Pennsylvania Travel Guide 2008 - (Page 37) PENNSYLVANIA’S LAUREL HIGHLANDS Experience the Laurel Highlands where the spectacular natural setting is a main attraction in any season. Tour three Frank Lloyd Wright sites, Fallingwater®, Kentuck Knob and the Duncan House. Raft the Youghiogheny River, bike The Great Allegheny Passage and ski Hidden Valley, Nemacolin Woodlands, or Seven Springs – the # 1 Best Ski Resort in the mid-Atlantic by Ski magazine. Go to Idlewild & Soak Zone – the #2 Best Kid’s Park in the World by Amusement Today. See where George Washington’s military career began at Fort Necessity and Fort Ligonier which commemorates its 250th Anniversary of the French and Indian War this year with special events. Include a visit to Flight 93 National Memorial Site. Go to www.laurelhighlands.org. 120 E. Main St. Ligonier, PA 800-925-7669 www.laurelhighlands.org Reader Response 196 by Cindy Ross GREAT ALLEGHENY PASSAGE Create your own adventure on the Great Allegheny Passage, the first trail inducted into the National Rail Trail Hall of Fame. Now 132 miles long, from McKeesport, PA to Cumberland, MD, it joins the 184-mile C&O Canal Towpath for a classic American excursion to Washington, DC. Wind along scenic rivers in the Laurel Highlands and through the Youghiogheny River gorge in Ohiopyle State Park. Stop in towns that grew during the boom of the industrialization of America and now to the surge in bike traffic. Enjoy this nearly level trail system that takes you through the mountains, not over them. The trail will inspire you. The towns will welcome you. So come along for the “ride of your life.” P.O. Box 501 Latrobe, PA 888-282-BIKE www.GAPtrail.com Reader Response 197 by Cindy Ross 37 LAUREL HIGHLANDS VISITORS BUREAU | 800-333-5661 | www.laurelhighlands.org http://www.laurelhighlands.org http://www.laurelhighlands.org http://www.GAPtrail.com http://www.laurelhighlands.org
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