EMHR’s Full Moon Hike at Vosburg Neck State Park
2025-09-06 19:30 (America/New_York) | Vosburg Neck State Park, 470 Vosburg Rd, Tunkhannock, PA, 18657, United States
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Grab your lantern, flashlight or headlamp and meet the Endless Mountains Heritage Region at Vosburg Neck State Park on Saturday, September 6, for a full moon hike!
Participants should meet at 470 Vosburg Rd, Tunkhannock, PA 18657 by 7:30 p.m. for sign-in and to receive a FREE glowstick!
Vosburg Neck’s DCNR Environmental Education Specialist Amanda Kiernan will lead the group on a four-mile hike combining the Canal, Eagle and River Trails of Vosburg Neck State Park. The trails are relatively level but will see some uphill and downhill on the Vosburg Road. Overall, the loop will be an easy hike for participants. The different landscapes participants will see will be woodland, farmland and the Susquehanna River. Hikers are encouraged to bring a sufficient supply of water for a couple of hours, and appropriate clothing and footwear (hiking shoes or boots) for the weather and the evening-time.
According to the Farmer’s Almanac, September’s full moon is called the Corn Moon because corn was ready to harvest at this time. Learn more about this and other moon-related facts during the event!

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The Endless Mountains Grand Depart
2025-09-20
Follow our cyclists on the Endless Mountains Grand Depart! Click to track participants on the 430, 250, and 115 gravel loops starting Sept. 20, 2025.

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Saturday, September 20, 2025
The first-ever bikepacking race and touring event in the scenic Endless Mountains of northeastern PA was such a massive success, it’s coming back for another year!
We are pleased to welcome new and returning cyclists to our area on September 20, 2025, for the second annual Endless Mountains Grand Depart. These 430-mile, 250-mile, and 115-mille multi-surface masterpieces are comprised of rural dirt and gravel roads, rail-trails, and paved roads through small historic downtowns, and various ascents over scenic rolling hills. The overall route, the Endless Mountains 430, formerly known as the Endless Mountains Gravel Bikepacking Loop (EMGBL), begins and ends in Towanda, Pennsylvania, along the beautiful Susquehanna River’s North Branch. The Loop officially launched in July 2022 following a two-year collaborative design process between multiple regional organizations and avid cyclists. The EM 430 is intended to be an epic multi-day adventure route across the four counties of Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming in the Endless Mountains of northeastern PA. Now, the Endless Mountains Grand Depart will transform these multi-day adventures into a challenging and picturesque endurance race.
The Endless Mountains Gravel PA loops were created and designed by the Endless Mountains Heritage Region, Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau, Bradford County Tourism Promotion Agency, Susquehanna County Promotion & Tourism Agency, the Northern Tier Regional Planning & Development Commission, our four county planning departments, and a group of avid cyclists from our region. The Endless Mountains Grand Depart is the first official bikepacking event of this magnitude in Pennsylvania, which is managed by these organizations and trail developer David Landis of Village to Village Press, LLC.

Disclaimer: This is a self-supported race event in which riders participate and ride at their own risk.

Learn more at:
https://emheritage.org/endless-mountains-gravel-bikepacking-loop/
https://emheritage.org/the-endless-mountains-430-challenge/

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Fall Heritage Benefit Paddle
2025-10-04 | Endless Mountain Outfitters, 7474 PA-187, Sugar Run, 18846, United States
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View spectacular fall foliage during the Endless Mountains Heritage Region’s annual Fall Heritage Paddle on October 4, 2025. This 11-mile adventure will begin at Endless Mountains Outfitters (EMO) for check-in and waiver signing by 8 a.m. Following the welcome and safety briefing, participants will be shuttled to the Bradford County Outboard Motor Club to launch.
Participants should bring appropriate footwear and clothing (pack rain gear, just in case), a lunch and/or snacks, sunscreen, and a sufficient supply of water.
While paddling, we will stop at Homets Ferry for a presentation about historic sites along the route and have lunch. Upon returning to EMO following the paddle, there will be a catered dinner, live entertainment from John Marrow, and a tasting with Deep Roots Hard Cider. Wyalusing Museum’s Morgan Clinton will speak about the organization and local history.
Registration costs are $60 for those bringing their own kayak, $110 for those renting a single kayak or $130 for a tandem kayak/canoe. The fee for this event also includes a donation to the Wyalusing Valley Museum, insurance, dinner, cider tasting and educational programming.

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Small Business Support Hikes: A Walk in Penns Woods event at Miller Mountain with Countryside Conservancy
2025-10-05
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Join Endless Mountains Heritage Region, Pinchot State Forest officials and Countryside Conservancy at Miller Mountain, with “A Walk in Penn’s Woods!” Started by the PA Forestry Association, A Walk in Penn’s Woods is a state-wide initiative to get residents of Pennsylvania in the woods on Sunday, Oct. 5, an annual event. It teaches participants how their local woods function and gives them an understanding and new appreciation for wildlife. For more information on the state-wide event, go to https://paforestry.org/walk-in-penns-woods.
This event will start at 11 a.m. at the base of Miller Mountain in the Pinchot State Forest and make a loop up and down the mountain for about 5.9 miles. Hikers should wear appropriate clothing and footwear (hiking shoes or boots) and have a sufficient supply of water with them. This trail has a steep incline in the beginning but is somewhat easy the rest of the way. It is considered a hard trail, and may not suitable for young children to join on.
Participants have the option of meeting at Todd & Rachel’s (215 W Tioga St, Tunkhannock, PA 18657) at 5 p.m. for dinner following the hike. Hikers are asked to provide their own lunch and/or snacks for the trail

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EMHR’s 2025 Annual Meeting
2025-10-08 09:30 - 11:30 | Pealer Hall, 109 East Main Street, Dushore, PA, 18614, United States
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The Endless Mountains Heritage Region will be holding its 2025 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 8 beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Pealer Hall located in Sullivan County at 109 East Main Street, Dushore, PA. On behalf of our Board of Directors, we’d like to invite you to hear about the EMHR’s exciting year-in-review as well as take an exclusive look at our National Heritage Area feasibility study draft! The EMHR and its many heritage partners are working together to enhance our four-county region through historic preservation, outdoor recreation development, educational programming, managing the Susquehanna River Upper North Branch Water Trail, and more! Please come celebrate with us and help our four-county region become a National Heritage Area!
Following a short business meeting in which new board members and officers will be named and voted upon by our Board of Directors and EMHR members, we will hear from Executive Director Cain Chamberlin and an array of guest speakers, including:
– EMHR’s 2025 Partnership/Mini-Grant recipients
– EMHR water trail coordinator Emily Baldauff on the Heritage Region’s water trail program for the Susquehanna River North Branch.
– Nancy Morgan and August Carlino of Point Heritage Development Consulting will present the EMHR’s National Heritage Area feasibility study and our process.
A lunch prepared by Mary Beth’s West Side Deli will be served around 11:30 at the conclusion of the meeting.

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Fall Foliage Hike at Mt. Pisgah State Park
2025-10-11 13:00
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October is the month of leaf-peeping in Pennsylvania! Join the Endless Mountains Heritage Region on Saturday, Oct. 11, for a leaf-peeping free pop-up day hike at Mt. Pisgah State Park, located between Troy and Towanda. We will meet at the pavilion on Stephen Foster Lake (41.8045408, -76.6662854), right by the playground and pool. We will meet at 1 p.m. for an approximate 4-mile hike combining the Oh! Susanna and Mill Stream Trails within the State Park, and do a figure eight loop. Difficulty level for this hike is considered easy to moderate with these trails.
Hikers should wear appropriate clothing and footwear (hiking shoes or boots) and have a sufficient supply of water with them.
DCNR ranger Richard Guylas will join the group along with Dr. Bob Hansen, a retired forester and former professor, to discuss tree identification and fall foliage colors located throughout the park. Participants will have the option to walk a portion of the loop and then part with Dr. Hansen and Mr. Guylas.
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 accordingly.

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EMHR's First Day Hike at World's End State Park
2026-01-01 11:00 | Worlds End State Park Visitors Center, 82 Cabin Bridge Road, Forksville, PA, 18616, United States
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Ring in the New Year at World’s End State Park in Sullivan County! The Endless Mountains Heritage Region is partnering with World’s End State Park officials to host a “First Day Hike,” to celebrate the new year!
Register at www.emheritage.org/events and arrive at World’s End State Park by 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026! EMHR will meet participants at the World’s End State Park office, at 82 Cabin Bridge Road, where we will hear about park improvements and upcoming events from DCNR’s Park Ranger, William Young.
We will then make our way over to the Double Run Nature Trail, where we will embark on a roughly 2-mile hike with 350 feet of elevation gain while viewing stunning waterfalls along the way. This is considered a moderate hike on AllTrails, but only for its brief elevation gain to climb up the hill (we will be doing the climb in reverse). Hikers are asked to please bring appropriate hiking boots, along with spikes, in case of ice.
The backup plan for this trip, in the event of mild ice accumulation, will be walking the East Branch Trail halfway and looping back to the beginning of the trailhead on Route 154. This trail is considered easier and would be safer in the event of ice. In the event of severe weather and road closings, the hike will be canceled.
Along with safe hiking shoes and ice cleats/spikes, participants are asked to bring a sufficient supply of water and/or snacks with them for a duration of 2 hours and wear appropriate clothing for the winter weather (a winter coat, hats and gloves are encouraged!). Any questions or concerns can be directed to Program Development Associate Rachel Flad at rflad@emheritage.org. Though this is a free event, we ask that you please register at our website (stated above) so we may get a proper head count of attendees and prepare accordingly.
In the event inclement weather is forecasted for New Year’s Day and forces us to cancel the hike, participants will be notified by email. Please keep an eye on the email you used for registration to receive updates from the EMHR.

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EMHR’s 2026 Annual Grants Workshop
2026-02-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Keystone Theatre, 601 Main Street, Towanda, 18848, United States
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February 20, 2026
Back this year is Endless Mountains Heritage Region’s Annual Grants Workshop, this time at the Keystone Theater at 601 Main Street, Towanda, PA 18848. The event will begin at 9 a.m. promptly on Friday, February 20, 2026. This workshop is free and open to the public for those interested in learning more about grants that pertain to outdoor recreation, historic preservation, community and economic development, event promotion and more.
Speakers for this event include various state and regional organizations that issue grant funding at different levels. The goal of this event is to educate local organizations, non-profits and municipalities on the opportunities for funding that are available to them, which then in turn, benefit our local communities throughout EMHR’s four-county region.
This year’s speakers include:

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
Johanna Hripto, Environmental Scientist, and Stacy Hanrahan, Communications Specialist, Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Christine Dettore, Northeast Regional Advisor, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)
Janet Sweeney, Vice President, Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Paul Macknosky, Regional Director, Department of Community & Economic Development
April Hannon, District 4-0 Project Manager, and Steven Fisher, District 4-0 Planning Specialist, PA Department of Transportation
Karen Arnold, Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Manager, PA Historical & Museum Commission
Cain Chamberlin, Executive Director, Endless Mountains Heritage Region

The grants workshop will last approximately three hours at the Keystone Theatre. Though the event is free and open to the public, we ask that you please register for the event so we can get an accurate headcount and plan for the event. Please register at www.emheritage.org/events. We hope to see you there!

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