The Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area is hosting the 10th Coal Mountain Jeep Jamboree. Author: Nikki Krize Updated: 6:32 PM EDT July 30, 2021
SHAMOKIN, Pa. Jeep lovers unite; The Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area near Shamokin is a busy place this weekend.
The trails are filled with Jeep after Jeep after Jeep for the tenth Coal Mountain Jeep Jamboree. One hundred fifty-four Jeeps, 280 some people from 21 different states, Jeep Jamboree Local Coordinator Steve Risk said.
The adventure arena sits on more than 8,000 acres of coal land; there are hundreds of miles of trails for all different skill levels.
Newswatch 16 checked out the Green Trail, which was technically the easiest but it was no easy Sunday drive.
MONTREAL With parts of the Laurentians set to become red zones on Monday, some residents are blaming tourists for bringing COVID-19 north with them for the tigher restrictions. In Morin Heights, resident Richard Dubois noted that the small community can double or even triple in size on weekends. “It s long overdue that we shut down,” he said. “We have an old population here, there s a lot of tourists coming up so people aren t doing their regular things. They re saying, I m scared to go out, we don t want to get caught catching the disease. ” Cottage owner George Coussa called the impending restrictions “a good thing.”