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Northern Tier One-Day Options

Any of these tours can be turned into a great multi-day tour!
Erie's Lakeshore Delights, Erie 

Highlighting Erie's great maritime history!
n  Explore the Erie Maritime Museum, home port of the Flagship Niagara.  
n  Enjoy a guided tour of Presque Isle.  
n  Visit a local winery for a tour & tasting.
n  Experience the Tom Ridge Environmental Center with 75-foot glass lighthouse.  

* Available year round.  
We Love Lucy & Jamestown, NY, Jamestown 

Immerse yourself in everything Lucy!
n  Enjoy a driving tour of Lucille Ball's hometown, visit the Lucy-Desi Museum in the building where Lucy bought her firt hair dye. A Lucy-themed lunch is included for more fun! 
n  Visit the Lucy-Desi Museum exhibiting personal memorabilia plus screenings including excerpts from Lucie Arnaz's Emmy Award-winning documentary "Lucy & Desi: A Home Movie" and historic TV episodes. 
n  "Eat Like Lucy" lunch will be included in the Tropicana with, if you wish, an imporv group joining you for more laughs.

* Available year round. 
Wellsboro Backward Luncheon, Wellsboro

 It runs “backward” just like the nearby Tioga River!
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n  Start with tour and dessert at Highland Chocolates where you’ll see chocolates hand made. As you tour the workshop enjoy a dessert of strawberries dipped in chocolate, truffles and/or other specialty treat.

n  Visit the PA Grand Canyon Overlook for wonderful views of the upper gorge.

n  Enjoy entrée in a local restaurant such as the Penn Wells Restaurant, Antlers Inn or Log Cabin Inn.

n  Finish the day with a scenic train excursion including butlered appetizers in a private dining car!

*   Available Tuesdays & Wednesdays, late May through September, plus Thursdays in October. Note Saturday

    variations of this tour are available with a visit to Patterson Farms in Sabinsville for tour of this maple production

    site and maple sampler dessert to replace Highland Chocolates. 

"Everyone loved the trip… Everyone thought I did a wonderful job, but actually you all did the work, it was so easy for me and I appreciated that. Timing was great, didn't have to rush anywhere! Very relaxing day!" Rosie Horton of the Stewartstown Senior Center's Wellsboro Backwards Luncheon Tour, June 2007.

PA Stars & Stripes, Bradford/Smethport

 WWII Museum, Zippo Museum & more! 
Stars & Stripes

n  Visit the Eldred WWII Museum for a tour and the opportunity to participate in our new “Postcard Patriot Program” by writing messages of support to the troops on postcards donated by the museum which will then make sure the messages are safely sent to the troops.

n  Tour the Zippo/Case Museum and Visitors Center in Bradford to learn about the Black Crackle Zippo popular with the soldiers and “trench art” lighter embellishments.

n  During a visit to the Kinzua Overlook you'll find mountain majesty plus remains of the Kinzua Bridge, built in 1882 as the highest bridge in the world at the time.

*   Available Monday through Saturday year round, best May to October.
Tioga Central Dining Excursions, Wellsboro
 Delicious new menu options!
You can't beat riding the rails and enjoying a delicious meal along the way. The Tioga Central continues to offer lunch options for group visits with an expanded list of public train rides open to group reservations as well. These public rides include:

n  Saturday night dinner trains with varying menus such as a barbeque dinner in August and an Oktoberfest dinner in October.      

n  Delicious Sunday brunch.  

n  Thursday evening "Happy Hour Special" cocktail train.   

n  Friday evening ice cream express.

     Extend the day with a tour of Highland Chocolate Factory with a bag of treats or stop at Pattersons Maple Farm in Sabinsville for tour and goodies! Plus a visit to the PA Grand Canyon Overlook for scenic views of this natural wonder. Enjoy lunch at a restaurant such as the Log Cabin Inn, Antlers Inn or Penn Wells Restaurant.    

  *  Available May through October.

 Lumberjacks, Sugar Shacks & Train Tracks, Wellsboro Area

 A great variety of sites from nature's sweets to scenic vistas.
Lumberjacks

n  Welcome onboard your coach our own “lumberjack” to guide you through the forests of Northern PA which supported PA’s lumber boom of the 1800’s and today continue to support the local economy through maple sap production. Visit Patterson Maple Farms, the largest maple farm in the state, to learn how trees are tapped, their sap collected, then turned into delicious syrup, creams and candy. Consider a tour f this modern sugar shack with an optional deluxe sit-down tasting sure to fill you up with flapjacks, ham, fruit plus plenty of maple treats!

n  Ride the train tracks aboard the Tioga Central Railroad during a 1 1/2 hour scenic excursion traveling from Wellsboro Junction to Hammond Lake and back, plus visit the PA Grand Canyon Overlook for panoramic views and learn how this region, once stripped of its 200-foot pine trees, is today part of the largest forested area between Chicago and New York City!

n  Overnights can also include a visit to the Bradford Heritage Museum in Troy, east of Wellsboro. This museum features a historic sugar shack as well as large collection of carriages, buggies and sleighs, plus agricultural artifacts, and the restoration of a historic stage coach inn. Another option west of Wellsboro is the PA Lumber Museum in Galeton. This indoor/outdoor site preserves and interprets the lumber era through video and displays including information about the local Civilian Conservation Corp camps, a restored CCC cabin, outdoor lumber camp buildings and a 1912 Shay-geared logging locomotive.

*   Available late-May through late-October.

Scenic Sweet Shoppe Hop, Wellsboro Area  

Sweet hidden treasures! 

n  Tour of Draper's Apiary, producing 20,000 pounds of honey a year.

n  Visit PA's largest maple farm where you can enjoy a tour and, if you wish, a deluxe sit-down tasting of ham and pancakes with maple sugars and creams as a special treat.

n  Overnights can include a visit to the PA Grand Canyon Overlook

*   Available weekdays, late-May through late-October.

 Classic Corning, Corning

 From canvas to glass, enjoy classic works of art!
Corning Class Art

n  Explore the Rockwell Museum of Western Art, home to sculpture and canvases from such famous western artists as Frederic Remington and Charles Russell. You'll love this vibrant museum capturing the essence of the West, from mythic views of an untamed wilderness seen an adventurous destination for early pioneers to the home of our Native peoples.

n  Visit the Corning Museum of Glass where you’ll learn how glass is formed, see gaffers create fabulous pieces right in front of your eyes, and view historic artifacts as well as cutting-edge art pieces of today.

n  Visit downtown Corning full of boutiques, galleries and cafés.

*   Available year round. 

Above & Below the PA Grand Canyon, Wellsboro

Soft adventure & fun for everyone!
Covered Wagon Rides

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.

Wellsboro Whistle-Stop, Wellsboro

All aboard for a great scenic adventure!
Wellsboro Whistle-Stop

n  A step-on guide leads the way offering historic legends and lore.

n  Enjoy a ride on the Tioga Central Railroad traveling from Wellsboro Junction to Hammond Lake and back through a variety of natural habitats which are home to deer, otter, great blue heron, osprey and more.

n  Visit the PA Grand Canyon Overlook for scenic views of this natural wonder.

n  Dine at a local restaurant such as the Penn Wells Restaurant, Antlers or Log Cabin Inn, or make this an extra special trip by including tour and deluxe tasting at Patterson Farms, PA’s largest maple farm. Plus consider a new option of including a light lunch of soup and sandwich, or perhaps a full hot luncheon aboard the train!

n  Time may also be included to explore charming downtown Wellsboro.

*   Available late-May through late-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. 

*   Best May to October. 

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.

*   Available Aug. 19, Sept. 16 and Oct. 21 in 2010. Call for 2011 schedule. Additional rides may be scheduled upon request.

Dickens of a Christmas Festival, Wellsboro

 A wonderful festival celebrating the age of Charles Dickens!

n  Explore charming Wellsboro and its annual Dickens of a Christmas Festival where vendors  
 offering food and crafts along with strolling entertainers, all dressed in Victorian attire, kick of 
 the holiday season.

n  As an overnight option stay in Williamsport and include Slifer House Museum for a special holiday focused tour in Lewisburg along with great shopping. Consider including a Holiday Goodie Bag Tour which combines shopping with gifts for everyone to take home as a special treat.

*  Festival is the first Saturday of December.

Erie's Place on the Bay, Erie

Bay cruise & lighthouse views!

n  Enjoy a relaxing narrative and delicious luncheon while cruising Presque Isle Bay aboard the Victorian Princess.

n  Visit the Erie Maritime Museum which tells of the area's rich maritime heritage including Niagara, the warship that won the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. You may also have the chance to board the U.S. Brig Niagara, the reconstructed flagship of Pennsylvania, if in port.

n  Visit the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, a state-of-the-art facility teaching visitors about the unique 3,200 acres of Presque Isle through video and displays plus a 75-foot tall glass "lighthouse" offering great views.

*   Available Thursdays, May through October plus Tuesdays in May, September and October.  

Sweet Treats, 1 Day, Wellsboro/ Sabinsville

Maple and chocolate goodies!
Canyon Confections, 1 Day, Wellsboro/Sabinsville
n  Visit Patterson Farms for tour of the maple production area and deluxe sit-down sampling featuring a variety of maple creams and syrups with fresh fruit, pancakes and ham.
n  Tour Highland Chocolates in Wellsboro and take home locally made goodies from this artisan chocolate factory.
n  To visit the PA Grand Canyon Overlook for great mountain views.
*  Available weekdays, mid-May through late-October.

 

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