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Festivals & Events April 9 • 7:00 p.m. SCOTLAND'S TANNAHILL WEAVERS Coolidge Theatre, Deane Center 570-724-6220 April 16 • 7:00 p.m. TAS CRU BYOB Tables $20 Coolidge Theatre, Deane Center 570-724-6220 April 16-17 • All Day COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALES Wellsboro area. 570-724-1926 April 19 CLEANUP WEEK April 23 • 7:00 p.m. LIKE A HURRICANE Tribute to Neil Young - Theater seating $25 Coolidge Theatre, Deane Center 570-724-6220 April 30 • 7:00 p.m. GRASS IS DEAD BYOB Tables $25 Coolidge Theatre, Deane Center 570-724-6220
June 13 12:30 p.m. Judging • 1:30 p.m. Parade PA STATE LAUREL FESTIVAL PET PARADE Starting at Packer Park, Queen Street 570-724-1926 June 14 • 7:00 p.m. Laurel Festival Concert Series TBA Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926 June 15 • 7:00 p.m. Laurel Festival Concert Series CALLANISH Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926 June 16 • 7:00 p.m. Laurel Festival Concert Series WELLSBORO TOWN BAND (tentative) Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926 June 17 • 7:00 p.m. Laurel Festival Concert Series WELLSBORO MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CHORUSES (tentative) Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926
May 8 • 7:00 p.m. VELVEETA PERFORMANCE - $25 Penn State 80's Band Byob/tables limited. Reservations required. Coolidge Theatre, Deane Center 570-724-6220
June 18 • Noon PA STATE LAUREL QUEENS WELCOME Courthouse Steps 570-724-1926
May 14-15 • 7:00 p.m. FIRESIDE COLLECTIVE - $25 BYOB Tables - Reservations required. Coolidge Theatre, Deane Center 570-724-6220
June 18 • 5:00 p.m. PA STATE LAUREL QUEENS PREVIEW & CONCERT Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926
May 29 • All Day MARY WELLS DAYS Downtown Wellsboro
June 18 • 7:00 p.m. Laurel Festival Concert Series GATHERING TIME Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926
June 5 • 7:00 p.m. DAMN THE TORPEDOES Tribute to Tom Petty BOYB Tables $30 Coolidge Theatre, Deane Center 570-724-6220 June 10 • 7:00 p.m. GABE STILLMAN WITH KATE HIGGINS BYOB Tables $20 Coolidge Theatre, Deane Center 570-724-6220 June 12 • 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. PA STATE LAUREL FESTIVAL Family Day & Children's Health Fair The Green, Wellsboro 570-724-1926
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June 18 • 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 79TH PA STATE LAUREL FESTIVAL JURIED ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW The Green, Wellsboro 570-724-1926 June 19 • 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 79TH PA STATE LAUREL FESTIVAL JURIED ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW The Green, Wellsboro 570-724-1926 June 19 • TBA 10K FOOT RACE 570-724-1926
Festivals & Events June 19 • TBA 79TH ANNUAL LAUREL FESTIVAL PARADE 570-724-1926 June 19 • TBA QUEEN CORONATION CEREMONY 570-724-1926 June 20 • TBA UNION CHURCH SERVICE The Green, Wellsboro June 25 • 7:00 p.m. BELL BOTTOM BLUES Tribute to Eric Clapton BYOB Tables $25 Coolidge Theatre, Deane Center 570-724-6220 July 2 • 6:30 p.m. MOLLY'S BOYS JUG BAND TRADITIONAL Bring a lawn chair & snacks. FREE - donations appreciated. Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926 July 9 • 6:30 p.m. "LITTLE" TOBY WALKER Bring a lawn chair & snacks. FREE - donations appreciated. Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926 July 16 • 6:30 p.m. STAGE FRIGHT Bring a lawn chair & snacks. FREE - donations appreciated. Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926 July 16 • 7:30 p.m. Endless Mountain Music Festival MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY MOVIE NIGHT STEVEN WINTEREGG - FROG PRINCE; Narrators: Catherine Robison-Raney & Todd Raney; ARTIE SHAW "KING OF SWING" CLARINET CONCERTO; Featuring - Grammy Winner, DORIS HALL-GULATI BEETHOVEN - SYMPHONY NO. 8. Steadman Theater, Mansfield June 17 • 7:30 p.m. Endless Mountain Music Festival 8 EMERGING HOLLYWOOD COMPOSERS 8 World Premiers Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY July 17 • 7:00 p.m. WELLSBORO MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CHORUSES (tentative) Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926
July 18 • 7:30 p.m. Endless Mountain Music Festival BRASS QUINTET FREE CONCERT Cherry Springs State Park Brass Quintet Park reservations call 814-435-1037 July 19 • 7:30 p.m. Endless Mountain Music Festival MENDELSSOHN OCTET - STRINGS Pre-concert reception - reservations required Rockwell Museum, Elmira, NY July 20 • 7:30 p.m. Endless Mountain Music Festival "HEAR THE VOICES" Mansfield University July 21 • 7:30 p.m. FIRE IN THE GLEN Celtic Music Williamson July 22 • 7:30 p.m. Endless Mountain Music Festival BRASS QUINTET - BYOB Deane Center for the Performing Arts Wellsboro July 23 • 7:30 p.m. PIAZZOLLA "THE FOUR SEASONS" OF TANGO featuring Hua Jin. CHORAL TRIBUTE TO OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN, conducted by Peggy Dettwiler Mansfield University July 23 • 6:30 p.m. SCOTT TURNER AND HIS BAND OF ONE Bring a lawn chair & snacks. FREE - donations appreciated. Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926 July 24 • 7:30 p.m. NAVARRO-DOWNEY OVERTURE PAGANINI-VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1 IN D MAJOR Featuring Siwoo Kim TANEYEV-SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN D MINOR Corning Museum of Glass, Corning July 25 • 7:30 p.m. DUO FEATURING EUN-JOO KWAK, PIANO & SIWOO KIM, VIOLIN 171 Cedar Arts Center, Corning July 26 • 7:30 p.m. Endless Mountain Music Festival BRAM WIJNANDS Dinner 5:15-7:15 p.m. Reservations call 570-724-2111 Penn Wells Hotel, Wellsboro
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July 27 • 7:30 p.m. Endless Mountain Music Festival WODOWIND QUINTET & EUN-JOO KWAK PIANO Deane Center for the Performing Arts Wellsboro
August 27 • 6:30 p.m. THE GABE STILLMAN BAND Bring a lawn chair & snacks. FREE - donations appreciated. Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926
July 28 • 7:30 p.m. Endless Mountain Music Festival SHENG CAI, PIANO RECITAL Mansfield University, Mansfield
September 3 • 6:30 p.m. TBA Bring a lawn chair & snacks. FREE - donations appreciated. Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926
July 29 • 7:30 p.m. Endless Mountain Music Festival ABBIE GARDNER, BLUES DOBRO GUITAR FREE - donations appreciated. Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926 July 30 • 6:30 p.m. TAKE TWO Bring a lawn chair & snacks. FREE - donations appreciated. Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926 July 31 • 7:30 p.m. Endless Mountain Music Festival ROSSINI - ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS OVERTURE OSCAR NAVARRO - ROSE IN FLAMES, featuring Yama Lyashko, harp WIENIAWSKI - VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2 IN D MINOR, featuring - Sirena Huang Dvorák - Symphony No. 5 in F Major Corning Museum of Glass, Corning August 1 • 7:30 p.m. Endless Mountain Music Festival POPS CONCERT Broadway Musicals, Films, Ending with 1812 Overture Free-donations appreciated Wellsboro Johnston Airport, Wellsboro August 6 • 6:30 p.m. BRANDON LUSK AND THE STONE EATERS Bring a lawn chair & snacks. FREE - donations appreciated. Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926 August 13 • 6:30 p.m. DROWSY MAGGIE Bring a lawn chair & snacks. FREE - donations appreciated. Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926 August 20 • 6:30 p.m. SCATTER THE KNICKERS Bring a lawn chair & snacks. FREE - donations appreciated. Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926
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September 10 • 6:30 p.m. MAC BERGER AND RIDE NATIONAL Bring a lawn chair & snacks. FREE - donations appreciated. Outdoor Stage, Corner of Main & Central 570-724-1926 TBA LAUREL CLASSIC MT. BIKE CHALLENGE TBA SUSQUEHANNOCK TRAIL PERFORMANCE RALLY October 15-16 COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALES Wellsboro Area 570-724-1926 October 18 CLEANUP WEEK Wellsboro October 23 • TBA FALL FESTIVAL / HALLOWEEN ON THE GREEN October 31 • 6:00 p.m. HALLOWEEN PARADE Trick-or-Treating immediately following until 8:30 p.m. Parade begins at Packer Park 570-724-3186 *All Endless Mountain Music Festival events check endlessmountain.net for more info. ALL EVENTS & ACTIVITIES ARE TENTATIVE DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS For a complete listing of 2021 Pennsylvania State Laurel Festival and Waste Management Susquehanna Trail Pro Rally (STPR), schedule of events go to www.wellsboropa.com.
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t’s true. The Pennsylvania State Laurel Festival is not the “official” beginning of summer. But it is, officially, a very festive week of summer, beginning on June 12, continuing through June 20, and including a mix of activities and events ranging from pets parading to runners running to Mummers mumming. Really! Your summer can start here, with the Wellsboro community, celebrating the 79th Pennsylvania State Laurel Festival. For more information about any of the listed events, contact the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce at 114 Main Street, call (570) 724-1926, or visit wellsboropa.com. FAMILY DAY AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH FAIR This popular family day is Saturday, June 12, on the Green, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Community businesses and organizations collaborate to provide fun-filled family-focused information, funfilled opportunities to create interesting take-home projects, and, well, just plain fun! Activities include, an inflatable slide, games, chances to interact with animal friends, tips on safe bike riding and safe water sports, and more. PET PARADE Some pets are natural performers— they just love to show off, and their humans love to help them make that happen. If that’s the case for you, or if you just enjoy watching the cutest pets (often accompanied by the cutest kids) take a stroll down Main Street, then plan to be downtown on June 13 for this annual event. The parade starts at Packer Park on Queen Street at 12:30 p.m., then travels up Main Street to the Green, where all participants get a ribbon, and special prizes will be awarded to the animals. If you want to participate without your best furry friend, then decorate your bike and join the fun. LAUREL FESTIVAL CONCERT SERIES There is lots of live music, including a host of impressive local talent, in and around Wellsboro throughout the year, and the week of Laurel Festival is no exception. Plans for this year’s concert series are still in the works, with performances and locations for Monday, June 14, Tuesday, June 15, and Friday, June 18, to be announced. On Wednesday, June 16, Wellsboro’s own Town Band is tentatively scheduled to play on the Green, starting a 7 p.m. Thursday, June 17, the Wellsboro Men’s and Women’s Chorus are tentatively scheduled to sing, with time and location to be announced.
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LAUREL FESTIVAL 10K FOOT RACE If you’ve been thinking about trying a race, this might be a great time to see if your sneakers have wings. The course is a mix of terrains and surfaces, with some great views thrown in, so what better time than now to start training? For the not-sure-I’m-quite-readyfor-that crowd, there is a two-mile fun run, with all participants guaranteed a commemorative ribbon. The 10K is on Saturday, June 19, with runners leaving from Packer Park at 9 a.m. Course maps and registration information are available from the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce. PENNSYLVANIA STATE LAUREL FESTIVAL PARADE We all need a parade this year, right? So, save the date of June 19 for a welcome sight—high school marching bands, bagpipers, Mummers, fire trucks, and floats overflowing with fun, creativity, and Laurel Queen candidates. The parade starts at 2 p.m. at the high school, meanders down Queen Street to the Main Street, then travels west to the judges’ stand in front of the Tioga County Courthouse. It is the best of America, Pennsylvania, Tioga County, and Wellsboro, all rolled into one. THE VENDORS Everybody has their favorite part of the Laurel Festival, but just about all those everybodies agree that the Juried Arts and Crafts Fair on the Green is tops on the list. The vendors’ wares are first class—always an eclectic mix of old and new handcrafted favorites including art, jewelry, home décor, furniture, accessories, caricatures, and locally-designed, unique-each-year Laurel Festival apparel. The International Street of Foods is a tantalizingly fragrant section that beckons with promises of strawberry shortcake, fresh-squeezed lemonade, gyros, hot sausage sandwiches, French fries, and kettle corn. Yum. Vendors are on the Green Friday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, June 19, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Happy Campers There’s a lot to be said for camping. Last summer my family and I spent a weekend on an adjoining campsite with friends right on Hammond Lake. The kids ran around, swam, fished, skipped stones, and forgot that life had turned upside down. The adults got to read, chat, paddle, and relax around a fire. Stress disappeared like water on a hot cast iron skillet. Ives Run campground (recreation.gov/camping/gateways/191 is the website for both Hammond and Ives Run), managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has a mix of shoreline, wooded, and open sites around a 680-acre lake that has no limits on boat size or horsepower. On nearby Cowanesque Lake’s north shore, the Tompkins campground (recreation.gov/camping/gateways/233652) also offers swimming, fishing, and hiking opportunities. Hills Creek State Park (dcnr.pa.gov) is on a 137acre lake where only electric motors are allowed. Leonard Harrison State Park campground is on the east rim of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, where the overlook provides stunning views. All four have showers and sites with electricity. Ives Run and Hills Creek have some sites with full hook-ups. If you didn’t make a reservation, or prefer more rustic camping, visit Colton Point State Park. On the canyon’s west rim, you have easy access to day hikes/biking on designated trails or along miles of dirt road. There is no reservation system for this campground, but the twenty-five sites are usually not full. Non-flush toilets, water, picnic tables, and fire rings are provided, and there are stone picnic pavilions. There is no sanitary dump station. Private campgrounds offer full RV support and often have conveniences that public campgrounds don’t, like indoor activities, laundry facilities, camp store, and WiFi. Stony Fork Creek Campground, just outside of Wellsboro, has a pool, a stocked stream, and a small lake. You can also bring your horse and rent a stall. Twin Streams Campground, Route 287 in Morris, has tent sites on their stream with good fishing. Canyon Country Campground offers a scenic trail to the Leonard Harrison overlook. Crooked Creek Campground in Gaines, and Pettecote Junction Campground in Cedar Run, though miles apart, are both on Pine Creek, with creekside sites for easy fishing and swimming. The Pine Creek Rail Trail runs behind Pettecote Junction, which also has four glamping sites. And if you don’t have an RV but want solid walls and roof, you can find a variety of small camping structures at Hills Creek, Stony Fork, Canyon Country, Crooked Creek, and Pettecote Junction. Get information on Facebook, at the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce, (570) 724-1926, or wellsboropa.com. Be sure to read the rules and pet policies, and have a 2021 PA Fishing license before you dangle a line. ~ Lilace Mellin Guignard
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eady for a hike? One of the best places to start is the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ website (dcnr.pa.gov) where trail maps and descriptions can be found for the Tioga State Forest and state parks, and the Army Corps of Engineers website (usace. army.mil), which has trail maps for the Ives Run Recreation Area. Cell service can be spotty, so don’t depend on a map app—get a printed one. Tim Morey, with DCNR, advises, “No matter the difficulty or length, it’s important to bring a map on a new hike.” Many people think of the Pine Creek Trail as only for bicycling, but it also provides walkers beauty without the climbs (as well as wading and fishing opportunities). There are several easy access points, including Darling Run, Cavanaugh, and Ansonia. If you want to stay on the top and enjoy an easy trail to a canyon vista, Barbour Rock Trail is handicapped accessible and just .7 miles. You can also take the West Rim Trail to Bear Run Trail back to the parking area for a hike just under three miles. Short and steep, the Turkey Path Trail from Leonard Harrison State Park (the east rim of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon) is one mile down, past scenic waterfalls to the Pine Creek Trail and the canyon floor. More difficult is the Turkey Path from the west rim, which is undeveloped and, as Tim describes it, “more of a wilderness footpath.” Hills Creek State Park offers several trails of easy terrain. The Lake Trail is the best known, but don’t miss the one-mile Yellow Birch Trail that takes you through hemlock swamp, marsh, and hardwood habitat. At Ives Run, you can get a workout with views. The C. Lynn Keller Trail loops 6.7 miles from Ives Run Recreation Area through State Game Lands 37. The Archery and Stephenhouse trails are shorter loops with the same starting point. If you like water crossings, check out Left Straight Run Trail. Take Route 6 west from Wellsboro about six miles to Straight Run Road (you’ll be turning right). A couple of miles in, look for the pull-off on the left and a sign for the Green Monster Trail System marking the start. The premier trail in our area is the thirty-mile West Rim Trail. You can backpack and camp, or you can take multiple day hikes. Consider driving the dirt roads to Bradley Wales picnic area and starting from there. Other trail systems nearby include the Mid-State Trail, Old Mountain Trail System, and Black Forest Trail. Check out the Wild Asaph Outfitters, CS Sports, and Pine Creek Outfitters for gear, paper maps, and insider information on hiking opportunities. Trail maps are also available at the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce office. ~ Lilace Mellin Guignard
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The fountain in the middle of “The Green,” our town square on Main Street, is our starting point. This statue of Wynken, Blynken and Nod was given to Wellsboro in 1938 by Fred W. Bailey in memory of his wife Elizabeth, who was a daughter of Judge Cameron. This statue was inspired by “The Dutch Lullaby,” written by Eugene Field in 1889. There are several other statues and markers on The Green which are also of interest. Then we cross Main Street at the traffic light. The red brick building on the corner at 114 Main Street is the former Tioga County Sheriff’s residence and was constructed in 1860 at a cost of $10,000. The two-story brick structure served as the Tioga County Jail until 1985. It is now occupied by Develop Tioga, Wellsboro Chamber of Commerce, and Growth Resources of Wellsboro. The elm tree in the front yard is one of the largest in existence and has been growing since sometime in the 1700s. This tree is older than Wellsboro and has been here since before the first settlers. The Tioga County Courthouse was built in 1835. In addition to the court room and the judge’s chambers, it houses the offices of many county officials.
Wellsboro was founded in 1806 by settlers from Delaware, Maryland, and Philadelphia; it was incorporated in 1830. The town was named in honor of Mary Wells, wife of one of the original settlers, Benjamin Wister Morris. Mary Wells (1761-1819) was a Philadelphia Quaker who came with her husband to this part of Tioga County in about 1805. This life-sized sculpture of Mary Wells Morris, is located on part of the land deeded by Benjamin and Mary Wells Morris to Tioga County in 1806. 120 Main Street is the Robinson House, home of the Tioga County Historical Society. The building was originally a tavern operated by Alpheus Cheney, Tioga County’s first Sheriff. In the early 1830s, Samuel Dickinson added four more rooms to the front of the tavern, two upstairs and two downstairs. It was later purchased by John L. Robinson.
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The First Presbyterian Church at 130 Main Street was built in 1894. At that time it was held to be “the finest church of its size” in Northern Pennsylvania.
The Green Free Library at 134 Main Street was established in 1912 by an endowment from Charles Green of Roaring Branch. In 1916, the library moved into the beautiful house called “Chester Place,” which was built by Chester Robinson, brother and business associate of John J. Robinson. The Gmeiner Art and Cultural Center at the right of the library was a gift to Wellsboro from the late Arthur Gmeiner of Denver, originally from the Nauvoo area of Tioga County. 140 Main Street is known as the “Lincoln Door House.” The front door of this residence (painted red in contrast to the dark green of the building) was a gift from Abraham Lincoln to Dr. and Mrs. J.H. Shearer when they bought this house in 1858. Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Shearer were close friends in Springfield, Illinois and the door came from a building there.
Located at the west end of Main Street is the oldest grocery store in Wellsboro, the West End Market. First opened in 1902, the store has been operated as a convenience market, a fish market, and a bulk food store.
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Across the street and down a block on the corner at 141 Main Street is the Jesse Robinson Manor, which was built in 1887 by a son of John L. Robinson. It has been described as “Queen Anne style in the true English Spirit.”
As you start back toward The Green, the second and third houses were originally one building. It was constructed circa 1840s as the residence of the Packer family. After the death of the Honorable Horace B. Packer in 1942, the house was cut in two, the land divided and each piece sold separately.
Continue along Main Street to Charles Street, then turn right one block to Pearl Street. On the opposite corner is St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. This parish was organized in 1838 and the present building was erected in 1897.
The building at 33 Pearl Street was erected about 1846 as the office of the Bingham Estate, a land company. It was moved from its original site in 1897 when St. Paul’s Episcopal Church was built.
Across Central Avenue is a block of red brick buildings, in which law firms and insurance companies have their offices. These buildings date back to the 1860s and 1870s and several were built with law offices on the street floor and living quarters upstairs. This was the case with 19 Central Avenue, which was built by the Honorable Mortimer F. Elliot, who served as congressman-at-large in the Forty-Eighth Congress, now the law offices of Cox, Stokes, & Lantz, P.C. Walk three blocks down Main Street through our central business district. Almost all of these buildings date back to the last century and are second- and third-generation family owned businesses.
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Across East Avenue is the Wellsboro Diner, which opened in 1939. This is a fine example of the diners of the 1930s and is more unusual in that it has been in continuous operation as a diner and has never been removed from its original site.
Located next to the Diner is the former Shattuck House. Completed in 1909, this house is one of the last three homes in what was one of Wellsboro’s beautiful tree-lined residential sections on lower Main Street.
The Sherwood Motel, formerly the house of Walter Sherwood, Esq. and family, the son of the Honorable Henry Sherwood and US Congressman. The Sherwood House was built circa 1886. It was converted to a motel in 1952. The house is the oldest of the three remaining homes on lower Main Street and is the only one that is still a residence. Crossing the street again to the corner of Main and Queen Streets you will find the United Methodist Church. This building was completed in 1905.
The Art Deco Arcadia Theater, at 50 Main Street, was built in 1921 for silent pictures. This theater was one of the first in the state to show talking pictures in 1929. The theater is still in operation with four state-of-the-art screens featuring films, which change weekly.
Just next door at 62 Main Street is the Penn Wells Hotel. Wellsboro’s first tavern or inn built in 1816 on this site, and the site has always been occupied by a tavern, inn or hotel. In 1869 A.P. Cone erected a four-story brick hotel. A fire in 1906 damaged the fourth floor so badly that it had to be removed. The building was purchased in 1885 by J.S. Coles and renamed the “Cole House.” A group of local residents purchased the hotel in 1925 when it was closed for extensive remodeling and the addition of a fourth floor. The hotel re-opened in 1926 as the Penn Wells Hotel. The Tioga Central Train Station was a star of the rail line when it was rebuilt in 1914. Among other things, it boasted two toilet rooms and a “commodious” waiting room. Although now a brewery, the excursion train still picks up passengers here. For information about the excursion train please visit www.tiogacentral.com.
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Deane Center Outdoor Concerts Thanks to the Deane Center for the Performing Arts, free concerts will return this summer to the outdoor stage at the corner of Main Street and Central Avenue. Grab your camp chair, blanket, and snacks and find a spot. Music starts around 6:30 p.m. and runs about two hours. This is a new phenomenon in town, which began in response to the canceling of indoor performances last year. “We were faced with shutting down and had lots of bands booked,” Deane Center Director Kevin Connelly explains. “With the help of the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce and Potter-Tioga Visitors Bureau, I made the decision to move what we could outside.” The Deane Center provides a professional sound system and makes sure bands get paid. According to Kevin, “They’re mostly local and regional bands. People were generous with their donations and were respectful of others. There’s plenty of room to socially distance.” The block of Central Avenue alongside the Deane Center’s green space is closed to traffic and people set up on the courthouse lawn as well as on the Wellsboro Green itself. Live indoor concerts are scheduled to begin in April but are dependent on pandemic mandates at the time. For up-to-date information, call (570) 724-6220 or visit deanecenter.com. OUTDOOR CONCERT SCHEDULE Tioga County’s very own rock band. July 2: Molly's Boys Jug Band—three-person jug band plays contemporary and old-time August 13: Drowsy Maggie—a mix of oldsongs and original tunes. time, folk, bluegrass, and Celtic music. July 9: Toby Walker—Philly's best finger August 20: Scatter the Knickers—traditional picking guitarist. Irish jigs, reels, barn dances, pub tunes, and July 16: Stage Fright—a tribute to The Band, ballads as well as originals. the one and only Canadian/American roots/ August 27: The Gabe Stillman Band—rooted rock band. in the blues but drawing from the deep well of American music. July 23: Scott Turner and his band of one, plus guests—a guitar in his hands, drums at September 3: To be announced. his feet, and a harmonica at his mouth. September 10: Marc Berger and Ride—mix July 30: Take Two—an eclectic mix of Amerof deep country folk songs with touches ican standards from show tunes to pop songs of bluegrass, roots, Americana, some spicy on acoustic guitar and mandolin. Cajun, and a little indie. August 6: Brandon Lusk & Stone Eater— ~ Lilace Mellin Guignard
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Endless Mountain Music Festival
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o, how do you take your music? We are often asked how we want our burger cooked or what do we take in our coffee. Rarely are we asked how we want our music. Chances are you will find it the way you like it somewhere during the fifteenth annual Endless Mountain Music Festival celebrated throughout the Twin Tiers from July 16 to August 1, 2021. Just like the concerts, the venues differ, and some are free. Featured is a world-class symphony orchestra with both chamber and choral concerts, and even folk music. You might find yourself in the Corning Museum of Glass or under the stars at Cherry Springs State Park in Potter County. You might be in Steadman Theater at Mansfield University or at the Knoxville Yoked Church. If you are lucky enough to be visiting the Wellsboro area this summer, take advantage of a rare opportunity to hear some of the globe’s finest music as EMMF brings world-renowned musicians to the region. A total of seventeen performances are scheduled, with orchestral concerts to be held each Friday and Saturday. Concert settings range from Corning’s Rockwell Museum to Wellsboro’s Johnston Airport. The music is for everyone and includes classical, jazz, Celtic, blues, choral, percussion, tango, and brass. One of this year’s highlights features eight emerging composers from Hollywood, each focused on a different decade from the 1940s to the 2020s and offering original, world-premier compositions. Check the EMMF website at endlessmountain.net for sample trailers as well as a complete schedule of concerts and other details. A visitor to Wellsboro in 2003, Maestro Stephen Gunzenhauser and his wife, Shelly, felt an attraction to this area’s natural beauty and charm. He determined that Wellsboro would make the perfect home for a classical music festival (as well as a second home for themselves), and they made it happen. Maestro Gunzenhauser, EMMF’s artistic director and conductor, has over forty years of conducting and has led orchestras on five continents. “From the beginning, the goal of the Endless Mountain Music Festival has been to make music accessible to more people in the Twin Tiers,” says Cindy Long, executive director. “Price can limit attendance. That’s why all of our concerts are free to youth twenty and younger. Three of our seventeen concerts are free to everyone, adults and children,” she adds. This summer, however you decide to take in the festival, be prepared to be charmed by both the magnificent performances and the unique regional setting. ~ Cindy Lisowski
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Sow Flora
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here’s a new and really local florist in Wellsboro, which means even the flowers are local. Sow Flora, started by sisters Sarah Reese and Cheryl Hall (above left and right, respectively), has been around for three growing seasons. “Cheryl is the main green thumb,” Sarah says. They started out selling bouquets and table arrangements at the Wellsboro Growers Market on the grounds of First Presbyterian Church (Thursdays from May through mid-November), “Flowers bring people so much joy,” Sarah says. “Our regulars come up to the booth saying, ‘I’m here for my weekly bouquet!’” In 2019, Sow Flora rented and started renovating the barn at Animal Care Sanctuary, across from Weis Markets at 11765 U.S. Route 6. When the season is right, look for the sunflower field they’ve planted right out the door. Cheryl works part-time at ACS and Sarah works full-time at Elmira College, so a seasonal business is a good fit for their lives. They both grew up in Wellsboro and returned to be near family. In addition to fresh flowers, they sell dried flower arrangements, wreathes, and other locally crafted items. Sarah makes natural gemstone jewelry she sells as Hidden Gems Designs. Additional unique local finds include Cheryl’s precisely painted mandala rocks, birdhouses and feeders made by Cameron Clemens of Wellsboro, and home décor and laser-engraved gifts made by Smith Woodworking of Covington. With the barn renovated and store open, Sarah plans to hold workshops and classes on various aspects of growing and arranging flowers. One of the most interesting services the sisters offer is a Community Supported Agriculture membership. With that, you receive a personal share of the flowers they grow, information on the varieties in bloom, gardening tips, growing techniques, herbs, foliage, and forage items found on their land. You can also opt for a three-week bouquet subscription for bouquets that will be slightly smaller than the CSA versions, and available at any point during the growing season (with consideration of frost). Having to be flexible with weather and growing conditions means the Sow Flora sisters are ready to adapt to whatever comes along. If you want flowers for a wedding or other special event, be sure to contact them ahead of time—the sooner the better, as growing flowers takes time. Find Sow Flora on Facebook and Instagram, or contact them at sowflorablooms@gmail.com or (570) 846-0498. ~ Lilace Mellin Guignard
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Edge of the Woods Photography
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hen you want to photograph wildlife, it helps to have bears in your backyard. Bernadette Chiaramonte is regularly visited by ursine neighbors who nap on her lawn after checking out her [human] neighbor’s trout pond.
Art and photography are Bernadette’s first love but second career. She took up her camera full time after retiring from work as a critical care nurse. And to pursue her dream, in addition to her camera and tripod, she has some tools one might not think essential to photography—hiking boots, snowshoes, and a bright orange Jeep to take her into the wild. She’s often struck by a child’s sense of awe and wonder at the beauty around her. To capture it, she might stretch out full length on the ground to focus on a scene from a different angle, prompting passersbys to stop and earnestly ask whether she needs help getting to her feet. “I’m good!” she’ll say, raising her camera. And she is. Look at her photos on Facebook (Edge of the Woods Photography) and you can judge for yourself. You’ll see close-up photos of young foxes who just happened to emerge from a drainpipe at the side of the road when she drove past, and kept playing after she parked her car and got out to observe from a respectful distance. The graceful lines of trees that seem to lean toward each other companionably from far below, a chipmunk’s view of mushrooms thrusting out of the forest floor, an abandoned barn against the backdrop of snow-frosted trees—they’ve all caught her eye and she has captured them in return. In one sense, Bernadette’s photos are a conversation. “They’re a communication with my Maker and with nature,” she reflects. “To be able to walk around and be able to find something that will make people stop for a moment in the midst of all the chaos and see something beautiful… it gives me peace of mind, a sense of harmony, makes me stop and pay attention and take in all the beauty.” She doesn’t do portraits or take wedding photos. But she’ll sometimes extend her own conversation with the natural world by translating a photograph into an oil painting or watercolor. Special cards become stationery; when opportunity arises, the art of her photographs and sometimes her paintings can often be seen at art shows and on gallery walls. Her art may also be purchased through her Facebook page. She may be focusing on the landscape, but she passionately cares about people. “I’m always looking at nature anyway, so that’s a way to pass it on to other people,” she says. “It’s important to me to have someone enjoying what I do.” ~Karey Solomon
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Highland Chocolates Opens on Main Street
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umber 82 has been a sweet spot on Main Street for over three decades, so when the doors closed there on Peggy’s Candy and Gifts for a few months last year it was a bitter time indeed. But over those same decades, the hard work and dedication to clients and community was paying off for another beloved Wellsboro business—Highland Chocolates— which opened the door on its satellite store at 82 Main in December. Known for its delicious array of high-end confections, this non-profit chocolate factory and retail store (started by Tioga County’s Human Services Agency in 1994 and acquired by the non-profit vocational agency Partners in Progress, Inc. in 2012) provides vocational training and employment for adults with disabilities. Together with staff, participants handcraft and package the chocolates, learning valuable job skills in the process. “We currently employ four staff members and twelve individuals with disabilities. Raising our profile by introducing as many people as possible to our program and chocolates, as well as our chocolatiers to see what we’re doing, gives me such joy. I love bringing their abilities to light,” says program manager Amy Welch.
The factory store fills an old farmhouse on Route 6, just east of town. Peggy’s was “an exceptional candy store for more than thirty years,” continues Amy. “We updated the look and feel but retained its nostalgic candy store vibe with beautiful display cases—something we haven’t had in the past. Our new store is three times larger than the retail space at the factory.” If you need help narrowing your down selection from among the hundreds of treats ranging from bark, fresh fudge, and truffles to pretzels, sweet and savory snack mixes, and solid chocolate treats in milk, white, and dark chocolate options, Amy doesn’t hesitate to make recommendations. “Pick up our famous pretzel bark—one of our originals made with a traditional European recipe; the sweet and salty is a favorite. Also Tree Stump, part of our Souvenir Collection: it represents Tioga State Forest. Peanut butter truffle filling and caramel is sandwiched between two pretzels and coated in milk, white, or dark chocolate. It looks like a little tree stump! Last are Sea Salt Caramel Oreo Cookies; they’re coated in caramel, sprinkled with sea salt, and dipped in either milk or dark chocolate.” When your chocolate supply runs low, fear not—order online. Find Highland Chocolates at 11724 Route 6 and at 82 Main Street. Call (800) 371-1082 or find them at highlandchocolates.org and on Facebook. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. ~ Ann E. Duckett
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Xtreme Internet
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ore than six years ago, a group of area businesses approached Dave Tews with a problem. Unless they could get high-speed broadband Internet, they would need to move to an area where it was available. Because Dave had long experience with wireless communications, he was invited to attend a town meeting where the businesses aired their concerns. He listened and came up with a solution no one else could, promising to quickly provide a service the community needed. “That was a challenge,” he says now. “It took us about five months. We started out by taking care of the businesses.” Then the service was extended to other businesses and the community at large. Today Xtreme Internet provides relatively low-cost, quick access to broadband Internet for Tioga County and beyond, and has since become a model for what’s possible for small communities needing this essential service. Xtreme Internet has become a strategic partner with Ericsson, the Swedish telecommunications company, distributing and servicing equipment—from Tioga County through the United States and Canada. “In December, we turned on eleven new networks, and close to the same number in January,” Dave says, citing the pandemic-inspired greater need for connectivity that has kept him on the run for the past year. Dave does not set up the actual networks—rather, he supplies the equipment that makes them possible. “I’ve been in the wireless business since the 1980s,” he explains. “The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has control of all the wireless airwaves. You can use them for different things—radio, TV, cellular telephones, or broadband wireless. You need to have a license to operate the networks and you have to purchase the equipment to use those airways. Just as you can go to your phone and access the Internet—that’s done using wireless technology—what we do for residential service is called fixed wireless access.” Because of his partnership with Ericsson, “we use Tioga County as a testing network,” he continues. “We’re currently doing 5G testing with Ericsson.” This means this rural community has access to cutting-edge technology, whether one is a business or residential customer. “But we’re still a local company with local employees,” he says. “Our service people live in the county just as our customers do. And we act like a local company. We have a lot of community pride and we contribute to the community.” Xtreme Internet can usually meet a local customer’s initial request within a week. For more information, find them online at xtremeinternet.biz or call (570) 787-7000. ~ Karey Solomon
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Paradise Grill
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ou can find Paradise in Wellsboro—at 125 East Avenue, to be exact. But you have to look for it. The Paradise Grill is a food trailer, usually to be found under a carport.
Six years ago, five-star chef Scott Talarigo, after a long, award-winning career, traded in his chef’s toque for a T-shirt and decided to branch out on his own. He bought a food trailer, reconditioned it, and traveled to Florida, where he acquired a passion for barbecue. He brought that with him to Wellsboro, serving his own take on Texas, Louisville, and Memphis barbecue, and Creole-inspired and Southern-style comfort foods for take-out or eating on the adjacent patio. Creating barbecued meats can be a many-step time-consuming effort, beginning with specialized marinades and rubs—Scott creates his own—and a slow smoking and cooking process. His signature brisket cooks all night. In fact, he’s generally cooking twenty-four hours a day. “Low and slow,” Scott says, explaining the process. “You’re pretty much up all night cooking for the next day, with a few breaks.” His menu, which changes seasonally, always has brisket and the ever-popular “swine fries,” which are hand-cut, skin-on fries enhanced with toppings like cheese, pulled pork, and fried onions and green peppers. He also creates a variety of sandwiches and salads, along with amazing desserts like banana/caramel cheesecake and stuffed, deep-fried tortillas served with caramel sauce and whipped cream, a Laurel Festival favorite. “We make everything fresh,” he says. The “we” means the business is a family effort, with son Matthew and wife Dawn pitching in. You’ll usually see Matthew at the window, and if you order your food delivered, you’re likely to see Dawn. Some warm-weather offerings, like grilled corn, are based on the availability of locally-grown seasonal produce and the opportunity to expand some of the cooking outdoors. But in every season, the menu is full of choices and the portions always generous. These for-sures are part of why Scott’s cooking skills are often in demand in places other than the usual location, and why the Paradise Grill is portable. The family sometimes leaves their usual location to travel to fairs and festivals or for catering private events. Chef Scott is clearly a happy man. “It’s great!” he says. “I wish I’d done this a long time ago. Here we’re building our future, not someone else’s. I’m trying to build for my kids, and hopefully twenty years from now they’ll still be going strong!” Paradise Grill is open year-round, Monday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Find them on Facebook—you’ll see they consistently get five-star reviews. Reach them at (570) 404-6141. ~ Karey Solomon
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f you grew up around the Twin Tiers, you probably know all about Pudgie’s Pizza. It’s a regional franchise that founder Michael Cleary Sr. first opened in 1963 in Elmira, New York. In the years since, the owners have expanded the business, and there are Pudgie’s Pizza restaurants, in various sizes and shapes, throughout the region, including Wellsboro, Mansfield, Sayre, Rochester, Binghamton, and Syracuse. Michael Cleary Sr. passed away in 1990, but his wife and four sons have continued owning and operating several Pudgie’s stores; others are privately owned and operated. Wellsboro’s Pudgie’s Pizza, located in the plaza on East Avenue/Route 6, and nestled between Subway and the Kwik Fill convenience store (formerly Acorn Market), is one of those stores. Although Kwik Fill recently acquired Acorn Markets and their assets such as Pudgie’s Pizza, the menu at Pudgie’s will remain the same at this time, although future changes are possible. The Wellsboro Pudgie’s Pizza originally included a full dining room with a salad bar. Although it is now a carry-out and delivery restaurant (one of the only Pudgie’s in the area that offers a delivery services), the store is also well known for its walk-in beer cave, conveniently located within the lobby. The beer cave offers one of the largest six-pack selections in town, which is nice if you want to try a little of this and a little of that. Wellsboro Pudgie’s Pizza offers custom-made pizza—dough made fresh daily—with a variety of toppings, as well as specialty pizzas such as chicken wing, chicken bacon ranch, chicken spiedie, honey barbecue chicken, vegetarian, and even a gluten-free crust for those who want to go that route. Pudgie’s Italian stromboli is another popular choice, as well as “the works” pizza, which includes pepperoni, meat sauce, mushrooms, sausage, onions, and peppers. Other Pudgie’s faves include eggplant stack, Buffalo pierogies, calzone, fish fry, pasta, Cajun chicken and other specialty salads, desserts, wings, hot sandwiches such as artisan grilled cheese, a variety of appetizers, soft drinks, and, of course, beer. For hungry families, Pudgie’s Pizza offers a variety of choices, but one of the most popular remains the famous party pack. It’s a one-topping sheet pizza, two dozen wings, and a two-liter bottle of soda. It’s great for an impromptu picnic or family get-together. The restaurant is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Call for more information or to order at (570) 724-4998. ~ Ashley Ensminger
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Cruising North and South
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id you know that there are several boat tours only sixty to ninety minutes away from Wellsboro? For a unique and relaxing day trip, you can head north to the Finger Lakes or south to the Susquehanna River Valley. Ranging from family friendly fun to an extra-special date night, there’s something in the water for every mood. The Hiawatha Paddlewheel Riverboat docks south of us at Susquehanna State Park in Williamsport. The queen of the Susquehanna River will take you back in time with a relaxing, hour-long cruise complete with music and a narrative explaining what life was like in the early days along the river. You could do some bird watching, some picture taking, or just lounge. It’s always a thrill to watch the bright red paddlewheel roll you along. The Hiawatha offers five days a week of river cruises July through October. Find out more at ridehiawatha.com or call (570) 326-2500. Cayuga Lake Boat Tours in Ithaca aims to engage students, community members, and visitors in learning about the ecology and history of Cayuga Lake. The MV Teal is a sixty-three-foot cruiser that accommodates up to seventy people at full capacity. They offer a variety of interpretive, educational, and recreational lake tours and special events highlighting the close connections between Finger Lakes products, people, and natural resources. A typical cruise lasts ninety minutes, and you can choose from sunset cruises to night sky or osprey eco-cruises. The season runs May through October, during which the Teal docks at Allan H. Treman Marine State Park. Find out more at discovercayugalake.org or call (607) 327-5253. Want a longer boat ride, maybe with fabulous food and drinks? Captain Bill’s Seneca Lake Cruises in Watkins Glen starts their Saturday dinner cocktail cruises on Mother’s Day this year. In June, the luxurious Seneca Legacy will add dinner cruises every evening except Mondays, some with live blues or country music on deck. Entrees include prime rib, surf and turf, apple and brie-stuffed chicken breasts, and eggplant rollatini. Dinner cruises last two and a half hours. Fifty-minute sightseeing cruises are also offered aboard the Stroller IV, a forty-nine passenger vintage mahogany vessel, beginning sometime in June. Find out more at senecaharborstation.com or call (607) 535-4541. All three companies offer private charters and can be used for weddings and family reunions. With such a variety, there’s something to float everybody’s boat! ~ Lilace Mellin Guignard
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Woodland Park Reimagined
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oodland Park, one of seven parks in the borough of Wellsboro, and the oldest park at that, is undergoing a facelift. Over five years ago the decision was made to upgrade, says Pete Herres, executive director of Wellsboro’s Department of Parks & Recreation. The decision was largely based on making the park accessible and in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Parks & Recreation’s board of directors hired the landscape architecture firm YSM, based in York, Pennsylvania. One of the first things YSM did was to set up a series of community forums actively seeking community input to see what people did and did not want for the park. The firm then devised a master plan with four distinct phases. Phase one, scheduled to be completed by Memorial Day of 2021, includes a completely new and accessible playground in between the two main picnic pavilions. With this location, you can be in either pavilion and still have a great view of the playground to keep an eye on your children. A new Wellsboro Lions Club barbeque pavilion, walking trails, benches, and decorative gaslights are also part of phase one. Pete says it will be several years before all four phases are complete because of the nature of grant cycles and other funding sources. But visitors and residents have much to look forward to with the completion of each phase. Phase two will see the reconstruction of a beloved octagon pavilion that used to grace the park. This decision came out of an overwhelming number of community members remembering the pavilion fondly and wanting to see it restored. Reflecting pools, accessible bathroom facilities, a parking area, and trailheads will also be in phase two. Phase three continues with the development of the interior of the park, and phase four culminates with the creation of a new basketball court, another pavilion, and another parking area. With its thirty wooded acres, Woodland Park is a beautiful venue for family and friend events—reunions, weddings, birthday parties, or just a meal. The renovations will only serve to enhance what is already a treasure for Wellsboro. Take advantage of the park this summer—bring your picnic, your walking shoes, and be sure to bring the little ones to enjoy the brand new playground. With the addition of parking areas at all of the activity destinations, there will be no roads in the interior of the park, thereby providing a safe park experience for all. Accessible walkways will seamlessly connect the different areas of the park. To reserve a pavilion, contact Parks & Recreation at (570) 724-0300. Or, for more information, visit wellsbororecreation.org/index.php/parks/wellsboro-parks. See you in the park! ~ Beth Williams 48
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A healthy region starts with you. As COVID-19 continues to impact our daily lives, we want to thank our health care workers who go above and beyond, day in and day out, in caring for our patients. We can all do our part to help them by staying strong and doing the things that keep us safe:
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It will take all of us working together to keep us safe. Learn more at UPMCSusquehanna.org/YourCare.
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