The Archives

A chronological record of stories, dispatches, and histories from across the Allegheny Plateau.

Before the Allegheny National Forest became a sanctuary of second-growth timber and deep, unglaciated valleys, it was the raw...

In the annals of environmental disasters specific to the Pennsylvania Wilds, few events match the sheer, crushing power of th...

The Allegheny National Forest (ANF) is a place of deep, almost primordial quiet. It is defined by its unique, unglaciated pla...

While the legends of the Allegheny National Forest often dwell in the shadows of the ancient pines or the echoes of the deep ...

Any camper who has spent an evening near the Kinzua Reservoir or hiked the North Country Trail in late spring knows the truth...

While the Kinzua region is defined by its deep valleys and submerged history, its southern neighbor—...

In the early 19th century, the wilderness of Warren and McKean counties...

In the deepest reaches of the Allegheny National Forest (ANF),...

NOTE: The following is an account of widespread local folklore and oral ...