Are you someone who "can't get enough" of Halloween? Then consider a road trip to Haunted Hills Estate at 236 Rolling Hills Estate Road in Uniontown, Fayette County. Legend has it that in the early 1900s Eleanor and Edgar Hill held an annual autumn festival on their 100-acre estate where visitors would roam the many trails. Then, one eerie night, Edgar reportedly discovered his wife hanging from the rafters.   According to the legend, Edgar went insane and the next year took revenge on all the visitors for Eleanor’s death. He buried their bodies all over the estate and it's said the ghosts of…

October brings with it the haunted happenings of Halloween, and those who are unafraid to search for ghosts need look no further than Shocktoberfest, a spook-tacular seasonal extravaganza located at 94 Park Avenue in Sinking Spring, Berks County. Located just outside Reading, Shocktoberfest has been a choice destination for those who revel in a good fright for the last 20 years, and has been ranked one of the top haunted events in the U.S.  Visitors can choose from up to four interactive adventures and attractions on the Monster Midway, including the Prison of the Dead and the Biohazard …

More than 160 artists will line Union Square in historic New Hope, Bucks County this weekend, where they will sell their work at the New Hope Outdoor Arts & Crafts Festival. Primary goals of the festival are to promote arts and crafts traditions, and to uphold the legacy of fine art in New Hope, which has long been renowned as an artists' colony. "Keeping the tradition of arts and crafts alive in New Hope is important to me. My husband, Fred Eisen, is a leather craftsman in New Hope who also feels the same," said Sharon Flanagan, festival chairperson. "Although I love technology, I also …

How "green" are you? Sure, you recycle, you don’t leave lights on, and maybe you turn the water off when you brush your teeth, but there is so much more to "going green." That's why, for the seventh year in a row, the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association (MAREA) has organized an event that offers all kinds of advice and information for those in pursuit of green living.  Well worth the cost of fossil fuel emissions to get there, the 7th Annual Pennsylvania Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Festival this Friday through Sunday at the Kempton Community Center in Kempton, Berks County, …

For all the outdoors lovers who can’t wait for the fall hunting season, the folks in Berks County have planned the 6th Annual Lehigh Valley Hunting and Fishing Extravaganza, which will take place Friday through Sunday at the Kempton Fairgrounds. With a flea market, hands-on outdoor skill activities for the entire family (including the dog), demonstrations and prizes, "extravaganza" seems to be an understatement. “This has everything a regular sports show has--new products, sales of outdoor gear, outfitters, manufacturers with their new products and a heck of a lot more--even an outdoor …

Take a trip back to the 16th century this weekend at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. Now in its 31st season, the PRF offers visitors a chance to make merry amid knights and ladies as well as jugglers and jousters. The "castle doors" will open at 11:00 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 30.  The theme for this weekend being "Chivalry and Romance," visitors will be wooed by bawdy rogues and flirtatious wenches, who will transport them to the Elizabethan era. "('Chivalry and Romance' is) the perfect theme to celebrate love throughout the Shire,” said Candace Smith, Communications & …

This weekend, baseball buffs and historians will want to check out a unique celebration dedicated to preserving the legacy of one of the original Major League Hall of Famers. The small community of Factoryville, Wyoming County, will pay tribute to its hometown hero Friday and Saturday, when the 16th annual Christy Mathewson Days are held in honor of the turn-of-the-century pitcher who is still considered one of baseball's "greats." Born on Aug. 12, 1880, and raised in Factoryville, Mathewson was among the first five inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 (his induction was posthumous …

With summer quickly slipping away, time is also running out for that family vacation you were hoping to take. If you procrastinated about making reservations at the shore, finding pre-Labor Day lodging will be almost impossible now. So what is a family to do? Woodloch Resort, located in Hawley, Wayne County, offers families a convenient all-inclusive getaway in the Pocono Mountains. The best part about the vacation at Woodloch--besides the hospitality--is that you won’t have to leave the resort for a wide variety of activities, including Broadway-style shows, outdoor activities on Lake …

The Pennsylvania Blues Festival is coming to Blue Mountain Ski Area July 29-31, and celebrating its 20th year in the Poconos in the process. With a Pre-Fest Jam hosted by Chicago-based Studebaker John and the Hawks Friday night, and the main programming on Saturday and Sunday, this festival will feature various incarnations of the blues and other soulful sounds on two different stages. “Our goal with this year’s lineup is to showcase...national and international acoustic, electric, traditional and contemporary blues, soul, sacred steel gospel and New Orleans styles of music,” said producer …

Looking to kick your family camping excursion up a notch? Why not add a festival that stretches across three towns and through the lush mountains of western Pennsylvania to your vacation itinerary? At the Mountain Days Festival in and around Prince Gallitzin State Park, Cambria County, visitors can snowshoe on the beach, take guided hikes, or learn new disc golf techniques while enjoying excursions to local museums, historic landmarks and restaurants in the nearby towns of Fallen Timber, Coalport and Patton. Prince Gallitzin State Park is named for a Russian nobleman-turned Roman Catholic …