People make nearly a million visits to the Pennsylvania North Country every year to enjoy the great outdoors and this Saturday, the last day of hunting season, in Starbrick tourists and natives got a chance to find out how to enjoy it even better. Starbrick, Pennsylvania is just west of the city of Warren on Route 6.
On hand from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 6 at Wild Wind Sporters, just down the street on Route 6 from the Pennsylvania tourism headquarters, were experts from Allegheny Outfitters, the Pennsylvania Hunting and Fishing Museum, Disabled American Veterans, United Bow Hunters, the Cherry Ridge Hunting Lodge, Buck Haven Wildlife Art, and Somerby Safaris South African Outfitters.
Attendees also got the inside word on local wildlife from coyote trapping expert Darin Freeborough and Doug LaBolle of Killer Calls, local guides who can save sportsmen and women tons of time.
The show is the first of its kind in Warren and is sponsored by the local Council on Tourism. Depending on the success of this week's show, plans are already in place for an even bigger exposition next year. For more information on vendors and a special free drawing for a hunting bow, contact Council on Tourism Director John Papalia at Warren Adventures.
The well-attended event filled the over-sized parking lot at Wild Wind Sporters and spilled across the street into the Amish Crafts business.
One vendor commented that she was surprised at the turnout for the impromptu event. "We just found out about it a couple days ago."
The show was considered a test trial for our area, a prototype highlighting growing services in the Kinzua region for visitors and residents. Organizer John Papalia of the Warren County Visitors Bureau agreed that next year they may need to look into obtaining more space. If this year's success is any indication, local outdoor enthusiasts can look forward to quite an extravaganza next February.
photos copyright 2010 by Allegheny Almanac
--Chris Lareau
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