What a great find on Happy Valley. Truly farm to table. We split the rainbow trout, I could have…read moredrank for sauce. My daughter had the hamburger which was delicious. The mac and cheese was super cheesy. The staff and chef were so friendly and welcoming. We will be back!

I really, really, wanted to like this! The outside setting was beautiful and bucolic. That was…read moreoutstanding. I ordered the BLT. I expected a larger sandwich, and expected to bacon not to be so well done. My friend had scrambled eggs. With no butter. With no jam. Going inside to pick up my drink, I watched the server put his bare hand into the bag of chips and place on a customer's tray. He then did it again on a second tray, then took bread and placed it in the toaster with his bare hands. When I mentioned this to my companion, she mentioned that when she went in to request butter, he placed the butter into a dish with his bare hands. So, would I return? I would not. The setting deserves top-notch food, IMO, not mediocre offerings -

We had a lovely stay at the Nittany Lion Inn. The staff (seemed like mostly students) were very…read morehelpful and polite. It's an easy walk to the campus and lots of restaurants and shops. We loved the decor (even though we are not Penn State alumni). Our room overlooking the courtyard was quite comfortable and the bathroom looked like it had recently been redone. We parked in the garage about a 3-5 minute walk away - overnight parking is validated by the Inn and was no charge. We were disappointed with the pub - the food was average at best (the service was great) - it's one of those places that probably uses premade food from Sodexo or Aramark and hears it up as opposed to actually making food. The tuna poke dish tasted so fishy we couldn't eat it, the chicken salad sandwich was good but not great. The hummus appetizer was large and decent. We had a scoop of ice cream from the Berkeley Creamery and that was good. The coffee shop is very bright and cheery and was quite good in the morning - had a latte, almond croissant, tea and an apple turnover. The service was also great here. If we come back to the area we will definitely stay here again!

Booked a room here for move in week (a 6 night stay). Everything was confirmed 2 weeks in advance…read moreby phone call and 2 days before by email. After driving up there we come to find out that someone at 7am that morning manually put us on waitlist and gave up our room. We were looking forward to staying here and were quite disappointed to learn of this. We have yet to hear back from the hotel or compensated for all our troubles and stress for having to figure out if there were any hotels that had space for us during one of the busiest weekends of the year.

Super cool boardwalk on the marsh, kinda disappointed that half of it is blocked off and it's…read moretaking forever to get fixed but I still love it

Beautiful wetlands park with miles of boardwalk trails in state college pa. This park offers a…read morelarge wetlands area with numerous streams cutting through it. The park is very well kept and a great place to take a short hike or get a little exercise. The park also offers a viewing blind for birdwatching or scoping out animals. Overall a really cool nature preserve in State College Pa.

I wasn't able to go indoors bc of their covid hours but wow is the land beautiful. I gave myself a…read moreground tours. I will call and schedule a tour and update my review!

Didn't actually get to see the mansion or the chapel as there was a special event going on…read more Apparently, the day we went was the only day all year that no tours are given! Anyway, It looked somewhat run down around the edges and only got to peek in the door. The admission was $10. a person. So I was somewhat relieved NOT to have to shell out that much, though I would have to see ole' Columbus' stuff. We determined the very puzzling "Columbus" connection. It appears that one of the early Boals, Col. Theodore Davis Boal, married Mathilde de Lagarde who was a direct descendant of Columbus and when she inherited some of Columbus' artifacts she had them shipped to the US from Spain. I do wish I could have seen that part!

I first heard about The Rivet last year because of their pottery studio, but I think the space…read moreoverall is relatively new (starting in ~2020). Being unfamiliar with makerspaces, I wasn't really sure what to expect but because I was so desperate to do pottery and my previous pottery studio was already maxed out on memberships, I decided to explore what they had and take the pottery clearance class. In case you're new to it like me, a makerspace is sort of a big workshop with tools and supplies for crafts and arts that might be too large scale or expensive for a home set-up. The Rivet has 8 pottery wheels, a laser cutter, a 3D printer, a jewelry studio, a woodworking area, soon will have textiles and sewing, and probably even more that I'm forgetting about! The way it works is you take a clearance class, which goes over some of the basics (very basic!) and how to use the space and clean up after yourself. I think most clearance classes are around $12. They do not go into teaching techniques for those (or at least not the pottery one). However... they do have lots of classes that DO go over techniques! They have wheel throwing pottery classes as well as some handbuilding, but they also have classes for their other stations. I'm taking a jewelry class next month that I'm pretty excited about. Their prices for everything seem very reasonable, course fees and material fees all seem about average for this sort of thing. Since my only experience so far is their pottery area, the access pass is $7 for a half day (4 hours) or $12 for a full day (8 hours). They also offer monthly memberships but those seem pricier and I'm not sure if my visits will make it worth it (at least for now). I really appreciate that the clay is priced based on what you fire, not what you take as wet clay. I'm still pretty new to wheel-throwing and am in dire need of practice, not necessarily making a lot to keep but practicing throwing so that eventually I can fire a lot. Wheel throwing is difficult and takes time so I'm appreciative that I don't have to pay for all my failures, hah! I think their price is $4/lb for things before they go in the kiln for the first time. A little more than some places but that includes glazes and two firings, so I think it ends up being pretty reasonable. The space has always been clean and the people who work and volunteer there are SO nice. This is really a great way to learn new skills and meet new makers in the community. I highly recommend checking it out!

The arts festival is huge and it's extremely hard to get parking most of the time. The prices are…read morecompletely outrageous. It's usually so crowded, and so hot , you can barely breathe. However it's a great way to spend an afternoon, looking around at all of the artwork. From paintings to clothing to pottery to sculptures with lots of potters and jewelry makers. There's a lot of great music scheduled and it's all free. Quite a few food truck vendors. Peoples Choice is held at the Grange fair now and used to be the more affordable version of the arts festival. Now it's six dollars to park at the Grange Fairgrounds, and the prices at the Peoples Choice are just as high.

Part of our Central PA Arts Festival Weekend…read more They got it going, on a beautiful July weekend. They have the food, they have lots to do, the booklet they produced is detailed and very informative, the volunteer trash crew is everywhere and very dutiful at their jobs, good food choices, and clean bathroom facilities all over. One suggestion. Many festivals around the country have become dog free. You should think about this. Most large dogs are poorly attended to by their owners, take up precious sidewalk space, and in general the environment may be too noisy for animals. I see you ban bicycles. You must have thought that one through, because most festivals encourage bicycles. Think it though on animals. I would encourage a ban. This is the 47th iteration and it seems they are only getting better. They take over the entire city and everyone cooperates! Plan to come next year, central PA is lovely in July.

Service, selection and value. The Beaten Path Shop has it all!! Second hand never looked so good....read more

Eclectic, cozy, unique, affordable, unusual items. Plenty of parking, something for everyone!read more

Millstone was the perfect venue for my wedding! The venue is so beautiful - from the house lodging…read moreto the barn to the bathrooms in the venue! Everything is well taken care of and has a special charm. The owners are so friendly and helpful - they go above and beyond for their guests. The venue is also a great price, and has a convenient location (there are several hotels less than 5 minutes away). The beautiful fields behind the venue are perfect for photos as is the creek that runs next to the barn (if you are brave enough to dip your toes!). There is plenty of room at the venue including the lawns surrounding the barn which we used for lawn games. If you want an amazing venue for a great price in North Central PA - look no further!