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With some much to do in the Pocono Mountains its hard to list everything there is to do.  Why not try out a few different things and come up with what you like the best!

Come to Penn's Peak and check out 3 Country Rock Legends with Jonathan Edwards, Firefall and Poco on July 17th!! Show starts at 7:30pm and doors open at 6pm! Premium Reserved Seating $32, Regular Reserved Seating  $27.  At Penn's Peak you're guaranteed to have an amazing time!

Check out the great entertainment at The Deer Head Inn this weekend!  The Peggy Stern Trio is playing on Friday, July 17, 7 to 11 pm with a music charge of $5.  The Eric Doney Trio is playing Saturday, July 18 7 to 11 pm with a music charge of $12/$6 after 9:30.

This weekend at Mount Airy Casinos Gypsies Lounge & Night Club come see Jerry Blavat w/ Kenny Vance and The Planotones Friday, July 17 at the Cabana Bar.  Show time is from 8pm – 11pm and tickets are just $20!

This Friday at Sam Snead's Jimmy Brown plays classic rock & roll guitar. He covers range from The Who to Zeppelin to Pink Floyd to Nirvana. He is also the Music Editor of Guitar World magazine in New York City, as well as its sister publications: Guitar World Acoustic, Bass Guitar, and Guitar Legends so be sure to check him out! Entertainment goes from 9pm-12pm every Friday and Saturday!

With so much going on every weekend in the Pocono Mountains it's hard to choose just one thing to do.  What will you choose this weekend?

Enjoy a nice relaxing summer weekend in the Pocono Mountains with great music and great food!  You can't go wrong with any of the entertainment below so try it out for yourself and see what your favorite thing to do in the Pocono Mountains is!

Raymond the Amish Comic is making another appearance at Penn's Peak!  Raymond has appeared in TV commercials, the movie "For Richer or Poorer" with Tim Allen, MTV, Philly After Midnight and he can be heard quite often on 95.1 WZZO out of Allentown.  Please be aware that Raymond's shows do contain adult language.  Don't miss the hilarious comedy of Raymond The Amish Comic on July 11th!!

The bar scene this weekend has great specials and local big name entertainment. Front Row Sports Bar located on Main Street in Stroudsburg will be hosting The Pocono Duo on Friday July 10^th and The Steve McDaniel Band Saturday July 11^th!  Come out and see all that Downtown Main Street has to offer!

Rocking to Melissa Etheridge, Indigo Girls, James Taylor and more, Kate and CJ bring an upbeat sound to Sam Snead's Tavern, and keep the crowd tappin' their feet! Come check them out this Friday 9pm-12am at Sam Snead's located in Shawnee On Delaware.

The Deer Head Inn located in Delaware Water Gap presents Skip Wilkins Quintet on Friday July 7^th from 7-11pm with a music charge of $5.  On Saturday come check out the Heather Masse Band from 7-11pm with a music charge of $12 and only 6$ after 9:30.  Come eat great food and listen to great music this weekend at The Deer Head Inn!

With so much going on every weekend in the Pocono Mountains it's hard to choose just one thing to do.  What will you choose this weekend?

As a new hire of the PMVB, I made my first visit to the historic town of Milford last evening. To be perfectly honest, as I am winding up Route 209 past several unbelievable wood lines and immaculate recreational areas, I was convinced my GPS may have gotten me lost. But as I continued driving along the Delaware River, I finally reached my destination. Milford is full of pale blue pristine shops, unbelievable boutique hotels, cultural and historic sites and immense Victorian homes. Anyone looking to escape to a town full of rich history and natural beauty, will find that Milford is truly unique and perfect, especially at the newly renovated Tom Quick Inn. 
I was at the Inn last night for a Pike County Chamber of Commerce networking event and I have to say I was shocked. Not only about how gorgeous the Inn is, but the number of people who turned out for the event. As a newcomer to the group, I chose to survey the scene and had a light bulb moment. Networking events are exactly what the tourism industry needs during this economic recession. Whether it is seeing an old friend, making a new acquaintance or coming away with a new idea, an attendee has gained something valuable. I commend the Pike County Chamber and the Tom Quick Inn for such a successful event and encourage others to collaborate and hold these types of events because they may just be the key to ending the recession. 

Every angler has "the one that got away" permanently imprinted in their brain.  For some of us, there are actually several that got away.  I like to call these fish unicorns.  They are like mythological creatures and, since no one else saw them, you begin to question their existence.  Am I imagining things or was that a trout over 20 inches?  That's what ran through my mind as I walked upstream to the next hole in Toms Creek.
Just a few minutes before, I saw my most recent unicorn.  Slowly peering over a ledge my body went into absolute shock, as my eyes immediately fell upon a trout of epic proportions.  This fish was about three times too big for the water it called home.  Upon seeing the fish, I formulated a plan of attack while trying to remain calm.  My palms and forehead became sweaty as my heart rate increased dramatically.  After several minutes of thought, I decided to approach from upstream.  I did my best to make myself invisible as I crawled into position for a cast.  "This is going to be amazing" I thought.  The cast landed more or less where I intended, but the trout was apparently not interested.  I went back up to the secret lookout, ever-so-carefully peaked over the edge, and the trout was gone.  Forever.
I never saw that fish again but to this day I remember it.  It was a fish worth telling stories about, worth subsequent visits to the stream, worth ridiculous amounts of time and effort.   It was too good to be true.  It was a unicorn.  That is, if it was ever actually there. 

Last week, I decided I needed to shop and went to The Crossings Premium Outlets to do it.  I love The Crossings, you get to be outdoors and shop at the same time (who needs the gym when you can shop!).  As I was walking around and looking at which stores I might want to check out I noticed BCBG Final Cut, a store I have never seen before.  First of all the newly opened store is amazing!  They have high-fashion items at extremely low prices.  You can walk out of BCBG Final Cut with a stylish shirt for $30, and if you've ever been to a BCBG store good luck finding anything for $30.  After I bought a few things in BCBG Final Cut I continued my journey through The Crossings to find another store I might be interested in.   I found myself going directly to Coach without even realizing it!  If you have checked out my profile (and if you haven't you should!) you see the picture of me with my arms full of Coach handbags.  Don't worry they're not all mine; I would like to thank my co-workers for contributing to the reason why my friends think I don't need anymore handbags. LOL. Coach is known for their amazing quality and the outlet store doesn't forget this.  When I walked in I couldn't help but touch everything I saw from leather, to signature handbags.  I just wanted everything!  Of course I had to come back to reality and remember I should only buy one, but maybe one day I'll be able to by the whole store.  I was looking for a white handbag and saw many that were to my liking but I saw one specific handbag that I really liked but there were none in white.  Almost immediately a friendly staff member came up to me and asked if I needed help finding anything and right away I asked if the handbag came in white.   She told me she would check in the back and as she walked away I hoped she would come out with the bag in her hand, and she did!  I continued to the checkout and left a happy customer.  The Crossings Premium Outlets has everything for any occasion.  I recommend to anyone looking for high quality items at low prices to check out The Crossings Premium Outlets!

Got the need for speed?  Well then, ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!  The Pennsylvania 500 Sprint Cup Race weekend at Pocono Raceway is here.  Feel the roar of the engines, smell the asphalt and let the adrenaline rush.  The race weekend starts Friday with cool events leading to the race on Sunday.  Never thought of going to a race before?  I highly recommend it.  You just don't realize the raw power of the cars until you see them in person.  It's an experience I will never forget.

Speed not your thing?  Head up to Honesdale to the Stourbridge Line for the Great Train Robbery Run.  The excursion will be held on Saturday, August 1. The train will depart at 1pm.  This 3 ½ hour round-trip from Honesdale to Hawley is great for the whole family.

Maybe tours and sightseeing is more your thing.  Head down to Jim Thorpe and visit the Manor at Opera House Square for Defeo's Manor Tour.  This beautiful Queen Anne, Victorian Style Home, circa 1880, is open for tours, with free admission.

As for me, my weekend plans are still up in the air.  The weekend weather is looking pretty awesome…for now, so I'm thinking some outdoor adventure is in order.  Be sure to check back next week to find out where my weekend adventures take me and to see what events are coming up.  Hope to see you around the mountains.   

How many of you like a good walk? I for one love a good walk! So on a Friday afternoon my fiancé Steven suggested that we go for a walk with our son Troy. Steven and I love to go for walks but at the end of a long walk there is nothing better then seeing something amazing at the end of it all. It's kind of like the light at the end of the tunnel. When thinking about where to go Dingmans Falls came into mind, this would be our light at the end of the tunnel. We packed up the baby bag, loaded up the stroller and we started up Route 209 North. Try to imagine yourself turning off of Route 209 North onto Johnny Bee Road, a curvy and dark road, and then all of a sudden you're hit with a pool of bright warm sunlight. This is the light at the end of the tunnel I was talking about. Troy's eyes lit up, he was so mesmerized by these two amazing waterfalls he would even reach out and feel the mist of the water on his little fingers. So get out there and take a nice walk, you never know what you will find at the end of the tunnel.

Interested in Dingmans Falls?

Dingmans Falls is located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. If you want more info on this National Park check out there website!

I am originally from New York City and when I moved to the Pocono Mountains I was absolutely clueless as to how relaxing this area can be. I did not know how much I would grow to love it here, So 11 years later this is what I know:

I know that I love that there are four amazing waterfalls just five minutes away from my home in Bushkill, I love being surrounded by the best mountain views that are just simply breath taking, I love to go for walks with my fiancé and our son Troy and watch him giggle at the wind blowing the leaves on the trees and most of all I love that I do not have to go far to just get away and make memories that will last a lifetime. When I moved to this area, I never thought that I would fall so in love with this area the way that I have. I have always been adventurous but I became more curious about this area when I began to work at the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau as a Travel Counselor. I learned that there is so much to do and as a new mother what better way to make memories then take an adventure and learn what home has to offer. I would love to hear about the memories you have made here with your families.

My name is Nina and I like long walks on the beach, candlelit dinners and…oh wait, wrong profile, let's try this again.  My name is Nina and I was born and raised in the Hazleton area and I am considered a "Coal Cracker".  I say things like "yous guys", eat pierogies and drink white birch beer.  I relocated to the Pocono Mountains with my husband, who is a Tannersville native, in 1999.  I love football; I actually got my husband into it.  Sundays, some Saturdays and Thursdays and Monday nights are reserved for football.  I am a proud mother of a baby boy who was born in April 2009.  I hope he likes football just as much as I do, and the same team for that matter. 

I do database entry at the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau.  My job is pretty cool because I get to learn about the new members, all the events that are going on, or the awesome lodging packages that different properties are offering.  My husband, son and I rarely sit at home, we are always checking out the different events, or visiting some of the awesome attractions, here in the Pocono Mountains.  Since we are never home on the weekends, I will be writing about some of the fun and exciting things that will be going on during the weekend.  Festivals, concerts, hiking, rafting, shopping and more, you name it, we're doing it.  I hope to see you out there, too!

Hi, my names Emily Tarnecky and I am originally from right here in the Pocono Mountains.  I recently graduated from East Stroudsburg University with a bachelor's degree in Marketing and I work at the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau with the title of web/research coordinator.  

I live for the weekends and always find something fun and exciting to do.  I'm a professional shopper (or so I tell myself) and all my friends always ask me for shopping advice.  Name a store and I've probably been to it or bought something from it.  Check out my blog and let me help you find the best sales, restaurants, and places to catch a late night drink.