Youths from numerous Northeast Pennsylvania counties participate in the EMHR’s annual Youth Heritage Sojourn (top) each year. The EMHR will host two benefit paddles in 2024: one in July to benefit Wyoming County Parks and a second in October to benefit the Bradford County Conservation District. The Endless Mountains HeritageContinue Reading
The Susquehanna River North Branch in the area of a Starrucca in Susquehanna County, top, in Bradford County at Towanda, above, and in Wyoming County, below. Voting began on Nov. 30 for the 2023 Pennsylvania “River of the Year,” and the Endless Mountain Heritage Region (EMHR) and the Susquehanna GreenwaysContinue Reading
The Susquehanna River, as seen on Monday from the Mehoopany Route 87 Bridge in Wyoming County, was moving swiftly and climbing its banks. The Kiwanis Club of Tunkhannock was forced to postpone its annual canoe/kayak race on Sunday and hopes to be able to conduct the event on Aug. 1.Continue Reading
A view of the Susquehanna River from Wyalusing Rocks (top) graces the front cover of the new “Susquehanna River Water Trail – North Branch” maps that are now available for purchase through the Endless Mountains Heritage Region. The waterproof booklet contains 14 individual maps covering stretches of the North BranchContinue Reading
Submitted Article & Photos COVID-19 was the juggernaut of 2020. Not only did it fundamentally transform our daily lives, but it also shifted where we work, how we educate, and what we do with our spare time. True, many of the impacts have been negative, but amidst all this upheaval,Continue Reading
The Standing Stone, a gray sandstone monolith that stands erect on the banks of the North Branch southeast of Towanda in Bradford County was described by an officer of Sullivan’s expedition against the Iroquois in 1779. It is now a popular stop for paddlers of the North Branch. Submitted ArticleContinue Reading
Street lights shine bright on a cool winter’s evening along the Susquehanna River in Towanda (top), and cars travel past the C&N Bank and Towanda Terrace on Main Street Towanda (above) in two photos submitted by Ed Boardman of Bradford County. They were ranked among the top three in theContinue Reading
Showing off face-paint renderings by Silly Sally (not pictured) are (top, front, from left) Kelly Donovan, Hadley Laney, Jeff Wyeth, Teresa Wyeth, (back) Fyleigh Laney and Irelynd Laney. Contemplating her additions to a living mural on the river bank (above) is Kayla Bingham of Lake Winola. Photos and story byContinue Reading
Art Coolbaugh manages Susquehanna Kayak & Canoe Rental from the basement of his bar and restaurant in the village of West Falls. He has a number of special river trips yet planned before the season comes to an end. By Rick Hiduk (Also published in Living Susquehanna-Wyoming County Magazine) SwimmingContinue Reading
Paddlers prepare to get back on the Susquehanna River on Saturday (top) after a hike to the Starrucca Viaduct (above), where the sojourners were dwarfed by the historic stone-arch railroad bridge, one of several highlights of a two-day, 15-mile paddle of the Great Bend area on July 28 and 29.Continue Reading