Endless Mountains Heritage Region

EMHR 2025 Annual Grants Workshop
2025-01-31 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Dietrich Theatre, 60 East Tioga St, Tunkhannock, PA, 18657, United States
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The EMHR will be hosting its annual grant workshop on Friday, January 31, 2025, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Dietrich Theater (60 E Tioga St, Tunkhannock, PA 18657). New to this year’s workshop is the additional and optional grant writing class with Linda Falcone of Penn State Extension and Kimberly Jennings of Northern Tier Regional Planning & Development Commission from noon to 1 p.m., immediately following the regular workshop.
Grants pertaining to outdoor recreation, historic preservation, community and economic development, event promotion, and more will be discussed. There will be speakers from various state and regional agencies and organizations who will speak about various grant opportunities and grant writing assistance available to you, your organization, or municipality. A special Q&A session will follow.
This year’s speakers include:
– Christine Dettore, Northeast Regional Advisor – Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources– Paul Macknosky, Regional Director – Dept. of Community & Economic Development– Robyn Cummings, Executive Director – Bradford County Tourism Promotion Agency– Jean Ruhf, Executive Director – Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau– Staci Wilson, Executive Director – Susquehanna County Promotion and Tourism Agency– Karen Arnold, Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Manager – PA Historical & Museum Commission– April Hannon, District 4-0 Project Manager, and Steven Fisher, District 4-0 Planning Specialist – PennDOT– Kim Jennings, Community Development Program Manager – Northern Tier Regional Planning & Development Commission– Johanna Hripto – Susquehanna River Basin Commission– Cain Chamberlin, Executive Director – Endless Mountains Heritage Region
This grant workshop is free to the public and will last approximately three hours in the Evans theater room. The optional grant writing class will be an additional hour in the theater’s community room. It is the EMHR’s hope this grant workshop will assist our area’s businesses, non-profit organizations and municipalities in attaining funding for initiatives and projects that will benefit our communities and make our region stronger.

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Winter Hiking at Vosburg Neck State Park
2025-01-18 13:00 | Vosburg Neck State Park, 470 Vosburg Rd, Tunkhannock, PA, 18657, United States
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Join the Endless Mountains Heritage Region and DCNR for a refreshing winter hike at our region’s newest state park, the Vosburg State Park in Tunkhannock, on Saturday, Jan. 18! Participants should meet at the park entrance at 470 Vosburg Rd, Tunkhannock, PA 18657 at 1 p.m. for check-in.
We will combine the River, Eagle and Canal Trails along with Vosburg Road for an approximate 4 mile hike. The different landscapes participants will see will be woodland, the Susquehanna River, and farmland. Hikers should wear appropriate winter clothing and footwear (hiking shoes or boots) and have a sufficient supply of water with them. If there is significant snow on the ground, we recommend participants bring ice cleats and/or snowshoes. During the hike, participants will hear from DCNR’s Environmental Education Specialist, Amanda MacTarnaghan, who will share her knowledge on local wildlife and the tracks they leave around the park. After the hike, there will be hot chocolate to warm up with.
The event is free and open to the public, we just ask that you please register for this event so that we may get a headcount for the hike and prepare. Please register at http://eventsreg.dcnr.pa.gov/register/create/48214754514579.

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Small Business Support Hikes: Mt. Pisgah State Park Night Hike and Telescope Tour
2024-11-15 17:00 - 21:00 | Building No. 9 Grill, 16 Elmira Street, Troy, PA, 16947, United States
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Friday, Nov. 15, join Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) on their second Small Business Support Hike! This night hike will be at Mt. Pisgah State Park outside of Troy, with a full moon-themed evening.
We will first gather at Building No. 9 Grill (16 Elmira St, Troy, PA) at 5 p.m. for dinner (paid individually) to support a local small business in the community.
After dinner, participants will meet at the Nature Center at Mt. Pisgah State Park (41.807336, -76.667291) at 7 p.m.
Participants can look at the moon through a telescope and join a guest educator from Cherry Springs State Park in viewing lunar natural features and discovering where moon landings took place among them. After a brief presentation on the size and scale of the moon, embark on an amazing telescope tour of the moon’s surface. In the event of cloud-cover, we will offer a presentation on moon phases, moon formation, and moon landings.
Following the program will be a short 2.5 mile night walk on the Park’s “Oh! Susannah Trail” loop, which will take about an hour and a half to complete. Elevation gain for this loop is about 173 feet. Hikers should wear appropriate clothing and footwear (hiking shoes or boots and a coat), a flashlight or headlamp, and a supply of water.
This program is free and open to the public, but we ask that you please register for a head count for the program.

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Small Business Support Hikes: Historic Barclay Mountain
2024-11-03 11:00 - 15:00
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Join the Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) on its first event in the Small Business Support Hike series on historic Barclay Mountain just outside of LeRoy Township in Bradford County!
This short family-friendly hike is Sunday, Nov. 3, on Mountain Road, about four miles east from Sunfish Pond County Park. Participants should meet at coordinates 41.656306, -76.626139 at 11 a.m. This will be about a 2-hour hiking loop near Barclay’s Pioneer Cemetery and is for hikers of all experience levels. The trail is a designated hunting trail with scenery of hills, forest, and field. Hikers should wear appropriate clothing and footwear (hiking shoes or boots) as well as a sufficient supply of water with them.
Following the hike, participants will convoy to Bradford County’s Sunfish Pond for lunch provided by The Park Hotel of Canton. Following lunch, Matt Carl of the LeRoy Heritage Museum, will discuss the history of the town of Barclay in an interactive walking tour around the pond. After the educational program, Carl invites participants to check out the LeRoy Heritage Museum for a special visit after normal hours.
To support this small local business, Canton’s Park Hotel, we are asking for a $10 fee to cover the cost of lunch for this event. Donations to the Leroy Heritage Museum are also appreciated. Register for the hike at: www.emheritage.org/events.
The LeRoy Heritage Museum is located at 10097 State Route 414, Canton, PA 17724.

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Annual Fall Heritage Benefit Paddle 2024
2024-10-05
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The Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) and Endless Mountain Outfitters (EMO) will take participants on a 11-mile river paddle on October 5, 2024, from the Bradford County Outboard Motor Club back to EMO in Sugar Run. Paddlers should arrive at EMO by 8 a.m. to check-in and sign waivers. Following a welcome and safety briefing, participants, their kayaks/canoes, and gear will be shuttled to the Bradford County Outboard Motor Club, then launch downriver. During lunch on the river at the Homets Ferry launch, paddlers will receive a presentation about historic sites along the route, such as Standing Stone, the Wyalusing Rocks, and Homets Ferry. The paddle will lead back to EMO where a hard cider tasting with Deep Roots Hard Cider and a catered dinner will be held, along with live entertainment from The Sorters Acoustic Trio. This event will benefit the Bradford County Conservation District. During dinner, Dan Rhodes of the Bradford County Conservation District will speak about the organization, projects they have underway, and services they offer. Registration is $60 for those bringing their own watercraft. It will be an additional $50 for those renting a single kayak or an additional $70 if renting a tandem kayak/canoe. The registration fee includes your donation to the Bradford County Conservation District, insurance, the dinner, tasting, and educational programming. Participants are asked to bring appropriate footwear and clothing, a lunch/snacks, sunscreen, and a personal supply of water.
This event is being funded in part by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Bradford County Tourism Promotion Agency Room Tax Fund.

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