Savannah Schools, new administrative assistant for the EMHR, at the Tunkhannock Viaduct (top) at Nicholson and at the Marie Antoinette Overlook (above) near Wyalusing. Competition was brisk to fill an opening at the Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) for a new administrative assistant. Executive director Cain Chamberlin reported nearly 70Continue Reading
The dismantling of the Oakland Dam (above) on the Susquehanna River between Oakland and Susquehanna Depot will be celebrated with a large public gathering in September in Ira Reynolds Riverfront Park and a traveling puppet show for local schools. An EMHR Partnership Mini-Grant will also cover the cost of newContinue Reading
Paddling sojourns, such as the one above to the Standing Stone on the Susquehanna River in Bradford County are among the growing number of recreational activities conducted by the Endless Mountains Heritage Region to showcase the diversity of nature and history in the area. Below, EMHR executive director Cain Chamberlin (right)Continue Reading
The Wyoming County Cultural Center successfully applied for an EMHR Partnership Mini-Grant that covered the cost of a third mural (top) by artist Bob Lizza that was applied to the Bridge Street side of the Dietrich Theater in 2021. Extensive exterior and interior renovations of the LeRoy Heritage Museum buildingContinue Reading
EMHR executive director Cain Chamberlin (standing, back, center) addresses attendees of a previous program at the Susquehanna County Library. The Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) will conduct a series of workshops in Susquehanna County to provide participants with the information they need to properly preserve, protect and manage artifacts andContinue Reading
In 2020, the EMHR Grant Workshop was held at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock. The 2022 Grant Workshop will be held on Feb. 18 at the Keystone Theatre in Towanda. Presenters at the 2020 EMHR Grant Workshop included (above, from left) Paul Macknosky, Jean Ruhf, Christine Dettore, Cain Chamberlin, RobynContinue Reading
Participants in the EMHR’s Fall Heritage Benefit Paddle (top), held in October 2021, raised $1,000 for the French Azilum Historic Site, which is located just down the Susquehanna River from the famous Standing Stone in Bradford County. The EMHR plans to expand biking opportunities in 2022, like the Loyalsock StateContinue Reading
Jill Macauley (Top, second from right) and Catherine Grace (third from right) of Relevant Strategies & Solutions speak with EMHR board members at the Wyoming County Cultural Center and Marie Antoinette Overlook in Bradford County (above with Wyoming County Planner Lynnelle Farber) earlier this year in the process of updatingContinue Reading
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