"Phase 1 of the construction on the Ghost Town Trail Loop is completed. This comes two months after the Cambria County Conservation & Recreation Authority hosted a ground breaking ceremony. When it's completed, it would be the first closed-loop rail…
The Cambria County Conservation and Recreation Authority secured necessary funding to finalize the last 1.5-mile segment of the Ghost Town Trail loop. The Ghost Town Trail extension to become the nation's first continuous rail trail loop on the east coast.…
Jayne Korenoski, Visit Johnstown’s long-time Director of Advertising & Sales, will step into retirement at the end of June, marking the close of a 26-year career with the organization. “Jayne has had such a big impact on the growth of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 30, 2024 Johnstown, PA—The 26th annual 1st Summit Bank PolkaFest will take place this weekend, May 31-June 2, 2024. The event will be held at Peoples Natural Gas Park, located at 90 Johns St., downtown Johnstown.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Altoona Blair County Development Corp. (ABCD) along with the partnering Destination Marketing Organizations covering the 9 counties of Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Indiana, Juniata and Mifflin, are proud to announce the creation of the…
Johnstown, PA – Established in 1983, National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) is an annual tradition to celebrate the U.S. travel community and travel’s essential role in stimulating economic growth, cultivating vibrant communities, creating quality job opportunities, inspiring new businesses,…
Pennsylvania has 124 state parks and Prince Gallitzin was the 3rd most visited park in PA! Read the article below written by Brian Whipkey to see the full list. https://www.goerie.com/story/sports/outdoors/2024/05/15/which-pennsylvania-state-park-has-the-most-visitors-dcnr-presque-isle-pymatuning-nockamixon-point/73645005007/#:~:text=No.%201%20Presque%20Isle%20State,that%20arches%20into%20Lake%20Erie
Check out this article about the Staple Bend Tunnel - America's first railroad tunnel built in the U.S. https://www.trains.com/trn/railroads/history/americas-oldest-railroad-tunnels/
The Steve Ditko Spider-Man Mural, the only Marvel-approved mural in the world, located here in downtown Johnstown was recently featured in this great article by Jim Cheney of Uncovering PA! https://uncoveringpa.com/steve-ditko-spider-man-mural-johnstown