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I saw the story online in the Cumberland County Sentinel. The National Apple Harvest Festival, which takes place in Arendtsville Pennsylvania every year, saw a great turnout this past weekend and people were spending money. It seems they aren’t that worried about the economic downturn at all.
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If you didn’t make it to the National Apple Harvest Festival this weekend then you still have another chance. The festival continues next weekend in Arendtsville Pennsylvania.
Arendtsville is just a few miles outside of Gettysburg. Visitors to Gettysburg Pennsylvania on October 11 an 12 can attend the festival and see the area’s best entertainment. The [...]

In addition to the Apple Harvest Festival kicking off tomorrow, there is a Walk of Remembrance scheduled at Codorus Park in Hanover. The walk is to remember people who have lost their lives and is a great opportunity for people who have lost a loved one to walk in their honor while also getting out [...]

Well, we are just days away from the National Apple Harvest Festival, which takes place in Arendtsville, near Gettysburg every year. The festival kicks off on Oct. 4 and runs through Oct. 5 and also on Oct. 10 and 11. That’s right, two complete weekends of good old-fashioned fun.
The Apple Harvest Festival features some of [...]

Adams County Pennsylvania is called Apple Country for a reason. If you want tasty, beautiful apples then this is the place to go. Biglerville, a small town just to the north of Gettysburg about seven miles, is the home of the National Apple Museum. Arendtsville, three miles west of Biglerville, plays host to the annual [...]

Two of Gettysburg’s nearest cities with a population more than 50,000 are in Maryland. Frederick, Maryland is the nearest with more than 50,000 and Baltimore, Maryland is the nearest city with more than 200,000 residents. The nearest city with more than 1,000,000 residents is Philadelphia and it’s 144 miles.
Nearby small towns include Biglerville, just seven [...]

The Evening Sun reports that tourism to the Gettysburg area has gone up this year despite the rise in gas prices. But tourists are spending less money than in the past. That’s not surprising. People still have to adjust their budgets to the new economy and a part of that budgeting includes gas prices. If [...]

Gettysburg Pennsylvania is a happening place. The two big events of the year are behind us, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have anything to look forward to. There are some thing coming up soon that you definitely do not want to miss out on. Look for these upcoming events:
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My wife and I enjoy picking berries. Just about every week this time of year we are off to some orchard to get our fingers juicy. If you’re a visitor in town there are plenty of places you can go for some berry-pickin’ fun. We drove out to Arendtsville today to Bower’s Orchards and picked [...]