Wellsboro, PA & Dark Skies

Wellsboro, PA & Dark Skies

Trip Duration: 3 Days

 

 

Trip Inclusions:

• Meals: 2 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 1 Dinner

• Tour Director

• Overnight accommodations

• Deluxe motorcoach transportation

• Baggage handling and related gratuities

• Taxes

 

 

Trip Highlights:

 

Dark Skies

Join us at Cherry Springs State Park to take in the splendor of a certified International Dark Sky Park. Let experienced park staff guide you on an awe-inspiring tour of the night sky. Take in the beauty of the night sky as you walk out over a gently graded, gravel path to an open, level observation field. We will take you on a laser-guided tour of the constellations, followed by a tailored telescope tour of the night sky. Participants in this program will be guaranteed telescope time without long waits. Objects which may be viewed include planets, nebulae, stars, galaxies, and more! You may bring chairs/blankets to sit on (benches available.

 

Pennsylvania Lumber Museum

The Pennsylvania Lumber Museum preserves and interprets the colorful heritage of the Commonwealth's prosperous lumber era when white pine and hemlock were the wealth of the nation. Take a tour of the grounds where a 1912 Shay-geared logging locomotive, Barnhart Log Loader, Brookville locomotive and restored CCC Cabin are on display. Experience the rugged lifestyle of the woodhicks in the re-created logging camp.

 

Patterson Maple Farms

Tour of the Sugarhouse operation and equipment. Learn the history of making maple syrup from the Indians to present day. There will be a sit down lunch following the tour to taste the maple syrup!

 

Leonard Harrison State Park

On the east rim of the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, the 585-acre Leonard Harrison State Park has modern facilities, a visitor center and the most famous scenic views of the canyon. On the other side of the canyon is Colton Point State Park. Leonard Harrison State Park honors Leonard Harrison (1850-1929) of Wellsboro. Mr. Harrison was a civic-minded businessman and banker who contributed his time, energy, and finances to the betterment of his home community. Leonard Harrison State Park originally consisted of 121 acres and was called "The Lookout."

 

Little League Museum

The World of Little League Museum is to inform and educate people about the history, service, goals, and initiatives of Little League Baseball and Softball. They have done this by obtaining artifacts and archival materials from the world's largest organized youth sports program, and carefully presenting them in a way that is both informative and entertaining. Hundreds of these artifacts on display are organized for research and educational purposes, and are used in exhibits to be enjoyed by people of all ages. Thousands more are curated in the archives of the museum. The Little League Baseball Museum originally opened in 1982. Each year since then, it has welcomed tens of thousands of visitors.

 

 

Meal Information:

 

On Day 1, dinner includes entree choices as follows:

• Oven Roasted Turkey-roasted turkey with gravy served atop a bed of traditional stuffing, mashed potatoes with sauteed green beans and a side of cranberry sauce

• Pasta Pomodoro-fresh tomatoes, olive oil, basil, and fresh mozzarella, tossed with marinara and served over pasta with a balsamic glaze drizzle.

• Haddock-Broiled haddock served with a white wine butter sauce, wild rice medley and sauteed green beans

• Vegetarian option available and meal can be prepared vegan or gluten free if requested in advance*

 

Lunch at Little League Museum will be boxed. Choices are TBD

 

Lunch at Patterson Maple Farm will include Pancakes served with their very own maple syrup, ham cooked in maple syrup, maple sausage, apple wedges to sample the maple cream and maple sugar too. Meal includes coffee, tea, juice or water.

 

 

Need to Know:

Penn Wells Lodge has 2 floors and no elevator. Please request 1st floor room if you have walking difficulties

 

Dark Skies Program - guests will need to walk 1/8 of a mile down a dimmly lit gravel path. The outlooks and restrooms at Leonard Harrison State Park are not wheelchair accessible. You may bring blankets to sit on (benches available).

 

Cherry Spring State Park (where the Dark Skies are viewed) has 2 well-maintained vault (pit) toilets. No flush toilets available. Both vault toilets are ADA accessible and close to the parking lot. Passengers will walk 1/8 mile on a gravel path that has dim red light lightening. Red light flashlights will be provided for each guest. Those will be the only flashlights permitted.

 

 

Accessibility:

Starr has a select quantity of wheelchair accessible motorcoaches available; therefore, we suggest you contact a Travel Advisor to discuss any needs you may have before reserving your trip.

 

 

Penn Wells Lodge, Wellsboro, PA

The Penn Wells Lodge is located in the heart of PA Grand Canyon country. The Lodge features a fitness room and indoor pool.

 

The Mary Wells Dining Room (located 1 1/2 blocks from the lodge at the Penn Wells Hotel) serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guestrooms include hairdryer. Iron/board on request. The Lodge has 2 floors and no elevator. Please request 1st floor room if guest has walking difficulties.