HUNTINGDON American Bald Eagles once ranged throughout the United States in almost every state before teetering on the brink of extinction. They reached an all-time low of 417 known nesting pairs in 1963 in the continental 48 states. Now, the Bald Eagle population has climbed to an estimated 316,700 individual Bald Eagles, including 71,400 […]
HUNTINGDON Victoria Searer might have been dressed in camouflage from head to toe, but there she couldn’t conceal how cold the water felt at Greenwood Lake Saturday afternoon. Searer, the executive director at the Juniata Valley YMCA in Burnham, kicked off the YMCA’s Polar Plunge by running into the frigid lake first with Program […]
BY GREG WILLIAMS Sentinel reporter gwilliams@lewistownsentinel.com HUNTINGDON Looking to get into the holiday spirit? Perhaps a carriage ride at Greenwood Furnace State Park in Huntingdon might do the trick. Maybe making and taking crafts and ornaments, or toys of the past with the Metzel family. Or, enjoying holiday music with refreshments with homemade cookies […]
Looking for something to do with family and friends this weekend? Check out these five events around the Juniata Valley: Fall festivals, harvest fests galore If it’s a fall festival or harvestfest you are looking for this weekend, the options are bountiful. 38th Annual Big Valley Harvestfest: The Harvestfest kickoff starts at noon Friday at […]