Ok, admit it. In the past when you heard the words “wine” and “Pennsylvania” together in a sentence, you didn’t immediately think of our fine state as becoming the next Napa. But opinions are changing as the Commonwealth continues to develop a reputation for its many fine wineries. In the Lehigh Valley region of the [...]

This Halloween Pennsylvanian’s can choose to go somewhere authentic for a good scare. Bube’s Brewery is a 19th century brewery and museum located in Mount Joy, PA. Alois Bube was built the brewery and eventually added a Victorian hotel to accommodate overnight guests. One unique aspect of the hotel is the art gallery that hosts [...]

PAadventure is now sharing adventures on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Some of the features of our Facebook include an RSS feed from this blog, photos from our Flickr page and videos from our Youtube page. Just another great place to have discussions, polls and fun questions regarding our great state of PA. The Twitter page [...]

Pittsburgh is still celebrating its 250th birthday and this past  weekend the Festival of Lights kicked off in Katz Plaza. As if the lights themselves weren’t enough, Etta Cox, a Pittsburgh Jazz legend performed a free concert.  You’ll be able to see the lights all over the city and you can thank Duquense Light for [...]

One Saturday I’d mistakenly planned to sleep the day away. But, when my wife whispered, “so, what are we doing today?” I knew that plans had changed. Thinking quickly, I replied, “let’s check out Chaddsford Winery?”  Chaddsford Winery is about 20 minutes from our house, and is one of those places that you’ll check out [...]

There is nothing like a cold beer on a hot summer day.  Actually, I can enjoy a cold beer almost any day of the year.  That’s why I recommend a microbrewery to my friends and family.  You’re not only getting a rich beer, you’re getting tasty, reasonably priced food in a unique atmosphere. I’ve gotten [...]

Have your palettes prepared as the Delaware River Food and Wine Festival sets off a spectacular fall season in Northeast Pennsylvania.  Held at The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort, Foodie Fare left me satisfied and eager to find life’s rewind button so I could relive the delectable morsels offered by the region’s finest restaurants.
There were [...]

In July of 1990 Mount Nittany Winery was opened for business by Joe and Betty Carroll, who had been amateur winemakers for 20 years during Joe’s tenure as a professor in the College of Business Administration at Penn State. The entire winemaking operation was initially contained in the original chalet-style building which now houses a [...]

The Franklin Fountain located in Old city is a good place to cool down on a summer day with a nice ice cream soda, or in the winter to get a tasty piece of candy. It was an amazing experience!

Kelly’s Steak and Seafood is a little big and bit upscale, but it’s also cozy, casual, has a good atmosphere and great high quality food. They welcome the area’s “rich and famous,” as well as bikers and folks just like me with the same generous greeting and great service. It was created from the ruins [...]

When traveling to Pittsburgh in the fall and winter you will be sure to see the ever-popular black and gold colors all over the scattered all over the area. That’s right, it is officially Pittsburgh Steelers season and all of  western PA is geared up for the games. The black and gold kick off at [...]

This crazy adventure takes you on a Wine Tasting Tour of several local wineries in North East PA, located roughly 15 miles east of downtown Erie.  Not only is this for wine lovers, but outdoors enthusiasts as well!  Lake Country Bike provides guided bike rides through beautiful landscapes and sweet, grape smelling air! You can [...]

The kids deserve a special treat after their first week back to school. Why not take them to Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster? The “Kingdom for Kids” is holding a one-day only performance featuring Peter Gros, the co-host of ‘Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom’. Peter will perform twice on August 6th with his animal friends at [...]

The 18th annual Pittsburgh Irish Festival takes place this weekend September 5th – 7th at Sandcastle’s Riverplex, in West Homestead. This celebration marks the halfway point to St. Patrick’s Day and is sure to be a great party. The aim of the festival is to bring awareness of the Irish culture to the city of [...]

Troegs Brewing Co. is the happy ending of a tale of two brothers who love beer . Central PA natives, brothers John and Chris Trogner, began their education in beer in college. Though they studied thousands of miles apart, they never questioned their love for craft brews would bring them together.
They opened their brewery, [...]