Seven Springs Mt Villas Condo 1C4 - Guidebook
Seven Springs Four Seasons Mountain Resort
No matter what you enjoy, the largest resort in PA has exactly what you need for a great vacation of outdoor recreation and relaxation in Western Pennsylvania.
Seven Springs Mountain Resort is the perfect place to reconnect and make a new memory with your family and friends! This year-round resort located in the beautiful PA Laurel Highlands offers outdoor activities to satisfy your interests, whether the snow is blanketing the ground, the leaves are gilded in rich autumn hues or the sun is shining and there is a warm summer breeze. Great restaurants and the luxurious Trillium Spa make this resort a place you'll want to return to year after year.
Let Seven Springs Mountain Resort be your winter escape. One of the most popular cold-weather destinations in Pennsylvania, Seven Springs has more than 285 acres of ski and snowboard terrain, so you can ski, snowboard or snow tube all day long. Extensive lodging options on the mountain will make sure you can hit the slopes early, with some overnight rentals even including a private chair lift and ski-in / ski-out amenities. Seven Springs also provides snowshoe and snowmobile trails and can arrange a tour for you and your family.
During the warmer months, Seven Springs' golf course comes alive with color and beauty. The 6,500-yard par 71 golf course is a favorite destination for golfers in Pennsylvania. This stunning course flows seamlessly through the mountain terrain, making for an unforgettable round of golf!
Overnight rooms and great restaurants at Seven Springs make it easy to arrange your next golf outing with family or friends in Laurel Highlands. And great golf packages make your play and stay vacation more affordable, too. As the largest resort in PA, you can also find some luxurious and unique things to do in Western Pennsylvania. Adrenaline junkies can get their blood pumping with the Laurel Ridgeline Canopy Tour or Screaming Hawk Zipline, downhill mountain biking, sporting clays or paintball, just to name a few of our most popular recreational activities. And those looking to unwind will find plenty of indulgent services at Trillium Spa. The opportunities are endless at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, so it's really up to you.
Address: 777 Waterwheel Drive, Champion, PA 15622
Website: https://www.7springs.com
Phone Number: 1-814-352-7777
Dining Options Within the Seven Springs Mountain Resort:
Fine Dining: Helen’s Restaurant
With distinct, authentic culinary creations and a rustic atmosphere that will take you back to a simpler time, Helen's Restaurant exceeds the expectations of even the most well-traveled guests. Traditional service and a Wine Spectator Award winning wine list make Helen's a destination in itself. A long-standing tradition of many guests, Helen's pairs an upscale dining experience with a truly unique atmosphere. Helen's Restaurant is located in Adolf and Helen Dupre’s historic original homestead.
Helen’s Restaurant is a wonderful place for a fine dining experience in a historic and relaxed setting. Helen’s menu offers a long-standing tradition of using local ingredients, all natural and organic items prepared in a clean and discerning manner.
Rustic and comfortable food that can be found nowhere else on the mountain, all paired with our Wine Spectator Award Winning wine list, accentuate the dining experience. Our service is professional, warm and attentive with added attention to personalized details. Make Helen’s your choice for unforgettable destination dining.
Dining Room: Slopeside Restaurant
With its amazing views, Slopeside Restaurant at Seven Springs features a casual, relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere to dine and enjoy the mountains. In addition to wonderful menus that feature an amazing variety for all palates, our culinary team offers a Farm Table featuring the best locally sourced produce, meat and poultry our region has to offer. Included on the Farm Table is a bountiful soup and salad bar complimented with a fresh bread board. Slopeside is the perfect choice for the health-minded guest.
Slopeside Restaurant also features a variety of buffets throughout your stay. Start your day in Slopeside at one of the most phenomenal breakfast buffet experiences around. Our Seafood Buffet (Fridays) and Sunday Brunch Experiences are sure to please. Finally, our warm, personal, experienced, attentive servers will make your experience legendary.
Casual Dining:
Timbers: Timbers offers a casual family dining experience in a fun, friendly atmosphere! Settle in, relax and enjoy every bite from our full menu featuring modern twists on classic burgers and sandwiches, exciting shareable appetizers, hearty salads and more. Located on the fourth floor of the Main Lodge.
Grille at Sporting Clays: After a day of shooting, stop by the the Grille at Sporting Clays for a cold beverage or a bite to eat. A glimpse of the menu and you will find a variety of appetizers, sandwiches, entrees and desserts ranging from truly classic American to the completely unexpected.
Bavarian Lounge: The original barroom at the resort features a brand-new look with the same cozy feel. Grab a craft beer, nosh on Chef Sandro’s delectable bar food creations, devour the nostalgia and watch the game on one of the large screen televisions. On weekend nights, enjoy musical entertainment from various acoustic acts. The Bavarian Lounge is located on the fourth floor of the Main Lodge.
Seven Ten Bistro: The Seven Ten Bistro is a cool, hip little alcove serving eclectic food pinned with a bowling inspired menu. The menu is imaginative and relaxed with items ranging from out-of-the-ordinary shared plates to cool twists on salads to mouth-watering sandwiches. Seven Ten Bistro is located next to the Bowling Alley on the second floor of the Main Lodge.
Foggy Brews: If you love craft beer and hand-crafted food creations, then Foggy Brews is for you. Grab a seat at our 100-foot long bar or a table in our expansive dining room and peruse our extensive beer menu featuring 50 taps and crafts from all over the world! Our menu features unique creations like Poutine, Crispy Pickles, our signature Bison X Burger, Traditional Ramen, Fish Tacos and so much more. Take a peek at our menu and try not to let your mouth water! While you’re enjoying a perfectly poured craft beer and tasty menu item, enjoy all of the vintage Seven Springs photos dating as far back as the 1950’s.
Mountain Pizza: Offers delicious New York-style pizzas, fresh hoagies and grinders, and grab-and-go goodies. Indulge in our fresh, hot-out-of-the-oven pizza with your choice of toppings or try one of our specialty pizzas. The Pizza Place is located on the fourth floor of the Main Lodge.
On the Run:
Mountain Perk: Looking for that morning pick-me-up or a delicious quick bite to eat for lunch or dinner? Stop by the new Mountain Perk and enjoy a full menu of Starbucks® coffee products, and now featuring freshly made sandwiches, bagels, pastries, homemade soups, salads and more. Two locations to better serve your cravings: Fourth floor of the Main Lodge, near the Center Lobby and in the Ski Lodge during ski season.
Ginger Board Dreams: Satisfy even the sweetest sweet tooth at Gingerbread Dreams! This charming ice cream shoppe and bakery is filled with fun surprises and treats sure to brighten the day of kids and adults alike. Savor the flavors of delicious ice cream treats, infused waters, gourmet hot beverages or delectable desserts including fudge, tortes, pastries and handmade candies. Located on the fourth floor of the Main Lodge. Stop by on Sundays for our weekly crepes and coffee items!
Emo’s Pit: Emo’s outdoor grill features gigantic grilled hamburgers, kielbasa, the hottest hot sausage, all-beef hot dogs and beverages. Located at the front of the Ski Lodge, slope side. Emo’s Pit is open weekends during ski season and during festivals and special events in the summer.
First Tracks: Everyone loves to be first and to make the first tracks of the day in newly fallen snow is the ultimate experience for many! First Tracks is the place to pick up a quick fulfilling bite to eat, featuring our mashed potato meltdown. Grab a mountain slice of pizza or our soon-to-be famous pepperoni rolls! Located on the main level of the Ski Lodge, First Tracks is open daily during ski season.
On the weekends, Stop by First Tracks Express, offering you First Track's favorites in a fast, grab and go setting allowing you to get back out there skiing and snowboarding. Located on the main level of the Ski Lodge, First Tracks Express is open weekends and holidays during ski season.
Tahoe Lodge: Take a break on top of the mountain and enjoy a meal with a fabulous view. Located at the top of the North Face ski area, this is the place to indulge in our piping hot house-made soups and chili’s so that you can fuel up for the rest of your runs! Lake Tahoe Lodge is open daily during ski season.
Bars & Night Life Within the Seven Springs Mountain Resort:
Foggy Google: The Foggy Goggle is the hottest spot at Seven Springs each winter and it’s the coolest place to be in the summer, too. This legendary ski lounge boasts a gorgeous location at the base of the slopes, complete with an expansive outdoor deck, multiple entertainment stages and a fun, rustic atmosphere you’ll never forget! The Foggy Goggle is the one and only place to get the Goggle Defogger, Wagner Burger or the Over-The-Top Nachos with a cold beer after a day on the slopes. Come see for yourself why The Foggy is recognized as the Best Ski Bar on the East Coast! Located on the top level of the Ski Lodge. Open daily during ski season and open late Friday and Saturday nights with live entertainment in the winter!
Matterhorn: The Matterhorn has embraced its roots as the classic late-night hot spot at Seven Springs. The Horn features live entertainment every weekend with the region's hottest bands and DJs. Stop by and sample one of the newly crafted signature cocktails! The Matterhorn is located on the third floor of the Main Lodge.
Bavarian Lounge: The original barroom at the resort features a brand-new look with the same cozy feel. Grab a craft beer, nosh on Chef Sandro’s delectable bar food creations, devour the nostalgia and watch the game on one of the large screen televisions. On weekend nights, enjoy musical entertainment from various acoustic acts. The Bavarian Lounge is located on the fourth floor of the Main Lodge.
Mountain Cocktails: Mountain Cocktails is the newest hot spot to grab your favorite mixed drink on the mountain! Selections include our famous Bloody Mary with more than 35 toppings to choose from, a seasonal Signature Cocktails list and a variety of Mules, Whiskey Smashes, Martini's and more! Mountain Cocktails is located near Mountain Perk and the Mountain Pizza shop on the fourth floor of the Main Lodge.
Foggy Brews: If you love craft beer and hand-crafted food creations, then Foggy Brews is for you. Grab a seat at our 100-foot long bar or a table in our expansive dining room and peruse our extensive beer menu featuring 50 taps and crafts from all over the world! Our menu features unique creations like Poutine, Crispy Pickles, our signature Bison X Burger, Traditional Ramen, Fish Tacos and so much more. Take a peek at our menu and try not to let your mouth water! While you’re enjoying a perfectly poured craft beer and tasty menu item, enjoy all of the vintage Seven Springs photos dating as far back as the 1950’s.
Seven Ten Bistro: The Seven Ten Bistro is a cool, hip little alcove serving eclectic food pinned with a bowling inspired menu. The menu is imaginative and relaxed with items ranging from out-of-the-ordinary shared plates to cool twists on salads to mouth-watering sandwiches. Seven Ten Bistro is located next to the Bowling Alley on the second floor of the Main Lodge.
Note: Not all of Seven Springs dining, bars, and night life options are available at all times. Please call Seven Springs (814-352-7777) or check Seven Springs’ website (www.7springs.com) or check Seven Springs Mountain Courier for hours of operation and other information.
Summer Activities Within the Seven Springs Mountain Resort:
Golf: Experience challenging terrain and magnificent views at Seven Springs' par 71 mountaintop golf course. You will use every club in your bag on this destination golf course! Measuring at just over 6,500 yards, Seven Springs Golf Course takes maximum advantage of its mountain vistas and the picturesque beauty of the Laurel Highlands. The dynamic layout makes this a course that's beginner-friendly yet presents a challenging round for advanced players.
Sporting Clays: Rated one of the best facilities in the country, N.S.C.A. Level III Instructor, Mike Mohr meticulously designed three challenging paved courses which includes a super sporting course that take advantage of the natural beauty of the surrounding Laurel Highlands. Great for novice and competitive shooters of all ages.
What is sporting clays? Patience. Precision. But mostly exhilaration! Often times described as “golf with a shotgun.” Unlike trap and skeet, sporting clays targets are thrown in a great variety of trajectories, angles, speeds, elevations and distances, which simulates actual hunting conditions.
Laurel Ridgeline Zipline Tour: Defy gravity and soar above Seven Springs Mountain Resort on the Laurel Ridgeline Zipline Tour. This world-class zipline experience is a highly interactive tour that will connect you with nature. Enjoy the beauty of the Laurel Highlands as you zip ten times, rappel and cross two bridges on this over one-mile, three-hour tour.
Screaming Hawk Zipline: Defy gravity and soar above Seven Springs Mountain Resort on the Screaming Hawk Zipline Course! Just lift your feet, lean back and enjoy this adrenaline-filled ride as you fly down nearly 2,000 feet of ziplines. The Screaming Hawk features a cargo climb, four zips, sky bridge and auto belay. You’ll feel like you’re flying on this thrilling, high-speed adventure!
Alpine Slide: A leisurely ride on the Cortina chairlift precedes the excitement you’ll feel as you place your sled onto the tracks of the Alpine Slide. Once aboard this twisting and turning track built directly into the ski slope, you’ll zoom down 1,980 feet of downhill thrills on a two-wheeled sled equipped with a handle brake for speed control.
Alpine Tower: Perfect for team building exercises, you’ll challenge your ingenuity and agility as you scale the 50-foot Alpine Tower. Many friends, families and individuals have made this challenging and memorable experience a “must do” during their stay.
Chairlift Ride: Take a scenic ride, this summer, overlooking the slopes of Seven Springs Mountain Resort, providing you with a beautiful, natural view and a relaxing ride.
Disc Golf: Disc golf shares the same joys and frustrations of traditional golf, fresh air in a beautiful landscape, the camaraderie of friends and the challenge of sinking a long putt or hitting a tree halfway down the fairway, it’s all here for everyone to enjoy.
Eurobungy & Rockwall: The EuroBungy allows you to test gravity’s hold and reach new heights as you bounce and flip on this bungy and trampoline hybrid activity. Ever thought about trying the challenges of rock climbing, but just didn’t know where or how to start? Look no further. On the 24-foot vertical Rock Wall, you and your friends will experience the thrill of climbing in a controlled environment.
Fish for Fun: If you love fishing and want to share the sport with your kids, Seven Springs is the place for you! Come up to the private waters of Seven Springs and spend some quality time with your family, discovering nature and experiencing the great outdoors.
Hiking & Mountain Biking: Enjoy the finest outdoor experience around a, hiking and biking are some of the healthiest and most environmentally friendly ways to have fun! Whether you’re looking for solitude or a way to reconnect with family, escape the “real world” and immerse yourself in nature’s splendor and tranquility on our miles and miles of hiking and biking trails.
Hydrobikes, Paddleboats, and Paddleboards: After a short chairlift ride overlooking the excitement of downhill mountain bikers, you’ll arrive at the top of the mountain to pedal and paddle your way to a happy, sunny summer afternoon on our hydrobikes, paddleboats or stand up paddleboards.
Paintball: If you haven’t experienced the heart pounding, adrenaline pumping thrill of chasing and being chased while someone is trying to “shoot” you, then you’ve never tried paintball! Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned veteran, individual or a group, a round of paintball will provide fantastic fun while giving you the ultimate test in skill, courage and cunning.
All-Terrain Segway Tours: Join us for an amazing adventure as you glide along the many scenic trails at Seven Springs. Our three-mile All-Terrain Segway Tour lasts 75-90 minutes, includes training, and is fun for the whole family! If you aren’t sure that a big tour is right for you, give our 30 minutes “Try Me” instruction a shot!
Summer Tubing: The snow may be gone, but Seven Springs has the solution for snow tubing in the summer! Grab a tube and glide down one of two 600-foot-long chutes that create the same sensation of snow tubing without the snow! Made from a special synthetic material, this waterless system is just like snow tubing… minus the snowsuit!
Downhill Bike Park: Welcome to Seven Springs' premier summer lift-access adventure. The Seven Springs Bike Park offers a diverse mix of gravity-fed trails, all serviced by two high-speed chair lifts. Since 2007, we've been sculpting dirt to all ability levels, ranging from rolling greens to adrenaline-pumping black diamond descents. Inside this playground, you'll discover berms, banks, rock gardens, drops, ladder bridges, tabletops, boxes, fall line sections and 20+ foot jumps and more. It's the most exhilarating mountain fun you can have on two wheels and Seven Springs offer everything you need: bikes, protective gear and personalized lesson packages to get you rolling. Shred Seven Springs all season long!
Outdoor Swimming Pool: Cool off at the one and only Bavarian Beach.
Winter Activities Within the Seven Springs Mountain Resort:
Skiing: Let Seven Springs Mountain Resort be your winter ski escape. One of the most popular cold-weather destinations in Pennsylvania, Seven Springs has thirty-three slopes and trails and seven Terrain Parks spread across more than 285 acres of ski and snowboard terrain, so you can ski, snowboard or snow tube all day long. Ten lifts including five triples, three quads, and two high-speed six-packs provide most of the uplift; five surface lifts serve the beginner terrain. Nearly all the terrain is lighted at night.
The ski area sees an average of 135 inches of snowfall per year. Seven Springs’ summit elevation is 2,994 feet. Seven Springs has a 750-foot maximum vertical drop, which is continuous on three trails in the North Face area. A massive and thoroughly modern snowmaking system cranks out enormous amounts of snow each season, but this part of the state gets a lot of natural snow too. Thanks to this combination Seven Springs usually skis and rides for a solid four months.
Skiers and riders will enjoy a variety of terrain ranging from beginner to expert as well as a nationally recognized park and pipe area. Seven terrain parks, the East Coast's only Olympic-size halfpipe, and several glades complement the more traditional terrain. There's even a special terrain park just for little kids. And of course, there's a big tubing operation.
The Snowsports School at Seven Springs provides a comfortable and fun atmosphere for skiers and snowboarders of all abilities. Recognized as one of the premier kids’ programs on the East Coast, Tiny Tots’ Ski School and the Youth Snowsports Academy featuring the Burton Learn to Ride program will have even the little one of the family skiing and boarding in no time at all.
The Tahoe Lodge at the top of the North Face provides panoramic views and a comfortable place to eat lunch. The main lodge at the base is part of a sprawling complex that includes several places to eat, a comfortable multi-story hotel, shops, services, and just about anything else you might need. The mountain’s base area offers equipment rental and ski check.
NASTAR Course: NASTAR is a fun addition to Seven Springs’ snowsports experience at the resort! Located on moderate terrain, the 12-14 gate giant slalom course is set for all levels of racers. It is easy enough for novice/ intermediate skiers and young aspiring racers, but still offers a good challenge for the “more-seasoned” veteran racers that return every week to work on their racing techniques and improve their national NASTAR rankings!
Parks & Pipes: Seven Springs’ park program consistently provides world-class product for freestyle Winter sports. Their dedicated park staff designs, builds and maintains six parks daily and takes pride in dialed jumps and jibs that are laser straight. Welcome to Pennsylvania’s shred oasis, home to the only 22ft Superpipe in the East, pro-level kickers and The Streets.
The Streets: Take it to the streets! Modeled after some of nearby Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s architecture, The Streets bring those urban missions right to your doorstep. This hike park is full of handrails, wallrides, stair sets and other urban inspired terrain. Check out the streets nestled right in front of the legendary Foggy Goggle.
North Park: Slide over to the North Face of our mountain and drop into North Park. You’ll find a beginner friendly zone full of small features, bank turns, and transitions. The perfect place for skiers and snowboarders to zero in their riding.
Arctic Blast: Arctic Blast is a great area to get a feel for the terrain park with an assortment of progression features. This park includes small rollers, boxes and bank turns to get familiar with freestyle terrain. Take the kids for a rip through the tunnel! Check out Arctic Blast as you get off the Polar Bear Express.
The Alley: Top to bottom bliss. Rails, boxes, jumps and hips snake their way down the North side of the mountain in quick succession. The Alley is a proving ground for riders looking to step things up! Access the Alley below the Blitzen and North Pole lift.
Santas Beard: Santa has got the goods! The Beard is where we first got hooked on park riding. Featuring a rope tow and an ever-changing lineup of small to medium features, count on Santa’s Beard to strengthen your park ability. Santa’s Beard is left off of The Polar Bear Express immediately after Arctic Blast.
The Spot Superpipe: The Superpipe gives Seven Springs the opportunity to host major qualifying events, bringing in elite athletes competing for the dream of making the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team via events such as the U.S. Revolution Tour.
For Mid-Atlantic skiers and snowboarders, the pipe is also an opportunity for our local and regional athletes to develop their skills and work toward competing at the highest levels. Each year, the goal of the Seven Springs Parks & Pipes team is to provide progressive parks that cater to skiers and snowboarders of all ability levels, creating the perfect place to learn and grow new skills. The Superpipe represents the highest levels of those ambitions.
The Spot: Some of the most iconic East Coast park action took place here! With the Spot’s iconic view from the parking lot, wave to your friends as you slide through some of our most advanced jumps and jibs. Find the spot immediately to the left of the North Pole lift.
Snow Tubing: Get ready for the RUSH! Grab a tube and slide your way to snowy fun at the largest snow tubing park in the region. After every high-speed slide down one of our 11 snow tubing lanes, the Magic Carpet will whisk you back to the top for another round of fun on the mountain!
Sleigh Rides: Howdy, partner! Welcome to Seven Springs Stables where you can channel your inner cowboy or cowgirl and discover the beauty of the Laurel Highlands on horseback or on a horse-drawn sleigh ride. The Seven Springs Stables is led by Rich “Jonesy” Jones, who has spent nearly 45 years raising, training, riding and caring for horses.
Snowmobile Tours: Perfect for a couple or a family adventure, come wind through the snow-capped Laurel Highlands on a guided snowmobile tour.
Snowshoe Tours: Enjoy our winter wonderland and the many scenic views Seven Springs has to offer while having an invigorating workout. Excursions follow various trails in the majestic Laurel Highlands area.
Four Seasons Activities Within the Seven Springs Mountain Resort:
Trillium Spa: Just as the graceful trillium is a rarity, Seven Springs' Trillium Spa is a sanctuary unlike any other. Ideal for first-time and veteran spa-goers, Trillium is the perfect place to escape the stress and commotion of everyday life. Inspired by the beauty, delicacy and rarity of this exceptional flower, Trillium is the place to relax, unwind and renew. Come up and rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit. Embrace the ultimate in relaxation and immerse yourself in the tranquil surroundings. After indulging in the luxurious intuitive care menu, you will be refreshed and re-energized.
Hot Tubs: Great views of the slopes or the night sky, hot bubbly waters and the company of someone special make the hot tub area a “must do” during your stay. Conveniently located by the indoor pool area, the hot tubs provide the perfect setting to relax and reconnect.
Indoor Swimming Pool: What better way to unwind after an exciting day than with a leisurely swim? Take a few laps for a great workout or splash around with the kids.
Bowling: That’s right – bowling! Gather the troops and visit the bowling alley, conveniently located on the lower level of the Main Lodge. Whether it’s a strike or a gutter ball, it’s all good fun for the young-at-heart.
Miniature Golf: The perfect way to wind down with friends and family! Play eighteen holes of one of western Pennsylvania’s most challenging indoor mini golf courses.
Bear Trap Game Room: The Bear Trap Fun Zone is loaded with 60 games including Skee Ball, Ticket Monster, Wheel of Fortune and Deal or No Deal! The Bear Trap Fun Zone is conveniently located near the indoor pool.
Roller Skating: Enjoy the thrill of roller skating or roller blading indoors. In addition to all the great activities you can be part of at Seven Springs, you can celebrate your birthday or any special occasion on wheels. The indoor roller rink is located on the fourth level at the Exhibit Hall.
Note: Seven Springs’ main phone number is: 1-814-352-7777. Following is a partial list of Seven Springs phone extensions:
Alpine Room x7257
Bavarian Lounge x7021
Bavarian Beach x7471
Bowling Alley x7922
Foggy Goggle x7785
Gingerbread Bakery x7486
Golf Course Pro Shop x7142
Grille at Sporting Clays x7110
Helen’s (evenings) x7827
Helen’s (daytime) x7691
Hotel Front Desk x3000
Mini Golf x7626
Pizza Place x7635
Shuttle Service x5000
Ski/ Board Tickets x7913
Ski Patrol x7814
Ski Report x7991
Ski Rental x7823
Ski Season Pass Office x7491
Slopeside & Timbers x7986
Snowtubing x7645
Sporting Clays x7899
Stables x7997
Tee Top Lounge x7143
Trillium Spa x7123
Note: Not all of Seven Springs’ summer, winter, and four seasons activities are available at all times. Please call Seven Springs (814-352-7777) or check Seven Springs’ website (www.7springs.com) or check Seven Springs Mountain Courier for hours of operation and other information.
Brief History Seven Springs’ Mountain Villas:
Development of Seven Springs Mountain Villas began in 1968/ 1969 with the design, construction, and completion of Buildings 3, 4, and 5. Buildings 2, 6, and 7 were completed in 1971/ 1972. Buildings 1, 8, and 9 were completed in 1973. Seven Springs Golf Course was constructed alongside the Mountain Villas and was opened in 1970.
The first meeting of the Seven Springs Mountain Villas Condo Association was held on November 21, 1971. Seven Springs rental pool agreements were made available to the Association in 1972 by Jim McClure, General Manager of Seven Springs Hotel Operations. The rental pool rotating system then established. The first Mt. Villas homeowners annual spring meeting was held on May 20, 1973.
Many fond memories have been made in the Seven Springs Mountain Villas over the past half century!!
As a side note, I rented in Mt Villas Building 1 for the four-month 1973 Winter Season; the year construction was completed.
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Fine Dining: Helen’s Restaurant
With distinct, authentic culinary creations and a rustic atmosphere that will take you back to a simpler time, Helen's Restaurant exceeds the expectations of even the most well-traveled guests. Traditional service and a Wine Spectator Award winning wine list make Helen's a destination in itself. A long-standing tradition of many guests, Helen's pairs an upscale dining experience with a truly unique atmosphere. Helen's Restaurant is located in Adolf and Helen Dupre’s historic original homestead.
Helen’s Restaurant is a wonderful place for a fine dining experience in a historic and relaxed setting. Helen’s menu offers a long-standing tradition of using local ingredients, all natural and organic items prepared in a clean and discerning manner.
Rustic and comfortable food that can be found nowhere else on the mountain, all paired with our Wine Spectator Award Winning wine list, accentuate the dining experience. Our service is professional, warm and attentive with added attention to personalized details. Make Helen’s your choice for unforgettable destination dining.
Dining Room: Slopeside Restaurant
With its amazing views, Slopeside Restaurant at Seven Springs features a casual, relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere to dine and enjoy the mountains. In addition to wonderful menus that feature an amazing variety for all palates, our culinary team offers a Farm Table featuring the best locally sourced produce, meat and poultry our region has to offer. Included on the Farm Table is a bountiful soup and salad bar complimented with a fresh bread board. Slopeside is the perfect choice for the health-minded guest.
Slopeside Restaurant also features a variety of buffets throughout your stay. Start your day in Slopeside at one of the most phenomenal breakfast buffet experiences around. Our Seafood Buffet (Fridays) and Sunday Brunch Experiences are sure to please. Finally, our warm, personal, experienced, attentive servers will make your experience legendary.
Casual Dining:
Timbers: Timbers offers a casual family dining experience in a fun, friendly atmosphere! Settle in, relax and enjoy every bite from our full menu featuring modern twists on classic burgers and sandwiches, exciting shareable appetizers, hearty salads and more. Located on the fourth floor of the Main Lodge.
Grille at Sporting Clays: After a day of shooting, stop by the the Grille at Sporting Clays for a cold beverage or a bite to eat. A glimpse of the menu and you will find a variety of appetizers, sandwiches, entrees and desserts ranging from truly classic American to the completely unexpected.
Bavarian Lounge: The original barroom at the resort features a brand-new look with the same cozy feel. Grab a craft beer, nosh on Chef Sandro’s delectable bar food creations, devour the nostalgia and watch the game on one of the large screen televisions. On weekend nights, enjoy musical entertainment from various acoustic acts. The Bavarian Lounge is located on the fourth floor of the Main Lodge.
Seven Ten Bistro: The Seven Ten Bistro is a cool, hip little alcove serving eclectic food pinned with a bowling inspired menu. The menu is imaginative and relaxed with items ranging from out-of-the-ordinary shared plates to cool twists on salads to mouth-watering sandwiches. Seven Ten Bistro is located next to the Bowling Alley on the second floor of the Main Lodge.
Foggy Brews: If you love craft beer and hand-crafted food creations, then Foggy Brews is for you. Grab a seat at our 100-foot long bar or a table in our expansive dining room and peruse our extensive beer menu featuring 50 taps and crafts from all over the world! Our menu features unique creations like Poutine, Crispy Pickles, our signature Bison X Burger, Traditional Ramen, Fish Tacos and so much more. Take a peek at our menu and try not to let your mouth water! While you’re enjoying a perfectly poured craft beer and tasty menu item, enjoy all of the vintage Seven Springs photos dating as far back as the 1950’s.
Mountain Pizza: Offers delicious New York-style pizzas, fresh hoagies and grinders, and grab-and-go goodies. Indulge in our fresh, hot-out-of-the-oven pizza with your choice of toppings or try one of our specialty pizzas. The Pizza Place is located on the fourth floor of the Main Lodge.
On the Run:
Mountain Perk: Looking for that morning pick-me-up or a delicious quick bite to eat for lunch or dinner? Stop by the new Mountain Perk and enjoy a full menu of Starbucks® coffee products, and now featuring freshly made sandwiches, bagels, pastries, homemade soups, salads and more. Two locations to better serve your cravings: Fourth floor of the Main Lodge, near the Center Lobby and in the Ski Lodge during ski season.
Ginger Board Dreams: Satisfy even the sweetest sweet tooth at Gingerbread Dreams! This charming ice cream shoppe and bakery is filled with fun surprises and treats sure to brighten the day of kids and adults alike. Savor the flavors of delicious ice cream treats, infused waters, gourmet hot beverages or delectable desserts including fudge, tortes, pastries and handmade candies. Located on the fourth floor of the Main Lodge. Stop by on Sundays for our weekly crepes and coffee items!
Emo’s Pit: Emo’s outdoor grill features gigantic grilled hamburgers, kielbasa, the hottest hot sausage, all-beef hot dogs and beverages. Located at the front of the Ski Lodge, slope side. Emo’s Pit is open weekends during ski season and during festivals and special events in the summer.
First Tracks: Everyone loves to be first and to make the first tracks of the day in newly fallen snow is the ultimate experience for many! First Tracks is the place to pick up a quick fulfilling bite to eat, featuring our mashed potato meltdown. Grab a mountain slice of pizza or our soon-to-be famous pepperoni rolls! Located on the main level of the Ski Lodge, First Tracks is open daily during ski season.
On the weekends, Stop by First Tracks Express, offering you First Track's favorites in a fast, grab and go setting allowing you to get back out there skiing and snowboarding. Located on the main level of the Ski Lodge, First Tracks Express is open weekends and holidays during ski season.
Tahoe Lodge: Take a break on top of the mountain and enjoy a meal with a fabulous view. Located at the top of the North Face ski area, this is the place to indulge in our piping hot house-made soups and chili’s so that you can fuel up for the rest of your runs! Lake Tahoe Lodge is open daily during ski season.
Bars & Night Life Within the Seven Springs Mountain Resort:
Foggy Google: The Foggy Goggle is the hottest spot at Seven Springs each winter and it’s the coolest place to be in the summer, too. This legendary ski lounge boasts a gorgeous location at the base of the slopes, complete with an expansive outdoor deck, multiple entertainment stages and a fun, rustic atmosphere you’ll never forget! The Foggy Goggle is the one and only place to get the Goggle Defogger, Wagner Burger or the Over-The-Top Nachos with a cold beer after a day on the slopes. Come see for yourself why The Foggy is recognized as the Best Ski Bar on the East Coast! Located on the top level of the Ski Lodge. Open daily during ski season and open late Friday and Saturday nights with live entertainment in the winter!
Matterhorn: The Matterhorn has embraced its roots as the classic late-night hot spot at Seven Springs. The Horn features live entertainment every weekend with the region's hottest bands and DJs. Stop by and sample one of the newly crafted signature cocktails! The Matterhorn is located on the third floor of the Main Lodge.
Bavarian Lounge: The original barroom at the resort features a brand-new look with the same cozy feel. Grab a craft beer, nosh on Chef Sandro’s delectable bar food creations, devour the nostalgia and watch the game on one of the large screen televisions. On weekend nights, enjoy musical entertainment from various acoustic acts. The Bavarian Lounge is located on the fourth floor of the Main Lodge.
Mountain Cocktails: Mountain Cocktails is the newest hot spot to grab your favorite mixed drink on the mountain! Selections include our famous Bloody Mary with more than 35 toppings to choose from, a seasonal Signature Cocktails list and a variety of Mules, Whiskey Smashes, Martini's and more! Mountain Cocktails is located near Mountain Perk and the Mountain Pizza shop on the fourth floor of the Main Lodge.
Foggy Brews: If you love craft beer and hand-crafted food creations, then Foggy Brews is for you. Grab a seat at our 100-foot long bar or a table in our expansive dining room and peruse our extensive beer menu featuring 50 taps and crafts from all over the world! Our menu features unique creations like Poutine, Crispy Pickles, our signature Bison X Burger, Traditional Ramen, Fish Tacos and so much more. Take a peek at our menu and try not to let your mouth water! While you’re enjoying a perfectly poured craft beer and tasty menu item, enjoy all of the vintage Seven Springs photos dating as far back as the 1950’s.
Seven Ten Bistro: The Seven Ten Bistro is a cool, hip little alcove serving eclectic food pinned with a bowling inspired menu. The menu is imaginative and relaxed with items ranging from out-of-the-ordinary shared plates to cool twists on salads to mouth-watering sandwiches. Seven Ten Bistro is located next to the Bowling Alley on the second floor of the Main Lodge.
Note: Not all of Seven Springs dining, bars, and night life options are available at all times. Please call Seven Springs (814-352-7777) or check Seven Springs’ website (www.7springs.com) or check Seven Springs Mountain Courier for hours of operation and other information.
Summer Activities Within the Seven Springs Mountain Resort:
Golf: Experience challenging terrain and magnificent views at Seven Springs' par 71 mountaintop golf course. You will use every club in your bag on this destination golf course! Measuring at just over 6,500 yards, Seven Springs Golf Course takes maximum advantage of its mountain vistas and the picturesque beauty of the Laurel Highlands. The dynamic layout makes this a course that's beginner-friendly yet presents a challenging round for advanced players.
Sporting Clays: Rated one of the best facilities in the country, N.S.C.A. Level III Instructor, Mike Mohr meticulously designed three challenging paved courses which includes a super sporting course that take advantage of the natural beauty of the surrounding Laurel Highlands. Great for novice and competitive shooters of all ages.
What is sporting clays? Patience. Precision. But mostly exhilaration! Often times described as “golf with a shotgun.” Unlike trap and skeet, sporting clays targets are thrown in a great variety of trajectories, angles, speeds, elevations and distances, which simulates actual hunting conditions.
Laurel Ridgeline Zipline Tour: Defy gravity and soar above Seven Springs Mountain Resort on the Laurel Ridgeline Zipline Tour. This world-class zipline experience is a highly interactive tour that will connect you with nature. Enjoy the beauty of the Laurel Highlands as you zip ten times, rappel and cross two bridges on this over one-mile, three-hour tour.
Screaming Hawk Zipline: Defy gravity and soar above Seven Springs Mountain Resort on the Screaming Hawk Zipline Course! Just lift your feet, lean back and enjoy this adrenaline-filled ride as you fly down nearly 2,000 feet of ziplines. The Screaming Hawk features a cargo climb, four zips, sky bridge and auto belay. You’ll feel like you’re flying on this thrilling, high-speed adventure!
Alpine Slide: A leisurely ride on the Cortina chairlift precedes the excitement you’ll feel as you place your sled onto the tracks of the Alpine Slide. Once aboard this twisting and turning track built directly into the ski slope, you’ll zoom down 1,980 feet of downhill thrills on a two-wheeled sled equipped with a handle brake for speed control.
Alpine Tower: Perfect for team building exercises, you’ll challenge your ingenuity and agility as you scale the 50-foot Alpine Tower. Many friends, families and individuals have made this challenging and memorable experience a “must do” during their stay.
Chairlift Ride: Take a scenic ride, this summer, overlooking the slopes of Seven Springs Mountain Resort, providing you with a beautiful, natural view and a relaxing ride.
Disc Golf: Disc golf shares the same joys and frustrations of traditional golf, fresh air in a beautiful landscape, the camaraderie of friends and the challenge of sinking a long putt or hitting a tree halfway down the fairway, it’s all here for everyone to enjoy.
Eurobungy & Rockwall: The EuroBungy allows you to test gravity’s hold and reach new heights as you bounce and flip on this bungy and trampoline hybrid activity. Ever thought about trying the challenges of rock climbing, but just didn’t know where or how to start? Look no further. On the 24-foot vertical Rock Wall, you and your friends will experience the thrill of climbing in a controlled environment.
Fish for Fun: If you love fishing and want to share the sport with your kids, Seven Springs is the place for you! Come up to the private waters of Seven Springs and spend some quality time with your family, discovering nature and experiencing the great outdoors.
Hiking & Mountain Biking: Enjoy the finest outdoor experience around a, hiking and biking are some of the healthiest and most environmentally friendly ways to have fun! Whether you’re looking for solitude or a way to reconnect with family, escape the “real world” and immerse yourself in nature’s splendor and tranquility on our miles and miles of hiking and biking trails.
Hydrobikes, Paddleboats, and Paddleboards: After a short chairlift ride overlooking the excitement of downhill mountain bikers, you’ll arrive at the top of the mountain to pedal and paddle your way to a happy, sunny summer afternoon on our hydrobikes, paddleboats or stand up paddleboards.
Paintball: If you haven’t experienced the heart pounding, adrenaline pumping thrill of chasing and being chased while someone is trying to “shoot” you, then you’ve never tried paintball! Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned veteran, individual or a group, a round of paintball will provide fantastic fun while giving you the ultimate test in skill, courage and cunning.
All-Terrain Segway Tours: Join us for an amazing adventure as you glide along the many scenic trails at Seven Springs. Our three-mile All-Terrain Segway Tour lasts 75-90 minutes, includes training, and is fun for the whole family! If you aren’t sure that a big tour is right for you, give our 30 minutes “Try Me” instruction a shot!
Summer Tubing: The snow may be gone, but Seven Springs has the solution for snow tubing in the summer! Grab a tube and glide down one of two 600-foot-long chutes that create the same sensation of snow tubing without the snow! Made from a special synthetic material, this waterless system is just like snow tubing… minus the snowsuit!
Downhill Bike Park: Welcome to Seven Springs' premier summer lift-access adventure. The Seven Springs Bike Park offers a diverse mix of gravity-fed trails, all serviced by two high-speed chair lifts. Since 2007, we've been sculpting dirt to all ability levels, ranging from rolling greens to adrenaline-pumping black diamond descents. Inside this playground, you'll discover berms, banks, rock gardens, drops, ladder bridges, tabletops, boxes, fall line sections and 20+ foot jumps and more. It's the most exhilarating mountain fun you can have on two wheels and Seven Springs offer everything you need: bikes, protective gear and personalized lesson packages to get you rolling. Shred Seven Springs all season long!
Outdoor Swimming Pool: Cool off at the one and only Bavarian Beach.
Winter Activities Within the Seven Springs Mountain Resort:
Skiing: Let Seven Springs Mountain Resort be your winter ski escape. One of the most popular cold-weather destinations in Pennsylvania, Seven Springs has thirty-three slopes and trails and seven Terrain Parks spread across more than 285 acres of ski and snowboard terrain, so you can ski, snowboard or snow tube all day long. Ten lifts including five triples, three quads, and two high-speed six-packs provide most of the uplift; five surface lifts serve the beginner terrain. Nearly all the terrain is lighted at night.
The ski area sees an average of 135 inches of snowfall per year. Seven Springs’ summit elevation is 2,994 feet. Seven Springs has a 750-foot maximum vertical drop, which is continuous on three trails in the North Face area. A massive and thoroughly modern snowmaking system cranks out enormous amounts of snow each season, but this part of the state gets a lot of natural snow too. Thanks to this combination Seven Springs usually skis and rides for a solid four months.
Skiers and riders will enjoy a variety of terrain ranging from beginner to expert as well as a nationally recognized park and pipe area. Seven terrain parks, the East Coast's only Olympic-size halfpipe, and several glades complement the more traditional terrain. There's even a special terrain park just for little kids. And of course, there's a big tubing operation.
The Snowsports School at Seven Springs provides a comfortable and fun atmosphere for skiers and snowboarders of all abilities. Recognized as one of the premier kids’ programs on the East Coast, Tiny Tots’ Ski School and the Youth Snowsports Academy featuring the Burton Learn to Ride program will have even the little one of the family skiing and boarding in no time at all.
The Tahoe Lodge at the top of the North Face provides panoramic views and a comfortable place to eat lunch. The main lodge at the base is part of a sprawling complex that includes several places to eat, a comfortable multi-story hotel, shops, services, and just about anything else you might need. The mountain’s base area offers equipment rental and ski check.
NASTAR Course: NASTAR is a fun addition to Seven Springs’ snowsports experience at the resort! Located on moderate terrain, the 12-14 gate giant slalom course is set for all levels of racers. It is easy enough for novice/ intermediate skiers and young aspiring racers, but still offers a good challenge for the “more-seasoned” veteran racers that return every week to work on their racing techniques and improve their national NASTAR rankings!
Parks & Pipes: Seven Springs’ park program consistently provides world-class product for freestyle Winter sports. Their dedicated park staff designs, builds and maintains six parks daily and takes pride in dialed jumps and jibs that are laser straight. Welcome to Pennsylvania’s shred oasis, home to the only 22ft Superpipe in the East, pro-level kickers and The Streets.
The Streets: Take it to the streets! Modeled after some of nearby Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s architecture, The Streets bring those urban missions right to your doorstep. This hike park is full of handrails, wallrides, stair sets and other urban inspired terrain. Check out the streets nestled right in front of the legendary Foggy Goggle.
North Park: Slide over to the North Face of our mountain and drop into North Park. You’ll find a beginner friendly zone full of small features, bank turns, and transitions. The perfect place for skiers and snowboarders to zero in their riding.
Arctic Blast: Arctic Blast is a great area to get a feel for the terrain park with an assortment of progression features. This park includes small rollers, boxes and bank turns to get familiar with freestyle terrain. Take the kids for a rip through the tunnel! Check out Arctic Blast as you get off the Polar Bear Express.
The Alley: Top to bottom bliss. Rails, boxes, jumps and hips snake their way down the North side of the mountain in quick succession. The Alley is a proving ground for riders looking to step things up! Access the Alley below the Blitzen and North Pole lift.
Santas Beard: Santa has got the goods! The Beard is where we first got hooked on park riding. Featuring a rope tow and an ever-changing lineup of small to medium features, count on Santa’s Beard to strengthen your park ability. Santa’s Beard is left off of The Polar Bear Express immediately after Arctic Blast.
The Spot Superpipe: The Superpipe gives Seven Springs the opportunity to host major qualifying events, bringing in elite athletes competing for the dream of making the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team via events such as the U.S. Revolution Tour.
For Mid-Atlantic skiers and snowboarders, the pipe is also an opportunity for our local and regional athletes to develop their skills and work toward competing at the highest levels. Each year, the goal of the Seven Springs Parks & Pipes team is to provide progressive parks that cater to skiers and snowboarders of all ability levels, creating the perfect place to learn and grow new skills. The Superpipe represents the highest levels of those ambitions.
The Spot: Some of the most iconic East Coast park action took place here! With the Spot’s iconic view from the parking lot, wave to your friends as you slide through some of our most advanced jumps and jibs. Find the spot immediately to the left of the North Pole lift.
Snow Tubing: Get ready for the RUSH! Grab a tube and slide your way to snowy fun at the largest snow tubing park in the region. After every high-speed slide down one of our 11 snow tubing lanes, the Magic Carpet will whisk you back to the top for another round of fun on the mountain!
Sleigh Rides: Howdy, partner! Welcome to Seven Springs Stables where you can channel your inner cowboy or cowgirl and discover the beauty of the Laurel Highlands on horseback or on a horse-drawn sleigh ride. The Seven Springs Stables is led by Rich “Jonesy” Jones, who has spent nearly 45 years raising, training, riding and caring for horses.
Snowmobile Tours: Perfect for a couple or a family adventure, come wind through the snow-capped Laurel Highlands on a guided snowmobile tour.
Snowshoe Tours: Enjoy our winter wonderland and the many scenic views Seven Springs has to offer while having an invigorating workout. Excursions follow various trails in the majestic Laurel Highlands area.
Four Seasons Activities Within the Seven Springs Mountain Resort:
Trillium Spa: Just as the graceful trillium is a rarity, Seven Springs' Trillium Spa is a sanctuary unlike any other. Ideal for first-time and veteran spa-goers, Trillium is the perfect place to escape the stress and commotion of everyday life. Inspired by the beauty, delicacy and rarity of this exceptional flower, Trillium is the place to relax, unwind and renew. Come up and rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit. Embrace the ultimate in relaxation and immerse yourself in the tranquil surroundings. After indulging in the luxurious intuitive care menu, you will be refreshed and re-energized.
Hot Tubs: Great views of the slopes or the night sky, hot bubbly waters and the company of someone special make the hot tub area a “must do” during your stay. Conveniently located by the indoor pool area, the hot tubs provide the perfect setting to relax and reconnect.
Indoor Swimming Pool: What better way to unwind after an exciting day than with a leisurely swim? Take a few laps for a great workout or splash around with the kids.
Bowling: That’s right – bowling! Gather the troops and visit the bowling alley, conveniently located on the lower level of the Main Lodge. Whether it’s a strike or a gutter ball, it’s all good fun for the young-at-heart.
Miniature Golf: The perfect way to wind down with friends and family! Play eighteen holes of one of western Pennsylvania’s most challenging indoor mini golf courses.
Bear Trap Game Room: The Bear Trap Fun Zone is loaded with 60 games including Skee Ball, Ticket Monster, Wheel of Fortune and Deal or No Deal! The Bear Trap Fun Zone is conveniently located near the indoor pool.
Roller Skating: Enjoy the thrill of roller skating or roller blading indoors. In addition to all the great activities you can be part of at Seven Springs, you can celebrate your birthday or any special occasion on wheels. The indoor roller rink is located on the fourth level at the Exhibit Hall.
Note: Seven Springs’ main phone number is: 1-814-352-7777. Following is a partial list of Seven Springs phone extensions:
Alpine Room x7257
Bavarian Lounge x7021
Bavarian Beach x7471
Bowling Alley x7922
Foggy Goggle x7785
Gingerbread Bakery x7486
Golf Course Pro Shop x7142
Grille at Sporting Clays x7110
Helen’s (evenings) x7827
Helen’s (daytime) x7691
Hotel Front Desk x3000
Mini Golf x7626
Pizza Place x7635
Shuttle Service x5000
Ski/ Board Tickets x7913
Ski Patrol x7814
Ski Report x7991
Ski Rental x7823
Ski Season Pass Office x7491
Slopeside & Timbers x7986
Snowtubing x7645
Sporting Clays x7899
Stables x7997
Tee Top Lounge x7143
Trillium Spa x7123
Note: Not all of Seven Springs’ summer, winter, and four seasons activities are available at all times. Please call Seven Springs (814-352-7777) or check Seven Springs’ website (www.7springs.com) or check Seven Springs Mountain Courier for hours of operation and other information.
Brief History Seven Springs’ Mountain Villas:
Development of Seven Springs Mountain Villas began in 1968/ 1969 with the design, construction, and completion of Buildings 3, 4, and 5. Buildings 2, 6, and 7 were completed in 1971/ 1972. Buildings 1, 8, and 9 were completed in 1973. Seven Springs Golf Course was constructed alongside the Mountain Villas and was opened in 1970.
The first meeting of the Seven Springs Mountain Villas Condo Association was held on November 21, 1971. Seven Springs rental pool agreements were made available to the Association in 1972 by Jim McClure, General Manager of Seven Springs Hotel Operations. The rental pool rotating system then established. The first Mt. Villas homeowners annual spring meeting was held on May 20, 1973.
Many fond memories have been made in the Seven Springs Mountain Villas over the past half century!!
As a side note, I rented in Mt Villas Building 1 for the four-month 1973 Winter Season; the year construction was completed.
Notable (offsite) Area Restaurants & Shoppes
This is a partial listing of local area restaurants ranging from bakeries to smorgasbords to fine dining within a short drive of Seven Springs Mountain Resort. Mileages shown are the driving distance from Mt Villas.
Note: If none of the restaurants listed below meet your fancy, the Top 12 Restaurants in the Laurel Highlands (according to TripAdvisor) and the Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau are shown on this website:
https://www.laurelhighlands.org/blog/post/top-12-restaurants-in-the-laurel-highlands-according-to-tripadvisor/?preview=true&guid=4b80c39a-4ae3-420b-9c3e-4c0017002bb5
Oakhurst Grille, 10 Miles
From their website: From the classic Smorgasbord to the new American fare menu for fine dining, welcome to the new Oakhurst! Oakhurst Grille & Event Center has kept the traditions going strong while striving to make your experience memorable. We aim to be known for our fresh ingredients, burgers prepared daily, homemade breads and desserts, soups made from scratch, and our always changing daily chef specials. Our lunch buffet is both affordable and delicious. If a buffet isn’t for you, we offer a full menu complete with daily lunch specials. The lunch buffet is served 11 AM to 2:30 PM Thursday thru Saturday. Featured on Sunday is our classic brunch buffet served 11 AM to 2:30 PM. Our dinner buffet is served at 4 PM Thursday thru Saturday (2:30 PM on Sundays) features classic items, our full soup and salad bar, a carving station always with top round roast beef, turkey, and ham. Also, with a few new additions, and new recipes! Also, our full dessert bar with several different pie and cake selections and ice cream! Featured on Friday is Seafood Pots at the Oakhurst! The area’s best Shrimp, Mussels, Scallops, and more!
Address: 2409 Glades Pike, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone Number: 814-443-2897
Website: http://oakhurstgrille.com
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Oakhurst Tea Room Inc
2409 Glades PikeOakhurst Grille, 10 Miles
From their website: From the classic Smorgasbord to the new American fare menu for fine dining, welcome to the new Oakhurst! Oakhurst Grille & Event Center has kept the traditions going strong while striving to make your experience memorable. We aim to be known for our fresh ingredients, burgers prepared daily, homemade breads and desserts, soups made from scratch, and our always changing daily chef specials. Our lunch buffet is both affordable and delicious. If a buffet isn’t for you, we offer a full menu complete with daily lunch specials. The lunch buffet is served 11 AM to 2:30 PM Thursday thru Saturday. Featured on Sunday is our classic brunch buffet served 11 AM to 2:30 PM. Our dinner buffet is served at 4 PM Thursday thru Saturday (2:30 PM on Sundays) features classic items, our full soup and salad bar, a carving station always with top round roast beef, turkey, and ham. Also, with a few new additions, and new recipes! Also, our full dessert bar with several different pie and cake selections and ice cream! Featured on Friday is Seafood Pots at the Oakhurst! The area’s best Shrimp, Mussels, Scallops, and more!
Address: 2409 Glades Pike, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone Number: 814-443-2897
Website: http://oakhurstgrille.com
Country Pie Shoppe, 10 Miles
From their website: Your Hometown Bakery Since 1984! The Country Pie Shoppe is a complete homestyle bakery featuring pies, cakes, cookies, breads, donuts, sweet rolls, cinnamon rolls, beverages, and more! All our products are ‘baked from scratch’ the way that Grandma used to bake. We are always changing our menu so there is always something new to try. Everything is made from scratch, by hand, incorporating natural, seasonal and local ingredients to every extent possible. We invite you to pick up a pie for your Laurel Highlands getaway or take a pit stop and grab some treats as you’re passing through. We’re open seven days a week and always look forward to seeing a new friendly face!
Address: 3822 RR 31, Donegal, PA 15628
Phone Number: 724-593-7105
Website: https://www.countrypieshoppe.com
Country Pie Shoppe, 10 Miles. From their website: Your Hometown Bakery Since 1984! The Country Pie Shoppe is a complete home-style bakery featuring pies, cakes, cookies, breads, donuts, sweet rolls, cinnamon rolls, beverages, and more! All of our products are ‘baked from scratch’ the way that Grandma used to bake. We are always changing our menu so there is always something new to try. Everything is made from scratch, by hand, incorporating natural, seasonal and local ingredients to every extent possible. We invite you to pick up a pie for your Laurel Highlands getaway or take a pit stop and grab some treats as you’re passing through. We’re open seven days a week and always look forward to seeing a new friendly face!
Address: 3822 RR 31, Donegal, PA 15628
Phone Number: 724-593-7105
Website: https://www.countrypieshoppe.com
Country Pie Shoppe
3822 RR 31Country Pie Shoppe, 10 Miles
From their website: Your Hometown Bakery Since 1984! The Country Pie Shoppe is a complete homestyle bakery featuring pies, cakes, cookies, breads, donuts, sweet rolls, cinnamon rolls, beverages, and more! All our products are ‘baked from scratch’ the way that Grandma used to bake. We are always changing our menu so there is always something new to try. Everything is made from scratch, by hand, incorporating natural, seasonal and local ingredients to every extent possible. We invite you to pick up a pie for your Laurel Highlands getaway or take a pit stop and grab some treats as you’re passing through. We’re open seven days a week and always look forward to seeing a new friendly face!
Address: 3822 RR 31, Donegal, PA 15628
Phone Number: 724-593-7105
Website: https://www.countrypieshoppe.com
Country Pie Shoppe, 10 Miles. From their website: Your Hometown Bakery Since 1984! The Country Pie Shoppe is a complete home-style bakery featuring pies, cakes, cookies, breads, donuts, sweet rolls, cinnamon rolls, beverages, and more! All of our products are ‘baked from scratch’ the way that Grandma used to bake. We are always changing our menu so there is always something new to try. Everything is made from scratch, by hand, incorporating natural, seasonal and local ingredients to every extent possible. We invite you to pick up a pie for your Laurel Highlands getaway or take a pit stop and grab some treats as you’re passing through. We’re open seven days a week and always look forward to seeing a new friendly face!
Address: 3822 RR 31, Donegal, PA 15628
Phone Number: 724-593-7105
Website: https://www.countrypieshoppe.com
Nino’s Restaurant, 16 Miles
From their website: Since 1971, Nino’s Restaurant has been a dining landmark amidst the beauty and bounty of Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. Nino’s is housed in a converted farmhouse and former speakeasy. Our menu is seasonal Italian; our atmosphere is both elegant and eclectic. Nino’s proudly supports the slow food movement. Our menu is seasonally inspired and sourced from local artisan purveyors. We prepare each meal to order with raw ingredients, pure olive oil, imported semolina pasta, and regional Italian cheeses. There is always something happening at Nino’s. We feature live music every Thursday and Friday evening in our bar and lounge. We also host wine tastings, cooking classes, and other special events at the restaurant. Our patio and gardens are a beautiful setting for wedding ceremonies and receptions. The Laurel Garden specializes in floral and event design. We create centerpieces and bouquets with seasonal blooms from local flower farms and greenery from our garden. In the spring and summer, our terrace overflows with potted plants, heirloom vegetables, fresh cut herbs, and flowers.
Address: 546 Three Mile Road, Mt Pleasant, PA 15666
Phone Number: 724-547-2900
Website: http://thelaurelgarden.com
Comment: Locally sourced Italian cuisine served with a warm, old-fashioned feel.
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Nino's Restaurant
546 Three Mile Hill RoadNino’s Restaurant, 16 Miles
From their website: Since 1971, Nino’s Restaurant has been a dining landmark amidst the beauty and bounty of Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. Nino’s is housed in a converted farmhouse and former speakeasy. Our menu is seasonal Italian; our atmosphere is both elegant and eclectic. Nino’s proudly supports the slow food movement. Our menu is seasonally inspired and sourced from local artisan purveyors. We prepare each meal to order with raw ingredients, pure olive oil, imported semolina pasta, and regional Italian cheeses. There is always something happening at Nino’s. We feature live music every Thursday and Friday evening in our bar and lounge. We also host wine tastings, cooking classes, and other special events at the restaurant. Our patio and gardens are a beautiful setting for wedding ceremonies and receptions. The Laurel Garden specializes in floral and event design. We create centerpieces and bouquets with seasonal blooms from local flower farms and greenery from our garden. In the spring and summer, our terrace overflows with potted plants, heirloom vegetables, fresh cut herbs, and flowers.
Address: 546 Three Mile Road, Mt Pleasant, PA 15666
Phone Number: 724-547-2900
Website: http://thelaurelgarden.com
Comment: Locally sourced Italian cuisine served with a warm, old-fashioned feel.
Shepherd's Farm Restaurant & Ice Cream Shop, 18 Miles
Outside the heart of Confluence sits Shepherd’s Farm, a delicious, seasonal, farm-to-table spot, specializing in lamb dishes. The lambs are raised just next door. Browse local artwork while you enjoy a meal and some local hand dipped or soft serve ice cream. Open for extended summer season only.
Address: 7553 Kingwood Rd, Confluence, PA 15424
Phone Number: 814-395-3448
Comment: Authentic Shepherd’s pie.
Shepherd's Farm Restaurant & Ice Cream Shop
7553 Kingwood RoadShepherd's Farm Restaurant & Ice Cream Shop, 18 Miles
Outside the heart of Confluence sits Shepherd’s Farm, a delicious, seasonal, farm-to-table spot, specializing in lamb dishes. The lambs are raised just next door. Browse local artwork while you enjoy a meal and some local hand dipped or soft serve ice cream. Open for extended summer season only.
Address: 7553 Kingwood Rd, Confluence, PA 15424
Phone Number: 814-395-3448
Comment: Authentic Shepherd’s pie.
Leo’s Pub & Grille, 19 Miles
From their website: The Original Leo’s Pub & Grille was been established since 1996 serving Mt. Pleasant, PA and the surrounding Westmoreland County area for over 20 years. We pride ourselves on having great food and a great family atmosphere – the restaurant is always fully decorated for Halloween and Christmas. We have a full-service bar with over 36 different draft beers on tap, changing seasonally both imported & domestic brands, and can always fill your growlers here too!
Our specialty burgers are sure to bring you back as we have over 40 homemade burgers on our menu to satisfy your taste buds with. Also be sure to check out our weekly specials and lunch specials served 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. eat in or take out. On Sunday’s we have 7 different specials all for $10.50 along with drink specials for Mimosas, Bloody Mary’s, and Sangria. And don’t forget to try our jumbo whole wings too while you’re here, served hot and fresh every day!
Address: 202 North Diamond Street, Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666
Phone Number: 724-574-2006
Website: https://www.leospubandcatering.com/about-us/
Also see the nearby Leo & Sons Grille 31, 19 Miles
From their website: Located in historic Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. Leo & Sons Grille 31 proudly serves home-style meals along with your lunch and dinner favorites. Stop in for our fantastic Friday lunch buffet, served 11:30am - 1:30pm.
Address: 501 West Main Street, Mount Pleasant, PA 15666
Phone Number: 724-542-4330
Website: http://grille31.com/
Leo's Pub & Grille
202 North Diamond StreetLeo’s Pub & Grille, 19 Miles
From their website: The Original Leo’s Pub & Grille was been established since 1996 serving Mt. Pleasant, PA and the surrounding Westmoreland County area for over 20 years. We pride ourselves on having great food and a great family atmosphere – the restaurant is always fully decorated for Halloween and Christmas. We have a full-service bar with over 36 different draft beers on tap, changing seasonally both imported & domestic brands, and can always fill your growlers here too!
Our specialty burgers are sure to bring you back as we have over 40 homemade burgers on our menu to satisfy your taste buds with. Also be sure to check out our weekly specials and lunch specials served 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. eat in or take out. On Sunday’s we have 7 different specials all for $10.50 along with drink specials for Mimosas, Bloody Mary’s, and Sangria. And don’t forget to try our jumbo whole wings too while you’re here, served hot and fresh every day!
Address: 202 North Diamond Street, Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666
Phone Number: 724-574-2006
Website: https://www.leospubandcatering.com/about-us/
Also see the nearby Leo & Sons Grille 31, 19 Miles
From their website: Located in historic Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. Leo & Sons Grille 31 proudly serves home-style meals along with your lunch and dinner favorites. Stop in for our fantastic Friday lunch buffet, served 11:30am - 1:30pm.
Address: 501 West Main Street, Mount Pleasant, PA 15666
Phone Number: 724-542-4330
Website: http://grille31.com/
Rivers Edge Café, 23 miles
From their website: Enjoy the casual elegance of the River’s Edge Cafe on the banks of the Youghiogheny café in the quaint mountain village of Confluence, Pennsylvania. Dine on the wrap-around porch overlooking the river, or inside the old-world 1890’s farmhouse. Long a favorite of bicyclists on the Great Allegheny Passage. Established in 1989, our specialties include seafood, steaks, pasta, soups, salads and all your favorite wine and spirits.
Located just 3 blocks off 281 on the banks of the Youghiogheny River in Confluence, PA. This is a beautiful location, ideal for both inside and outside dining. We have a delicious lunch menu, and dinner is served after 5 pm. Our chef is famous for fresh seafoods, pastas, chargrilled chicken and steaks, and fresh salads. Of course, all your favorite beverages (beer, wine and spirits) are available with your meals.
Address: 203 Yough Street, Confluence, PA 15424
Phone Number: 814-395-5059
Website: http://www.riversedgecafebnb.com
Comment: Laid-back café along the Youghiogheny River.
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River's Edge Cafe Bed & Breakfast
203 Yough StRivers Edge Café, 23 miles
From their website: Enjoy the casual elegance of the River’s Edge Cafe on the banks of the Youghiogheny café in the quaint mountain village of Confluence, Pennsylvania. Dine on the wrap-around porch overlooking the river, or inside the old-world 1890’s farmhouse. Long a favorite of bicyclists on the Great Allegheny Passage. Established in 1989, our specialties include seafood, steaks, pasta, soups, salads and all your favorite wine and spirits.
Located just 3 blocks off 281 on the banks of the Youghiogheny River in Confluence, PA. This is a beautiful location, ideal for both inside and outside dining. We have a delicious lunch menu, and dinner is served after 5 pm. Our chef is famous for fresh seafoods, pastas, chargrilled chicken and steaks, and fresh salads. Of course, all your favorite beverages (beer, wine and spirits) are available with your meals.
Address: 203 Yough Street, Confluence, PA 15424
Phone Number: 814-395-5059
Website: http://www.riversedgecafebnb.com
Comment: Laid-back café along the Youghiogheny River.
The Kitchen on Main, 22 miles
From their website: Enjoy our open kitchen concept where you can watch our chefs prepare amazing dishes! Under the direction of Chef Josh Fryer and Chef Michael O'Neal, fresh and seasonal ingredients are combined to create a unique and satisfying dining experience. Outside dining available seasonally. Our establishment is BYOB and accepts dinner reservations. Closed on Monday's & Tuesdays.
From LaurelHighlands.org: Kitchen on Main's breakfast is so good you'll be saying "give me all the bacon and eggs you have," just like Ron Swanson. Served until 3 p.m. at their location right off the Ligonier Diamond, their menu consists of local favorites like the mouthwatering eggs benedict, served with their famous hollandaise, and the breakfast bowl, jam-packed with maple sausage, ham, applewood bacon, fingerling potatoes, cheese and eggs, along with a side of toast and house-made jam.
For dinner, the restaurant transforms into some of the best fine dining in the Highlands. Start with their butternut squash flatbread appetizer and savor the Guinness-braised short rib or cast-iron ribeye for your main course. As one guest on TripAdvisor put it best, "overall an incredible gastronomic experience."
Address: 136 East Main Street, Ligonier, PA 15658
Phone Number: 724-238-4199
Website: https://www.thekitchenonmain.com
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The Kitchen On Main
136 E Main StThe Kitchen on Main, 22 miles
From their website: Enjoy our open kitchen concept where you can watch our chefs prepare amazing dishes! Under the direction of Chef Josh Fryer and Chef Michael O'Neal, fresh and seasonal ingredients are combined to create a unique and satisfying dining experience. Outside dining available seasonally. Our establishment is BYOB and accepts dinner reservations. Closed on Monday's & Tuesdays.
From LaurelHighlands.org: Kitchen on Main's breakfast is so good you'll be saying "give me all the bacon and eggs you have," just like Ron Swanson. Served until 3 p.m. at their location right off the Ligonier Diamond, their menu consists of local favorites like the mouthwatering eggs benedict, served with their famous hollandaise, and the breakfast bowl, jam-packed with maple sausage, ham, applewood bacon, fingerling potatoes, cheese and eggs, along with a side of toast and house-made jam.
For dinner, the restaurant transforms into some of the best fine dining in the Highlands. Start with their butternut squash flatbread appetizer and savor the Guinness-braised short rib or cast-iron ribeye for your main course. As one guest on TripAdvisor put it best, "overall an incredible gastronomic experience."
Address: 136 East Main Street, Ligonier, PA 15658
Phone Number: 724-238-4199
Website: https://www.thekitchenonmain.com
Bittersweet Café, 28 miles
From their website: Bittersweet Cafe provides the mountain and beyond with fresh, delicious small-batch food and drink. Unwilling to sacrifice quality for large-scale production prioritizing speed, we are putting flavor first. We have sought and found a way to eat better. Family recipes sprinkled with innovative ideas and a limited menu seasonally based on what is fresh locally, what customers are requesting and what strikes our fancy contribute to our excellence along with the quality and freshness of our choices. As much as possible we serve grass-fed meats, free-range chickens and eggs, fresh local produce, some of which begins on site in our raised herb beds. We value our local farms and farmers and recognize the treasures they provide us with are the keys to our success.
The Laurel Highlands has been blessed with a myriad of natural delights and we are blessed to be able to serve the travelers who seek them and in turn bless them with a thoughtful, delicious experience.
Address: 205 Farmington-Ohiopyle Rd, Farmington, PA 15437
Phone Number: 724-329-4411
Website: https://www.bittersweetfresh.com
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Bittersweet Cafe
205 Farmington-Ohiopyle RdBittersweet Café, 28 miles
From their website: Bittersweet Cafe provides the mountain and beyond with fresh, delicious small-batch food and drink. Unwilling to sacrifice quality for large-scale production prioritizing speed, we are putting flavor first. We have sought and found a way to eat better. Family recipes sprinkled with innovative ideas and a limited menu seasonally based on what is fresh locally, what customers are requesting and what strikes our fancy contribute to our excellence along with the quality and freshness of our choices. As much as possible we serve grass-fed meats, free-range chickens and eggs, fresh local produce, some of which begins on site in our raised herb beds. We value our local farms and farmers and recognize the treasures they provide us with are the keys to our success.
The Laurel Highlands has been blessed with a myriad of natural delights and we are blessed to be able to serve the travelers who seek them and in turn bless them with a thoughtful, delicious experience.
Address: 205 Farmington-Ohiopyle Rd, Farmington, PA 15437
Phone Number: 724-329-4411
Website: https://www.bittersweetfresh.com
Out of the Fire Café’, 9 miles
From their website: Out of the Fire Café is a family owned and operated upscale casual restaurant serving New American cuisine year-round. The Café welcomes guests with an open kitchen where they are able to peer into a mesmerizing scene of flashing flames and artistic finesse. The spacious dining area is complimented by an incredible view of the Laurel Highlands ridge. Deck dining is offered when the weather permits giving diners the opportunity to take in the rolling countryside.
We now serve beer and wine. Our BYOB policy is limited to wine only; we ask that no wines brought in are available at Out of the Fire Café. Bottle fee is $15 per bottle, per visit.
Address: 3784 State Rt. 31 Donegal, PA 15628
Phone: 724-259-8887
Website: https://www.outofthefirecafe.com
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Out of the Fire Cafe
3784 PA-31Out of the Fire Café’, 9 miles
From their website: Out of the Fire Café is a family owned and operated upscale casual restaurant serving New American cuisine year-round. The Café welcomes guests with an open kitchen where they are able to peer into a mesmerizing scene of flashing flames and artistic finesse. The spacious dining area is complimented by an incredible view of the Laurel Highlands ridge. Deck dining is offered when the weather permits giving diners the opportunity to take in the rolling countryside.
We now serve beer and wine. Our BYOB policy is limited to wine only; we ask that no wines brought in are available at Out of the Fire Café. Bottle fee is $15 per bottle, per visit.
Address: 3784 State Rt. 31 Donegal, PA 15628
Phone: 724-259-8887
Website: https://www.outofthefirecafe.com
Stone House Restaurant, 34 miles
From their website: The Stone House Restaurant and Country Inn, located in Pennsylvania’s scenic Laurel Highlands, is proud to continue a time-honored tradition of fine dining and rest for the weary traveler. One of the original wayside inns along the National Road, the Stone House first opened its doors in 1822 to waggoneers and travelers seeking renewed health in the waters of nearby Fayette Springs. Ever since those early days, the Stone House has been regarded by travelers and locals alike as a charming getaway for fine dining and good times in a peaceful mountain setting.
After a busy day exploring Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob, make sure the Stone House Restaurant in Farmington is your dinner stop! Chef Jeremy Critchfield, nicknamed the Hunt Chef, cuts each steak, chop and filet by hand and ages it with his patented 35-day dry aging process. Everything off their smokehouse menu can't be missed, and their ribs and brisket are easily the best BBQ in the area. Plus, every day has special features, like Sunday's Stone House Fried Chicken served up with their signature mac n' cheese and coleslaw.
Address: 3023 National Pike (US Rt 40), Farmington, PA 15437
Phone Number: 724-329-8876
Website: http://www.stonehouseinn.com/
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The Stone House Restaurant and Country Inn
3023 National PikeStone House Restaurant, 34 miles
From their website: The Stone House Restaurant and Country Inn, located in Pennsylvania’s scenic Laurel Highlands, is proud to continue a time-honored tradition of fine dining and rest for the weary traveler. One of the original wayside inns along the National Road, the Stone House first opened its doors in 1822 to waggoneers and travelers seeking renewed health in the waters of nearby Fayette Springs. Ever since those early days, the Stone House has been regarded by travelers and locals alike as a charming getaway for fine dining and good times in a peaceful mountain setting.
After a busy day exploring Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob, make sure the Stone House Restaurant in Farmington is your dinner stop! Chef Jeremy Critchfield, nicknamed the Hunt Chef, cuts each steak, chop and filet by hand and ages it with his patented 35-day dry aging process. Everything off their smokehouse menu can't be missed, and their ribs and brisket are easily the best BBQ in the area. Plus, every day has special features, like Sunday's Stone House Fried Chicken served up with their signature mac n' cheese and coleslaw.
Address: 3023 National Pike (US Rt 40), Farmington, PA 15437
Phone Number: 724-329-8876
Website: http://www.stonehouseinn.com/
Area Attractions & Activities
This is a partial listing of attractions & activities (some world class and world renowned) within a short drive of Seven Springs; including Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, the Flight 93 National Memorial, Ohioplye State Park, Idlewild Park, Historic Fort Ligonier, etc.
Note: Seven Springs Mountain Resort is in the beautiful Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania. What do the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania; Lausanne, Switzerland; Prince Edward Island, Canada; McLaren Vale, South Australia; and Nova Scotia, Canada have in common? They were rated as “The Top 5 Emerging Travel Destinations (in the world) for 2020” by Travel Lemmings’ readers. For more info on these reader awards, check out Travel Lemming’s website: https://travellemming.com/2020-travel-destination-reader-awards/
Also, be sure to check out this Laurel Highlands Inspirational video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=21&v=iGtv9T3r5Ok&feature=emb_logo
How many of the scenes in this video can you name after your visit?
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, 19 miles
Fallingwater, built between 1936 and 1939 by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is an architectural marvel. Voted the most important building of the 20th century in a poll conducted by the American Institute of Architects, this masterpiece was entrusted to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy by Edgar Kaufmann Jr. in October 1963. Fallingwater is the only remaining Frank Lloyd Wright house with its setting, original furnishings and artwork intact. Perfectly positioned over a beautiful 30-foot waterfall, this National Historic Landmark is a must-see for any visitor to the Laurel Highlands. Open to the public for house tours. Reservations are essential before visiting Fallingwater. Tickets may be purchased, or reservations may be made online or by phone.
Address: 1491 Mill Run Road, Mill Run, PA 15464
Phone Number: 724-329-8501
Website: https://fallingwater.org
No visit to Fallingwater is complete with a stop at the Bittersweet Café in Farmington, PA.
Fallingwater Museum Store
1478 Mill Run RdFrank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, 19 miles
Fallingwater, built between 1936 and 1939 by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is an architectural marvel. Voted the most important building of the 20th century in a poll conducted by the American Institute of Architects, this masterpiece was entrusted to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy by Edgar Kaufmann Jr. in October 1963. Fallingwater is the only remaining Frank Lloyd Wright house with its setting, original furnishings and artwork intact. Perfectly positioned over a beautiful 30-foot waterfall, this National Historic Landmark is a must-see for any visitor to the Laurel Highlands. Open to the public for house tours. Reservations are essential before visiting Fallingwater. Tickets may be purchased, or reservations may be made online or by phone.
Address: 1491 Mill Run Road, Mill Run, PA 15464
Phone Number: 724-329-8501
Website: https://fallingwater.org
No visit to Fallingwater is complete with a stop at the Bittersweet Café in Farmington, PA.
Ohiopyle State Park & Whitewater Rafting, 20 miles
Located on the southern reaches of the Laurel Ridge, Ohiopyle State Park encompasses approximately 20,500 acres of rugged natural beauty and serves as the gateway to the Laurel Highlands.
Passing through the heart of the park, the rushing waters of the Youghiogheny [yawki-gay-nee] River Gorge are the centerpiece for Ohiopyle. The “Yough” [yawk] provides some of the best whitewater rafting in the eastern United States, as well as spectacular scenery.
Ohiopyle is the southern gateway into the Laurel Highlands and represents the beautiful natural resources and unique sense of community that visitors can find throughout the region. Surrounding Ohiopyle Falls is the Falls Day Use Area, the central point for the casual visitor.
Address: 124 Main St, Ohiopyle, PA 15470
Phone Number: 724-329-8591
Websites: https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/OhiopyleStatePark/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.laurelhighlands.org/outdoors/ohiopyle/
No visit to Ohiopyle is complete with a stop at Bittersweet Cafe in Farmington. See additional info on the Bittersweet Café.
Whitewater Rafting Outfitters
Various outfitters will structure a whitewater rafting trip on the Yough River that suits you and your family’s tastes. Generally, beginner Ohiopyle rafting trips and family floats are on the Middle Yough, and can be guide-escorted or self-guided. Intermediate rafting trips are on the Lower Yough, and can be fully guided, guide-assisted or self-guided. Advanced trips on Class V Rapids are on the Upper Yough and must be fully guided. Take your pick from four outfitters listed below that offer trips on the Yough Riiver and other rivers nearby. These companies are stacked with decades of experience, some of the best guides around, quality gear and yummy food! If you're not sure which outfitter is for you, here are some highlights of each to help you choose.
Laurel Highlands River Tours
Shop around the Laurel Highlands River Tours' gear store or rent a bike and take a ride on the Great Allegheny Passage. Laurel Highlands River Tours also has a super neat Outdoor Center where you can go gem mining, fly through the sky on a zip lining adventure, and make your way through a ropes course.
Website: https://www.laurelhighlands.com
Ohiopyle Trading Post and River Tours
Ohiopyle Trading Post and River Tours is not only the closest outfitter to the Great Allegheny Passage, but also the Lower Yough put-in! After your trip, you can grab a scoop (or two) of ice cream and shop for the best t-shirt that highlights all of the awesome rapids you just conquered.
Website: http://www.ohiopyletradingpost.com
Whitewater Adventurers
Whitewater Adventurers is the closest outfitter to the Lower Yough put-in! This is super convenient because you don't have to trek very far with all of your rafting gear.
Website: https://wwaraft.com
Wilderness Voyageurs
Wilderness Voyageurs is the only outfitter with bath houses. So, if you need to wash up before your next stop on your vacation, a shower at Wilderness Voyageurs is a luxury. Another cool feature is that trip check-in is at their downtown location instead of the area off of Dinner Bell Road, so you don't have to walk far to get started.
Website: https://wilderness-voyageurs.com
Great Allegheny Passage @ Ohiopyle State Park, Bicycling & Hiking
The 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) runs from Pittsburgh, PA to Cumberland, MD. The GAP soars over valleys, snakes around mountains, and skirts alongside three rivers (the Casselman, Youghiogheny, and Monongahela) on its nearly level path. Cyclists departing from Cumberland, MD pass through the Cumberland Narrows, cross the Mason-Dixon Line, top the Eastern Continental Divide at 2,392’, weave through the breathtaking Laurel Highlands, wind their way through Ohiopyle State Park, journey through the region’s coke, coal, mining, and steel-making corridor, and end at Pittsburgh’s majestic Point State Park.
The Youghiogheny River Trail is a portion of the GAP and passes through Ohiopyle State Park. This tree lined trail is excellent for biking, hiking, jogging, and cross-country skiing, and can be used to combine a bike ride or hike with some excellent wilderness trout fishing. Rental bicycles are available in Ohiopyle. After a short 8-mile bike ride from Ohiopyle, you can lunch at the Rivers Edge Café in Confluence, PA. Motorized vehicles and equestrians are prohibited on the trail.
The section of the GAP that runs from Ohiopyle to Confluence to Rockwood to Meyersdale is very scenic and can be accessed in any of these towns. The closest access from Seven Springs is in Rockwood. See the website below for a trail map and more info.
Website: https://gaptrail.org
Wintertime @ Ohiopyle State Park, Sightseeing, Snowmobiling, Cross-Country Skiing, Sledding, Snowshoeing & Kayaking, 20 miles
Ohiopyle State Park is home to a plethora of outdoor activities any time of the year. The park’s beauty doesn’t end when winter arrives.
People flock to Cucumber Falls area during the winter because, if it’s really cold, it will just freeze solid, and it’s gorgeous. Also, park officials light up the falls on the Yough River at times during the holidays for a more special view.
There are plenty of outdoor activities to work up a sweat during the cold months, too. A sledding hill off Sugarloaf Road and nearly 16 miles of snowmobiling trails are accessible from the same spot. A couple trails were created for cross-country skiing, and the Great Allegheny Passage can be used for that purpose in heavy snowfall.
The park has an annual Winterfest in the Sugarloaf area, and cross-country skiing and snowshoeing programs are scheduled “as long as they have snow”. Those events will be posted on the park’s website. Snowshoes are available for rent at the visitor's center.
People kayak all winter long.
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Ohiopyle House Cafe
144 Grant StOhiopyle State Park & Whitewater Rafting, 20 miles
Located on the southern reaches of the Laurel Ridge, Ohiopyle State Park encompasses approximately 20,500 acres of rugged natural beauty and serves as the gateway to the Laurel Highlands.
Passing through the heart of the park, the rushing waters of the Youghiogheny [yawki-gay-nee] River Gorge are the centerpiece for Ohiopyle. The “Yough” [yawk] provides some of the best whitewater rafting in the eastern United States, as well as spectacular scenery.
Ohiopyle is the southern gateway into the Laurel Highlands and represents the beautiful natural resources and unique sense of community that visitors can find throughout the region. Surrounding Ohiopyle Falls is the Falls Day Use Area, the central point for the casual visitor.
Address: 124 Main St, Ohiopyle, PA 15470
Phone Number: 724-329-8591
Websites: https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/OhiopyleStatePark/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.laurelhighlands.org/outdoors/ohiopyle/
No visit to Ohiopyle is complete with a stop at Bittersweet Cafe in Farmington. See additional info on the Bittersweet Café.
Whitewater Rafting Outfitters
Various outfitters will structure a whitewater rafting trip on the Yough River that suits you and your family’s tastes. Generally, beginner Ohiopyle rafting trips and family floats are on the Middle Yough, and can be guide-escorted or self-guided. Intermediate rafting trips are on the Lower Yough, and can be fully guided, guide-assisted or self-guided. Advanced trips on Class V Rapids are on the Upper Yough and must be fully guided. Take your pick from four outfitters listed below that offer trips on the Yough Riiver and other rivers nearby. These companies are stacked with decades of experience, some of the best guides around, quality gear and yummy food! If you're not sure which outfitter is for you, here are some highlights of each to help you choose.
Laurel Highlands River Tours
Shop around the Laurel Highlands River Tours' gear store or rent a bike and take a ride on the Great Allegheny Passage. Laurel Highlands River Tours also has a super neat Outdoor Center where you can go gem mining, fly through the sky on a zip lining adventure, and make your way through a ropes course.
Website: https://www.laurelhighlands.com
Ohiopyle Trading Post and River Tours
Ohiopyle Trading Post and River Tours is not only the closest outfitter to the Great Allegheny Passage, but also the Lower Yough put-in! After your trip, you can grab a scoop (or two) of ice cream and shop for the best t-shirt that highlights all of the awesome rapids you just conquered.
Website: http://www.ohiopyletradingpost.com
Whitewater Adventurers
Whitewater Adventurers is the closest outfitter to the Lower Yough put-in! This is super convenient because you don't have to trek very far with all of your rafting gear.
Website: https://wwaraft.com
Wilderness Voyageurs
Wilderness Voyageurs is the only outfitter with bath houses. So, if you need to wash up before your next stop on your vacation, a shower at Wilderness Voyageurs is a luxury. Another cool feature is that trip check-in is at their downtown location instead of the area off of Dinner Bell Road, so you don't have to walk far to get started.
Website: https://wilderness-voyageurs.com
Great Allegheny Passage @ Ohiopyle State Park, Bicycling & Hiking
The 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) runs from Pittsburgh, PA to Cumberland, MD. The GAP soars over valleys, snakes around mountains, and skirts alongside three rivers (the Casselman, Youghiogheny, and Monongahela) on its nearly level path. Cyclists departing from Cumberland, MD pass through the Cumberland Narrows, cross the Mason-Dixon Line, top the Eastern Continental Divide at 2,392’, weave through the breathtaking Laurel Highlands, wind their way through Ohiopyle State Park, journey through the region’s coke, coal, mining, and steel-making corridor, and end at Pittsburgh’s majestic Point State Park.
The Youghiogheny River Trail is a portion of the GAP and passes through Ohiopyle State Park. This tree lined trail is excellent for biking, hiking, jogging, and cross-country skiing, and can be used to combine a bike ride or hike with some excellent wilderness trout fishing. Rental bicycles are available in Ohiopyle. After a short 8-mile bike ride from Ohiopyle, you can lunch at the Rivers Edge Café in Confluence, PA. Motorized vehicles and equestrians are prohibited on the trail.
The section of the GAP that runs from Ohiopyle to Confluence to Rockwood to Meyersdale is very scenic and can be accessed in any of these towns. The closest access from Seven Springs is in Rockwood. See the website below for a trail map and more info.
Website: https://gaptrail.org
Wintertime @ Ohiopyle State Park, Sightseeing, Snowmobiling, Cross-Country Skiing, Sledding, Snowshoeing & Kayaking, 20 miles
Ohiopyle State Park is home to a plethora of outdoor activities any time of the year. The park’s beauty doesn’t end when winter arrives.
People flock to Cucumber Falls area during the winter because, if it’s really cold, it will just freeze solid, and it’s gorgeous. Also, park officials light up the falls on the Yough River at times during the holidays for a more special view.
There are plenty of outdoor activities to work up a sweat during the cold months, too. A sledding hill off Sugarloaf Road and nearly 16 miles of snowmobiling trails are accessible from the same spot. A couple trails were created for cross-country skiing, and the Great Allegheny Passage can be used for that purpose in heavy snowfall.
The park has an annual Winterfest in the Sugarloaf area, and cross-country skiing and snowshoeing programs are scheduled “as long as they have snow”. Those events will be posted on the park’s website. Snowshoes are available for rent at the visitor's center.
People kayak all winter long.
Idlewild Park, Storybook Forest, & the Soak Zone, 25 miles
Idlewild Park & Soak Zone offer visitors to the Laurel Highlands some remarkable and unforgettable gifts to take home with them - smiles on their faces, laughter in their hearts, and memories that will last a lifetime. It's no wonder that this family fun spot has been named "Best Kids' Park in the World" by Amusement Today, and "Best Park for Families" by the National Amusement Park Historical Association.
What began in 1878 as a picnic and campground area has turned into one of the most popular, family-fun destinations in the area attracting thousands of visitors each year. Story Book Forest, an enchanting land where nursery rhymes and children’s tales come alive, is one of the most notable aspects of the park.
Since 1878, Idlewild has been providing smiles, laughter, and memories longer than almost every other amusement park in the entire United States. Nestled within the Laurel Highlands, just outside of Ligonier, the park is rich in tradition, nostalgia, and natural beauty, and has long been recognized as one of the top destinations for family fun in the country.
At Idlewild, you won't find mega-thrill rides that lay claim to be the tallest or fastest, but instead simpler fare that the entire family can enjoy together. The Rollo Coaster, built in 1938, is a long-time family favorite, with just as many moms, dads, and grandparents in line with kids as there are teenagers. Set along a rolling hillside at a very modest height of 27 feet and length of 900 feet, Rollo Coaster often serves as a child's "first real coaster" and parents want to be along for the ride during such a memorable experience.
A stroll through Story Book Forest is another beloved experience for families visiting Idlewild. Featuring a winding path through a true woodland, guests visit cottages and other character scenes from fairy tales and nursery rhymes - providing a great chance for parents and grandparents to revisit their youth as they introduce their own little ones to Mother Goose, Goldilocks and much more. Story Book Forest celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2016! The park's kiddie land, Raccoon Lagoon, is one of the largest and most scenic children's areas in the country featuring 14 rides specially designed for small tykes. And make sure you take the trolley ride through Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, the land of make-believe made famous on the popular children's television show, etc.
Address: P.O. Box C Rt. 30 East, Ligonier, PA 15658
Phone Number: 724-238-3666
Websites:
https://www.idlewild.com
https://www.laurelhighlands.org/listing/idlewild-and-soakzone/254/
Original Pie Shoppe - Be sure to stop at the Original Pie Shoppe in Laughlintown if you venture to Idlewild Park. The Original Pie Shoppe, established in 1947, is a full line bakery and deli. It has now claimed the Pennsylvania sweet spot on the magazine Taste of Home’s nationwide list of “hidden gem restaurants.”
Address: 1379 Route 30, Laughlintown, PA 15655
Phone: 724-238-6621
Website: http://theoriginalpieshoppe.com
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Idlewild & SoakZone
2574 US-30Idlewild Park, Storybook Forest, & the Soak Zone, 25 miles
Idlewild Park & Soak Zone offer visitors to the Laurel Highlands some remarkable and unforgettable gifts to take home with them - smiles on their faces, laughter in their hearts, and memories that will last a lifetime. It's no wonder that this family fun spot has been named "Best Kids' Park in the World" by Amusement Today, and "Best Park for Families" by the National Amusement Park Historical Association.
What began in 1878 as a picnic and campground area has turned into one of the most popular, family-fun destinations in the area attracting thousands of visitors each year. Story Book Forest, an enchanting land where nursery rhymes and children’s tales come alive, is one of the most notable aspects of the park.
Since 1878, Idlewild has been providing smiles, laughter, and memories longer than almost every other amusement park in the entire United States. Nestled within the Laurel Highlands, just outside of Ligonier, the park is rich in tradition, nostalgia, and natural beauty, and has long been recognized as one of the top destinations for family fun in the country.
At Idlewild, you won't find mega-thrill rides that lay claim to be the tallest or fastest, but instead simpler fare that the entire family can enjoy together. The Rollo Coaster, built in 1938, is a long-time family favorite, with just as many moms, dads, and grandparents in line with kids as there are teenagers. Set along a rolling hillside at a very modest height of 27 feet and length of 900 feet, Rollo Coaster often serves as a child's "first real coaster" and parents want to be along for the ride during such a memorable experience.
A stroll through Story Book Forest is another beloved experience for families visiting Idlewild. Featuring a winding path through a true woodland, guests visit cottages and other character scenes from fairy tales and nursery rhymes - providing a great chance for parents and grandparents to revisit their youth as they introduce their own little ones to Mother Goose, Goldilocks and much more. Story Book Forest celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2016! The park's kiddie land, Raccoon Lagoon, is one of the largest and most scenic children's areas in the country featuring 14 rides specially designed for small tykes. And make sure you take the trolley ride through Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, the land of make-believe made famous on the popular children's television show, etc.
Address: P.O. Box C Rt. 30 East, Ligonier, PA 15658
Phone Number: 724-238-3666
Websites:
https://www.idlewild.com
https://www.laurelhighlands.org/listing/idlewild-and-soakzone/254/
Original Pie Shoppe - Be sure to stop at the Original Pie Shoppe in Laughlintown if you venture to Idlewild Park. The Original Pie Shoppe, established in 1947, is a full line bakery and deli. It has now claimed the Pennsylvania sweet spot on the magazine Taste of Home’s nationwide list of “hidden gem restaurants.”
Address: 1379 Route 30, Laughlintown, PA 15655
Phone: 724-238-6621
Website: http://theoriginalpieshoppe.com
Historic Fort Ligonier, 23 miles
Journey back to the eighteenth century and discover Fort Ligonier, a reconstructed and restored French and Indian War fort nestled in the historic Laurel Highlands. The original fort, named "Post at Loyalhanna," was constructed in 1758. In 2017, Fort Ligonier extensively remodeled its museum to enhance visitors' overall experience. Its updates include five new paintings added to the art gallery collection, a new History Gallery, a reinterpretation of the St. Clair Parlor and a new George Washington Gallery. Fort Ligonier is home to a rare collection of George Washington artifacts, including hand-written memoirs and saddle pistols, which you can see up-close in the Fort’s museum. The museum also includes 14 original paintings in the French and Indian War Art Gallery and an extraordinary exhibit, The World Ablaze: An Introduction to the Seven Years' War, with over 200 original eighteenth century objects from around the world. Outside, you will find rebuilt artillery batteries, cannons, wagons and buildings on the Fort’s original site. Fort Ligonier is a British fortification from the French and Indian War located in Ligonier, PA. The fort served as a staging area for the Forbes Expedition of 1758. During the eight years of its existence as a garrison, Fort Ligonier was never taken by an enemy.
Address: 200 S Market St, Ligonier, PA 15658
Phone Number: 724-238-9701
Website: https://www.fortligonier.org/
Original Pie Shoppe - Be sure to stop at the Original Pie Shoppe in Laughlintown if you venture to Fort Ligonier. The Original Pie Shoppe, established in 1947, is a full line bakery and deli. It has now claimed the Pennsylvania sweet spot on the magazine Taste of Home’s nationwide list of “hidden gem restaurants.”
Address: 1379 Route 30, Laughlintown, PA 15655
Phone: 724-238-6621
Website: http://theoriginalpieshoppe.com
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Fuerte Ligonier
200 S Market StHistoric Fort Ligonier, 23 miles
Journey back to the eighteenth century and discover Fort Ligonier, a reconstructed and restored French and Indian War fort nestled in the historic Laurel Highlands. The original fort, named "Post at Loyalhanna," was constructed in 1758. In 2017, Fort Ligonier extensively remodeled its museum to enhance visitors' overall experience. Its updates include five new paintings added to the art gallery collection, a new History Gallery, a reinterpretation of the St. Clair Parlor and a new George Washington Gallery. Fort Ligonier is home to a rare collection of George Washington artifacts, including hand-written memoirs and saddle pistols, which you can see up-close in the Fort’s museum. The museum also includes 14 original paintings in the French and Indian War Art Gallery and an extraordinary exhibit, The World Ablaze: An Introduction to the Seven Years' War, with over 200 original eighteenth century objects from around the world. Outside, you will find rebuilt artillery batteries, cannons, wagons and buildings on the Fort’s original site. Fort Ligonier is a British fortification from the French and Indian War located in Ligonier, PA. The fort served as a staging area for the Forbes Expedition of 1758. During the eight years of its existence as a garrison, Fort Ligonier was never taken by an enemy.
Address: 200 S Market St, Ligonier, PA 15658
Phone Number: 724-238-9701
Website: https://www.fortligonier.org/
Original Pie Shoppe - Be sure to stop at the Original Pie Shoppe in Laughlintown if you venture to Fort Ligonier. The Original Pie Shoppe, established in 1947, is a full line bakery and deli. It has now claimed the Pennsylvania sweet spot on the magazine Taste of Home’s nationwide list of “hidden gem restaurants.”
Address: 1379 Route 30, Laughlintown, PA 15655
Phone: 724-238-6621
Website: http://theoriginalpieshoppe.com
Quecreek Mine Rescue Site, 19 miles
Nine for nine… In July 2002, nine miners were rescued from 240 feet beneath the earth in a never-before attempted effort. From their website: We invite you to come visit the rescue site where you can walk right up to the rescue shaft where the miners emerged from the dark, cold mine 240 feet below after 77 hours of frigid darkness. You will be greeted by the 7-foot-tall bronze statue of a coal miner at the top of the walkway into the rescue site. This statue, named “The Monument for Life”, was erected near the site to honor the dedicated team of rescue workers, the relentless determination of the nine miners and miners from all over the world. Hear the story of the miracle from people personally involved in the rescue. Touch the rescue capsule and try to imagine how it would feel to squeeze into it with your strength nearly gone. Visitors to the site will see the actual rescue capsule and broken drill bit and hear the story of the miraculous events that took place.
Address: 140 Haupt Road, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone Number: 814-445-5090
Website: http://www.quecreekrescue.org
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Quecreek Mine Rescue Site
151 Haupt RdQuecreek Mine Rescue Site, 19 miles
Nine for nine… In July 2002, nine miners were rescued from 240 feet beneath the earth in a never-before attempted effort. From their website: We invite you to come visit the rescue site where you can walk right up to the rescue shaft where the miners emerged from the dark, cold mine 240 feet below after 77 hours of frigid darkness. You will be greeted by the 7-foot-tall bronze statue of a coal miner at the top of the walkway into the rescue site. This statue, named “The Monument for Life”, was erected near the site to honor the dedicated team of rescue workers, the relentless determination of the nine miners and miners from all over the world. Hear the story of the miracle from people personally involved in the rescue. Touch the rescue capsule and try to imagine how it would feel to squeeze into it with your strength nearly gone. Visitors to the site will see the actual rescue capsule and broken drill bit and hear the story of the miraculous events that took place.
Address: 140 Haupt Road, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone Number: 814-445-5090
Website: http://www.quecreekrescue.org
Frank Lloyd Wright’s House on Kentuck Knob, 25 miles
Sitting high atop a bluff overlooking the Youghiogheny River Gorge and just a short drive from Fallingwater stands another Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece, Kentuck Knob. In addition to the house, the grounds of Kentuck Knob feature over 40 pieces of sculpture, added by current owners Lord and Lady Peter Palumbo of London, England. The sculptures can be seen on a self-guided walking tour or with a guide to learn more about their origins and artists. Reservations for guided house tours are recommended.
Address: 723 Kentuck Road, Chalk Hill, PA 15421
Phone Number: 724-329-1901
Website: https://kentuckknob.com
Note: Fallingwater is the primary Frank Lloyd Wright attraction.
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Kentuck Knob
Kentuck KnobFrank Lloyd Wright’s House on Kentuck Knob, 25 miles
Sitting high atop a bluff overlooking the Youghiogheny River Gorge and just a short drive from Fallingwater stands another Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece, Kentuck Knob. In addition to the house, the grounds of Kentuck Knob feature over 40 pieces of sculpture, added by current owners Lord and Lady Peter Palumbo of London, England. The sculptures can be seen on a self-guided walking tour or with a guide to learn more about their origins and artists. Reservations for guided house tours are recommended.
Address: 723 Kentuck Road, Chalk Hill, PA 15421
Phone Number: 724-329-1901
Website: https://kentuckknob.com
Note: Fallingwater is the primary Frank Lloyd Wright attraction.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s, Duncan House at Polymath Park, 16 miles
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Duncan House has had a remarkable journey. Built in 1957, The Wright-designed home was dismantled from its original location in Lisle, Ill., and moved to Polymath Park Resort. The Duncan House is complimented by two other Usonian-style homes that were designed for the original 1960s vision of Polymath Park by Wright’s apprentice, Peter Berndtson. After many months of complex craftsmanship, the home reemerges as a stellar example of Wright’s Usonian designs and the culmination of his magnificent career. Reservations are essential before visiting Duncan House.
Tickets may be purchased, or reservations may be made online or by phone.
Address: 187 Evergreen Lane, Acme, PA 15610
Phone Number: 877-833-7829 or 724-329-8501
Website: https://www.franklloydwrightovernight.net
Note: Fallingwater is the primary Frank Lloyd Wright attraction.
Duncan House
109 Hardwood LnFrank Lloyd Wright’s, Duncan House at Polymath Park, 16 miles
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Duncan House has had a remarkable journey. Built in 1957, The Wright-designed home was dismantled from its original location in Lisle, Ill., and moved to Polymath Park Resort. The Duncan House is complimented by two other Usonian-style homes that were designed for the original 1960s vision of Polymath Park by Wright’s apprentice, Peter Berndtson. After many months of complex craftsmanship, the home reemerges as a stellar example of Wright’s Usonian designs and the culmination of his magnificent career. Reservations are essential before visiting Duncan House.
Tickets may be purchased, or reservations may be made online or by phone.
Address: 187 Evergreen Lane, Acme, PA 15610
Phone Number: 877-833-7829 or 724-329-8501
Website: https://www.franklloydwrightovernight.net
Note: Fallingwater is the primary Frank Lloyd Wright attraction.
Annual Spring & Fall Festivals in The Laurel Highlands
This is a partial listing of annual Spring & Fall Festivals held in the Laurel Highlands within a short drive of Seven Springs; including the United 93 Memorial Observance, the Pennsylvania Maple Festival, the Farmer's and Threshermen's Jubilee, etc.
For more information on Festivals in the Laurel Highlands, see websites:
https://www.laurelhighlands.org/events/fall-festivals/
http://www.4fallfestivals.com
Pennsylvania (Meyersdale) Maple Festival, Meyersdale, PA - 22 miles
Held Late March, Early April
A sure sign of the sweet return of spring in the Laurel Highlands is when the sap starts to run on the sugar maple trees in “Maple City, USA,” a.k.a. Meyersdale, Pennsylvania . . . home of the annual Pennsylvania Maple Festival. Thousands of visitors attend this event to observe the ritual of tapping trees and the maple production process and to stop at the town’s community center and sample the area’s renowned maple syrup on a huge stack of fluffy pancakes and sausage.
Learn how to tap a tree, boil sap into syrup, make sugar cakes, twirl spotza and sugar-off. You will want to take home many maple products to satisfy your sweet tooth!
While you are at Festival Park browse their craft vendors and enjoy live entertainment on our outside stage. Plenty of food and fun are also located throughout the park.
Address: 120 Meyers Avenue, Meyersdale, PA 15552
Phone Number: 814-634-0213
For more info and dates, see websites:
https://www.laurelhighlands.org/listing/pennsylvania-maple-festival/394/#
https://www.pamaplefestival.com
Pennsylvania Maple Festival
120 Meyers AvenuePennsylvania (Meyersdale) Maple Festival, Meyersdale, PA - 22 miles
Held Late March, Early April
A sure sign of the sweet return of spring in the Laurel Highlands is when the sap starts to run on the sugar maple trees in “Maple City, USA,” a.k.a. Meyersdale, Pennsylvania . . . home of the annual Pennsylvania Maple Festival. Thousands of visitors attend this event to observe the ritual of tapping trees and the maple production process and to stop at the town’s community center and sample the area’s renowned maple syrup on a huge stack of fluffy pancakes and sausage.
Learn how to tap a tree, boil sap into syrup, make sugar cakes, twirl spotza and sugar-off. You will want to take home many maple products to satisfy your sweet tooth!
While you are at Festival Park browse their craft vendors and enjoy live entertainment on our outside stage. Plenty of food and fun are also located throughout the park.
Address: 120 Meyers Avenue, Meyersdale, PA 15552
Phone Number: 814-634-0213
For more info and dates, see websites:
https://www.laurelhighlands.org/listing/pennsylvania-maple-festival/394/#
https://www.pamaplefestival.com
Farmer’s and Threshermen’s Jubilee, New Centerville, PA, 8 miles
Held 1st Wednesday thru Sunday following Labor Day
The Farmers and Threshermen’s Jubilee is a country festival where antique machinery takes center stage. For more than 60 years, this festival has showcased the early machines of agricultural life – from ponderous steam engines and early gasoline tractors to horse- and dog-powered machines! During the Jubilee there are demonstrations, parades and contests featuring these amazing antiques.
But the Jubilee also offers a variety of other activities for the entire family: contests ranging from arm wrestling and photography to the Outhouse Dash, tractor- and horse-pulling competitions, a quilt show and sale, an apple pie contest, live music, a Kids Day, arts and crafts sales, and home-style foods.
Address: New Centerville, PA 15557
Phone Numbers: (814) 926-3142, 814-926-4333
For more info and dates, see websites:
http://www.4fallfestivals.com
http://www.ncrvfc.com
Comments: Don’t miss the ponderous steam engines thundering right by you in the midst of the Festival grounds; just watch your toes! Farm fresh food; don’t miss the bean soup and freshly squeezed apple cider! You can watch the apple cider being made right before your eyes.
Farmers and Threshermens Jubilee
3054 Kingwood RoadFarmer’s and Threshermen’s Jubilee, New Centerville, PA, 8 miles
Held 1st Wednesday thru Sunday following Labor Day
The Farmers and Threshermen’s Jubilee is a country festival where antique machinery takes center stage. For more than 60 years, this festival has showcased the early machines of agricultural life – from ponderous steam engines and early gasoline tractors to horse- and dog-powered machines! During the Jubilee there are demonstrations, parades and contests featuring these amazing antiques.
But the Jubilee also offers a variety of other activities for the entire family: contests ranging from arm wrestling and photography to the Outhouse Dash, tractor- and horse-pulling competitions, a quilt show and sale, an apple pie contest, live music, a Kids Day, arts and crafts sales, and home-style foods.
Address: New Centerville, PA 15557
Phone Numbers: (814) 926-3142, 814-926-4333
For more info and dates, see websites:
http://www.4fallfestivals.com
http://www.ncrvfc.com
Comments: Don’t miss the ponderous steam engines thundering right by you in the midst of the Festival grounds; just watch your toes! Farm fresh food; don’t miss the bean soup and freshly squeezed apple cider! You can watch the apple cider being made right before your eyes.
Mountain Craft Days, Somerset, PA, 14 miles
Held 1st Weekend following Labor Day
Mountain Craft Days use the beautiful wooded setting of the Somerset Historical Center to take you back – to a time when ingenious thinking and hard work provided the necessities of life. Nothing came easily to early settlers but watching how they got what they needed from the land is fascinating, fun and even inspiring!
Mountain Craft Days gather more than 120 artisans and craftspeople, who are skilled in 18th and early 19th century ways of working with wood, stone, iron, wool and fabrics, glass, paper and other materials. Dotted around the Center’s farm and woodlands, a dozen outdoor sites showcase demonstrations and live-music performances. Five exhibit buildings also feed the head, while traditional home-style Somerset County foods, such as potpie, apple dumplings, and open-fire-cooked corn-on-the-cob, fill the stomach.
Address: Somerset Historical Center, 10649 Somerset Pike, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone Number: (814) 445-6077
For more info and dates, see websites:
http://www.4fallfestivals.com
https://www.somersethistoricalcenter.org/news-events/mountain-craft-days.html
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Somerset Historical Center
10649 Somerset PikeMountain Craft Days, Somerset, PA, 14 miles
Held 1st Weekend following Labor Day
Mountain Craft Days use the beautiful wooded setting of the Somerset Historical Center to take you back – to a time when ingenious thinking and hard work provided the necessities of life. Nothing came easily to early settlers but watching how they got what they needed from the land is fascinating, fun and even inspiring!
Mountain Craft Days gather more than 120 artisans and craftspeople, who are skilled in 18th and early 19th century ways of working with wood, stone, iron, wool and fabrics, glass, paper and other materials. Dotted around the Center’s farm and woodlands, a dozen outdoor sites showcase demonstrations and live-music performances. Five exhibit buildings also feed the head, while traditional home-style Somerset County foods, such as potpie, apple dumplings, and open-fire-cooked corn-on-the-cob, fill the stomach.
Address: Somerset Historical Center, 10649 Somerset Pike, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone Number: (814) 445-6077
For more info and dates, see websites:
http://www.4fallfestivals.com
https://www.somersethistoricalcenter.org/news-events/mountain-craft-days.html
Flight 93 National Memorial, September 11 Observance, Shanksville, PA, 26 miles
Held September 11 Annually
Flight 93 National Memorial is the final resting place of the forty passengers and crew members of Flight 93.
September 11, 2001 began as an ordinary, late-summer day. As the sun rose, fair weather and blue skies prevailed over much of the country, and thousands of commercial airliners prepared for flight. But, in less than two hours' time, this seemingly routine day was transformed.
Nineteen terrorists boarded and hijacked four airplanes to attack America. Nearly 3,000 people were killed when the hijacked planes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon near Washington, DC, and when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in the Pennsylvania countryside.
Flight 93 did not arrive at the hijackers' intended target in the nation's Capital because of the selfless, courageous actions of those on board. When Flight 93 was hijacked, the passengers and crew members used airfones on the plane to contact the authorities and their loved ones.
Through their phone conversations, they learned of the attacks elsewhere, and subsequently took quick action to prevent further loss of life. As a result of phone calls made from on board Flight 93 and from the cockpit voice recorder recovered at the crash site, we learn of the struggle the passengers and crew had with the hijackers which began in the skies over Western Pennsylvania, and ended with the high-speed crash of the plane in a desolate reclaimed strip mine near Shanksville, just 18 minutes flying time from Washington, DC. Countless lives were spared, but all on board Flight 93 were lost.
A common field was transformed into a field of honor.
The National Park Service, along with the Families of Flight 93, Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial, and National Park Foundation, host Annual Anniversary Observances on September 11.
The public is invited to gather in remembrance and honor of the 40 passengers and crew members of Flight 93, as well as all who gave their lives on September 11, 2001.
For more info, see websites:
https://www.nps.gov/flni/planyourvisit/sept11observance.htm
https://www.flight93friends.org
Note: President Trump and Melania Trump, the first lady, took part in the Annual Observance on September 11, 2018 honoring the airline passengers and crew members who stormed the cockpit of the hijacked plane and thwarted terrorists in the skies over Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, vowing to follow their example by standing up to evil in the world.
In his first trip to Shanksville, Pa., as President, Mr. Trump led the ceremony marking the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks by honoring the heroes who brought down United Airlines Flight 93 into an unpopulated field rather than allow it to be used as a weapon against the nation’s capital.
“We remember the moment when America fought back,” Mr. Trump said in a televised address at the Flight 93 National Memorial at the site of the crash, which killed 40 passengers and crew members. Referring to those on board who rose up that day in an effort to take back the plane, he said, “They boarded the planes as strangers, and they entered eternity linked together as true heroes.”
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Flight 93 National Memorial
Flight 93 National Memorial, September 11 Observance, Shanksville, PA, 26 miles
Held September 11 Annually
Flight 93 National Memorial is the final resting place of the forty passengers and crew members of Flight 93.
September 11, 2001 began as an ordinary, late-summer day. As the sun rose, fair weather and blue skies prevailed over much of the country, and thousands of commercial airliners prepared for flight. But, in less than two hours' time, this seemingly routine day was transformed.
Nineteen terrorists boarded and hijacked four airplanes to attack America. Nearly 3,000 people were killed when the hijacked planes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon near Washington, DC, and when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in the Pennsylvania countryside.
Flight 93 did not arrive at the hijackers' intended target in the nation's Capital because of the selfless, courageous actions of those on board. When Flight 93 was hijacked, the passengers and crew members used airfones on the plane to contact the authorities and their loved ones.
Through their phone conversations, they learned of the attacks elsewhere, and subsequently took quick action to prevent further loss of life. As a result of phone calls made from on board Flight 93 and from the cockpit voice recorder recovered at the crash site, we learn of the struggle the passengers and crew had with the hijackers which began in the skies over Western Pennsylvania, and ended with the high-speed crash of the plane in a desolate reclaimed strip mine near Shanksville, just 18 minutes flying time from Washington, DC. Countless lives were spared, but all on board Flight 93 were lost.
A common field was transformed into a field of honor.
The National Park Service, along with the Families of Flight 93, Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial, and National Park Foundation, host Annual Anniversary Observances on September 11.
The public is invited to gather in remembrance and honor of the 40 passengers and crew members of Flight 93, as well as all who gave their lives on September 11, 2001.
For more info, see websites:
https://www.nps.gov/flni/planyourvisit/sept11observance.htm
https://www.flight93friends.org
Note: President Trump and Melania Trump, the first lady, took part in the Annual Observance on September 11, 2018 honoring the airline passengers and crew members who stormed the cockpit of the hijacked plane and thwarted terrorists in the skies over Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, vowing to follow their example by standing up to evil in the world.
In his first trip to Shanksville, Pa., as President, Mr. Trump led the ceremony marking the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks by honoring the heroes who brought down United Airlines Flight 93 into an unpopulated field rather than allow it to be used as a weapon against the nation’s capital.
“We remember the moment when America fought back,” Mr. Trump said in a televised address at the Flight 93 National Memorial at the site of the crash, which killed 40 passengers and crew members. Referring to those on board who rose up that day in an effort to take back the plane, he said, “They boarded the planes as strangers, and they entered eternity linked together as true heroes.”
Flax Scutching Festival, Stahlstown, PA, 15 miles
Held mid-September
What is “scutching”? You can learn the answer to that question (then stump your friends) by experiencing the annual Stahlstown Flax Scutching Festival. For more than 100 years, people here have preserved the pioneer craft of scutching – the process that turns flax-plant fibers into linen cloth.
Because scutching was long and laborious, settlers would gather together to do it and created the first flax-scutching festivals. Today, the Stahlstown festival is the oldest active scutching festival in the nation. In addition to demonstrating the process, the festival features antique farm machinery, arts and crafts sales, live traditional music and home-style cooking that includes buckwheat cakes and sausage. Another annual tradition is a mock American Indian raid that commemorates the early years of European settlement within the Ligonier Valley.
Address: Monticue Grove, 1703 Route 711, Stahlstown, PA 15687
Phone Number: (724) 593-2119
For more info and dates, see websites:
http://www.4fallfestivals.com
http://www.flaxscutching.org
Stahlstown Flax Scutching Festival
1703 Pennsylvania 711Flax Scutching Festival, Stahlstown, PA, 15 miles
Held mid-September
What is “scutching”? You can learn the answer to that question (then stump your friends) by experiencing the annual Stahlstown Flax Scutching Festival. For more than 100 years, people here have preserved the pioneer craft of scutching – the process that turns flax-plant fibers into linen cloth.
Because scutching was long and laborious, settlers would gather together to do it and created the first flax-scutching festivals. Today, the Stahlstown festival is the oldest active scutching festival in the nation. In addition to demonstrating the process, the festival features antique farm machinery, arts and crafts sales, live traditional music and home-style cooking that includes buckwheat cakes and sausage. Another annual tradition is a mock American Indian raid that commemorates the early years of European settlement within the Ligonier Valley.
Address: Monticue Grove, 1703 Route 711, Stahlstown, PA 15687
Phone Number: (724) 593-2119
For more info and dates, see websites:
http://www.4fallfestivals.com
http://www.flaxscutching.org
Ligonier Highland Games, Idlewild Park, Ligonier, PA, 23 miles
Held mid-September
Each year in September, the clans of Scotland gather at Idlewild Park to celebrate Celtic culture with the Ligonier Highland Games. Here, brawny athletes compete by tossing the caber and throwing the Scottish hammer. Musically, there are competitions in piping, fiddling, drumming and harp. Dancers step for awards in Highland and Scottish country categories. And there are classic Gaelic Mod contests.
Bagpipe bands will mass and perform on an open field, filling the air with their stirring sounds. There are Scottish-bred dog events and children’s games. Genealogy and history tents enable the curious to trace their clan. Vendors sell Celtic wares including kilts, tartans, jewelry, pottery and Scottish foods.
Address: Idlewild Park. Route 30 East, Ligonier, PA 15658
Phone Number: (814) 931-4714
For more info and dates, see websites:
http://www.4fallfestivals.com
http://www.ligonierhighlandgames.org
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Idlewild & SoakZone
2574 US-30Ligonier Highland Games, Idlewild Park, Ligonier, PA, 23 miles
Held mid-September
Each year in September, the clans of Scotland gather at Idlewild Park to celebrate Celtic culture with the Ligonier Highland Games. Here, brawny athletes compete by tossing the caber and throwing the Scottish hammer. Musically, there are competitions in piping, fiddling, drumming and harp. Dancers step for awards in Highland and Scottish country categories. And there are classic Gaelic Mod contests.
Bagpipe bands will mass and perform on an open field, filling the air with their stirring sounds. There are Scottish-bred dog events and children’s games. Genealogy and history tents enable the curious to trace their clan. Vendors sell Celtic wares including kilts, tartans, jewelry, pottery and Scottish foods.
Address: Idlewild Park. Route 30 East, Ligonier, PA 15658
Phone Number: (814) 931-4714
For more info and dates, see websites:
http://www.4fallfestivals.com
http://www.ligonierhighlandgames.org
Glass & Ethnic Festival, Mount Pleasant, PA, 18 miles
Held Last Weekend in September
Western Pennsylvania historically supplied the world with the finest glassware and crafted items through the skills and dedication of hardworking people. The Mt. Pleasant area is well known for its glass companies, Lenox Crystal, L.E. Smith Glass Company, Electro Glass Products, Jamestown Glass Outlet and Youghiogheny Glass who have carried on the tradition of fine glass making and progressive new ideas in glass products and usage. From this tradition was born the annual celebration called the Mount Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival. Nestled in the Laurel Mountains, amongst beautiful fall foliage, Mt. Pleasant comes alive during the festival, which is always during September's last full weekend.
This sparkling fall spectacular has evolved into an event that provides enjoyment for over 50,000 people in three days. Because of the uniqueness of the festival, it has grown to be one of the largest outdoor festivals in the Western Pennsylvania area. The Mount Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival, which is located on the friendly neighborhood streets and parks of Mt. Pleasant, provides various types of enjoyment for people of all ages. The Mount Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival has free admission, and free entertainment performed on three stages, as well as strolling entertainment throughout the weekend.
Address: 1 S. Diamond St. & Washington St. & Veterans Park, Mount Pleasant, PA 15666
Phone Number: (724) 542-4711
For more info and dates, see websites:
https://mtpleasantglassandethnicfestival.com
https://www.westmorelandchamber.com/festivals--family-fun.html
Mt Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival
135 Liberty StreetGlass & Ethnic Festival, Mount Pleasant, PA, 18 miles
Held Last Weekend in September
Western Pennsylvania historically supplied the world with the finest glassware and crafted items through the skills and dedication of hardworking people. The Mt. Pleasant area is well known for its glass companies, Lenox Crystal, L.E. Smith Glass Company, Electro Glass Products, Jamestown Glass Outlet and Youghiogheny Glass who have carried on the tradition of fine glass making and progressive new ideas in glass products and usage. From this tradition was born the annual celebration called the Mount Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival. Nestled in the Laurel Mountains, amongst beautiful fall foliage, Mt. Pleasant comes alive during the festival, which is always during September's last full weekend.
This sparkling fall spectacular has evolved into an event that provides enjoyment for over 50,000 people in three days. Because of the uniqueness of the festival, it has grown to be one of the largest outdoor festivals in the Western Pennsylvania area. The Mount Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival, which is located on the friendly neighborhood streets and parks of Mt. Pleasant, provides various types of enjoyment for people of all ages. The Mount Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival has free admission, and free entertainment performed on three stages, as well as strolling entertainment throughout the weekend.
Address: 1 S. Diamond St. & Washington St. & Veterans Park, Mount Pleasant, PA 15666
Phone Number: (724) 542-4711
For more info and dates, see websites:
https://mtpleasantglassandethnicfestival.com
https://www.westmorelandchamber.com/festivals--family-fun.html
Autumnfest, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, 1 mile
Held weekends late September thru October
Treat yourself to a spectacular weekend in the mountains and enjoy the best of Pennsylvania’s beautiful fall foliage at Seven Springs Autumnfest!
From their website: Let’s Celebrate Ahhhh-tumn on the Mountain! Bring your family to Seven Springs’ Autumnfest, four weeks of fun fall activities from leaf-peeping to pumpkin-chucking. Discover a surprising array of handmade crafts and specialty items from more than 80 vendors and enjoy mind-boggling magicians, delightful entertainers, friendly competitions and three music stages with performances from some of the region’s best bands.
And of course, there’s the fabulous seasonal food prepared by Seven Springs’ award-winning culinary team. Feast on the Autumnfest buffet or try one of our specialty culinary creations, including a weekend dedicated to everyone’s favorite comfort food – Chili! Each week is themed for maximum fun, so come once or visit every weekend, there is no limit to fall adventures here on the mountain.
Autumnfest at Seven Springs offers the perfect fall escape!
For more info and dates, see websites:
https://www.7springs.com/events/autumnfest/
https://www.7springs.com/events/oktoberfest-weekend-at-autumnfest/
As a side trip while at Autumnfest, try the Scenic, Fall Foliage, Laurel Highlands, Driving Tour, Southern Loop
Late, Late September thru October
This approximately 70-mile loop offers meandering drives through the valleys between the ridges of the highlands. Highlights include stops within two state parks and views of the deepest gorge in Pennsylvania from both on top of the ridge and from the Youghiogheny River. Allow a minimum of two and one- half hours to complete the tour.
For more info, see website:
http://www.docs.dcnr.pa.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_003537.pdf
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Seven Springs
Autumnfest, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, 1 mile
Held weekends late September thru October
Treat yourself to a spectacular weekend in the mountains and enjoy the best of Pennsylvania’s beautiful fall foliage at Seven Springs Autumnfest!
From their website: Let’s Celebrate Ahhhh-tumn on the Mountain! Bring your family to Seven Springs’ Autumnfest, four weeks of fun fall activities from leaf-peeping to pumpkin-chucking. Discover a surprising array of handmade crafts and specialty items from more than 80 vendors and enjoy mind-boggling magicians, delightful entertainers, friendly competitions and three music stages with performances from some of the region’s best bands.
And of course, there’s the fabulous seasonal food prepared by Seven Springs’ award-winning culinary team. Feast on the Autumnfest buffet or try one of our specialty culinary creations, including a weekend dedicated to everyone’s favorite comfort food – Chili! Each week is themed for maximum fun, so come once or visit every weekend, there is no limit to fall adventures here on the mountain.
Autumnfest at Seven Springs offers the perfect fall escape!
For more info and dates, see websites:
https://www.7springs.com/events/autumnfest/
https://www.7springs.com/events/oktoberfest-weekend-at-autumnfest/
As a side trip while at Autumnfest, try the Scenic, Fall Foliage, Laurel Highlands, Driving Tour, Southern Loop
Late, Late September thru October
This approximately 70-mile loop offers meandering drives through the valleys between the ridges of the highlands. Highlights include stops within two state parks and views of the deepest gorge in Pennsylvania from both on top of the ridge and from the Youghiogheny River. Allow a minimum of two and one- half hours to complete the tour.
For more info, see website:
http://www.docs.dcnr.pa.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_003537.pdf
PumpkinFest, “A Fall Foliage Celebration”, Confluence, PA, 22 miles
Held the 1st Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in October
The first weekend of October marks the annual Confluence PumpkinFest. Confluence is a small town with big ideas, and PumpkinFest reflects that same vigor and pride, and the three-day festival is as much a celebration of the people as it is actual pumpkins.
The best way to enjoy this PumpkinFest is to be active in it! There is judging for a photo contest, for the best recipes, and for the biggest pumpkins. There is also a pie eating contest. There is a tractor pull, a kid’s tractor pull, men’s and women’s fire truck pulls, and an antique tractor show. There is even car smashing. For those not accustomed to car smashing, imagine a baseball bat, goggles, and that old beat up sedan down the road
Enjoy live music all day and join in on the square dancing and don’t miss the tractor-square dancing. This fair runs late into the evening so bring a jacket, especially Saturday when you can watch fireworks from the baseball field! Vendors are also open late selling crafts and food. The Pumpkin queen and Pumpkin Princesses will be gracing the fair all weekend too.
Adding to the against-the-grain originality of PumpkinFest, consider that most festivals would have their parade at the beginning of the festival. But Confluence holds their parade at end of the festival on Sunday. In a grand finale, the PumpkinFest Parade marches out of town as confidently as fall marches in.
Address: Confluence, PA 15424
Phone Number: 814-395-5242
For more info and dates, see websites:
http://www.confluence-pumpkinfest.org
https://www.festivalsinpa.com/confluence-pumpkinfest/
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Confluence
PumpkinFest, “A Fall Foliage Celebration”, Confluence, PA, 22 miles
Held the 1st Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in October
The first weekend of October marks the annual Confluence PumpkinFest. Confluence is a small town with big ideas, and PumpkinFest reflects that same vigor and pride, and the three-day festival is as much a celebration of the people as it is actual pumpkins.
The best way to enjoy this PumpkinFest is to be active in it! There is judging for a photo contest, for the best recipes, and for the biggest pumpkins. There is also a pie eating contest. There is a tractor pull, a kid’s tractor pull, men’s and women’s fire truck pulls, and an antique tractor show. There is even car smashing. For those not accustomed to car smashing, imagine a baseball bat, goggles, and that old beat up sedan down the road
Enjoy live music all day and join in on the square dancing and don’t miss the tractor-square dancing. This fair runs late into the evening so bring a jacket, especially Saturday when you can watch fireworks from the baseball field! Vendors are also open late selling crafts and food. The Pumpkin queen and Pumpkin Princesses will be gracing the fair all weekend too.
Adding to the against-the-grain originality of PumpkinFest, consider that most festivals would have their parade at the beginning of the festival. But Confluence holds their parade at end of the festival on Sunday. In a grand finale, the PumpkinFest Parade marches out of town as confidently as fall marches in.
Address: Confluence, PA 15424
Phone Number: 814-395-5242
For more info and dates, see websites:
http://www.confluence-pumpkinfest.org
https://www.festivalsinpa.com/confluence-pumpkinfest/
Fort Ligonier Days, Ligonier, PA, 23 miles
Held Second Full Weekend in October
This popular 3-day festival commemorates the Battle of Fort Ligonier, a key engagement of the French and Indian War, fought on October 12, 1758. According to many historians, the events that occurred at Fort Ligonier signified the actual beginning of the American Revolution.
On the grounds of the Fort you will find a living history encampment showing frontier life, military tactics, drills, cannon firing, ceremonies, Highlanders, redcoats, French troops, frontier men and women, Indians and music from 1758.
A favorite at the fort is the re-enactment of the Battle of Fort Ligonier on Saturday and Sunday during the festival. On Saturday morning a huge parade winds its way down Main Street around Ligonier's picturesque Diamond. The parade includes historic units, floats, costumed characters, the shrine units and special guests, including local TV personalities, high school and college bands and often the Marine Corps Band from Quatico, Virginia.
Dozens of community food booths line the Diamond and other locations throughout town. The variety will satisfy the hungriest of appetites. Sit-down meals are available at local churches and restaurants that line the streets of Ligonier. Approximately 150 craft booths in 4 locations are linked by shuttle bus service. Talented artisans display and sell their wares including pewter figures, wicker and wood, dolls, dried flowers, paintings & prints, stained glass, jewelry, leather, baskets, pottery, blacksmithing and lots more.
Address: 120 E. Main St. Ligonier, PA 15658
Phone Number: 724-238-4200
For more info and dates, see websites:
http://fortligonierdays.com
https://www.fortligonier.org
https://www.westmorelandchamber.com/festivals--family-fun.html
https://www.laurelhighlands.org/event/fort-ligonier-days/23396/
Fort Ligonier Days
4743 Pennsylvania 711Fort Ligonier Days, Ligonier, PA, 23 miles
Held Second Full Weekend in October
This popular 3-day festival commemorates the Battle of Fort Ligonier, a key engagement of the French and Indian War, fought on October 12, 1758. According to many historians, the events that occurred at Fort Ligonier signified the actual beginning of the American Revolution.
On the grounds of the Fort you will find a living history encampment showing frontier life, military tactics, drills, cannon firing, ceremonies, Highlanders, redcoats, French troops, frontier men and women, Indians and music from 1758.
A favorite at the fort is the re-enactment of the Battle of Fort Ligonier on Saturday and Sunday during the festival. On Saturday morning a huge parade winds its way down Main Street around Ligonier's picturesque Diamond. The parade includes historic units, floats, costumed characters, the shrine units and special guests, including local TV personalities, high school and college bands and often the Marine Corps Band from Quatico, Virginia.
Dozens of community food booths line the Diamond and other locations throughout town. The variety will satisfy the hungriest of appetites. Sit-down meals are available at local churches and restaurants that line the streets of Ligonier. Approximately 150 craft booths in 4 locations are linked by shuttle bus service. Talented artisans display and sell their wares including pewter figures, wicker and wood, dolls, dried flowers, paintings & prints, stained glass, jewelry, leather, baskets, pottery, blacksmithing and lots more.
Address: 120 E. Main St. Ligonier, PA 15658
Phone Number: 724-238-4200
For more info and dates, see websites:
http://fortligonierdays.com
https://www.fortligonier.org
https://www.westmorelandchamber.com/festivals--family-fun.html
https://www.laurelhighlands.org/event/fort-ligonier-days/23396/
Bedford Fall Foliage Festival, Bedford, PA, 52 miles
Held 1st two weekends in October
For over 50 years, Bedford’s Fall Foliage Festival has attracted both visitors and locals alike. What started as an idea to bring more people to the community has blossomed into an event attended by over 70,000 guests each year.
At first, tables of local wares were set up and events were held all over town, including a showcase of Bedford County Weaponry by the Shawnee Rangers at the Fort Bedford Park. Miss Pennsylvania hosted what would become the first annual festival luncheon at the Hoffman Hotel. Storefront windows were decorated to showcase the season and highlight the history of the Bedford Area.
Over the upcoming years the festival would grow to include a wagon train, covered bridge tours, square dancing, and an elaborate Harvest Ball. The town square would be busy with bake sales and book sales, while the smell of homemade apple cider and apple butter wafted about. Shopping was endless with a variety of quilts on display, a Craft and Christmas Fair, and stores offering an eclectic array of art, antiques, and jewelry.
Remaining true to tradition, the Festival is still organized by a small, devoted committee of local volunteers. More than 400 exhibitors line the streets each October and while visitors may no longer find a wagon train or fiddle championship, the original Antique Car Parade is still a highlight for many, and no storefront window goes undecorated.
Address: Bedford Historic District, 124 South Juliana Street, Bedford, PA 15522
Phone Number: 814-624-3111, 800-765-3331
For more info and dates, see website:
https://www.bedfordfallfoliagefestival.com
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Bedford's Fall Foliage Festival
131 S Juliana StBedford Fall Foliage Festival, Bedford, PA, 52 miles
Held 1st two weekends in October
For over 50 years, Bedford’s Fall Foliage Festival has attracted both visitors and locals alike. What started as an idea to bring more people to the community has blossomed into an event attended by over 70,000 guests each year.
At first, tables of local wares were set up and events were held all over town, including a showcase of Bedford County Weaponry by the Shawnee Rangers at the Fort Bedford Park. Miss Pennsylvania hosted what would become the first annual festival luncheon at the Hoffman Hotel. Storefront windows were decorated to showcase the season and highlight the history of the Bedford Area.
Over the upcoming years the festival would grow to include a wagon train, covered bridge tours, square dancing, and an elaborate Harvest Ball. The town square would be busy with bake sales and book sales, while the smell of homemade apple cider and apple butter wafted about. Shopping was endless with a variety of quilts on display, a Craft and Christmas Fair, and stores offering an eclectic array of art, antiques, and jewelry.
Remaining true to tradition, the Festival is still organized by a small, devoted committee of local volunteers. More than 400 exhibitors line the streets each October and while visitors may no longer find a wagon train or fiddle championship, the original Antique Car Parade is still a highlight for many, and no storefront window goes undecorated.
Address: Bedford Historic District, 124 South Juliana Street, Bedford, PA 15522
Phone Number: 814-624-3111, 800-765-3331
For more info and dates, see website:
https://www.bedfordfallfoliagefestival.com
Five Covered Bridges of Southern Somerset County
There are ten remaining covered bridges in Somerset County. Somerset County has some of the most beautiful landscapes to show off their beautiful bridges and also has some of the best maintained and landscaped properties around these structures. There has been a lot of money and effort spent toward the reconstruction and upkeep of all these bridges.
Information on 5 of the covered bridges located that are closest to Seven Springs is shown below.
For info on all ten covered bridges in Somerset County, see:
https://www.laurelhighlands.org/things-to-do/history-heritage/routes/
http://pacoveredbridges.com/somerset-county/
Barronvale Bridge - 7 miles, Rockwood, PA 15557
Barronvale Bridge is the furthest upstream of the three historic covered bridges that cross Laurel Hill Creek. At 162 feet in the length, it is the longest of the 10 covered bridges in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Barronvale Covered Bridge
Sr3035Barronvale Bridge - 7 miles, Rockwood, PA 15557
Barronvale Bridge is the furthest upstream of the three historic covered bridges that cross Laurel Hill Creek. At 162 feet in the length, it is the longest of the 10 covered bridges in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
King’s Bridge - 8 miles, Rockwood, PA 15557
King’s Bridge is located just a few minutes drive from the Barronvale Bridge. Like Barronvale, this bridge also crosses Laurel Hill Creek, and despite the road being rerouted to a modern bridge, it has been preserved for posterity.
King's Bridge Covered Bridge
King’s Bridge - 8 miles, Rockwood, PA 15557
King’s Bridge is located just a few minutes drive from the Barronvale Bridge. Like Barronvale, this bridge also crosses Laurel Hill Creek, and despite the road being rerouted to a modern bridge, it has been preserved for posterity.
Lower Humbert Bridge - 18 miles, Confluence, PA 15424
Lower Humbert Bridge is the westernmost and southernmost historic covered bridge in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The closest community to the bridge is Confluence, PA, just about 3.5 miles away.
Lower Humbert Covered Bridge
Lower Humbert Bridge - 18 miles, Confluence, PA 15424
Lower Humbert Bridge is the westernmost and southernmost historic covered bridge in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The closest community to the bridge is Confluence, PA, just about 3.5 miles away.
Burkholder Bridge - 20 miles, Garrett, PA 15542
Burkholder Bridge (also known as Beechdale Bridge) is located just off of Route 219 between Garrett and Berlin. Built in 1870, this bridge crosses Buffalo Creek and is 52 feet in length.
Burkholder Covered Bridge
Mason Dixon HighwayBurkholder Bridge - 20 miles, Garrett, PA 15542
Burkholder Bridge (also known as Beechdale Bridge) is located just off of Route 219 between Garrett and Berlin. Built in 1870, this bridge crosses Buffalo Creek and is 52 feet in length.
Packsaddle Bridge - 35 miles, Fairhope, PA 15538
Of all the covered bridges in Pennsylvania, Packsaddle Bridge is easily one of the favorites. This is because it’s the only bridge in Pennsylvania with a waterfall directly underneath the bridge. This creates a most idyllic scene.
Packsaddle/Doc Miller Covered Bridge
682 Packsaddle RdPacksaddle Bridge - 35 miles, Fairhope, PA 15538
Of all the covered bridges in Pennsylvania, Packsaddle Bridge is easily one of the favorites. This is because it’s the only bridge in Pennsylvania with a waterfall directly underneath the bridge. This creates a most idyllic scene.
Area Markets, Supermarkets, and Pharmacies:
This is a listing of the Area Markets and Supermarkets. Deli items are available at the Highlands Market, Moo Echo Dairy, and Sarnelli’s Italian Market. Wine and beer are available at the Highlands Market and Sarnelli’s Italian Market.
Giant Eagle #1, 14 Miles
Full size grocery store & pharmacy
Address: 4192 Glades Pike, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone Number: 814-443-6558
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Giant Eagle Supermarket
1606 N Center AveGiant Eagle #1, 14 Miles
Full size grocery store & pharmacy
Address: 4192 Glades Pike, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone Number: 814-443-6558
Giant Eagle #2, 16 Miles
Full size grocery store & pharmacy, Newer/ larger than Giant Eagle #1
Address: 1606 N Center Avenue, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone Number: 814-443-4300
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Giant Eagle Supermarket
1606 N Center AveGiant Eagle #2, 16 Miles
Full size grocery store & pharmacy, Newer/ larger than Giant Eagle #1
Address: 1606 N Center Avenue, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone Number: 814-443-4300
Walmart Supercenter, 20 Miles
Full size grocery store & pharmacy
Address: 2028 N Center Avenue, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone Number: 814-443-6962
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Walmart Supercenter
2028 N Center AveWalmart Supercenter, 20 Miles
Full size grocery store & pharmacy
Address: 2028 N Center Avenue, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone Number: 814-443-6962
Highlands Market, 1 Mile
The Highlands Market is a boutique country market operated by Seven Springs and offers local artisan products such as vegetables and canned goods, goat milk soaps and lotions, and more. The market also features the freshest meats, cheeses, bread and specialty items as well as anything you would need for your extended stay at Seven Springs Mountain Resort. The market proudly offers delectable prepared foods created by Seven Springs culinary team to take back to your cottage or condo or cozy up in our warm cafe and enjoy the rich decor highlighted by repurposed wood from the mountain. The Highlands Market features a wide selection of wines, craft beer and domestic beer. Pick up a bottle of your favorite white or red, or a six-pack, 12-pack or a variety pack today from your favorite brewery! The Highlands Market is located less than one mile west of the Main Gate of Seven Springs Mountain Resort on County Line Road. Whether you are on the mountain for the day or a week, the Highlands Market has what you need to complete your stay.
Address: 231 County Line Road, Champion, PA 15622
Phone Number: 814-352-2046
Website: https://www.7springs.com/resort/highlands-market/
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Highlands Market
231 County Line RdHighlands Market, 1 Mile
The Highlands Market is a boutique country market operated by Seven Springs and offers local artisan products such as vegetables and canned goods, goat milk soaps and lotions, and more. The market also features the freshest meats, cheeses, bread and specialty items as well as anything you would need for your extended stay at Seven Springs Mountain Resort. The market proudly offers delectable prepared foods created by Seven Springs culinary team to take back to your cottage or condo or cozy up in our warm cafe and enjoy the rich decor highlighted by repurposed wood from the mountain. The Highlands Market features a wide selection of wines, craft beer and domestic beer. Pick up a bottle of your favorite white or red, or a six-pack, 12-pack or a variety pack today from your favorite brewery! The Highlands Market is located less than one mile west of the Main Gate of Seven Springs Mountain Resort on County Line Road. Whether you are on the mountain for the day or a week, the Highlands Market has what you need to complete your stay.
Address: 231 County Line Road, Champion, PA 15622
Phone Number: 814-352-2046
Website: https://www.7springs.com/resort/highlands-market/
Moo Echo Dairy, 12 Miles
From their website: At Moo Echo, we strive to provide you with the freshest, most pure dairy products possible. Whether it's our milk, award-winning cheese, butter, cheese curds, quark (cream cheese) or ice cream, we have respect for nature and God's intent for it. Happy, healthy, hormone-free cows are the backbone of our operation! We make ice cream on-site using the freshest cream and natural flavors. It is hand poured into quart, 1/2 gallon and 3-gallon containers and available in our freezer. Chocolate, vanilla, orange pineapple and seasonal flavors are some of the 22 flavors you'll find at our store. If you want a cone or dish, we'd be happy to dip you a scoop or two to go... Soft freeze is also available. Prefer a milkshake? Try one of our 18 flavors. At Moo Echo, all of our cheeses are handcrafted with attention to every detail. It is vacuum sealed in 40-pound blocks and aged to perfection in handmade wooden crates for up to two years. We were honored at the 2016 PA State Farm Show for our Laurel Pastures, Laurel Highland and Smokey Highland varieties. We bottle milk weekly and offer whole, 2%, skim and chocolate. Seasonally we make strawberry, vanilla, root beer and ice coffee. Nine varieties of ice teas are made on site. Apple cider is also available seasonally. Fresh baked goods are available daily. Bread, pies, cookies, donuts, pepperoni rolls, pecan & cinnamon rolls and more are made from scratch in our bakery. We take orders for any event. Try our subs on a homemade bun. Also available is homemade soups and salads. Fresh ground coffee and peanut butter, sliced to order deli lunchmeats and cheeses, bulk snacks, candy, spices, jams and so much more can be found in our store. We have baking supplies, handmade soaps, local honey, maple syrup, gluten-free line and sugar-free products.
Address: 3671 Glades Pike, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone Number: 814-445-6780
Website: https://www.laurelhighlands.org/listing/moo-echo-dairy/1497/
Comment: Amish/ Mennonite owned - Limited grocery selection. Strives to provide the freshest, most pure dairy products possible. Try the chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich! Has deli meats and cheeses. Sells breakfast and lunch sandwiches and Amish specialties. Has indoor/ outdoor dining area. Fair prices. Worth the visit. You won’t be able to go just once!
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Moo Echo Dairy
3671 Glades PikeMoo Echo Dairy, 12 Miles
From their website: At Moo Echo, we strive to provide you with the freshest, most pure dairy products possible. Whether it's our milk, award-winning cheese, butter, cheese curds, quark (cream cheese) or ice cream, we have respect for nature and God's intent for it. Happy, healthy, hormone-free cows are the backbone of our operation! We make ice cream on-site using the freshest cream and natural flavors. It is hand poured into quart, 1/2 gallon and 3-gallon containers and available in our freezer. Chocolate, vanilla, orange pineapple and seasonal flavors are some of the 22 flavors you'll find at our store. If you want a cone or dish, we'd be happy to dip you a scoop or two to go... Soft freeze is also available. Prefer a milkshake? Try one of our 18 flavors. At Moo Echo, all of our cheeses are handcrafted with attention to every detail. It is vacuum sealed in 40-pound blocks and aged to perfection in handmade wooden crates for up to two years. We were honored at the 2016 PA State Farm Show for our Laurel Pastures, Laurel Highland and Smokey Highland varieties. We bottle milk weekly and offer whole, 2%, skim and chocolate. Seasonally we make strawberry, vanilla, root beer and ice coffee. Nine varieties of ice teas are made on site. Apple cider is also available seasonally. Fresh baked goods are available daily. Bread, pies, cookies, donuts, pepperoni rolls, pecan & cinnamon rolls and more are made from scratch in our bakery. We take orders for any event. Try our subs on a homemade bun. Also available is homemade soups and salads. Fresh ground coffee and peanut butter, sliced to order deli lunchmeats and cheeses, bulk snacks, candy, spices, jams and so much more can be found in our store. We have baking supplies, handmade soaps, local honey, maple syrup, gluten-free line and sugar-free products.
Address: 3671 Glades Pike, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone Number: 814-445-6780
Website: https://www.laurelhighlands.org/listing/moo-echo-dairy/1497/
Comment: Amish/ Mennonite owned - Limited grocery selection. Strives to provide the freshest, most pure dairy products possible. Try the chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich! Has deli meats and cheeses. Sells breakfast and lunch sandwiches and Amish specialties. Has indoor/ outdoor dining area. Fair prices. Worth the visit. You won’t be able to go just once!
Sarnelli’s Italian Market, 8 Miles
From their website: One stop shopping for beer, wine, groceries and more. Featured local wines include Christian W. Klay Winery and Glades Pike Winery.
Address: 346 Route 711, Jones Mills, PA 15646
Phone: 724-593-2001
Comment: Limited grocery selection. Sells beer & wine. Has a deli. Sells lunch items.
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Sarnelli's Market Italian Deli Beer Wine
346 PA-711Sarnelli’s Italian Market, 8 Miles
From their website: One stop shopping for beer, wine, groceries and more. Featured local wines include Christian W. Klay Winery and Glades Pike Winery.
Address: 346 Route 711, Jones Mills, PA 15646
Phone: 724-593-2001
Comment: Limited grocery selection. Sells beer & wine. Has a deli. Sells lunch items.
Area Beer, Liquor, and Wine Sales
Wine and liquor are sold in state-owned stores in Pennsylvania. Beer, by the case, is sold at beer distributors in Pennsylvania. This is a listing of the closest wine and liquor stores and beer distributors to Seven Springs.
Fine Wine and Good Spirits, 16 Miles
Address: Somerset Commons, Suite 110, 1534 N Center Ave, Somerset , PA 15501-7041
Phone Number: 814-445-2117
Website:
https://www.finewineandgoodspirits.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10051&catalogId=10051&langId=-1
Fine Wine and Good Spirits
1534 N Ctr AveFine Wine and Good Spirits, 16 Miles
Address: Somerset Commons, Suite 110, 1534 N Center Ave, Somerset , PA 15501-7041
Phone Number: 814-445-2117
Website:
https://www.finewineandgoodspirits.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10051&catalogId=10051&langId=-1
R&R Beer Distributor, 9 Miles
Address: 3903 PA-31, Jones Mills, PA 15646
Phone Number: (724) 593-1333
R & R Beer Distributor
3903 PA-31R&R Beer Distributor, 9 Miles
Address: 3903 PA-31, Jones Mills, PA 15646
Phone Number: (724) 593-1333
Laurel Highlands Beverage, 14 Miles
Address: 4286 Glades Pike, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone Number: (814) 444-1122
Laurel Highlands Beverage LLC
4286 Glades PikeLaurel Highlands Beverage, 14 Miles
Address: 4286 Glades Pike, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone Number: (814) 444-1122