Above & Below the PA Grand Canyon, Wellsboro Soft adventure & fun for everyone!

n  Let our guide lead the way during horse-drawn covered wagon rides into the canyon’s upper gorge and along beautiful Pine Creek. Once an Indian trail, then a railroad line, today’s creek-side trail offers wonderful views as the canyon walls grow up beside the passage. n  Take in panoramic views from a PA Grand Canyon Overlook and learn how this gorge is now protected as a state park and contains the largest area of green between New York City and Chicago! n  Enjoy lunch at a restaurant such as the Log Cabin Inn, Antlers Inn or Penn Wells Restaurant, or enjoy box lunches during the wagon rides. *   Available mid-May through October.

Go Take a Hike!, PA Grand Canyon Guided scenic adventure!

n  Choose a leisurely guided forest stroll along the PA Grand Canyon ridge trail or perhaps a full day of hiking to get your heart pumping in the Wellsboro area. Customized tour options available.    n  Try a fun Kick It Up A Notch tour featuring a hike to kick your metabolism into gear, then the opportunity to kick bak on the Tioga Central's Happy Hour Express. *   Best May to October.

Living the "Wild Life" in PA , 2+ Days, Northwest PA PA's wild elk & Punxsutawney Phil!

The new premier elk watching and education center near Benezette is truly a site not to be missed! This beautiful “green” building, situated on 245 acres, features grand architecture,indoor and outdoor elk viewing areas, multimedia theatre, and interpretive exhibits to immerse visitors in the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world of the elk and native wildlife. We’ll plan your visit for dusk for the best opportunity to view elk and may also include a dinner picnic with a cowboy poet or storyteller! Additionally the tour will include: n    Tour the Appalachian Arts Studio to see a chainsaw carving come to life. n   Visit with PA’s most famous weather forecaster, Punxsutawney Phil, plus  try out to be a TV weather personality by standing in front of a green screen and reading from a script while seeing what you look like on TV at the Weather Discovery Center. Prizes will be awarded for the best performances!   n    Additional options include tour of Straub’s Brewery which produces Groundhog Brew and chance to enjoy its “everlasting tap”, winery, museum of vintage automobiles and trophy game, the Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana where this great actor’s trademark grey cowboy hat is on display from his days as a wild west movie star.  *   Best May through October.  For an extended “wild life” experience taking in more of PA we can tour State College and Penn State University which is home to the famous Nittany Lions and a wonderful All-Sports Museum as well as visit Penn’s Cave, America’s only all-water cavern which can be toured by boat plus wildlife park toured by bus. Depending on your direction of travel a bit farther east we have T&D’s Cats of the World, an animal refuge specializing in exotic felines (including some “movie stars”) and wildlife

From Farm to Fork, 1-2 Days Farm Tours and delicious local foods!

n  Celebrate “green cuisine!” Try a “taste of place” tour focusing on our local landscape and farmers whose effortsbring fresh food to our tables. Tour one or two family farms such as a 112-acre farm specializing in sheep, pigs and chickens and a 39-acre produce farm where the owners grow heritage crops as well as contemporary favorites, with the opportunity to talk with the farmers about their sustainable agricultural practices. Collect eggs or felt wool from locally grown and sheared sheep, visit a Maze Park (see our A-Mazing Fun Tour, below), enjoy a seasonal meal featuring our local bounty, and perhaps visit a local farmers market. n     Our Barnyards to Vineyards and the Artisans In Between overnight trip includes a tour and tasting at two wineries plus gourmet meal overlooking a vineyard, farm tours as described above, farmers market plus artisan candlecrafter, artisan soap maker and more! Evening options include flashlight safari in a corn maize, line dancing or musical performer and if you dare we can include hog mud wrestling as a fun and dirty adventure. This makes a great fundraiser with lots of laughs for a good cause! * Available Late-August to late-October to include corn maize.

Groundhog Getaway, 1-2 Days, Punxsutawney Area Learn about PA's furry weather forecaster and "audition" to be one yourself!

Learn about the tradition of Groundhog Day, meet its star, Punxsutawney Phil, who annually predicts the arrival of spring, and visit Gobbler's Knob where the annual Groundhog Day festivities take place.  n  Plus learn about other means of predicting the weather including a variety of myths and traditions at the Weather Discovery Center where you will have the chance to "audition" to be a TV meteorologist. Stand in front of the "green screen", read from a script and point out weather hot spots while seeing what you look like to a viewing audience on a TV screen. The best forecasters take home a special treat! Try this as a fun mystery tour for your group any time of the year! Great as a family get-away as well. n  A variety of overnight and multi-day options are available and can feature such activities as touring Straub Brewery which makes a Groundhog Brew, scenic driving tours in PA's Elk Country, chainsaw carving demos, wildlife tours at Penn's Cave which also features America's only all-water cavern, tours of Penn State Campus including the famous Nittany Lion Statue and more!

Take Me Out To The Ballgame, 1-2 Days, Williamsport Area Baseball today & yesterday!

Williamsport is rich in baseball history as the home of Original Little League which started here in the 1930's by brothers seeking to provide wholesome fun for their children, the current headquarters of Little League International and home to the Little League World Series and Museum, plus site of Historic Bowman Field where the Williamsport Crosscutters currently play as Class B affiliates of the world-champion Philadelphia Phillies.  n  Options include tour of both stadiums, visit to Little League Museum, visit to Original Little League field, Crosscutters home game plus other local sites.  n  For a wonderful family getaway we can include a Susquehanna riverboat cruise plus Penn's Cave, America's only all-water cavern plus wildlife park, in Centre Hall. Or a tour of a Sheep Farm where you'll see how the animals are raised for their prized fibers!   *   Options spring - fall, best weekdays with some weekend options.