An old photo of a pumpkin field near McEwensville Pa
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Showing posts with label Fall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fall. Show all posts
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Pick Your Own Apples At Northhill Orchard In Winfield
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| Pick Your Own Apples, At Northhilll Orchard 636 Sholl Rd, Winfield PA https://www.facebook.com/northhillorchard |
This past week-end we were near Lewisburg with a couple of hours to kill, so we drove over to Northhill Orchard to check out the apple picking.
Although they have a Winfield address, it feels closer to New Berlin. When you pull in, there are no apple trees to be seen. At the building, you can sample cider, purchase pumpkins, apples, and cider, and fill out the waiver to pick your own apples. Then you hop in your car and follow a lead car up the hill to the orchards.
They have a variety of varieties here - including my favorite, smokehouse. Some of the varieties:
JonaGold, Ida Red, Mutsu/Crispin, Stayman Winesap, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Empire, Macintosh, Fuji, Rome, Smokehouse, and Cortland
It's $15 a box, which is approximately half a bushel. You can put whatever combination of varieties you want in your box - including pears, if you can find them.
It does not take long at all to pick one box of apples. We took our time, walked up and down the rows, enjoyed the view, picked 4 or 5 different varieties.. and it still took us less than an hour from the time we signed the waiver, until we returned, paid, and headed out.
The owners are VERY nice and told us to stay as long as we liked - to enjoy the sunset.
They have buckets you can pick into, so you do not have to carry your box up and down the rows. Each row is marked with the varieties of apples you will find there, and we were given a good explanation of where to find everything when we arrived on the hill. There's a porta potty on the hill as well - and it was the cleanest public bathroom I have ever seen.
Dan's looking forward to apple dumplings later this week. :-)
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Where To Pick Your Own Apples & Pumpkins:
https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2019/10/where-to-pick-pumpkin.html
https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2019/10/where-to-pick-pumpkin.html
An Index Of Fall Sights To See, Fall Events, And Local Fall Guides Such As Where To Pick A Pumpkin, Or Where To Find a Haunted House
Friday, October 2, 2020
Autumn In The Central Susquehanna Valley
A Fall Themed Index Of Sites To See, Local Guides, Hikes To Take, & More
Local Fall Guides:
Local Fall Events:
- Five Can't Miss Fall Festivals
- The Beaver Run Amish Consignment Sale (September)
- The Hot Air Balloon Festival In Hughesville, September
- Punpkin Chunkin at Howards Lake (Cancelled for 2020)
- The Stony Drive Through (Road is open one day a year, typically October)
- The Pumpkin Roll in Montgomery
Sights to See In The Fall
According to the Farmers Almanac, we should expect the fall leaves to peak between October 5th & October 21st, 2021. The color peaks to the south of the state first, working it's way North.
- Ten Spots To See The Leaves This Fall
- Take a Sunday Drive In The Milton Area - Six Great Sights To See In One Loop. Including our local elk.
- Seven Sights Without A Hike
- Hikes To Take (Any Season, but we like a lot of these when it's cooler and the rattlesnakes are back in hiding for the season)
- Ticklish Rock
- If You haven't seen the camels on 405 between Watsontown & Montgomery, this is your last chance for awhile. Once the temperatures get too low, the camels will stay in the barns until next year.
- Glacial Pools Preserve is a beautiful park with rustic, but well maintained, trails. Take the trail up the hill and take the first right for an especially fantastic view. There are even chairs at all the best overlooks here.
- The Alvira Bunkers - Fall is a great time to explore the game lands in Elimpsort
- Mt Pisgah - always a gorgeous view, but extra spectacular in the fall
Road Trips & Scenic Drives:
Road Trips:
- The Eastern Side Of The Scenic Elk Tour (A gorgeous drive, with geocaches)
- Visiting The Elk In Benezette - "Rut" begins in September, making fall the best time to see large numbers of elk.
- Near Benezette - likely on your way - The Kune's Camp Ruins
- Near Benezette - likely on your way - The Abandoned Jet Bunkers
- The Kinzua Bridge - A Gorgeous Overlook and Sight To See
- The Thousand Steps Trail is a bit of a drive - but what a great hike. The views will be extra spectacular in the fall! Take the 1,000 steps the miners took each day as part of their commute to work.
- Take a Sunday Drive In The Milton Area - Six Great Sights To See In One Loop. Including our local elk.
- Watch The Sunset Over The Fall Leaves at the overlook on Route 87
- Nine Mostly Free Road Trips To Take This Fall (Needs a major update, but still some great trips)
Local Fall History:
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Thursday, September 17, 2020
Pennsylvania's "Tropical Fruit" - The Pawpaw
Unripe Pawpaws
Growing on trees all along the Susquehanna River Valley is a fruit referred to as a combination between a banana and a mango. It has many names, such as Hill Billy Mangos, Frost banana, Indiana banana, fetid-bush, bandango, custard apple, prairie banana, poor man's banana.
Thursday, September 10, 2020
The Fall Balloonfest In Hughesville
Watching The Hot Air Balloon Launch in Hughesville
Each fall we head to the Lycoming County Fairgrounds in Hughesville before sunrise, to watch the Hot Air Balloons Launch. Some years we head home without seeing a single balloon. Other times we are there for hours, watching the balloons set up and take off, then following them and frequently helping them load the balloons back up when they land. It all depends on the weather, but this is always one of my very favorite fall things.
The Lycoming County Rotary Clubs all come together to host the annual two day Balloonfest and Airshow. The event is not a fundraiser, every dime raised goes right back into hosting the event the following year, and even that would not be enough to hold the event. Many sponsors make this fun event possible each year.
Throughout the week-end there will be vendors, displays, and shows, inside the fairgrounds. There are typically tethered hot air balloon rides, helicopter rides, food, music, shows, a heavy equipment rodeo, an air show featuring hang gliders and any skydivers (and more!) and at night, a laser show. Find the entire week-end schedule here: https://www.lcrotary.com/schedule
Entrance to the event is $9 a person, $5 for children ages 6-12. Other events, such as a balloon walk about, and tethered balloon rides, have additional fees, which can be found listed here: https://www.lcrotary.com/tickets There are usually a lot of extra events too. A juggler is coming in 2020, and there is an atv race.. for all the latest news and information, follow the facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/balloonfestairshow/
And while all of that is a lot of fun to watch, my favorite part of this festival is free. The balloon launches take place around sunrise and sunset, setting up and taking off from outside of the fair grounds.
The launches typically occur Saturday and Sunday mornings between 6:30 and 7:00am. Evening launch will occur any time from 5pm to 7pm. Times vary, based on weather readings, and many years they have been cancelled completely because the winds were not optimal.
As for where to best see them, anywhere in Hughesville will likely offer a good view.. Lime Bluff park is a popular spot, and if the winds take them west, several balloons are likely to land in that park. But there is no guessing which way the balloons will go until it's time for the launch. Sometimes they go west, sometimes they go east.
Photos & Video Clips From Past Years:
- Photos from the 2019 Launch
- Balloon Launch Photos 2018
- 2018 5pm Launch
- Video Of A Launch in 2018
- Photos from 2017
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The event began as the Fall foliage festival and balloon fest in 2004. It was held at the Williamsport Airport. On one or two years, Dan and I watched from the overlook on route 15, as the balloons took off, It was beautiful to see them rise over the flog on the river. When it was held there, there were all sorts of shaped balloons, very unique ones, that we do not typically see at the new location. Conditions for balloons however, are not often not ideal from the airport location. The river, and the mountain ridge, effect the wind currents, and the festival was eventually moved to the Lycoming Fairgrounds in Hughesville. In 2020, I've heard there may be a cat shaped balloon appearing at the event.
The first hot air balloon show in our area, that I have found so far, was in 1875 in Dewart Pa. It was a unique, and massive, event, and I still have not learned what brought the balloonist to the tiny hamlet of Dewart, although I assume that he knew someone who lived there, or someone who lived there was passionate about the new hot air balloon craze and hired him to come there. You can read about the event here: https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/06/when-hot-air-balloon-came-to-dewart-in.html
Williamsport used to have an annual Susquehanna Boom Festival. In 1986, a hot air balloon rally was held at Lycoming College as part of the event.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Watch The Sun Set Over The Fall Leaves, A Short Drive Up 87
From Montoursville to High Knob overlook is a beautiful 40 minute drive, through some of our areas best fall colors.
Drive straight up 87, turn right on Dry Run Road, and you will drive right past Dry Run Falls, which you can see from your car, or you can scramble down a small hill to see from the bottom.
Drive a few minutes more out the same road, and you will end up at High Knob Overlook, where there is a picnic area, a variety of trails, and a beautiful view of the sunset over the valley.
Dry Run Falls, October 2019
As viewed from the bottom of the falls
More about Dry Run Falls
Dry Run Falls October 2019
As viewed from the Parking Area
October 12 2019
When we arrived at High Knob, where there is a very large parking area, cars were parked with lawn chairs behind them, with a small crowd sitting and watching the sunset.
We had time to walk back one of the trails to find a geocache, before watching the sun set.
(This is a puzzle cache, you may want to solve it ahead of time)
My photos do this no justice. It is beautiful, and so very peaceful, up here.
Driving back down 87 took us right past Pier 87, where they have a fantastic roast beef sandwich
And then past Eders Ice Cream for dessert!
Also Nearby - but don't go to close to sunset, you'll want to do this hike in the daylight
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Where To Find The Haunted Houses
Where To Find The Haunted Houses - 2021
- Opens Oct 1 - Spook Haven In Mill Hall, 1 attraction $13.00 or both for $20.00
- Opens Oct 7, Thurs-Sun Fear At The Farm in Bloomsburg
- Opens Oct 8th - Elysburg Haunted House, $15 a person
- Opens Oct 16th Pennsdale Haunted Barn $10 For Haunt & Hayride, $3 for hayride alone
- Opens Oct 21 - The Haunted Barn At Tallman Hollow, in Montoursville
- Oct 22 & 23rd The Jackson Mansion Haunted History Tour $25 a person
- Oct 29th & 30th Only - The Watson Inn Haunted House In Watsontown
Three hours away, in Jamestown PA, Pyamatuning Rentals does Fear Floats. Haunted Kayak Tours.
No Info [Yet] For 2021
- Haunting On Hepburn, Milton Pa
- Mt Nittany Campground Haunted House New Columbia PA $10 adults, $6 children
- Plunketts Creek [Williamsport] Haunted Hayride
- Shockwalk Haunted Trail in McClure
- Tanglewood Trail Of Terror [Haunted Trail] Covington PA
Elysburg Haunted House
2021 Info:
See a preview video from 2019 here -
Pennsdale Haunted Barn
https://www.facebook.com/PennsdaleHauntedBarn/
Tickets: $10 for haunt and hayride.
$3 for only hayride.
Tickets: $10 for haunt and hayride.
$3 for only hayride.
Spook Haven Haunted House, Mill Hall PA
https://spookhaven.com/Every Week-End In October
1 attraction $13.00 or both for $20.00.
The Unknown It’s truly the unknown. Take a walk through a combination of creepy but cool scenes where you might find a few critters lingering in the swamp, crazed nuns in the church, lots and lots of crawling things in the forest. WhisperCreek Manor Visit our new attraction WhisperCreek Manor. The heavy rains of 2018 saturated the creek beds pushing up graves from years ago. King Solomon & Queen Sheba were floating down the Fishing Creek when they saw the old abandon building and decided to regain their rightful place on the throne. But, that dreaded Gremlin has re-appeared and caused a lot of mischief for the King and Queen. Oh and watch out for the large dragon that circles the old Mansion. He preys on the beloved ducks of Mill Hall.
The Watson Inn Haunted House In Watsontown
A dark walk through tour.
strobe lights will be used.
once finished with your tour receive a cookie and hot chocolate
Money raised goes to a local Charity called Scott Snyder memorial fund, this memorial fund gives back to the community.
strobe lights will be used.
once finished with your tour receive a cookie and hot chocolate
Money raised goes to a local Charity called Scott Snyder memorial fund, this memorial fund gives back to the community.
The Jackson Mansion Haunted History Tour
Get ready for a fun and spooky evening at the Jackson Mansion!
Ask any mansion tour guide and they’ll tell you the most popular question they get at the mansion is, “Is it haunted?”
Well now is your chance to find out! On October 18th and 19th, for the first time ever, the Jackson Mansion tour guides and volunteers will get to tell their stories of strange things that have happened to them over the years.
This is a historic tour, of course. So, you’ll also learn about Victorian mourning customs, and the Jackson family, as well. Not to mention, third floor will be open for the ONLY occasion this year. This is great opportunity to see the restored rooms on the third floor, which is known as the most haunted area of the house!
Please join us for this candlelight tour of the Jackson Mansion during the season of All Hallows’ Eve. We hope to see you there!
This is your chance to hear stories about all the past residents of the
Ask any mansion tour guide and they’ll tell you the most popular question they get at the mansion is, “Is it haunted?”
Well now is your chance to find out! On October 18th and 19th, for the first time ever, the Jackson Mansion tour guides and volunteers will get to tell their stories of strange things that have happened to them over the years.
This is a historic tour, of course. So, you’ll also learn about Victorian mourning customs, and the Jackson family, as well. Not to mention, third floor will be open for the ONLY occasion this year. This is great opportunity to see the restored rooms on the third floor, which is known as the most haunted area of the house!
Please join us for this candlelight tour of the Jackson Mansion during the season of All Hallows’ Eve. We hope to see you there!
This is your chance to hear stories about all the past residents of the
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MORE HAUNTED HOUSES IN PA
And For Even More PA Haunted Houses - https://www.pahauntedhouses.com/
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Where To Visit Local Corn (and a sorghum!) Mazes
Where To Find The Corn Mazes
Updated For 2024 -
 Milton Pa |
 [Apple Picking Too!] Winfield Address - but closer to New Berlin |
457 St Rt 87 Montoursville Pa |
 Benton PA |
 Lewisburg Pa |
 Muncy Pa |
 Jersey Shore Pa |
 Catawissa PA |
 In Muncy Pa has a sorghum maze |
McClure PA FREE corn maze
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Hegins Pa |
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An Index Of Fall Activities, Events, and Resources
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