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Golfers will once again be able to play more than a half-dozen courses throughout the Pocono Mountains after a delayed opening of the season.

As the Pocono Mountains wages a battle against an invisible threat, its most vulnerable face a significant need in order to withstand the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis.

The unprecedented bout of warm weather this season has led organizers of the annual Wally Ice Fest to put safety first and move to a plan B to salvage a fun weekend for participants still coming to

2/5/20: Update for Wally Ice Fest 2020

Cold weather means one thing for the second weekend of February in the Lake Wallenpaupack area: Wally Ice Fest. This year’s event will be held at a new location at Watonka Outdoor Facilities just a short drive from the shores of the big lake.

The time is here to sit down and plan your vacation days for this year, so you don’t let them go unused in 2020. National Plan for Vacation Day is celebrated on the last Tuesday of January which falls on January 28, 2020.

Registration for the inaugural Poconos Triathlon Festival is now open at Kinetic Multisports. In conjunction with Settlers Hospitality and the Pocono Mountains Convention and Visitors Bureau, this three-day triathlon festival at Lake Wallenpaupack in Hawley, PA promises to be an epic ​event. 

In its first full year, Pick Up the Poconos has achieved remarkable results in the effort to curb unsightly litter and to help improve our communities throughout the four counties which make up the Pocono Mountains.

In its tenth year, Small Business Saturday urges everyone to “Shop Small” Saturday, November 30.

Thanks to frigid cold weather in early November, two ski resorts in the Pocono Mountains are scheduled to open for the season earlier than ever before.

Fresh off a record year for visitation and spending in the tourism industry, the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau (PMVB) touted a successful fiscal year and celebrated honorees at its Annual Report Luncheon at Woodloch Resort.