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  • ABC – Authors, Baked Goods, and Coffee

    Honey's Cakes 365 Main Street, Brookville, PA, United States

    Local author, John Pozza, will be at Honey's Cakes for a book signing and reading of his book Conversations on the Neighborhood, with Fred Rogers!

  • National Wreaths Across America Day

    Remember, honor, and teach.  Help Mt. Tabor Cemetery honor local heroes.  Sponsor a wreath today to be placed on a veteran's grave this December at Mt. Tabor Cemetery. Make a donation online WreathsAcrossAmerica.org/PAMTAB

  • Wreaths Across America

    Jefferson County Courthouse 200 Main Street, Brookville, PA, United States

    Please mark your calendar for Brookville's third Wreaths Across America Ceremony on Saturday, December 13th at noon at the Brookville Courthouse War Memorial. This year we will be partnering with Mt Tabor Cemetery in Sigel, PA. Each year in December volunteers place nearly 2.4 million wreaths at more than 3,100 locations nationwide to Remember the Fallen, Honor Those Who Serve and Teach Our Children the Value of Freedom. Questions, please contact: Denise Messer/ 814-229-5620

  • Driving Tour to Historic Lumber Era Sites

    Cook Forest State Park 100 PA 36, Cooksburg, PA, United States

    Please meet at the Park Office where we will conduct a driving “battlefield tour” to historic lumber sites on the Clarion River.  See where the community 40ft long dugout canoe was likely kept, recollect about the great Ol’ Copper Still on Whiskey Run, recount “Wash” Dunkle’s epic fist fight, contemplate the Maze Gap drowning, and view remnants of the Bartley Mill.  (3 hrs)

  • Otter Watch

    Cook Forest State Park 100 PA 36, Cooksburg, PA, United States

    Please bring your binoculars and spotting scopes to the Park Office for a driving tour to otter hotspots along the National Wild & Scenic Clarion River.  This is the prime time of the year to     witness otter activity.  Chances are good to observe otter sign such as slides, tracks, and latrines along the banks of the river.  Hot chocolate and coffee will be available at the Park Office to warm us up.  Maybe we’ll even get a chance to see a river otter romp in action!