[Willie Green]

Thanks for the tip. I may search it out one day.

Well, keep in mind that it is a rural area, so the attractions are a little spread out, but still within a very reasonable drive. For instance, The Pennsylvania Maple Festival in Meyersdale, Somerset County is only 45 miles away. It is held during the last 2 weekends in April.

Visitors can sample maple syrup, sugar cakes, "crumb" sugar and soft sugar ice cream made by the region’s top producers, and they can watch demonstrations of the sugaring process inside the historic Maple Mansion and its outbuildings. The Myersdale Lions Club hosts an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast for a nominal fee. In 1997, festival visitors consumed 10,000 pounds of sausage and thousands of pancakes dripping with 400 gallons of locally made syrup.

[afraidfortherepublic]

We often drive cross country to visit the grandchildren and have transversed PA numerous times on our way to NJ, as well as our way to VA. We never have had the time to stop and explore, but hope to one day soon. My grandmother was born in PA near Altoona, so I'd like to make an in-depth visit one day.

Refresh my memory. Somerset County is near??? I am somewhat familiar with locations off of I80, as well as the PA Turnpike heading past Pittsburgh.

[SoothingDave]

Don't forget Idlewild, one of the nations oldest amusement parks, with water slides and Mr. Rogers Neighborhood.

SD