National Travel and Tourism 2017
National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) is the annual salute to travel and tourism in America and it just celebrated its 34th year on May 7-13. Tourism is a primary industry that works for America and the theme this year …
Meet Paxton, The Honey Badger
Living Treasures Moraine- Home to Rare Honey Badger! Living Treasures Wild Animal Park in New Castle, PA has unveiled their newest addition this weekend- a rare Honey Badger named Paxton. Living Treasures Moraine is proud to be one of only …
Tourism Today: Find Your Focus in Lawrence County
In today’s world, everything moves at the speed of light. It would seem that, thanks to technology, we are more connected to friends and family than we have ever been. But maybe we’ve lost something along the way. Have we …
Tourism Today: Flat Larry Attends Union Memorial Elementary
Larry Attends Union Memorial Elementary Lawrence County Tourist Promotion Agency (TPA) became involved with Flat Stanley several years ago as grandparents and other family members of students would bring him into our office to take photos and gather information on …
Tourism Today: Recreation in Lawrence County
Living in rural Western Pennsylvania, most of us see the beauty of the land in all directions. It is not uncommon for visitors/tourists to come to Lawrence County and partake in splendor of our area. In a column last month, …
Tourism Today: Tourism Has Huge Impact on Community
In the past few months visitors from Georgia, South and North Carolina, Mississippi, Maryland, and New York visited Lawrence County. During the same time, International visitors from France, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, Saudi Arabia, India, Italy, Germany, Australia, Canada, Israel, …
Tourism Today: Historic North Hill
A visit to Lawrence County is not complete without a drive through the North Hill, third largest historic district in Pennsylvania, where turn-of-the century Victorian mansions are found along Jefferson and Leasure Streets as well as Highland Avenue. Dedicated to …
Tourism Today: Amish Countryside
The scenery in Lawrence County is something many of us take for granted, especially the Amish Countryside, where nature thrives and hasn’t been disturbed by western civilization. It’s the perfect place to unwind, relax and find your focus. It is …
Business Spotlight: Beaver-Lawrence Railway Historical Society
Located in West Pittsburg, PA, BLRHS is dedicated to preserving the splendid history of railroading in our area. The society is comprised of railroad enthusiasts from all over the United States. It all started with a group of rail fans and railroad employees. …
Tourism Today: Learning To Be Better Hosts
We at the Lawrence County Tourist Promotion Agency (TPA) would like to welcome you to our column where it is our goal to help you learn about what we do and how we do it. First our mission is to …
