, but delicious additions such as soft custard, smoothies, seafood, local maple syrup and honey, and homemade baked goods have become standards as well. Warm weather also brings flats of flowers and vegetable plants, hanging baskets, and, of course, barbecue on Saturdays throughout the summer. Marian also notes that “we do have a few flavors of Penn State Creamery ice cream.”

Find Pag-Omar Farms Market at 222 Butler Road, just three miles north of Wellsboro. Call (570) 724-3333 or fax (570) 723-1290 to order. Pag-Omar is open yearround. ~ Gayle Morrow

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Kids at Rockwell

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n most circles, the thought of children in a fine arts museum is enough to make curators cry themselves to sleep. But the iconic Rockwell Museum in Corning, New York, embraces their pint-sized patrons with Kids Rockwell, the new interactive, family-friendly program. Veterans of previous trips with the kids may remember the Gallery Games that encourage museum exploration via “I Spy” and “Art Hunt.” If Mom and Dad need just a few minutes more to quietly contemplate one of the great works, the Gallery also has drawing material, books to occupy a young mind, or a lesson on the constellations. The Rockwell really sets tradition on its head with the “Touch Stations,” places where kids are encouraged to experience the art with their hands. Beadwork, animal pelts, minerals, bronze finishes, and more help to bring artwork to life for tactile learners.

New this year is a second location for art fun. The Art Lab is just around the corner at 36 East Market Street, and here in the Cardboard Village kids can make puppets and bring their story to life. They can draw big portraits. They can make a miniature version of the Blanket Story program that artist Ann Watt does to memorialize the warm feelings of a community. The best part? Kids

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seventeen and under are free to the Art Lab, and the same ticket that got Mom and Dad into the Rockwell will bring them here as well.

Willa Vogel, marketing manager for the Rockwell, had one more surprise. “We also have a truly cool family-friendly exhibition called Framed: Step Into Art coming this summer,” she says. This is a series of life-sized renditions of classic paintings—on loan from the Minnesota Children’s Museum and gone after September 8, 2019—that kids can actually enter and participate in.

Climb into a tent in John Singer Sargent’s Camp at Lake O’Hara. In Clementine Hunter’s Big Chicken you can drive a giant rooster!

There is the one and only Mona Lisa, and a bunch of comic wannabes with a hole for a youngster’s face.

All the while that the fun is going on, kids are learning about the world around them and about the value of art. The Rockwell Museum excels at this kind of gentle education. All your family will know is that they had a blast.

Plan your Route 6 detour to Corning soon. Find the Rockwell Museum at 111 Cedar Street, at rockwellmuseum.org, or call (607) 937-5586. ~ Maggie Barnes

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Hard Cider

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his is not your grandma’s cider. Not that sweet, only-available-during-apple-season liquid the color of an autumn sunset. This is a grown-up cider with alcohol, and is the next logical step in the evolution that began with craft beer making.

“People are more apt to go out and explore different takes on the same idea,” says Tim Wells of Deep Roots Hard Cider in Sugar Run. Hard cider comes in many styles—beer style, bubbly, and still among them. Deep Roots offers still style, resulting in something closer to a white wine than a carbonated beverage. Just like wine, there are varieties based on the fruit of origin and how it’s made. There are drier options and others that taste like biting into the actual blueberries or strawberries themselves. Deep Roots even has dessert ciders, a thicker, more concentrated flavor, as the finale to a meal. Or, as a staff member whispered conspiratorially, “I use it in pie filling. Heaven!”

While hard cider vendors are the newest members of the craft beverage family, Tim says they have been welcomed by area wineries. “A lot of the wineries help each other out in our area. Places like Grovedale, Hidden Creek, Winterland, and Deep Roots send patrons to each other constantly.”

A bit of a drive off Route 6 will bring

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you to Colonel Ricketts Hard Cider at 4360 Red Rock Road in Benton. They exclusively use apples in their cider and their bottles are known by the fruit’s variety, like their Satin Gold made from Granny Smith apples, or the Empire State with only New York breeds. Find out more at (570) 854-1948 or colonelricketts.com.

No matter where you go, cider tasting is an experience that will be familiar to any wine aficionado. You select your samples from a panel broken out into reds and whites, dry and sweet. Sniff, sip, consider, ask questions, talk about food pairings…it is a joyful pattern of trial and error. Cideries have a slightly different feel to them than wineries, though. You almost think you’ve dropped in on the neighbors to see how this season’s crop turned out. At Deep Roots, chickens wander the farm while you stand in a small tasting barn complete with medal-bedecked bottles, T-shirts, and tote bags. There are supplies available if you want to try your hand at home brewing. But maybe just get a few bottles there first. Drink it ice cold, then put your feet up and toast your new appreciation for the simple cider.

Find Deep Roots Hard Cider at 348 Back Road, at (570) 746-1668, or at deeprootshardcider.com. ~ Maggie Barnes

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Meathook & Chris’s Western Beef

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hree things you never discuss in polite company—politics, religion, and barbeque.

While the general requirements for barbeque always include meat and some kind of sauce, the devil is in the specifics. Folks like their sauce sweet or tangy, thin or thick, applied during cooking or after, and they will not hesitate to tell someone that their version “isn’t real barbeque.”

Luckily for barbeque lovers in northern Pennsylvania, options abound. Meathook brings Texas-style barbeque to Laceyville.

The Brigham family opened the doors in 2015 with the intention of building a reputation for fresh food and was successful from the start. They began with a take-out-only restaurant, plus some picnic tables near the creek across the road, but added on a dining area later. Randy Brigham built the smoker he uses, directing the heat at the meat via a chimney system. In an effort to appeal to as many palettes as possible, Meathook offers sweet, hot, and vinegar style sauces. When the area was in the midst of the gas drilling activity, Meathook got a thumbs-up from the Texas-based workers as serving “real barbeque.”

But a ten-minute drive will bring you to another version of barbeque. Chris’s Western BBQ in Meshoppen started as a simple idea. Local musician Chris Hanlan had a

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food trailer at the fairgrounds. He plopped that in the middle of some land on the Black Walnut Flats and started cooking. Then the decorating started and what it grew into is a hybrid creation that is part Western-themed park and part music museum. His sauce is considered “broad-based” and compliments the meat without overpowering it. Chris had spent decades standing over hot fires, and decided to switch to oven cooking for his meat. The secret, as it so often is with barbeque, is low and slow, as evidenced by the remark of a rib-loving fan: “They must have started these ribs yesterday!”

There is a ring of small covered wagons, seating out on the deck, autographed photos on the walls, and the occasional dog underfoot. (They are welcome at Chris’s.) Dessert includes more than forty flavors of hard and soft custard.

Both restaurants have traditional side dishes like cole slaw and baked beans.

So, there you have it. Two barbeque joints ten minutes apart. Asking which is better is missing the point. You eat more than once a week, right?

Find Meathook at 513 Main Street, Laceyville, at meathookbbq.com, or call (570) 869-1400.

Find Chris’s Western Beef at 155 Lott Road, Meshoppen, or call (570) 869-7427. ~ Maggie Barnes

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Sporting Clays in Susquehanna County

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hether you enjoy shooting for fun or want to hone your skills for the next hunting season, sporting clays courses have achieved popularity as both a daytrip destination and as a form of country club—not unlike golfing venues. Like golf courses though, no two sporting clays courses are alike.

In Susquehanna County, Hausmann’s Hidden Hollow Sporting Clays and Rock Mountain Sporting Clays have been open for about twenty years each. Both host large fundraisers and can accommodate big groups for corporate events and family functions. They are no more than fifteen miles away from each other, as the crow flies, and less than a thirty-five minute drive.

Hidden Hollow Sporting Clays is owned

by Ernest Hausmann, an avid bird hunter who has always preferred “hunter clays,” which simulate shooting birds in field conditions. The joy of the business, he says, is “meeting the people.”

His private, 110-acre spread eighteen miles west of Montrose features a course consisting of up to thirty sporting clay stations, Crazy Quail, a Tower Field, Five Stand, Skeet Field, plus a vertical/horizontal wobble trap for warm-up or for fun.

Have time to spend a full day and looking for variety? Hausmann’s also offers fishing and fly-casting lessons on-site with experienced in-

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structors. Their clubhouse is well equipped for small corporate meetings and retreats, and helicopter service is available out of Binghamton, pending availability.

Rock Mountain Sporting Clays near Springville is owned by Mike and Susan Koneski and managed by Tad Koneski. Their two courses are fully automatic and equipped with Lincoln Infinity Sporter Traps. They have a long course featuring 100 birds over seventeen stations, and a short course providing fifty targets that approximate live birds at nine stations.

Rock Mountain hosts state- and nationally-sanctioned tournaments, and their lodge can accommodate corporate events, bachelor parties, family reunions, weddings, and fundraisers. There is an outdoor rent-able cook shack, picnic pavilion, and large-event pavilion that can seat more than 250 people. Non-members are welcome. Mike says that being able to make a difference in the community through the charity and fundraising events is his most enjoyable aspect of the business. “It is our part of paying it forward and helping others,” he remarks.

Find Hausmann’s Hidden Hollow Sporting Clays on Flynn Road, Friendsville, call (570) 934-2336, or visit hhhsc.net. Find Rock Mountain Sporting Clays at 674 Leon Mitchell Road, Springville, call (570) 965-7625, or visit rockmountainclays.com. ~ Rick Hiduk

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amilies are loving and supportive. But then they get to the go-karts at Lahey Family Fun Park in Clarks Summit.

“There’s nothing wrong with a little family competition,” says Connor, a recent visitor who rejoiced in crowding his loved ones off the track whenever possible. Like everything at the park, it was all in fun.

Families are the biggest fans of the Lahey Family Fun Park, which offers an activity for just about every age range. From batting cages for your would-be homerun slugger, to bumper boats and arcade games, the kids all have their favorites. The Laheys have thought of everyone, as there is a “soft play” area for those in the toddler set who want to play like the big kids, but without giving Mom and Dad chest pains. Grandma and Grandpa can take their time on the mini-golf course, which is chiseled right into the mountainside, surrounded by waterfalls, lush landscaping, and scenic views of the neighboring hills. There are two, full eighteen-hole courses, so you can pick your level of difficulty. Watch out for the water hazard!

The park, a longtime staple of entertainment in this neck of the woods, once again proved its commitment to family unity by keeping the arcade section open all year.

So, even in the gray of winter, you can get everyone out of the house for some warm

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lights and happy sounds. Birthday parties at the Family Fun Park are a highlight of the season, so much so that they developed an easy, online form to complete. Packages run from the basic to a deluxe version that includes arcade cards for free play. (Remember dreaming of those arcade tickets and working for a few more tickets for that awesome prize you were going to get?)

All this fun can work up an appetite, so the fan favorite menu items are here: pizza, chicken tenders, mac ’n’ cheese bites, cheese fries, ice cream, and the like. Parking is free and the Lahey family offers several ticket package deals to suit your clan’s needs. The park is known for being clean and well organized, with a helpful staff.

The Laheys are especially proud of the multi-generational nature of their business.

Kids who are kids no more are bringing their little ones to experience the same memories they made decades ago.

Travelers going through the area are grateful for a place to get off the road and stretch their legs. “Such a good place to rest on our trip,” one road warrior shared. “Besides, I beat my husband at golf! Snap!”

Ah, families…

Find Lahey Family Fun Park at 500 Morgan Highway, Clarks Summit, at (570) 586-5699, and at laheyfunpark.com. ~ Maggie Barnes

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A Slow Tour of Route 6

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C Crawford describes it as an “interesting pathway across Pennsylvania.”

In 2014, TC, owner of Action Bikes and Outdoor in Milford, took a 405-mile, five-day bicycle trip along Route 6 with Megan, now his wife. They both recall it as an unforgettable bucket-list adventure.

The two had looked forward to the trip for a year and rode at least 100 miles each week in preparation. They’d looked at maps, pin-pointed a few places they knew they wanted to explore, and stopped at visitor centers along the way to locate interesting detours. Then they packed, drove a rented car to Erie, re-packed into their panniers (saddlebags), and the adventure began.

They rode sixty to ninety miles daily.

“When you ride a bicycle, you pay more attention to your surroundings,” TC says. “It opens up your senses. You’re noticing the smells, the temperature, the humidity. You can feel the cool temperature of water nearby. You’re much more aware than behind the windshield of a car.”

“I remember having the road to ourselves a couple of times,” Megan says. “And the different campsites that we had, and different towns.” A few times they stopped for a hike or to simply enjoy the scenery. Route 6 winds through Allegheny National Forest, which they both found particularly memorable. In

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Wellsboro, roughly halfway, they stayed at the historic Penn Wells Hotel and spent part of the next morning exploring the town.

They packed light—gear included a pop-up tent, two sleeping bags, bicycle tools and spare parts, water, and snack bars—and stopped for meals and groceries en route.

They experienced only one flat, no mechanical issues, and, happily, no rain.

“I absolutely recommend it for other couples,” Megan says. “It was an incredible relationship builder.” TC concurs, though noting it is not a trip for the novice rider. “We rode at the same pace; if one of us needed more rest, we just accommodated each other’s speed.

“You can really appreciate the small things,” TC continues. “You pack up your belongings for five days on a bicycle, you remove stress, electronics, and politics. You remember what life can be all about. It’s a beautiful reset.”

For more on TC and Megan’s trek, for information on the best local rides, for bike repairs, demos and rentals, and for new equipment from stand-up paddle boards to a set of wheels, check out Action Bikes and Outdoor at 611 Broad Street in Milford. Find them at actionbikesandoutdoor.com, or call (570) 296-4009. ~ Karey Solomon

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