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Mother's Day, 2011
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Anyone in State College area?
Hi there! I'm a new transplant to State College (joining my partner, who's a postdoc, for a one-year stint). I think I'm slowly getting accustomed to the area, so now I have 2 questions.
1) May I please come play here?
and
2) Given that we're only here for a year, what sorts of local things should we be sure to do? He's bigger on the great outdoors than I am, but I'm not opposed to being outside if it intrigues me. (any tips on things that we should just avoid are welcome too)
Thanks women, I hope your weekends are great!
Mother's Day, 2011
Re: Anyone in State College area?
I'm from State College!! Welcome!
1) Of course you can play here
2) If you are looking for something to do tomorrow, you could catch the last home game for the State College Spikes. The games are lots of fun. Also, if you really want to live dangerously you could go to the Grange Fair which runs until Thursday. It's quite interesting...but there is tons of great greasy fair food
Tailgating is always fun - even if you aren't going into the football game. I can't really think of anything else fun and exciting to do now but will let you know if I come up with anything.
Hope you have a great weekend too!!
Oh how I miss State College this time of year... LOVE football season!!!
Make sure you go to at least one football game while you're there. The tickets for the earlier season games will be easier (and cheaper) to get. Hit up the creamery and you must go out and get a monkey boy!!! Enjoy living amoungst the young and being able to still get pizza at 2am
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I second hitting up the creamery!! I am not from SC, but the creamery ice cream is honestly the best ice cream I have ever had- great milkshakes, too!
Welcome to the area! If you are into outdoor stuff there are lots of state parks around (DH and I love to fish so it works out well for us) and lots of places to hike.
I agree that Bellefonte is fun to walk around in, The Plaza there is a neat antique store there that is great to just wander through even if you aren't a big antique collecter because there is always some crazy stuff there. If you go to Bellefonte you should eat at JIm's, its soooooo good and cheap.
I alway want to go to Penn's Cave but never make it, I think it is in Center Hall.
Mother's Day, 2011
Climb Mount Nittany
Feed a squirrel on Penn State's campus
Take a tour of Old Main
Victorian Christmas horse drawn carriage rides in Bellfonte
Creamery ice cream
Penn State football tailgaiting
State College Spikes baseball game
Snowtubing at Tussey Mountain
Penn State Homecoming parade
I grew up in SC!
There have already been some great suggestions mentioned... you could also go out to Shaver's Creek - canoeing, hiking, neat nature center - it's a pretty little area.
http://www.outreach.psu.edu/shaverscreek/
Also - Whipple's Dam is cool - it's a State Park. Link here has a photo:
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateParks/parks/whippledam.aspx
Hmm, what else... Lake Raystown is actually in Huntington, but is great for boating, swimming, picnics.
http://www.raystownlake.com/
In my bag: Canon 60D, 50mm 1.4, Tamron 28-75 2.8, 430exii
Welcome, both to the board, and to the area!
There are lots of great suggestions so far, and I highly recommend getting a Friday Center Daily Times if only for the Weekender section. It actually does a great job of listing things going on both locally in State College, and even events in Williamsport, Lewisburg, and some other areas that are about an hour's drive away.