Venango County Blog September Archive

Fun at Oil Parks and Trails

09/28/08 22:31

With approximately 50 miles, The Oil Heritage Region has four asphalt-paved recreational trails for biking, hiking, skating or walking.

The Oil Creek Park is a natures paradise with 7,245 acres spanning Venango and Crawford counties.

This place combines natural beauty and historical significance on its 9.7 mile Oil Creek State Park Trail which gives you an idea of the development of the oil industry in the 1860s.

Link: Recreation, Things to do in the Oil Region of Cranberry, Titusville, Oil City, Franklin

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Cross Creek Resort

You don't have to go far away just to enjoy a game of gold when it's already in your backyard.

Cross Creek Resort is a 27-hole golf course that features paved cart paths, heated outdoor pools, and two lounges. Every basic ammenity that you will need in a golf course can be seen here.

So if you're interested, just come along and have a visit. You'll never regret it.

Link: Welcome to Cross Creek Resort! - Easy to get to, Hard to leave!

Allegheny Adventure: A County Boat Tour

There are many ways to explore a tourist destination and one of this is through the waters. Cruising, sailing, kayaking, boat riding, et. al are these said mode of tourism through water. Pennsylvania, The Keystone State is home to one of the best boat tours experience in the country, but how can one avail these opportunity and leisure? The answer and more ways one can appreciate the beauty of the Keystone State can be read here.

Link: ALLEGHENY ADVENTURES JET BOAT TOURS

Lessons of Bird Watching

Bird watching teach can teach you many things like being punctual, patience and respect for the environment (ecological awareness).

Birds usually stays on their nesting grounds early in the morning so if your not there earlier you won't see them.

If you don't have the patience bird watching is not for you. Many species of birds are now endangered so if you're into bird watching you'll be more concern on doing things that could preserve habitats

Link: Venango County Birds

Venango on Wikipedia

Before we can proceed with posting relevant articles on this blog, one question begs to be asked, "Where is Venango?"

It should be obvious but, anyway, here is some general information courtesy of Wikipedia.

Link: Venango County, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia