Harvests & Haunts: Your Guide to October Events in WashCo

October: Crisp leaves, crisper apples, pumpkins everywhere and spooky thrills around every corner. If you love October as much as we do, you're going to want to check out what we've got on the month's calendar! Marking your calendar for these spook-tacular events? Take us along with you! Post your…

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Golden Trails: Scenic Fall Walks & Hikes in WashCo

Red, orange, yellow, gold and brown: Fall leaves have already begun dropping here in WashCo. If you're hoping to take advantage of the still-pleasant weather while it lasts, here's our list of favorite places for a fall walk or hike. As the country’s longest suburban rail trail extending a total…

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Lasting Legacy: The Bradford House Celebrates 60th Anniversary

Today, the Bradford House Museum in downtown Washington is a sort of "bookmark" in time, transporting visitors back to America directly after the Revolutionary War. Its stone walls, flourishing 18th-century garden, magnificent mahogany staircase and expensive furnishings make it a showpiece even now…

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The September Scene: Soak Up the Last of Summer With These Events

Summer may be drawing to a close, but WashCo still has some heat to throw out on the September schedule. This month, we've got a beloved music festival returning to the county, not one, not two, but THREE iconic fall events happening, and a brand new event you are 100% going to want to saddle up…

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Montour Trail Celebrates Opening of Muse Branch

10 years of negotiation, planning and construction came together on August 21 when the Montour Trail invited trail users, partners, volunteers, donors and more to the official opening of the brand-new Muse Branch of the trail. Located near the McConnell Trails neighborhood in Cecil Township, the…

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PA Trolley Museum presents restored 'Terrible Trolley'

A crowd of black-and-gold clad fans roared and waved Terrible Towels as an iconic Pittsburgh legend rolled onto the tracks of the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum ("PTM") on Tuesday during a celebration that included museum staff and volunteers, donors and partners, elected officials and special guests…

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