Summer In Carlisle, PA: Top Spots, Hot Cars & A Great Tour!
As the days grow longer, the action is cranking up in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and our hometown of Carlisle. Some of summer’s top events are scheduled for the weeks ahead, so grab your calendar and make a date to have fun. Who’s the Best? You tell us! The 2018 Best of Cumberland Contest wants your […]
8 Colorful Reasons to Come to Carlisle in October
Pennsylvania and our Cumberland Valley are at high color! Come trek our beautiful parks and forests to experience nature and changing seasons! 1. Little Buffalo State Park Just off State Route 34, North of New Bloomfield the Little Buffalo State Park surrounds the Little Buffalo Creek and is watched over by Buffalo Ridge. The […]
Raptor Rapture in South Central PA
Waggoner’s Gap Hawk Watch, just north of Carlisle! The spot to be in Fall to observe Golden and Bald eagles, Coopers, Northern Harriers, Red-Tailed hawks and Brown and Turkey vultures over the beautifully and colorfully painted Cumberland Valley. Autumn is the best time to visit and see the volunteers who diligently count all the birds […]
Carlisle Ford Nationals – Early
The Ford Show came early as one of our guests this week from Canada arrived in a classic ’67 rag-top Ford Mustang. Larry and Pat are on their way to northern VA to board the Amtrak auto train for their trip to Longboat Key Florida for the summer. Too bad they will miss the show […]
Tour of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School Site – May 14
Carlisle Indian Industrial School Walking Tour presented by the Cumberland County Historical Society 12:00 PM Join historian Barbara Landis as she leads a tour of the school grounds on the 1757 Carlisle Barracks. Reservations are required at 717-249-7610. www.historicalsociety.com
Kayaking in Michaux State Park, PA – AUGUST 11
Kayak Long Pine Run Resevoir REGISTRATION STILL OPEN! $15 per person 2 – 4pm or 4:30 – 6:30 CALL 717-486-5031 to register BY NOON ON AUGUST 7 Novice as well as experienced paddlers are welcome to participate in a relaxed 1.5 hour exploration of this quiet reservoir located in Michaux State Forest near Caledonia State […]
A Visit to Gettysburg
Mary in the Gettysburg Museum One of the best parts of owning a Bed & Breakfast is being able to guide guest toward all the fascinating and fun things to do in Carlisle and the Cumberland Valley. Sometimes we send them to Hershey and Gettysburg as well, but the downside is that being so busy, […]
Kayak Long Pine Run Reservoir – Kings Gap, near Carlisle PA
Registration is still open for this program!!Novice as well as experienced paddlers are welcome to participate in a relaxed 1.5 hour exploration of this quiet reservoir located in Michaux State Forest near Caledonia State Park.This peaceful, 155 acre lake has approximately three miles of shoreline, most of which is mixed hardwood and pine forest. While […]