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This weekend -- take a Candlelight Tour of the Compass Inn Museum, an authentically restored 1799 stagecoach stop. http://bit.ly/dfzSW1 2010-11-12
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A lot of good news for bicyclists to cheer about

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Rockwood, Trail Town along the Great Allegheny Passage

Attention fans of the Great Allegheny Passage, check out the new developments coming to the trail!

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PA’s Entrepreneur of the Year - Judy Pletcher

Monday, June 14th, 2010

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Judy Pletcher, owner of Rockwood Mill Shoppes & Opera House and The Hostel on Main, was presented with the Keystone Society for Tourism Entrepreneur Award.

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Vandergrift Goes Hollywood

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Washington Avenue, Vandergrift

Beginning in May, DreamWorks Studios will be filming “I Am Number IV” in Vandergrift, PA.

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Free Entry to Fort Necessity for National Park Week

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Fort Necessity

Enjoy time in the great outdoors during National Park Week, April 17-25! Visit Fort Necessity for free and take advantage of many other fun activities.

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Fallingwater Residency Programs

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Harold Corsini courtesy of Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Apply for the opportunity to live and learn in the midst of Frank Lloyd Wright’s incredible architectural masterpiece, Fallingwater.

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Thanksgiving Weekend Events

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Westmoreland Museum of American Art

After a full day of turkey eating, how about getting out of the house and into the mountains? There are plenty of events going on in the Laurel Highlands for you and your family to enjoy!

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Great Allegheny Passage on Greenlife Pennsylvania

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Great Allegheny Passage

See highlights from the Great Allegheny Passage through a short video featured on the Greenlife Pennsylvania Series

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Moxie, The Dachshund of Fallingwater

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Exterior View of Fallingwater with Moxie, by Cara Armstrong

Get a pup’s perspective on what it was like to live at Fallingwater through a newly published children’s book by Cara Armstrong.

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Get Exclusive Access to Fallingwater

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live at Fallingwater? With the new Insight Onsite program, you now have the opportunity to enjoy the vacation home as Frank Lloyd Wright had intended.

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3 Routes for Beautiful Fall Drives

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

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With a few patches of red and orange starting to emerge on the mountainsides, it is a great time to plan a road trip through the Laurel Highlands. Here are some suggested routes to get some serious eye candy this fall.

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