The Great Allegheny passage crosses over the Casselman River on a 226 foot long old RR bridge covered by a new wooden deck. That’s at Milepost 61 in the Trail Town of Confluence. From the […] Continue Reading
Current Stories
Funding Trail Town Businesses
We often get asked “What was the single most important thing you did that made your Trail Town Program® successful?” The answer is always the same, that we have money and the willingness to make […] Continue Reading
“The Nest” took over ten years to build.
“The Nest” was over 10 years in the making. “The Nest” is a cute, clean and comfortable one-bedroom apartment that just opened for rental at the Derailleur Bike Shop Café on the “Great” Butler-Freeport Community Trail, […] Continue Reading
Water Rescue
The fear of crowded airplanes and mandatory quarantines deterred many people from hitting distant beaches. Surprising numbers instead tested southwestern Pennsylvania’s many intersections of land, water and enterprise. Click here to learn about Hazelbaker’s Bottom […] Continue Reading
Trail Evolutions
Entrepreneurs along the region’s trails and rivers have reported that the pandemic cost them some customers, but brought them new ones, including demographics they hadn’t seen before. People hungry to get out of the house […] Continue Reading
Restaurant Evolutions
Restaurants are a cornerstone of the tourism economy, a key focus of The Progress Fund since its inception in 1997. Investments in restaurants have transformed southwestern Pennsylvania into a food destination. The pandemic infected nearly […] Continue Reading
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