Wyoming County residents have been watching local artist Bob Lizza install a new mural on the north face of the Dietrich Theater building (above) in Tunkhannock that will look like this when it is completed. The Riverside Cemetery Association in Towanda is making progress on turning the oldest public burialContinue Reading
Clifford Township Historical Society president Sandra Wilmot (top, left) and EMHR executive director Cain Chamberlin explore the Children’s Garden, which has interactive elements paralleling pre-historic times up through the Clifford area’s coal mining days. Above, members of the Troy Lions Foundations dig holes for new light posts to enhance theContinue Reading
Sandy Wilmot (top, left) of the Clifford Township Historical Society gave EMHR director Cain Chamberlin a tour of the Children’s Garden there in 2020. An EMHR Partnership/Mini-Grant will be used toward the design and installation of an interactive glacier display in the coming year. Historic Tunkhannock Walking Tour guides (above)Continue Reading
Cain Chamberlin, who became executive director of the Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) in 2018, was recently appointed president of Heritage PA, the umbrella organization for the 12 recognized Heritage Areas within Pennsylvania, five of which are also nationally recognized. Chamberlin is the first representative of the EMHR, which servesContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in North Branch Arts Trail) Board members and staff of the Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) are anxious for the arrival of spring and the chance to get people outdoors for a variety of activities and events. Some are family-oriented, while others are for adultsContinue Reading
In 2020, The Sayre Historical Society used an EMHR Partnership/Mini-Grant to help cover costs associated with electrifying the iconic railroad caboose outside their museum. The Endless Mountains Heritage Region will be distributing Partnership/Mini-Grants again this year to help 501(c)3 non-profit organizations start or complete projects that enhance the heritage valueContinue Reading
A four-county map (top) outlining the Endless Mountains Heritage Region is at the center of the EMHR’s new Outdoor Recreation Guide (above). Waterfalls are abundant in Sullivan County and have their own page in a new Parks & Trails brochure (below). The Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) has released twoContinue Reading
Direct Dennis/Perkins descendant Daryl Gore (top) stands next to the newly excavated foundation of the Perkins homestead, which may have been used in its later years as a refuge for African Americans escaping slavery. Funding leveraged by the Endless Mountains Heritage Region helped to make the projects like this, theContinue Reading
DCNR forest rangers Adam Geer (above, left) and Amy Sterner (right) and Worlds End State Park manager Bill Kocher (center) were among the keynote speakers for a virtual annual meeting of the Endless Mountains Heritage Region. They spoke of the challenges created by record crowds seeking outdoor recreation in SullivanContinue Reading
The board and staff members of the Endless Mountains Heritage Region (pictured in 2019) invite you to learn about ongoing programs and interests during a virtual annual meeting slated for Friday, Oct. 9. While the Endless Mountains Heritage Region cannot hold its Annual Meeting in person this October due toContinue Reading