Raystown Lake Region
E-NEWSLETTER for TRAVELERS
 Raystown Lake Region Events through May 6
April 25, 2013 
Greetings!  

 

We are ready for Mayfest of Huntingdon on April 27! This historic festival takes you back in time to remember many great periods in American history - Mayfest features 5 historic eras in 5 blocks of historic downtown Huntingdon. There are a lot of new features at Mayfest this year; like the Hoopla-gans (Fire/LED hula hoopers), the Queen of Mayfest doing a reverse fashion show, Shaggy Mountain Petting Zoo, Huntingdon Dance Academy performances and the Faerie Festival. I look forward to seeing all the costumes (attendees are invited to wear period clothing to join in the fun, if they choose), the bands, exhibits, food and how much fun everyone is having.

 

The spring flowering display is certainly spectacular this year! The redbud trees are just starting to pop and the cherries and dogwoods are really beautiful right now. I love the spring flowering trees here in Huntingdon County! There will be lots of redbud spots like this showing soon:

 

Red Bud trees blooming spring 2011

 

There are a lot of great events happening all the time in the Raystown Lake Region. Did you know that the Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau posts more than 1,200 events each year to Raystown.org/upcoming-events? Click there and check it out to see all the great things going on here.

 

Happy Springtime!

 
Ed Stoddard
Marketing Director
Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau
   

FEATURED EVENT
Mayfest of Huntingdon is always the last Saturday in April
4/27/2013  9am-5pm 
rain or shine
Faerie Festival begins at 2:00 p.m.
Historic downtown Huntingdon PA
(814) 386-2638
Mayfest is the only festival of its kind in Pennsylvania. Stroll through our history with a different historical theme in each of FIVE BLOCKS in downtown Huntingdon, PA. Mayfest presents living history programs with period-correct dancing, music, re-enactors and demonstrations. Children's activities and educational fun are in abundance along with great food and craft vendors. Free music on every block, costumes, carriage rides, plus a quilt show and sale & arts show and sale. FREE ADMISSION! FREE PARKING! 2 blocks from Huntingdon Amtrak station. New attractions in 2013 include Fire Hoopers (hula hoop performers) and a Faerie Festival at 2 p.m. for the kids of all ages! Entertainment includes Shaggy Mountain Petting Zoo, Huntingdon Dance Academy, McConnellstown Playhouse vignettes, Troupe X - Improvisational Tribal Style and Tribal Fusion Be Dance ensemble, Reknowned artist Graham Curtis with Italian Street Painting chalk art, local bands including The Nick Miller Project, Strait and Miller and Felix and the Hurricanes playing some favorite hits, and more! Ancient Echoes, a very popular local Celtic duo, will be performing from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Renaissance block. See you at Mayfest of Huntingdon on Saturday, April 27!
 
Make way for the Queen! At Mayfest of Huntingdon  
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EVENT LIST
Raystown Lake Region Events through May 6

 

A COMPLETE LIST OF EVENTS through 5/6 AT THIS LINK:

  

EVENT FLYER PDF FOR YOU with events through 5/6:
Huntingdon Quilt Show
bit.ly/QuiltShow2013
4/26-4/27
Huntingdon Community Center
Come to the 22nd Annual Quilt Show at the Huntingdon Community Center on Friday and Saturday, April 26-27, 2013. Enjoy approximately 100 quilts on display, workshops, demonstrations, guild crafts, quilt-related items, food, and more! The 2013 Show will showcase the work of master quilters: Lee Park and Shirley Wallace --both long time Guild Members. Admission is a $1.00 donation. This event is sponsored by the Redbud Quilt Guild.

US Coast Guard Boating Safety Class
bit.ly/BoatClass0427
4/27/2013 8:30AM
Raystown Lake Visitors Center
Are you interested in gaining valuable boating safety knowledge? Enroll in a US Coast Guard Boating Safety Class today! On Saturday, April 27 at the Raystown Lake Visitor Center, the US Coast Guard Auxillary will be conducting a boating safety course. The class will be from 8:30am to 4:00pm and is suitable for beginner or experienced boaters. The class will include information relevant to recreational boating on both inland and coastal waters, with a particular emphasis on Pennsylvania laws and boating on local waters. Families and PWC operators are welcome! Cost is $20 per person. Pre-registration is required. A Sign up sheet is available inside the Raystown Lake Visitor Center. Do not delay! Sign up today!

Mayfest of Huntingdon
Saturday, April 27, 2013
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine
Historic downtown Huntingdon PA
(814) 386-2638
www.mayfestofhuntingdon.com
bit.ly/Mayfest2013
Faerie Festival begins at 2:00 p.m.
Mayfest is the only festival of its kind in Pennsylvania. Stroll through our history with a different historical theme in each of FIVE BLOCKS in downtown Huntingdon, PA. Mayfest presents living history programs with period-correct dancing, music, re-enactors and demonstrations. Children's activities and educational fun are in abundance along with great food and craft vendors. Free music on every block, costumes, carriage rides, plus a quilt show and sale & arts show and sale. FREE ADMISSION! FREE PARKING! 2 blocks from Huntingdon Amtrak station. New attractions in 2013 include Fire Hoopers (hula hoop performers) and a Faerie Festival at 2 p.m. for the kids of all ages! Entertainment includes Shaggy Mountain Petting Zoo, Huntingdon Dance Academy, McConnellstown Playhouse vignettes, Troupe X - Improvisational Tribal Style and Tribal Fusion Be Dance ensemble, Reknowned artist Graham Curtis with Italian Street Painting chalk art,
local bands including The Nick Miller Project, Strait and Miller and Felix and the Hurricanes playing some favorite hits, and more! Ancient Echoes, a very popular local Celtic duo, will be performing from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Renaissance block. See you at Mayfest of Huntingdon on Saturday, April 27!

Clean-up Day at Whipple Dam State Park
bit.ly/WhippleSPclean2013
4/27/2013 9:00AM
Whipple Dam State Park
Whipple Dam State Park will hold its annual Spring Clean-up Day from 9 am to 12 pm on Saturday, April 27. The event will be sponsored and led by the Friends of Greenwood Furnace. Volunteers should report to the Concession Stand for orientation and work assignments. Please call the park office at (814) 667-1800 to register. Spring Clean-up Day is an excellent way to give something back to the parks by lending a hand in getting them ready for the summer. Volunteers will be asked to work on small and large clean-up projects and will be assigned to projects based on their skills, abilities and desires. Participants should bring work gloves, and if possible, tools such as rakes and shovels that may be in short supply. Boy and Girl Scouts can earn community service time by participating in the event.

JD Eicher and The Goodnights-In Concert
bit.ly/EicherSSCC2013
4/27/2013 6:30PM
Standing Stone Coffee Company
Come see JD Eicher and The Goodnights play live at Standing Stone Coffee
Company on Saturday, April 27 from 6:30pm-9:00pm. Eicher and The
Goodnights are an up-and-coming music sensation based out of Pittsburgh, PA. With rich lyrics and a moving indie rock musical foundation they are taking the Pittsburgh music scene by storm. Two years after the release of their debut album and hundreds of performances later, JD Eicher and The Goodnights have delivered their sophomore release, entitled Shifting, which reaches out and touches listeners with vivid portraits of love, struggle, and hope. Thirteen songs chart their journey from feel good pop to keys-out-front alternative rock.

Rothrock Outfitters-Group Bike Ride
bit.ly/RROride050113
5/01/2013 4:00PM
Get out your mountain bike and ride with us! Enjoy a group bike ride every
Wednesday at various locations throughout Huntingdon County. Every
Wednesday meet at Rothrock Outfitters at 4pm to join others for a fabulous ride!

Standing Stone Coffee Company-Creating Your Own Blend
bit.ly/SSCCblend050213
5/02/2013 7:00PM
Standing Stone Coffee Company
Come to Standing Stone Coffee Company on Thursday, May 2 at 7pm for
Creating Your Own Blend! For those of you who have completed the Intro to
Cupping class, this is an opportunity to gather together and take your coffee
tasting skills to the next level. You will have the opportunity to practice what you learned in the first class and cup a variety of coffees of your choice, and then see what happens when you start blending those tastes and aromas together. There will be taste testing and a light dessert provided. 14 seats are available. Cost per person is $5.00. Sign up your name, phone number and e-mail address (if available) at the counter or call Standing Stone Coffee Company at (814) 643-4545 to make your reservation.

2013 Huntingdon County Home and Outdoor Show
bit.ly/2013HuntCoHomeShow
5/03/2013 4:00PM
Huntingdon County Fairgrounds
Get ready for the Huntingdon County Home and Outdoor Show! The event will take place from Friday, May 3 to Sunday, May 5, 2013. The show will feature boats, recreational vehicles, campers, outdoor sporting goods and home improvement vendors. The show is being presented by the Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce (HCCC) and the Huntingdon County Builders Association (HCBA). Check THIS LINK for a complete list of the schedule of events. Friday, May 3, 4pm-9pm and Saturday, May 4, 11am-7pm and Sunday, May 5, 12pm-6pm

Raystown Lake Fish Structure Building Days
bit.ly/RLfish050413
5/04/2013 8:00AM
Raystown Lake
Come to the Raystown Lake Fish Structure Building Day on Saturday, May 4 from 8am-noon. Help The Corps of Engineers improve underwater fish habitat at Raystown by volunteering your time to build artificial habitat structures. Bring yourself and we will supply the training, tools and materials. Light refreshments provided for all volunteers. All ages and experience levels welcome! For more information and to register to help; contact Ranger Tara Whitsel at (814) 658-6811.

Central PA Native Plant Festival
bit.ly/PlantFest2013
5/04/2013 10:00AM
Shavers Creek Environmental Center
Come celebrate the arrival of spring, the return of wildflowers, and the beginning of another gardening season at the Central Pennsylvania Native Plant Festival on Saturday, May 4 from 10am-3pm at the Shavers Creek Environmental Center! Enjoy a hike, talk to plant experts, or join us for our scheduled educational walks and programs. Admission is free!

Come Celebrate the Restoration of the American Chestnut
5/4/2013 5:00PM
C. Barton McCann School of Art in Petersburg
The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF�) has embarked on one of the most exciting restoration projects in recent history. From the early 1900s to 1940s, an exotic blight attacked and killed over 4 billion American chestnut trees. American chestnut was the dominant tree species across the east and was considered more important than the oaks we have today. Growing over 100 feet tall and more than 4 feet wide, this majestic tree provided great forest and wildlife benefits while providing way of life for residents throughout the Appalachian Mountains. A fundraising social event, educational session with door prizes and auction will be held Saturday, May 4 at the beautiful C. Barton McCann School of Art in Petersburg, PA. Contact Lori at tacfbranch2@comcast.net or (814) 643-2372 for more information.

Hesston Speedway Night of Power
bit.ly/HesstonSpeedway050413
5/04/2013 7:00PM
Come to the race season opener at Hesston Speedway on May 4, 2013! Semi-Late Models, Cadets, and Roadrunners, are just some of the cars competing in this event. Come and enjoy this side by side racing action! Motor Mountain is located in the scenic Raystown Lake and mountain country of central PA and provides a wonderful opportunity for race fans and race teams to make a complete weekend getaway when attending the racing events at Hesston. Promoter DR Eriksen has transformed Hesston into a showplace in just two short seasons, with additional improvements on the drawing board. Major expansions have given the track more seating, parking and pit space to accommodate these major events. All fans are provided an excellent view of the action, with grandstand seating and drive-in viewing built high above the racing surface. Hesston welcomes campers and now offers in track-camping on the back straight viewing ramp.

2nd Annual Greenwood Furnace Trail Challenge
bit.ly/GFSPchallenge2013
5/05/2013 8:00AM
Greenwood Furnace State Park will host a half-marathon race on Sunday, May 5, 2013. The second annual Greenwood Furnace Trail Challenge is an intense, rugged, single track half- marathon. A figure 8 route of rocky climbs and nasty downhills; it starts at Greenwood Furnace State Park, climbs to the fire tower, drops down in to Alan Seeger Natural Area before climbing back to the tower, and then returns down to the park. All proceeds from the race will go towards two charities, one local and one international. Registration for runners has closed, but you can still come out and cheer on the participants!
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Dirt Rag Magazine Presents: Dirt Fest 2013
Allegrippis Trails at Raystown Lake, photo by A. E. Landes
5/17/2013 to 5/19/2013
Dirt Fest is a weekend long mountain bike festival at Raystown Lake promoting a hearty spirit for adventure, festivity and camaraderie. Dirt Fest features workshops on trail building, entry level mountain biking, and trail maintenance. The event also offers a womens skills series, kids mountain bike rides, unicycle course and an all day group ride on the Allegripppis Trail System. Dirt Fest 2013 is hosted by the Raystown Mountain Bike Association (RMBA).
 
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2013 Huntingdon County Visitors Guide
2013 Huntingdon County Visitors Guide
 

Thank you for your interest in the 

Raystown Lake Region!

 

We appreciate your consideration of our area for your vacation or brief getaways! The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau would be happy to help you plan your RAYcation to the Raystown Lake Region of The Alleghenies.

 

Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau contact information: 

1-888-RAYSTOWN or info@raystown.org to request information while planning or during a RAYcation. 

 

Visit the HCVB online 24/7 at www.raystown.org

The 2013 Huntingdon County Visitors Guide is online here!

 

Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau

6993 Seven Points Road

Hesston, Pennsylvania 16647

(814) 658-0060

(888) 729-7869

888-RAYSTOWN

 

2013 Huntingdon County Visitors Guide

 

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List of events through 5/6
HCVB contact information
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Raystown.org
2013 Huntingdon County Visitors Guide
6993 Seven Points Road
Hesston, Pennsylvania 16647
(814) 658-0060
(888) 729-7869
888-RAYSTOWN
 

 Raystown.org

 

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